Mitsubishi Sagamihara DynaBoars explained

Teamname:Mitsubishi Sagamihara DynaBoars
三菱重工相模原ダイナボアーズ
Fullname:Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. Sagamihara Rugby Club
Nickname:Dynaboars
Founded:1981
Union:Japan Rugby Football Union
Location:Sagamihara, Kanagawa, Japan
Ground:Sagamihara Gion Stadium
Capacity:15,300
Coach:Glenn Delaney
Captain:Kota Iwamura
Chairman:Shigeki Iwamatsu
League:Japan Rugby League One
Season:2022–2023
Position:10th
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Url:https://www.mhi.com/jp/company/sports/dynaboars/

also known as Mitsubishi Juko Sagamihara Rugby Club, are a Japanese rugby union team based in Sagamihara, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. The owner of this club is Mitsubishi Heavy Industries.

The club was founded in 1981. It came second in the Top East 10 league in 2004-5 and entered the Top League challenge series play-off.

The club won the Top East 11 league in 2006–07 and entered the Top League in 2007–08. The team was named Dynaboars (a conflation of "dynamic" and "boars") as part of their promotion to the Top League; however, they were demoted at the end of the season.The Dynaboars signed ex-Wales international and IRB World Player of the Year 2008 Shane Williams in 2012, retiring in 2014.[1]

Players

Current squad

The Mitsubishi Sagamihara DynaBoars squad for the 2023-24 season is:[2]

Former players

Coaches

Current coaching staff

PositionNameNationality
Head coachGlenn Delaney New Zealand
Assistant coachBen Franks New Zealand
Assistant coachJoe Maddock New Zealand
Assistant coachYasumasa Miyamoto Japan
Assistant coachNicholas Ealey New Zealand
Assistant coachKensaku Akuta Japan

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Shane Williams: Former Wales wing announces retirement. 2014-11-06. BBC Sport. 2018-03-14. en-GB.
  2. Web site: Players/staff . Mitsubishi Sagamihara Dynaboars . 2024 . ja . 13 December 2023.