Yamaha Jubilo

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Yamaha Jubilo ヤマハ発動機ジュビロ
Full name	Yamaha Jubilo
Nickname(s)	Jubilo
Founded	1984
Union	Japan Rugby Football Union
Location	Iwata, Shizuoka, Japan
Ground(s)	Yamaha Stadium
Coach	Kevin Schuler
Team colours

Yamaha Jubilo rugby union team came second behind Toshiba Brave Lupus in the second season of Japanese rugby's Top League (2004-5). They were coached by former All Black Grant Batty and Fijian player-coach Tabai Matson.

Slogan for 2006 season: LINE PRIDE

Contents 1 Players 2 Former Players 3 Coaches 4 External links

[edit] Players

• Michael Kingsbeer - full back
• Hajime Kiso - captain, no. 8, Japan
• Grant McQuoid - centre
• Onishi Shotaro - fly half, centre, Japan
• Reuben Thorne - loose forward
• Takayuki Yonekura - hooker, Japan
• Ryo Yamamura - prop, Japan
• Yuki Yatomi - scrum half, Japan

[edit] Former Players

• Brendan Laney - joined March 2005
• Leon MacDonald (fly half, full back) - 2004-5 season
• Wataru Murata (scrum half) - retired at the end of the 2007-08 Top League season and became coach of the Japan national sevens team
• Nathan Williams (centre, full back)

[edit] Coaches

• Kevin Schuler - Director of Rugby
• Takanobu Horikawa - coach
• Waisake Sotutu - backs coach, player
• Simon Kerr - forwards coach

[edit] External links

• Toshiba, Yamaha set to do battle in Microsoft Cup final - Japan Times, January 31, 2005
• Yamaha rugby home page

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