Chugoku Electric Power Red Regulions

Chugoku Electric Power Red Regulions
中国電力レッドレグリオンズ
Full nameChugoku Electric Power Rugby Football Club
UnionJapan Rugby Football Union
NicknameRed Regulions
Founded1987 (1987)
LocationHiroshima, Chūgoku
CoachHirokazu Iwado
League(s)Japan Rugby League One, Division Three
20225th
Official website
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Chugoku Electric Power Rugby Football Club – nicknamed the Red Regulions – is a Japanese rugby union team, currently playing in the Japan Rugby League One.[1] The team is the rugby team of electric utilities provider Chugoku Electric Power, based in Hiroshima in the Chūgoku region.

The team was created in 1987 as the rugby union team for Chugoku Electric Power. When rugby union in Japan was restructured in 2003 with the introduction of the Top League, Chugoku Electric Power was allocated to the second tier Top Kyūshū League. They remained in that league until a further restructuring prior to the 2017–18 saw the team promoted to a newly established Top Challenge League.[2] In July 2017, they also adopted the name Red Regulions for the team.[3]

Current squad

The Chugoku Red Regulions squad for the 2026–27 season is:[4]

Chugoku Red Regulions squad

Props

  • Japan Kojiro Arito
  • Japan Kenji Nigara
  • Japan Haruki Miyata
  • Japan Toshiyuki Ōki
  • Japan Seiya Kitajima
  • Japan Kento Miyata
  • Japan Riku Iwai
  • Japan Riki Yamaguchi
  • Japan Takuto Miwa

Hookers

  • Japan Kentaro Iwanaga
  • Japan Yūta Nishihama
  • Japan Kaen Hirano

Locks

  • Japan Noriyuki Kureyama
  • Japan Tomonari Aoki
  • Japan Taro Nishikawa (c)
  • Japan Taiki Washiya
  • Japan Hayato Moriyama
  • Japan Kota Moriyama
  • Japan Takehiro Kimura
  • Japan Taiyo Kubo

Flankers

  • Japan Shintaro Matsuda
  • Japan Kohei Matsunaga

No8s

  • Tonga Makavaha Finau*
  • Japan Yoshiki Okazaki

Scrum-halves

  • Japan Rintaro Kawashima
  • Japan Atsushi Mizofuchi
  • Japan Hayato Fukumoto

Fly-halves

  • Japan Hashizo Yoshida
  • Japan Hayato Miyazaki

Centres

  • Japan Shinya Hirayama
  • Japan Masaaki Morita
  • Japan Makoto Torikai
  • Japan Syogo Azuma
  • Japan Taisei Shimomoto

Wingers

  • Japan Kentaro Fujī
  • Japan Hirofumi Higashikawa
  • Japan Yūto Matsuoka
  • Japan Masahiro Nakano
  • Japan Kenta Kitayama
  • Japan Taiyo Sugino

Fullbacks

  • Japan Takato Matoba

Utility Backs

(c) Denotes team captain, Bold denotes player is internationally capped

Season history

Chugoku Electric Power's record in the top two tiers since the formation of the Top Kyūshū League in 2003 was:

Chugoku Electric Power season history
Season Competition Phase P W D L PF PA PD TB LB Pts Pos Notes
2003–042003 Top Kyūshū League First Phase6402333236+9740203rdQualified to the Second Phase
Second Phase200217147−1300003rd
2004–052004 Top Kyūshū League First Phase7304206378−17240165th
2005–062005 Top Kyūshū League First Phase6303183253−7030154th
2006–072006 Top Kyūshū League First Phase5212149171−2241153rdQualified to the Second Phase
Second Phase200214141−1270003rd
2007–082007 Top Kyūshū League First Phase5302145118+2731162ndQualified to the Second Phase
Second Phase21014946+31052ndQualified to Challenge Series 2
2008 Top League Challenge Series Challenge 220025192−1870003rd
2008–092008 Top Kyūshū League First Phase5302122138−1620143rdQualified to the Second Phase
Second Phase20023673−370003rd
2009–102009 Top Kyūshū League First Phase540131991+22840202ndQualified to the Second Phase
Second Phase21016954+151052ndQualified to Challenge Series 2
2010 Top League Challenge Series Challenge 2200217218−2010003rd
2010–112010 Top Kyūshū League First Phase6204148192−4421115th
2011–122011 Top Kyūshū League First Phase6303200147+5330154th
2012–132012 Top Kyūshū League First Phase6402180201−2140203rdQualified to the Second Phase
Second Phase200210122−1120003rd
2013–142013 Top Kyūshū League First Phase6402197120+7731203rdQualified to the Second Phase
Second Phase200213123−1100003rd
2014–152014 Top Kyūshū League First Phase640226486+17842222ndQualified to the Second Phase
Second Phase21012765−381052ndQualified to Challenge Series 2
2014–15 Top League Challenge Series Challenge 221014851−30042nd
2015–162015 Top Kyūshū League First Phase7403302178+12441214thQualified to the Second Phase
Second Phase300337120−830004th
2016–172016 Top Kyūshū League First Phase660029784+21350291stQualified to the Second Phase
Second Phase21014531+141052ndQualified to Challenge Series 2
2016–17 Top League Challenge Series Challenge 220022781−540003rdPromoted to Top Challenge League
2017–182017 Top Challenge League First Stage710688369−2811057thQualified to Second Stage Group B
Second Phase Group B32019567+2800106th
2018–192018 Top Challenge League First PhaseNot yet played

References

  1. ↑ ジャパンラグビー トップチャレンジリーグ 2017-2018シーズン、参加8チーム決定 [Japan Rugby Top Challenge League 2017-2018 season, participating 8 teams determined] (Press release) (in Japanese). Top League. 28 January 2017. Retrieved 28 January 2017.
  2. ↑ "Japan to add second-tier rugby league in 2017". Japan Times. 19 August 2016. Archived from the original on 6 January 2017. Retrieved 6 January 2017.
  3. ↑ "チーム名の決定について" [About team name determination] (Press release) (in Japanese). Chugoku Electric Power Rugby Football Club. 17 July 2017. Archived from the original on 24 August 2017. Retrieved 24 August 2017.
  4. ↑ "Chugoku Red Regulions: Members" (in Japanese). Chugoku Red Regulions. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
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