Green Rockets Tokatsu

Japanese rugby union team

Rugby team

Green Rockets Tokatsu
NECグリーンロケッツ東葛

Full name| Green Rockets Tokatsu
Union| Japan Rugby Football Union
Nickname(s)| Green Rockets
Founded| 1985
Location| Abiko, Chiba, Japan
Ground(s)| Kashiwanoha Stadium (Capacity: 20,000)
Coach(es)| Greg Cooper
League(s)| Japan Rugby League One
2022| 12th

1st kit

2nd kit

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Official website
green.necrockets.net

NEC Green Rockets Tokatsu (formerly NEC Green Rockets) is a Japanese rugby union team in the Japan Rugby League One. The team's captain is Ryota Asano. The previous captain was Takuro Miuchi, who was also the captain of the Japan national rugby union team. Before the semi-professional Top League was created, the team was just known as "NEC". The amateur club was founded in 1985 in the Kantō region.

NEC Green Rockets won the All-Japan Championship final for the second time on 27 February 2005, beating Toyota Verblitz 17-13. They drew 6-6 with Toshiba Brave Lupus in the 43rd Japan Championship final on 26 February 2006 after an effective defensive effort and the sin-binning of Glen Marsh in the last ten minutes of the game.

The team rebranded as Green Rockets Tokatsu ahead of the rebranding of the Top League to the Japan Rugby League One in 2022.[1]

## Honours

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* All-Japan Championship
* Champions: 2005, 2006 (with Toshiba Brave Lupus)

## Current squad

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The Green Rockets Tokatsu for the 2024-25 season is:[2]

Green Rockets Tokatsu squad

Props

* Suguru Kubo
* Sunao Takizawa
* Kosei Yamamoto
* Kanta Higashionna
* Keisuke Kikuta
* Taku Toma
* Suliasi Tolu*
* Shotaro Kameyama REP
* Hwang Se-ra* REP
* Phransis Sula-Siaosi REP

Hookers

* Ash Dixon
* Miyu Arai
* Keita Kobayashi
* Ren Osawa

Locks

* Jake Ball DEP [a]
* Daiki Yamagiwa
* Ika Motulalo Takau*
* Brendon Nell*
* Pari Pari Parkinson
* Edward Annandale
* Matariki Channings REP
* Geoff Cridge REP

Flankers

* Viliami Lutua Ahofono*
* D'anjahlo Ahsui*
* Ryoi Kamei
* Tatsuru Owada
* Yuta Moriyama
* Mitieli Tuinakauvadra*
* Asahi Uchikawa REP

No8s

* Aseri Masivou

Scrum-halves

* Nick Phipps (c)
* Tatsuya Fujii
* Yusuke Maruo
* Hirose Yabu REP
* Yoshiki Yoshioka REP LOAN [b]
* Shinnosuke Tafokitau Oka* REP LOAN [c]

Fly-halves

* Taisetsu Kanai
* Ko Yoshimura
* Rhys Patchell

Centres

* Orbyn Leger
* Koichi Matsura
* Masaki Obata
* Christian Laui*
* Maritino Nemani*
* Ryosei Takai
* Nathanael Tupou*

Wingers

* Kanta Omata
* Teruya Goto
* Kakeru Miyaso
* Hiroyuki Miyajima
* Yuma Sugimoto
* Keagen Faria*
* Naoya Ogita REP

Fullbacks

Utility Backs

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

## Former players

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* John Kirwan \- (before the Top League started), and later head coach of Japan national rugby union team
* Kiyonori Okano
* Takayuki Higo \- coach
* George Konia
* Glen Marsh
* Joe Stanley
* Jeremy Stanley
* Alex Goode
* Takuro Miuchi
* Yuta Inose (2004-18, 161 games) Prop, Japanese International (2008, 6 caps)
* Nili Latu (2007-15, 110 games) Loose forward, Tongan International (2006-, 54 caps)

## 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. ^ "Players & Staffs" (in Japanese). Green Rockets Tokatsu. Retrieved 11 October 2021.

Notes

1. ^ Ball was released from the team after round 2.
2. ^ Yoshioka was loan from Shizuoka Blue Revs after round 5.
3. ^ Oka was loan from Suntory Sungoliath after round 5.

## External links

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* NEC, Toshiba share title, Daily Yomiuri, February 27, 2006
* NEC Green Rockets \- official site
* Rugby gods smile on Green Rockets, Japan Times February 28, 2005

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Japan Rugby League One

2025–26 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
* 2025–26

* Champions
* JRFU

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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

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* Sunwolves
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* School Wars: Hero

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Divisions and
subsidiaries|

| Current|

* NEC Corporation of America
* NEC Laboratories America
* NEC Software Solutions
* UK
* NEC Solution Innovators
* NEC Unified Solutions
* Avaloq
* Netcracker Technology

* Avaloq

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Defunct|

* NEC BIGLOBE
* Electronic Arrays
* Packard Bell NEC
* Reveal Computer Products
* Zenith Data Systems

Joint ventures and
shareholdings|

| Current|

* Alaxala Networks (40%)
* Anritsu (7%)
* Japan Aviation Electronics (25%)
* NEC BIGLOBE
* Renesas Electronics (34%)
* Sharp NEC Display Solutions (34%)

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Defunct|

* NEC Mobile Communications
* NEC Philips Unified Systems1
* Sony NEC Optiarc2

Products, services
and standards|

* Microprocessors
* 78K
* μCOM series
* µPD7220
* µPD7720
* R4200
* V20
* V25
* V60
* V850
* Mobile phones
* e616
* N343i
* Personal computers
* Supercomputers
* Video game consoles

People|

* Walter Tenney Carleton
* Kunihiko Iwadare
* Tadahiro Sekimoto

Places|

* NEC Supertower

Other|

* NEC Blue Rockets
* NEC Cup (China)
* NEC Cup (Japan)
* NEC Green Rockets
* NEC Karuizawa 72
* NEC Red Rockets
* NEC Shun-Ei
* Sumitomo Group

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