Shizuoka Blue Revs

Shizuoka Blue Revs
静岡ブルーレヴズ
Full nameShizuoka Blue Revs
NicknameBlue Revs
Founded1984 (1984)
LocationIwata, Shizuoka, Japan
RegionShizuoka Prefecture
GroundYamaha Stadium (Capacity: 15,165)
Director of RugbyTakanobu Horikawa
CoachNaoya Okubo
LeagueJapan Rugby League One
2025–267th of 12
Team kit
Official website
www.shizuoka-bluerevs.com

Shizuoka Blue Revs (Japanese: 静岡ブルーレヴズ), formerly known as Yamaha Júbilo, are a professioanl Japanese rugby union team based in Iwata, Shizuoka Prefecture that compete in the Japan Rugby League One (JRLO). Founded in 1984, its name was "Yamaha Motors Rugby Football Club". The team rebranded as the Shizuoka Blue Revs ahead of the inaugural Japan Rugby League One season in 2022.[1]

The former team name "Júbilo" means 'joy' in Portuguese, which has had a notable influence on the Japanese language. The name was also shared with the also Yamaha-owned Júbilo Iwata from J2 League.[2]

Current squad

The Shizuoka Blue Revs squad for the 2026-27 season is:[3]

Shizuoka Blue Revs squad

Props

  • Japan Kazuhiro Kawata
  • Japan Kenta Yamashita
  • Japan Ritsuki Nakayama
  • Japan Eiji Tsuchiya
  • Japan Takayoshi Mohara
  • Japan Takumi Inaba
  • Japan Keitatsu Motoyama
  • New Zealand Sean Vete*
  • Japan Heiichiro Ito
  • Australia Siale Mahina*

Hookers

  • Japan Takeshi Hino
  • Japan Shunsuke Sakuta
  • Japan Ryūto Yagisawa
  • New Zealand Richmond Tongatama*

Locks

Flankers

  • Japan Lamin Dieng Saito
  • Fiji Vueti Tupou*
  • Japan Takuma Shoji
  • Japan Richard Goh Jones
  • Japan Taisei Fukuda
  • Japan Riki Sugihara

No8s

Scrum-halves

  • Japan Shuntaro Kitamura
  • Japan Taiga Kato
  • Japan Sena Hosoya
  • Japan Kodai Okazaki

Fly-halves

  • Japan Makoto Tsutsuguchi
  • Japan Kenta Iemura

Centres

Wingers

Fullbacks

Utility Backs

  1. ↑ Aucamp is a trainee.
(c) Denotes team captain, Bold denotes player is internationally capped
  • * denotes players qualified to play for Japan on dual nationality or residency grounds.

Notable former players

Yamaha Júbilo logo 2003–2021
  • Wataru Murata (2001–08, 68 games) Scrum-half, Japanese International (2001–08, 41 caps)
  • Leon MacDonald (2004–05, 12 games) Fly-half, Allblack (2000–08, 56 caps)
  • Ryō Yamamura (2004–21, 211 games) Prop, Japanese international (2002–07, 39 caps)
  • Brendan Laney (2005–07, 23 games) Utility back, Scottish international (2001–04, 20 caps)
  • Ayumu Goromaru (2008–16, 2017–21, 150 games) Fullback, Japanese international (2005–15, 57 caps)
  • Male Sa'u (2008–18, 118 games) Centre, Japanese international (2013–16, 27 caps)
  • Mose Tuiali'i (2009–19, 125 games) Loose forward, Allblack (2004–06, 9 caps)
  • Jerry Collins (2011–13, 13 games) Loose forward, Allblack (2001–07, 48 caps)
  • Siale Piutau (2012–17, 45 games) Centre, Tongan international (2011–19, 43 caps)
  • Koki Yamamoto (2013–21, 105 games) Prop, Japanese international (2016-, 7 caps)

Coaches

References

  1. ↑ "La nouvelle ligue japonaise s'appelle la Japan Rugby League One". Asie Rugby (in French). 16 July 2021. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
  2. ↑ Nomikos Vaporis, Constantine (Jan 6, 2012). Voices of Early Modern Japan: Contemporary Accounts of Daily Life during the Age of the Shoguns. ABC-CLIO. p. 99. ISBN 978-0313392016. Retrieved June 12, 2015. The Portuguese and their culture had some influence on Japanese clothing, accessories, food and language.
  3. ↑ "Players Staff". Shizuoka Blue Revs (in Japanese). Retrieved 11 October 2021.
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