Mitsubishi Sagamihara DynaBoars

Mitsubishi Sagamihara Dynaboars (三菱重工相模原ダイナボアーズ) 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.

Mitsubishi Sagamihara DynaBoars
三菱重工相模原ダイナボアーズ
Full nameMitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. Sagamihara Rugby Club
UnionJapan Rugby Football Union
Nickname(s)Dynaboars
Founded1981
LocationSagamihara, Kanagawa, Japan
Ground(s)Sagamihara Gion Stadium (Capacity: 15,300)
ChairmanShigeki Iwamatsu
Coach(es)Glenn Delaney
Captain(s)Kota Iwamura
League(s)Japan Rugby League One
2022–202310th
Team kit
2nd kit
Official website
www.mhi.com/jp/company/sports/dynaboars/

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

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Current squad

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

Mitsubishi Sagamihara DynaBoars squad

Props

Hookers

Locks

Flankers

No8s

Scrum-halves

Fly-halves

Centres

Wingers

Fullbacks

Utility Backs

  • (c) denotes team captain.
  • Bold denotes internationally capped.

Former players

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Coaches

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Current coaching staff

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Position Name Nationality
Head coach Glenn Delaney   New Zealand
Assistant coach Ben Franks   New Zealand
Assistant coach Joe Maddock   New Zealand
Assistant coach Yasumasa Miyamoto   Japan
Assistant coach Nicholas Ealey   New Zealand
Assistant coach Kensaku Akuta   Japan

References

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  1. ^ "Shane Williams: Former Wales wing announces retirement". BBC Sport. 6 November 2014. Retrieved 14 March 2018.
  2. ^ "Players/staff" (in Japanese). Mitsubishi Sagamihara Dynaboars. 2024. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
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