| Teamname: | Urayasu D-Rocks 浦安D-Rocks |
| Fullname: | Urayasu D-Rocks |
| Nickname: | D-Rocks |
| Location: | Urayasu City, Chiba, Japan |
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| Capacity: | 27,188 |
| Coach: | Johan Ackermann |
| League: | Rugby League One, D2 |
| Season: | 2022–23, 1st of 6 |
| Position: | 10th of 12 (relegated) |
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| Url: | https://urayasu-d-rocks.com/ |
Urayasu D-Rocks, commonly known as the D-Rocks, or the Shining Arcs, is a rugby union team owned by NTT Communications and is part of Japan's Rugby League One competition, currently in Division 2. Given the name, the team is based in Urayasu City, Chiba Prefecture in the Kantō region. The team has undergone several re-brands throughout is history, most recently in 2022, rebranding from Shining Arcs Tokyo-Bay Urayasu in line with the newly formed Japan Rugby League One competition in 2021/22,[1] to the Urayasu D-Rocks in 2022 onwards.
| NTT Communications RFC | 1976– 2000s | |
| NTT Communications Shining Arcs/NTT Shining Arcs | 2000s–2021 | |
| Urayasu D-Rocks | since 2022[2] [3] |
In July 2022, following the establishment of a new rugby business and sports company by parent company NTT, the Shining Arcs formally rebranded to the Urayasu D-Rocks.[3] The new company, NTT Sports X, was established at the end of the 2022 season and is alleged to have begun with JP¥2.5 billion (US$17.8 million) in capital.[4]
The Urayasu D-Rocks is for the 2023-2024 season:[5]
| Urayasu D-Rocks squad | ||
|---|---|---|
Props
Hookers
Locks
| Flankers
No8s
Scrum-halves
Fly-halves
| Centres
Wingers
Fullbacks
Utility Backs |
| (c) Denotes team captain, Bold denotes player is internationally capped |
Mark Gerrard - Melbourne Rebels and former Wallaby
Brad Mika - Former Auckland Blues player and played for New Zealand Adam Wallace-Harrison - Former Queensland Reds player Sosene Anesi - Player for Chiefs and NSW Waratahs and New Zealand Craig Wing - former professional rugby league footballer for Australia Isaac Ross - Lock (2011–20, 89 games), Allblack (2009, 8 caps)
Amanaki Mafi - Loose forward (2014–21, 53 games), Japanese international (2014–, 29 caps)