Nippon Steel Kamaishi Seawaves

Japanese rugby union club, based in Kamaishi From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Nippon Steel Kamaishi Seawaves (commonly known as the Kamaishi Seawaves) is a Rugby union football club in Kamaishi, Iwate Prefecture, Japan. It was established in 2001.[1]

Full nameNippon Steel Kamaishi Seawaves
UnionJapan Rugby Football Union
NicknameKamaishi Seawaves
Founded2001
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Nippon Steel Kamaishi Seawaves
日本製鉄釜石シーウェイブス
Full nameNippon Steel Kamaishi Seawaves
UnionJapan Rugby Football Union
NicknameKamaishi Seawaves
Founded2001
RegionIwate Prefecture, Tōhoku
GroundKamaishi City Stadium
CoachYasuo Suda
League(s)Japan Rugby League One, Division Two
20225th
Official website
www.kamaishi-seawaves.com
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At its inception, it was known as Nippon Steel Corporation Kamaishi.[2]

Current squad

The Kamaishi Seawaves squad for the 2025-26 season is:[3] [a] [b]

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Kamaishi Seawaves squad

Props

  • Japan Yūsuke Yamada
  • Japan Sei Matsuyama
  • Japan Suguru Aoyagi DEP [c]
  • Japan Shodai Osada
  • Japan Taiki Noguchi
  • Japan Riku Takahashi
  • Japan Satoshi Ueda
  • New Zealand Troy Hallett
  • Japan Yūtaro Yamaguchi REP [a] [b]

Hookers

  • Japan Daiki Ito
  • Japan Naoki Ouno
  • Japan Hayato Nishibayashi
  • Tonga Lulu Paea

Locks

  • Japan Dallas Tatana
  • Japan Ryunosuke Yamada
  • Japan Yūga Suzuki
  • Japan Satoshi Hatazawa
  • Australia Connor Seve
  • Japan Yūki Kikuchi REP [a] [b]

Flankers

  • Samoa Ben Nee-Nee
  • Japan Ryota Kono
  • Japan Daisuke Musha
  • Japan Taichi Takahashi
  • New Zealand Angus Fletcher
  • Japan Kohei Ishigaki
  • Japan Taison Mogami REP [a] [b]

No8s

Scrum-halves

  • Japan Atsushi Minami
  • Japan Yohei Murakami (c)
  • Japan Takumi Tokairin
  • Tonga Shinnosuke Tafokitau Oka*

Fly-halves

Centres

Wingers

  • Tonga Liekina Kaufusi*
  • New Zealand Darius Thomas*
  • Japan Ryūji Abe
  • Japan Kodai Ono
  • Japan Gousuke Kawakami
  • Japan Ken Chiba

Fullbacks

  • Japan Ryo Kikkawa
  • Japan Daiki Kon

Utility Backs

(c) Denotes team captain, Bold denotes player is internationally capped
  1. [a]
    February 3 2026,Yamaguchi,Kikuchi,Mogami was Joined as an early entry(graduating from university this academic year) from the team after the round 5.
  2. [b]
    Yamaguchi,Kikuchi,Mogami is eligible to compete starting from Round 6.
  3. [c]
    April 1 2026,Aoyagi was released from the team after round 9
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Notable players

The following former Kamaishi Seawaves players became Japanese internationals:[4]

References

External links

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