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Panasonic WILDKNIGHTS
Overview
| Team name | Panasonic WILDKNIGHTS |
|---|---|
| MAffiliated with | Japan Rugby Football Union |
| Foundation | 1960 |
| Home | Panasonic Rugby Ground |
| Manager | Robbie Deans |
Origin of the team name and logo
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- Panasonic WILDKNIGHTS
- The Panasonic rugby team, which got the name of Wild Knights from its game records, plays with bulldog tenacity, players' reputations, etc. We feel honored that no other Top League teams have ever had such a nickname.
When the Top League was launched, we named our team the Panasonic WILDKNIGHTS, which symbolizes "dream chasers" who continue to tackle challenges to achieve their dreams with physical strength above all else, and imagining how the children who represent our future ought to be. *This name was selected from over 4,000 applications of individuals from around the world.
Team philosophy
The team philosophy of Panasonic WILDKNIGHTS is to create a team that will have a very positive impact on people around the world through our play.
We are proud of our fighting spirit, which is to keep on going no matter how many times we fall down. This is what is expected of us, and we can promise to achieve throughout the ages.
At any given moment, we will tackle challenges to achieve our dream through games, our actions, and participation in a wide variety of projects.
Team mission
The team mission of Panasonic WILDKNIGHTS is to communicate the greatness of having a dream to children, who will be our future.
We believe that we will be able to fulfill our team mission not simply through the pursuit of victories but also through the combination of the WILDNIGHTS spirits, burning passion, plays, actions, and participation in a wide variety of projects. Communicate the joy of playing and watching rugby, delights of sports, and greatness of having a dream!!
*The team mission of the Panasonic WILDKNIGHTS represents our strong will and great responsibility.
Player
-
Keita Inagaki
[PR]
- Height:
- 186cm
- Weight:
- 116kg
- Born:
- 6/2/90
- Home town:
- Niigata,Japan
- College:
- Kanto Gakuin University
-
Asaeli Ai Valu
[PR]
- Height:
- 187cm
- Weight:
- 115kg
- Born:
- 5/7/89
- Home town:
- Tonga
- College:
- Saitama Institute of Technology
-
Shohei Hirano
[PR]
- Height:
- 178cm
- Weight:
- 120kg
- Born:
- 8/3/93
- Home town:
- Fukuoka,Japan
- College:
- Tokai University
-
Yusuke Tokota
[PR]
- Height:
- 182cm
- Weight:
- 110kg
- Born:
- 5/10/95
- Home town:
- Kanagawa,Japan
- College:
- Chuo University
-
Craig Millar
[PR]
- Height:
- 186cm
- Weight:
- 116kg
- Born:
- 10/29/90
- Home town:
- New Zealand
- College:
- University of Otago
-
Sho Furuhata
[PR]
- Height:
- 185cm
- Weight:
- 118kg
- Born:
- 12/10/96
- Home town:
- Osaka,Japan
- College:
- Daito Bunka University
-
Suliasi Tolu
[PR]
- Height:
- 188cm
- Weight:
- 118kg
- Born:
- 10/5/93
- Home town:
- Tonga
- College:
- Saitama Institute of Technology
-
Taiki Fujii
[PR]
- Height:
- 183cm
- Weight:
- 114kg
- Born:
- 1/4/98
- Home town:
- Iwate,Japan
- College:
- Daito Bunka University
-
Taichi Niiduma
[PR]
- Height:
- 187cm
- Weight:
- 125kg
- Born:
- 1/18/98
- Home town:
- Saitama,Japan
- College:
- Meiji University
-
Hyuga Shimada
[PR]
- Height:
- 176cm
- Weight:
- 108kg
- Born:
- 6/16/00
- Home town:
- Osaka,Japan
- College:
- Nara Prefectural Gose Industrial High School
-
Shota Horie
[HO]
- Height:
- 180cm
