Black Rams Tokyo

Japanese rugby union club, based in Setagaya

Rugby team

Black Rams Tokyo
リコーブラックラムズ東京

Full name| Black Rams Tokyo
Union| Japan Rugby Football Union
Nickname(s)| Black Rams
Founded| 1953; 72 years ago (1953)
Location| Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan
Ground(s)| Komazawa Olympic Park Stadium (Capacity: 20,010)
Director of Rugby| Tsutomu Nishitsuji
League(s)| Japan Rugby League One
2022| 9th

1st kit

2nd kit

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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

* Yuichiro Taniguchi
* Kousei Nakamura
* Kazuma Nishi
* Paddy Ryan
* Norihiro Aso
* Taichi Chiba
* Shohei Oyama
* Daigo Sasagawa
* Taishi Tsumura
* Samuel Waqabaca*
* Sione Afemui* REP

Hookers

* Hinata Takei (c)
* Shin Ouchi
* Kou Sato
* Masashi Onishi
* Lulu Paea
* Lee Soon-hong* REP DEP

Locks

* Harrison Fox
* Josh Goodhue
* Michael Stolberg*
* Pohiva Yamato Lotoahea
* Daiki Yanagawa
* Jacob Skeen*
* Reijiro Yamamoto
* Yusuke Kishi REP DEP

Flankers

* Shu Yamamoto
* Talau Samurai Fakatava*
* Junpei Yukawa
* Liam Gill
* Shinichi Tanaka

No8s

* Amato Fakatava
* Nathan Hughes DEP [a]
* Shuhei Matsuhashi
* Brodi McCurran*
* Otoya Kihara
* Shogo Yamamura

Scrum-halves

* Toshiya Takahashi
* Shota Yamamoto
* Seima Inaba
* TJ Perenara
* Takanobu Minami

Fly-halves

* Ichigo Nakakusu
* Kotaro Ito
* Kohei Horigome
* Isaac Lucas*

Centres

* Yuta Kurihara
* Takumi Aoki
* Daisuke Hamano
* Yuki Ikeda
* Ryohei Isoda
* Siope Tavo*
* Larzlow Sword
* Penieli Jr Latu*
* Semisi Tupou*
* Taichi Kugino REP DEP

Wingers

* Amanaki Taiyo Lotoahea
* Daisuke Nishikawa
* Yoshiyuki Koga
* Netani Vakayalia
* Tomoya Yamamura
* Tomu Takamoto
* Yuta Akihama REP DEP

Fullbacks

* Taira Main

Utility Backs

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

### Notable former players

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* Glen Osborne \- Fullback
* Inoke Afeaki \- Lock
* Eroni Clarke \- Centre
* James Haskell \- Loose forward
* Ma'a Nonu \- Centre
* Stephen Larkham \- Fly Half
* Sui Liaga \- Wing
* Dean Hall \- Wing
* Glenn Paterson \- Fly Half
* Michael Broadhurst \- Loose forward

## Coaches

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* Tim Lane (2005–6 season)
* Peter Hewat (2021-2024)
* Tabai Matson (2024-present)

## Notes

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1. ^ Hughes was loan to Urayasu D-Rocks after round 16.

## 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.

## External links

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* Ricoh Black Rams \- official site
* Ricoh unveils Larkham \- Daily Yomiuri, February 14, 2008
* Official Site \- Official site

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Japan Rugby League One

2024–25 teams|

| Division One|

* Black Rams Tokyo
* Brave Lupus Tokyo
* Kobe Steelers
* Mie Honda Heat
* Sagamihara DynaBoars
* Saitama Wild Knights
* Shizuoka Blue Revs
* Spears Tokyo Bay
* Tokyo Sungoliath
* Toyota Verblitz
* Urayasu D-Rocks
* Yokohama Canon Eagles

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Division Two|

* Green Rockets Tokatsu
* Hino Red Dolphins
* Kamaishi Seawaves
* Kintetsu Liners
* Koto Blue Sharks
* Kyuden Voltex
* Red Hurricanes Osaka
* Toyota Shuttles Aichi

Division Three|

* Chugoku Red Regulions
* Kurita Water Gush
* LeRIRO Fukuoka
* Secom Rugguts
* Skyactivs Hiroshima
* Yakult Levins Toda

Former teams|

* Coca-Cola Red Sparks
* IBM Big Blue
* Munakata Sanix Blues
* World Fighting Bull
* Yokogawa Musashino Atlastars

Seasons|

* 2003–04
* 2004–05
* 2005–06
* 2006–07
* 2007–08
* 2008–09
* 2009–10
* 2010–11
* 2011–12
* 2012–13
* 2013–14
* 2014–15
* 2015–16
* 2016–17
* 2017–18
* 2018–19
* 2020
* 2021
* 2022
* 2022–23
* 2023–24
* 2024–25

