Hino Red Dolphins

Japan Hino Red Dolphins
日野レッドドルフィンズ
Full nameHino Motors Red Dolphins
UnionJapan Rugby Football Union
NicknameRed Dolphins
Founded1950 (1950)
LocationHino, Tokyo Metropolis
Director of RugbyNao Hosoya
CoachTakuro Miuchi
League(s)Japan Rugby League One, Division Two
20224th
Official website
hino-reddolphins.com

Hino Motors Red Dolphins are a Japanese rugby union team, currently playing in the county's top tier Japan Rugby League One competition. The team is the rugby team of commercial vehicle manufacturer Hino Motors, based in Hino in the Tokyo Metropolis.[1]

The team was founded in 1950, and spent their formative seasons playing in the Kanto League. They were promoted to the top division of the Top East League for the 2009 season, but were relegated in their first season. They bounced back at the first attempt, again winning promotion to the Top East League for the 2010 season. This time, they remained in that league until the 2017–18 season, when they won promotion to the newly formed Top Challenge League.[2]

Season history

Hino Red Dolphins' record in the top two tiers since their promotion to the Top East League in 2008 was:[3]

Hino Red Dolphins season history
Competition P W D L PF PA PD TB LB Pts Pos Notes
2008 Top East League10109129525−39611610thRelegated to the Kanto League.
2010 Top East League10308242390−14832178th
2011 Top East League10117117353−2362198th
2012 Top East League9207138350−21230119thSurvived relegation play-offs
2013 Top East League9306166293−12731167th
2014 Top East League9603301154+14751304th
2015 Top East League9603318185+13371324th
2016 Top East League9801420107+31350372nd
2017 Top Challenge League7601285157+12840282ndPromoted to the Top League.
Legend:
P = Games played, W = Games won, D = Games drawn, L = Games lost, PF = Points for, PA = Points against, PD = Points difference, TB = Try bonus points, LB = Losing bonus points, Pts = Log points, Pos = Position.

Current squad

The Hino Red Dolphins squad for the 2026-27 season is:[4]

Hino Red Dolphins squad

Props

  • Japan Yūtaro Danno
  • Japan Yūto Tokuda
  • Japan Junki Tokoda
  • Japan Norihiro Aso
  • Japan Shosuke Funaki
  • Japan Makoto Tsuchiya
  • Japan Kazumasa Yoshimura
  • Japan Sora Torigoe
  • Japan Shoma Kai

Hookers

  • Japan Daiki Nakagawa
  • Japan Towa Taniguchi
  • Japan Kosei Tamaki
  • Japan Atsuhiro Yoshida

Locks

Flankers

  • Japan Jo Kuramori
  • Japan Shoei Ijima
  • South Korea Lee Jun-ya**
  • Japan Shun Nakashika (c)
  • Japan Arito Takahashi
  • Japan Kuniya Sonoki
  • New Zealand Noah Tovio*
  • Japan Syun Tomonaga

No8s

Scrum-halves

  • Japan Kotaro Hatada
  • Japan Yūki Kagoshima
  • Japan Kanta Hattori
  • Japan Riku Ōno

Fly-halves

Centres

  • Japan Yū Yomogita
  • Japan Taroma Togo
  • Japan Ryūji Hirose
  • Japan Hinata Hori
  • Japan Joichiro Iwashita
  • Tonga Christian Laui*
  • Japan Shogo Tokota

Wingers

Fullbacks

  • Japan Kyoji Takano
  • Japan Takumi Isimoto
  • Japan Yūki Ando
  • South Korea Kim Ang-pyong*

Utility Backs

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

References

  1. ↑ チームの紹介 [Team introduction]. Hino Red Dolphins (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 25 May 2015. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
  2. ↑ "Red Dolphins Hino". The Rugby Archive. Archived from the original on 23 February 2018. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
  3. ↑ チームの歴史 [Team history]. Hino Red Dolphins (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2 February 2017. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
  4. ↑ "2021 Players & Staff". Hino Red Dolphins. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
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