Toshiba Brave Lupus Tokyo

Toshiba Brave Lupus Tokyo is a Japanese rugby union team in the Top League. They are based in Fuchu, Tokyo, as is their local rival Suntory Sungoliath. They won the second ever Top League championship in the 2004-5 season and the Microsoft Cup in 2005 under their innovative and inventive coach Masahiro Kunda, himself a former hooker for Toshiba and Japan. They are particularly known for the strength of their mauls. Before the Top League was created, the team was called Toshiba Fuchu after their location. Their slogan for 2006 season was "Once again to the Pinnacle (Restart)". The team rebranded as Toshiba Brave Lupus Tokyo ahead of the rebranding of the Top League to Japan Rugby League One in 2022.[1]

Toshiba Brave Lupus Tokyo
東芝ブレイブルーパス東京
Full nameToshiba Brave Lupus Tokyo
UnionJapan Rugby Football Union
Nickname(s)Brave Lupus
Founded1948 (1948)
LocationFuchu, Tokyo, Japan
Ground(s)Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium, 27,188 capacity
Ajinomoto Stadium, 49,970 capacity
Director of RugbyTomohiro Segawa
Coach(es)Todd Blackadder
League(s)Japan Rugby League One
20215th, Red Conference,
Playoffs
Round of 16
Team kit
2nd kit

Honours

Current squad

The Toshiba Brave Lupus Tokyo squad for the 2022 season is:[2]

Toshiba Brave Lupus Tokyo squad

Props

  • Yuu Chinen
  • Yuma Fujino
  • Ryota Fukamura
  • Kim Gwante
  • Yuta Kokaji
  • Teruo Makabe
  • Masataka Mikami
  • Kurato Shiota
  • Keiichi Tanaka

Hookers

Locks

Loose Forwards

Scrum-halves

Fly-halves

Centres

Wingers

  • Masaki Hamada
  • Atsuki Kuwayama
  • Hisayoshi Matsuoka
  • Ren Miyagami
  • Jone Naikabula

Fullbacks

(c) Denotes team captain, Bold denotes player is internationally capped

Past players

References
  1. "La nouvelle ligue japonaise s'appelle la Japan Rugby League One". Asie Rugby (in French). 16 July 2021. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
  2. "Toshiba Brave Lupus: The Team" (in Japanese). Toshiba Sports. Retrieved 29 November 2018.
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