NEC Green Rockets

NEC Green Rockets
NECグリーンロケッツ

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Full name	NEC Green Rockets
Union	Japan Rugby Football Union
Nickname(s)	Green Rockets
Founded	1985
Location	Abiko, Chiba, Japan
Ground(s)	Various stadiums
Coach(es)	Masao Amino
1st kit 2nd kit

NEC Green Rockets is a Japanese rugby union team in the Top League. The team's captain is Ryota Asano. The previous captain was Takuro Miuchi, who is currently 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 February 27, 2005, beating Toyota Verblitz 17-13. They drew 6-6 with Toshiba Brave Lupus in the 43rd Japan Championship final on February 26, 2006 after an effective defensive effort and the sin-binning of Glen Marsh in the last ten minutes of the game.

Honours

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

2015−16 Squad

The NEC Green Rockets squad for 2015−16 Top League season:

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

Former players

• John Kirwan - before the Top League started, head coach of Japan national rugby union team
• Kiyonori Okano
• Takayuki Higo - coach
• George Konia
• Glen Marsh

See also

• Microsoft Cup

External links

• 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