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Full name
  
NEC Green Rockets

Location
  
Abiko, Chiba, Japan

Coach(es)
  
Peter Russell

Founded
  
1985

Nickname(s)
  
Green Rockets

Ground(s)
  
Various stadiums

League
  
Top League


Union
  
Japan Rugby Football Union

NEC Green Rockets is a Japanese rugby union team in the Top League. The team's captain is Ryota Asano. The previous captain was Takuro Miuchi, who is currently the captain of the Japan national rugby union team. Before the semi-professional Top League was created, the team was just known as "NEC". The amateur club was founded in 1985 in the Kantō region.

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NEC Green Rockets won the All-Japan Championship final for the second time on February 27, 2005, beating Toyota Verblitz 17-13. They drew 6-6 with Toshiba Brave Lupus in the 43rd Japan Championship final on February 26, 2006 after an effective defensive effort and the sin-binning of Glen Marsh in the last ten minutes of the game.

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Honours

  • All-Japan Championship
  • Champions: 2005, 2006 (with Toshiba Brave Lupus)

    • Current squad

    The current NEC Green Rockets squad is:

    Former players

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  • John Kirwan - (before the Top League started), and later head coach of Japan national rugby union team
  • Kiyonori Okano
  • Takayuki Higo - coach
  • George Konia
  • Glen Marsh

    • NEC Green Rockets httpsuploadwikimediaorgwikipediaenthumbe

    References

    NEC Green Rockets Wikipedia
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