Black Rams Tokyo

Rugby team

Black Rams Tokyo
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
Location| Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan
Ground(s)| Komazawa Olympic Park Stadium (Capacity: 20,010)
Director of Rugby| Tsutomu Nishitsuji
Coach(es)| Peter Hewat
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 will be joining the team next season, but the team was relegated back to the Japan East League where Larkham will 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[edit]

2005

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

## Players[edit]

### Current squad[edit]

The Black Rams Tokyo squad for the 2023-24 season is:[2]

Black Rams Tokyo squad

Props

* Norihiro Aso
* Taichi Chiba
* Takao Makabe
* Kousei Nakamura
* Kazuma Nishi
* Shohei Oyama
* Paddy Ryan
* Daigo Sasagawa
* Yuichiro Taniguchi
* Shambeckler Vui

Hookers

* Kazuhiro Koike
* Masashi Onishi
* Hinata Takei
* Shin Ouchi

Locks

* Talau Fakatava
* Harrison Fox
* Josh Goodhue
* Jacob Skeen
* Michael Stolberg
* Pohiva Yamato Lotoahea
* Daiki Yanagawa

Loose forwards

* Nathan Hughes
* Shuhei Matsuhashi
* Brodi McCurran
* Shinichi Tanaka
* Shogo Yamamura
* Junpei Yukawa
* Amato Fakatava
* Otoya Kihara

Scrum-halves

* Matt Lucas
* Takanobu Minami
* Masatoshi Nakamura
* Toshiya Takahashi
* Shota Yamamoto

Fly-halves

* Kohei Horigome
* Nakakusu Ichigo
* Isaac Lucas

Centres

* Takumi Aoki
* Daisuke Hamano
* Yuki Ikeda
* Ryohei Isoda
* Yuta Kurihara
* Siope Lolo Tavo
* Matt McGahan
* Daisuke Nishikawa
* Hadleigh Parkes
* Larzlow Sword
* Semisi Tupou

Wingers

* Yoshiyuki Koga
* Amanaki Lotoahea
* Netani Vakayalia
* Tomoya Yamamura

Fullbacks

* Taira Main
* Takehiro Nakazawa

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

### Notable former players[edit]

* 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[edit]

* Tim Lane (2005-6 season)

## References[edit]

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[edit]

* 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

2023–24 teams|

| Division One|

* Black Rams Tokyo
* Hanazono Kintetsu Liners
* Kobelco Kobe Steelers
* Kubota Spears Funabashi Tokyo Bay
* Mie Honda Heat
* Mitsubishi Sagamihara DynaBoars
* Saitama Wild Knights
* Shizuoka Blue Revs
* Tokyo Sungoliath
* Toshiba Brave Lupus Tokyo
* Toyota Verblitz
* Yokohama Canon Eagles

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Division Two|

* Green Rockets Tokatsu
* Kamaishi Seawaves
* Kyuden Voltex
* NTT DoCoMo Red Hurricanes Osaka
* Toyota Industries Shuttles Aichi
* Urayasu D-Rocks

Division Three|

* Chugoku Red Regulions
* Hino Red Dolphins
* Kurita Water Gush Akishima
* Shimizu Koto Blue Sharks
* Skyactivs Hiroshima

Former teams|

* Coca-Cola Red Sparks
* IBM Big Blue
* Munakata Sanix Blues
* Secom Rugguts
* 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

* 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
* Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium
* School Wars: Hero

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Acquisitions|

* Gestetner
* Ikon Office Solutions
* Lanier
* Monroe
* Nashuatec
* 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 series
* Ricoh Mirai
* Ricoh XR-P

Other|

* Katana
* 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

Coach|

* Peter Hewat

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