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Black Rams Tokyo

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Black Rams Tokyo
リコーブラックラムズ東京
Full nameBlack Rams Tokyo
UnionJapan Rugby Football Union
Nickname(s)Black Rams
Founded1953
LocationSetagaya, Tokyo, Japan
Ground(s)Komazawa Olympic Park Stadium (Capacity: 20,010)
Director of RugbyTsutomu Nishitsuji
League(s)Japan Rugby League One
20229th
1st kit
2nd kit

Black Rams Tokyo (formerly Ricoh Black Rams) is a Japanese rugby union team in the Japan Rugby League One. Being ranked tenth meant that, in order to continue in the league, it had to defeat one of the top regional clubs in a play-off, which it achieved.

Slogan for 2006 season: TAFU ("Tough" in English). The acronym stands for Team, Aggression, Faith, Unity.

In January 2008 it was announced that Stephen Larkham would be joining the team next season, but the team was relegated back to the Japan East League where Larkham would begin his career in Japan. In April 2008, Todd Louden was announced as head coach, to be assisted by Pote Human (Daily Yomiuri, April 26, 2008).

The team rebranded as Black Rams Tokyo following the rebranding of the Top League to the Japan Rugby League One ahead of 2022.[1]

Schedule/Results

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2005

February 13. Ricoh Black Rams v Toyota Jido Shokki - placed third in the Top League Challenge Series.

Players

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Current squad

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The Black Rams Tokyo squad for the 2024–25 season is:[2]

Black Rams Tokyo squad

Props

Hookers

Locks

Flankers

No8s

Scrum-halves

Fly-halves

Centres

Wingers

Fullbacks

Utility Backs

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

Notable former players

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Coaches

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References

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  1. ^ "La nouvelle ligue japonaise s'appelle la Japan Rugby League One". Asie Rugby (in French). 16 July 2021. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
  2. ^ "Ricoh Black Rams: The Team" (in Japanese). Ricoh. Retrieved 20 February 2019.
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