Mitsubishi Sagamihara DynaBoars

{{Short description|Japanese rugby union club, based in Sagamihara}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2019}}

{{Infobox rugby team

| teamname = Mitsubishi Sagamihara DynaBoars
三菱重工相模原ダイナボアーズ

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| fullname = Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. Sagamihara Rugby Club

| nickname = Dynaboars

| founded = 1981

| union = Japan Rugby Football Union

| location = Sagamihara, Kanagawa, Japan

| ground = Sagamihara Gion Stadium

| capacity = 15,300

| coach = Glenn Delaney

| captain = Kota Iwamura

| chairman = Shigeki Iwamatsu

| league = Japan Rugby League One

| season = 2022–2023

| position = 10th

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{{nihongo|Mitsubishi Sagamihara Dynaboars| 三菱重工相模原ダイナボアーズ|}} also known as Mitsubishi Juko Sagamihara Rugby Club, are a Japanese rugby union team based in Sagamihara, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. The owner of this club is Mitsubishi Heavy Industries.

The club was founded in 1981. It came second in the Top East 10 league in 2004-5 and entered the Top League challenge series play-off.

The club won the Top East 11 league in 2006–07 and entered the Top League in 2007–08. The team was named Dynaboars (a conflation of "dynamic" and "boars") as part of their promotion to the Top League; however, they were demoted at the end of the season.

The Dynaboars signed ex-Wales international and IRB World Player of the Year 2008 Shane Williams in 2012, retiring in 2014.{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/29932019|title=Shane Williams: Former Wales wing announces retirement|date=2014-11-06|work=BBC Sport|access-date=2018-03-14|language=en-GB}}

Players

=Current squad=

The Mitsubishi Sagamihara DynaBoars squad for the 2024-25 season is:{{cite web | url=https://www.mhi.com/jp/company/sports/dynaboars/players-staff | title=Players/staff | publisher=Mitsubishi Sagamihara Dynaboars | year=2024 |language=ja | access-date=13 December 2023}}

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colspan="100" | Mitsubishi Sagamihara DynaBoars squad
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Props

Hookers

Locks

Flankers
  • {{Flagicon|Japan}} Masataka Tsuruya
  • {{Flagicon|South Korea}} Cho Song-yu*
  • {{Flagicon|Japan}} Koki Sato
  • {{Flagicon|Japan}} Yusuke Sakamoto
  • {{Flagicon|Japan}} Koki Hattori
  • {{Flagicon|Japan}} Kyo Yoshida
  • {{Flagicon|Australia}} Timote Tavalea*
  • {{Flagicon|South Africa}} Friedle Olivier REP
  • No8s

    Scrum-halves

    Fly-halves

    Centres
  • {{Flagicon|Japan}} Tonisio Vaihu
  • {{Flagicon|Japan}} Takumi Sugiura
  • {{Flagicon|Japan}} Joichiro Iwashita
  • {{Flagicon|Japan}} Nozomi Nara
  • {{Flagicon|New Zealand}} Charlie Lawrence*
  • {{Flagicon|Japan}} Riku Mishima
  • {{Flagicon|Australia}} Curtis Rona
  • {{Flagicon|New Zealand}} Matt Vaega*
  • {{Flagicon|Tonga}} Haniteli Vailea* REP
  • {{Flagicon|Fiji}} Joape Naco* REP
  • Wingers

    Fullbacks

    Utility Backs

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  • (c) denotes team captain.
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  • {{notelist|group="Squad"}}

    =Former players=

    Coaches

    =Current coaching staff=

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    Position

    ! Name

    ! Nationality

    Head coach

    | Glenn Delaney

    | {{flag|NZ|name=New Zealand}}

    Assistant coach

    | Ben Franks

    | {{flag|NZ|name=New Zealand}}

    Assistant coach

    | Joe Maddock

    | {{flag|NZ|name=New Zealand}}

    Assistant coach

    | Yasumasa Miyamoto

    | {{flag|Japan|name=Japan}}

    Assistant coach

    | Nicholas Ealey

    | {{flag|NZ|name=New Zealand}}

    Assistant coach

    | Kensaku Akuta

    | {{flag|Japan|name=Japan}}

    References

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