Kobelco Kobe Steelers Explained

Teamname:Kobelco Kobe Steelers
コベルコ神戸スティーラーズ
Fullname:Kobelco Kobe Steelers
Founded:1928
Ground:Noevir Stadium Kobe, Kobe Universiade Memorial Stadium
Capacity:30,132, 36,000
Rugby Director:Wayne Smith
Coach:Dave Rennie
Captain:Brodie Retallick, Rakuhei Yamashita
League:Japan Rugby League One
Season:2022–2023
Position:9th
Union:Japan Rugby Football Union
Location:Kobe, Hyogo
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Url:https://www.kobesteelers.com/

The Kobelco Kobe Steelers are a Japanese rugby union team owned by Kobe Steel, and based in Kobe. They were the first ever Top League champions when the League started in the 2003-2004 season. The team rebranded as Kobelco Kobe Steelers ahead of the rebranding of the Top League to the Japan Rugby League One in 2022.[1]

Honours

Personnel

Current management team

PositionNameNationality
Director of rugbyWayne Smith New Zealand
Head coachDave Rennie New Zealand
Assistant coachMike Blair

Current squad

The Kobelco Kobe Steelers squad for the 2023-24 season is:[2]

Past players

Japanese players

Foreign players

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: La nouvelle ligue japonaise s'appelle la Japan Rugby League One. Asie Rugby. 16 July 2021. 16 July 2021. French.
  2. Web site: Kobe Steelers: Players . Kobelco Kobe Steelers . 2024 . 12 December 2023 . ja.