Secom Rugguts is a Japanese

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team founded in 1985 by SECOM. Its name is a portmanteau of "Rugger" and "Guts". The club was in the

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for the first season of the league but was demoted at the end of the season. As the top team of the Top East league and by then coming second after Fukuoka Sanix Bombs in the three-way

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, Secom got back into the Top League for the 2005-6 season but was relegated again in 2006-7. On February 10, 2008 Secom's 3-10 loss to

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in the Top Challenge Two series ended its challenge to return to the

for the 2008-9 season. Slogan for 2006 season: "Seize the day"

Squad

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Japan

* Motohiro Akagi * Kensuke Iwabuchi (Former Japan international) * Tomohiro Oinuma (currently playing for Ricoh Black Rams) * Noriyoshi Ohara (currently Iwate Morioka High School RFC coach) * Kota Kawashima (currently playing for

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) * Takashi Kamio *

Yoshiyuki Koike Yoshiyuki is both a masculine Japanese given name and a Japanese surname. Possible writings Yoshiyuki can be written using many different combinations of kanji characters. Here are some examples: *義幸, "justice, happiness" *義之, "justi ...

* Takamasa Sawaguchi (former Japan international) * Manabu Komatsu (currently playing for

Mitsubishi Sagamihara 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 ...

) * Yuta Sato (currently playing for Kamaishi Seawaves) * Ken Suzuki * Yosuke Shishido *

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(currently playing for Kubota Spears and Japan Sevens) * Naoto Tanemoto (former Rugguts coach and Japan international, Waseda University RFC coach) * Yoshikazu Tamura (currently playing for

Yamaha Jubilo Shizuoka Blue Revs (formerly the Yamaha Júbilo) are a rugby union team based in Iwata, Shizuoka, Japan. The team came second behind Toshiba Brave Lupus in the second season of Japanese rugby's Top League (2004–05). They were coached by forme ...

)

Other Nationalities

* Brian Lima (Former Samoa international) *

Inoke Afeaki Inoke Afeaki (born 12 July 1973 in Tofoa, Tongatapu) is a Tongan former rugby union footballer, coach and administrator. He has played professionally in New Zealand, Japan, Wales, France and Tonga, and coached in France, New Zealand and Singapor ...

(Former Tonga international) * Sene Ta'ala (Former Samoa international) * Norman Ligairi (Former Fiji international) * Seremaia Bai(Former Fiji international) *

Feleti Mahoni Feleti Mahoni (born Ma'ufanga, Nuku'alofa, 6 April 1973) is a Tongan former rugby union player who played as flanker. Career Mahoni debuted for the Tonga during the match against Samoa in Nuku'alofa, on 29 May 1993. He was also part of the 1995 ...

(Former Tonga international) * Feleti Fakaongo (Former Tonga international) * Penieli Latu (Former Tonga international) Murray Paul Tocker , Secom Coach 2001-2003 , (Former Wellington Lions player Marist ST Pats Player )

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External links

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