- Weight:
- 104kg
- Born:
- 1/21/86
- Home town:
- Osaka,Japan
- College:
- Teikyo University
-
Atsushi Sakate
[HO]
- Height:
- 180cm
- Weight:
- 104kg
- Born:
- 6/21/93
- Home town:
- Kyoto,Japan
- College:
- Teikyo University
-
Yuji Shimogama
[HO]
- Height:
- 178cm
- Weight:
- 102kg
- Born:
- 1/25/92
- Home town:
- Kagoshima,Japan
- College:
- University of Tsukuba
-
Kazuma Shimane
[HO]
- Height:
- 175cm
- Weight:
- 103kg
- Born:
- 11/30/96
- Home town:
- Nara,Japan
- College:
- Tenri University
-
Daniel Heenan
[LO]
- Height:
- 196cm
- Weight:
- 111kg
- Born:
- 11/17/81
- Home town:
- Australia
- College:
- University of Southern Queensland
-
Kotaro Yatabe
[LO]
- Height:
- 192cm
- Weight:
- 110kg
- Born:
- 7/29/86
- Home town:
- Gunma,Japan
- College:
- Kokushikan University
-
Ryota Hasegawa
[LO] [FL]
- Height:
- 188cm
- Weight:
- 100kg
- Born:
- 5/12/93
- Home town:
- Chiba,Japan
- College:
- Daito Bunka University
-
Tomohito Miyakawa
[LO] [FL]
- Height:
- 191cm
- Weight:
- 106kg
- Born:
- 9/6/94
- Home town:
- Akita,Japan
- College:
- Kanto Gakuin University
-
Ryusei Kawasaki
[LO] [FL]
- Height:
- 184cm
- Weight:
- 100kg
- Born:
- 6/7/97
- Home town:
- Iwate,Japan
- College:
- Kanto Gakuin University
-
George Kruis
[LO]
- Height:
- 198cm
- Weight:
- 123kg
- Born:
- 2/22/90
- Home town:
- England
- College:
- University of Hertfordshire
-
Esei Haangana
[LO]
- Height:
- 198cm
- Weight:
- 120kg
- Born:
- 4/21/99
- Home town:
- Australia
- College:
- St Paul's college
-
Mark Abbott
[LO]
- Height:
- 197cm
- Weight:
- 112kg
- Born:
- 2/20/90
- Home town:
- New Zealand
- College:
- University of Canterbury
-
Masaki Tani
[FL]
- Height:
- 180cm
- Weight:
- 95kg
- Born:
- 9/18/90
- Home town:
- Osaka,Japan
- College:
- Tokai University
-
Shunsuke Nunomaki
[FL]
- Height:
- 178cm
- Weight:
- 98kg
- Born:
- 7/13/92
- Home town:
- Fukuoka,Japan
- College:
- Waseda University
-
Ben Gunter
[FL] [No.8]
- Height:
- 195cm
- Weight:
- 120kg
- Born:
- 10/24/97
- Home town:
- Australia
- College:
- Brisbane Boys College
-
Itsuki Onishi
[FL] [No.8]
- Height:
- 185cm
- Weight:
- 98kg
- Born:
- 12/9/95
- Home town:
- Hokkaido,Japan
- College:
- Ryutsu Keizai University
-
Shota Fukui
[FL] [No.8]
- Height:
- 186cm
- Weight:
- 101kg
- Born:
- 9/28/99
- Home town:
- Fukuoka,Japan
- College:
- Higashi Fukuoka Highschool
-
Jack Cornelsen
[FL] [No.8] [LO]
- Height:
- 195cm
- Weight:
- 110kg
- Born:
- 10/13/94
- Home town:
- Australia
- College:
- The University of Queensland
-
Jura Asanuma
[FL]
- Height:
- 183cm
- Weight:
- 100kg
- Born:
- 5/23/96
- Home town:
- Aomori,Japan
- College:
- Daito Bunka University
-
Lachlan Boshier
[FL]
- Height:
- 191cm
- Weight:
- 104kg
- Born:
- 11/16/94
- Home town:
- New Zealand
- College:
- New Plymouth Boys' High School
-
Keisuke Uchida
[SH]
- Height:
- 179cm
- Weight:
- 86kg
- Born:
- 2/22/92
- Home town:
- Shiga,Japan
- College:
- University of Tsukuba
-
Yuta Takagi
[SH]
- Height:
- 162cm
- Weight:
- 64kg
- Born:
- 10/21/93
- Home town:
- Iwate,Japan
- College:
- Kanto Gakuin University
-
Taiki Koyama
[SH]
- Height:
- 171cm
- Weight:
- 74kg
- Born:
- 10/31/94
- Home town:
- Hokkaido,Japan
- College:
- Daito Bunka University
-
Atora Hondo
[SH]
- Height:
- 173cm
- Weight:
- 82kg
- Born:
- 11/9/98
- Home town:
- Saitama,Japan
- College:
- Nippon Sport Science University
-
Takuya Yamasawa
[SO]
- Height:
- 176cm
- Weight:
- 84kg
- Born:
- 9/21/94
- Home town:
- Saitama,Japan
- College:
- University of Tsukuba
-