* Champions
* JRFU

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Top Challenge League

2021 teams|

* Chugoku Red Regulions
* Coca-Cola Red Sparks
* Kamaishi Seawaves
* Kintetsu Liners
* Kurita Water Gush
* Kyuden Voltex
* Mazda Blue Zoomers
* Shimizu Blue Sharks
* Toyota Industries Shuttles

Former teams|

* Canon Eagles
* Chubu Electric Power
* Hino Red Dolphins
* Honda Heat
* IBM Big Blue
* JR Kyūshū Thunders
* Kubota Spears
* Mitsubishi Sagamihara DynaBoars
* Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
* Munakata Sanix Blues
* NTT Communications Shining Arcs
* NTT DoCoMo Red Hurricanes
* Osaka Police
* Ricoh Black Rams
* Secom Rugguts
* Tokyo Gas
* Toyota Verblitz
* World Fighting Bull
* Yokogawa Musashino Atlastars

Seasons|

| Top League Challenge Series|

* 2004
* 2005
* 2006
* 2007
* 2008
* 2009
* 2010
* 2010–11
* 2011–12
* 2012–13
* 2013–14
* 2014–15
* 2015–16
* 2016–17

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Top Challenge League|

* 2017
* 2018

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Rugby union in Japan

Governing body|

* Japan Rugby Football Union

National teams|

| Men's|

* Japan
* A
* U-20
* 7's

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Women's|

* Women's
* 7's

Competitions|

| International|

* Super Rugby

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National|

* Japan Rugby League One
* Lixil Cup
* Top Challenge League
* All-Japan Rugby Football Championship

Amateur|

* All-Japan University Rugby Championship
* National High School Rugby Tournament

Hosted events|

* 2019 Rugby World Cup
* Japan Sevens
* Japan Women's Sevens
* 2001 World Games
* Sanix World Youth Tournament

Defunct|

* Japan Company Rugby Football Championship

Major figures|

* Ginnosuke Tanaka
* Edward Bramwell Clarke
* Yasuhito, Prince Chichibu
* Shiggy Konno
* Yoshirō Mori
* International Players

Related articles|

* Sunwolves
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* School Wars: Hero

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Acquisitions|

* Gestetner
* Ikon Office Solutions
* Lanier
* Monroe
* Pentax Imaging
* Rex-Rotary
* Savin

Products and services|

| Digital cameras|

* Ricoh Caplio 400G Wide
* Ricoh Caplio 500SE
* Ricoh Caplio G3
* Ricoh Caplio R3
* Ricoh Caplio RX
* Ricoh GR digital cameras
* Ricoh GXR
* Ricoh Theta

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Film cameras|

* Ricoh 500
* Ricoh GR film cameras
* Ricoh Mirai
* Ricoh XR-P

Other|

* Ricoh 2A03
* Ricoh 5A22
* Ricoh RP2C02/RP2C07
* Ricoh RF5c68

Places|

* Ricoh Coliseum
* Tanjong Pagar Ricoh Park

Other|

* Refined Printing Command Stream
* Ricoh Black Rams
* Ricoh Cup
* Ricoh Xinxiu Cup

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Black Rams Tokyo – current squad

Forwards|

* Norihiro Aso
* Taichi Chiba
* Talau Fakatava
* Harrison Fox
* Josh Goodhue
* Nathan Hughes
* Kazuhiro Koike
* Takao Makabe
* Shuhei Matsuhashi
* Brodi McCurran
* Kousei Nakamura
* Kazuma Nishi
* Masashi Onishi
* Shohei Oyama
* Paddy Ryan
* Daigo Sasagawa
* Jacob Skeen
* Michael Stolberg
* Hinata Takei
* Shinichi Tanaka
* Yuichiro Taniguchi
* Pohiva Yamato Lotoahea
* Shogo Yamamura
* Daiki Yanagawa
* Junpei Yukawa
* Amato Fakatava
* Shu Yamamoto
* Ko Sato

Backs|

* Takumi Aoki
* Daisuke Hamano
* Kohei Horigome
* Ichigo Nakakusu
* Yuki Ikeda
* Ryohei Isoda
* Yoshiyuki Koga
* Yuta Kurihara
* Siope Lolo Tavo
* Amanaki Lotoahea
* Isaac Lucas
* Taira Main
* Matt McGahan
* Takanobu Minami
* Masatoshi Nakamura
* Takehiro Nakazawa
* Daisuke Nishikawa
* Hadleigh Parkes
* Larzlow Sword
* Toshiya Takahashi
* Netani Vakayalia
* Shota Yamamoto
* Tomoya Yamamura

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