Rikiya Matsuda
[SO] [CTB]
- Height:
- 181cm
- Weight:
- 92kg
- Born:
- 5/3/94
- Home town:
- Kyoto,Japan
- College:
- Teikyo University
-
Eiji Kaneda
[SO]
- Height:
- 174cm
- Weight:
- 84kg
- Born:
- 5/14/93
- Home town:
- Kyoto,Japan
- College:
- Teikyo University
-
Yasutaka Sasakura
[SO] [CTB] [FB]
- Height:
- 186cm
- Weight:
- 90kg
- Born:
- 8/4/88
- Home town:
- Kanagawa,Japan
- College:
- Kanto Gakuin University
-
Kyohei Yamasawa
[SO] [FB]
- Height:
- 176cm
- Weight:
- 85kg
- Born:
- 8/17/98
- Home town:
- Saitama,Japan
- College:
- Meiji University
-
Yuin Kwon
[CTB]
- Height:
- 183cm
- Weight:
- 95kg
- Born:
- 4/9/92
- Home town:
- Hyogo,Japan
- College:
- Teikyo University
-
Kaisei Kasahara
[CTB] [WTB]
- Height:
- 180cm
- Weight:
- 90kg
- Born:
- 10/2/95
- Home town:
- Gunma,Japan
- College:
- Chuo University
-
Dylan Riley
[CTB]
- Height:
- 187cm
- Weight:
- 102kg
- Born:
- 5/2/97
- Home town:
- Australia
- College:
- Bond University
-
Tatsuki Tomuro
[CTB] [WTB]
- Height:
- 176cm
- Weight:
- 86kg
- Born:
- 9/9/94
- Home town:
- Gunma,Japan
- College:
- Daito Bunka University
-
Tsubasa Arai
[CTB] [WTB]
- Height:
- 175cm
- Weight:
- 88kg
- Born:
- 7/14/97
- Home town:
- Saitama,Japan
- College:
- Teikyo University
-
Hadleigh Parkes
[CTB]
- Height:
- 187cm
- Weight:
- 101kg
- Born:
- 10/5/87
- Home town:
- New Zealand
- College:
- Lincoln University
-
Semisi Tupou
[CTB] [WTB] [FB]
- Height:
- 189cm
- Weight:
- 98kg
- Born:
- 6/29/99
- Home town:
- Australia
- College:
- St Joseph’s Nudgee College
-
Vince Aso
[CTB] [WTB]
- Height:
- 185cm
- Weight:
- 90kg
- Born:
- 1/5/95
- Home town:
- New Zealand
- College:
- Victoria University of Wellington
-
Iori Kaji
[WTB]
- Height:
- 170cm
- Weight:
- 75kg
- Born:
- 1/30/92
- Home town:
- Nara,Japan
- College:
- Daito Bunka University
-
Yoshikazu Fujita
[WTB] [FB]
- Height:
- 184cm
- Weight:
- 90kg
- Born:
- 9/8/93
- Home town:
- Kyoto,Japan
- College:
- Waseda University
-
Koki Takeyama
[WTB] [FB]
- Height:
- 175cm
- Weight:
- 84kg
- Born:
- 9/25/96
- Home town:
- Nara,Japan
- College:
- Teikyo University
-
Tatsuhiro Tanji
[FB] [WTB]
- Height:
- 184cm
- Weight:
- 91kg
- Born:
- 11/19/96
- Home town:
- Tokyo
- College:
- Keio University
-
Marika Koroibete
[WTB]
- Height:
- 182cm
- Weight:
- 96kg
- Born:
- 7/26/92
- Home town:
- Fiji
- College:
- Nasinu Secondary School
-
Ryuji Noguchi
[FB]
- Height:
- 177cm
- Weight:
- 83kg
- Born:
- 7/15/95
- Home town:
- Osaka,Japan
- College:
- Tokai University
Staff
-
Senior Advisor
Tsuneo Koumon -
Advisor
Kiyoshi Nakada -
Managing Director
Takeshi Kubota -
General manager
Hitoshi Iijima -
Team director
Satoru Awaya
-
Head Coach
Robbie Maxwell Deans -
Coaching Coordinator
Tomokazu Soma -
FW Coach
Holani Ryu Koliniasi -
FW Coach
Katsuhiko Aoyagi -
Line out Coach
You Youngnam -
BK Coach
Atsushi Kanazawa -
Athletic and RTP trainer
Koh Kaieda -
Chief medical trainer
Yasunori Chiba -
Medical trainer
Masaya Takebuta -
Analyst and referee
Yasuaki Sadahiro -
Interpreter and S&C assistant
Cain Yoshiura -
Team Communication Manager
Makoto Yazaki -
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International affairs and planning
Yasumasa Murakami -
Team Manager
Jun Sakaida -
Public relations
Takamasa Sakai -
Internal support staff
Satoshi Kikuda -
Advisor
Mike Cron -
Advisor
Tony Eion Brown -
Medical advisor
Shigeyuki Mitsuhashi -
Doctor
Masanobu Takeyama -
Doctor
Takayuki Higashi -
Doctor
Takashi Osawa -
Doctor
Abe Akito -
Doctor
Shota Mitsuhashi