Shizuoka Blue Revs

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{{Short description|Japanese rugby union club, based in Shizuoka}}
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| teamname = Shizuoka Blue Revs 静岡ブルーレヴズ
| image = Shizuoka Blue Revs logo.svg
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| fullname = Shizuoka Blue Revs
| nickname = Blue Revs
| founded = {{start date and age|1984}}
| union = [[Japan Rugby Football Union]]
| ground = [[Yamaha Stadium]]
| countryflag = Japan
| location = [[Iwata, Shizuoka]], [[Japan]]
| capacity = 15,165
| rugby director = [[Takanobu Horikawa]]
| coach = [[Naoya Okubo]]
| chairman =
| league = [[Japan Rugby League One]]
| season = [[2023–24 Japan Rugby League One – Division 1|2023]]
| position = 8th
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'''Shizuoka Blue Revs''' (formerly the '''Yamaha Júbilo''') are a rugby union team based in [[Iwata, Shizuoka]], [[Japan]]. The team came second behind [[Toshiba Brave Lupus]] in the second season of Japanese rugby's [[Top League]] (2004–05). They were coached by former [[All Black]] [[Grant Batty]] and Fijian player-coach [[Tabai Matson]]. Founded in 1984, its name was "[[Yamaha Motors]] Rugby Football Club". The team rebranded as the '''Shizuoka Blue Revs''' ahead of the rebranding of the Top League to the [[Japan Rugby League One]] in 2022.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.asierugby.com/post/la-nouvelle-ligue-japonaise-s-appelle-la-japan-rugby-league-one|title=La nouvelle ligue japonaise s'appelle la Japan Rugby League One|work=Asie Rugby|date=16 July 2021|access-date=16 July 2021|language=French}}</ref>

The team name Júbilo means 'joy' in [[Portuguese language|Portuguese]], which has had a notable [[List of Japanese words of Portuguese origin|influence]] on the Japanese language. The name was also shared with the also Yamaha-owned [[Júbilo Iwata]] from [[J2 League]].<ref>{{cite book |last=Nomikos Vaporis |first=Constantine |date=Jan 6, 2012 |title=Voices of Early Modern Japan: Contemporary Accounts of Daily Life during the Age of the Shoguns |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=HPtY7rXDO6sC |publisher=ABC-CLIO |page=99 |isbn=978-0313392016 |access-date=June 12, 2015 |quote=The Portuguese and their culture had some influence on Japanese clothing, accessories, food and language.}}</ref>

==Current squad==

The Shizuoka Blue Revs squad for the 2025-26 season is:<ref name="Shizuoka Blue Revs squad">{{cite web | url=https://www.shizuoka-bluerevs.com/member/ | title=Players Staff | work=Shizuoka Blue Revs | language=ja | access-date=11 October 2021}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:left; font-size:90%; width:70%"
|-
! colspan="100%" | Shizuoka Blue Revs squad
|- valign="top"
|
'''Props'''
* {{Flagicon|Japan}} [[Kazuhiro Kawata (rugby union)|Kazuhiro Kawata]]
* {{Flagicon|Japan}} [[Kenta Yamashita (rugby union)|Kenta Yamashita]]
* {{Flagicon|Japan}} [[Ritsuki Nakayama]]
* {{Flagicon|Japan}} '''[[Takayoshi Mohara]]'''
* {{Flagicon|Japan}} [[Takumi Inaba]]
* {{Flagicon|Japan}} [[Keitatsu Motoyama]]
* {{Flagicon|Taiwan}} [[Kaku Bunkei]]*
* {{Flagicon|New Zealand}} [[Sean Vete]]*
* {{Flagicon|Japan}} '''[[Heiichiro Ito]]'''
* {{Flagicon|Australia}} [[Siale Mahina]]*

'''Hookers'''
* {{Flagicon|Japan}} '''[[Takeshi Hino]]'''
* {{Flagicon|Japan}} [[Toshiya Hirakawa]]
* {{Flagicon|Japan}} [[Shunsuke Sakuta]]
* {{Flagicon|Japan}} [[Ryuto Yagisawa]]
* {{Flagicon|New Zealand}} [[Richmond Tongatama]]*

'''Locks'''
* {{Flagicon|Japan}} '''[[Eishin Kuwano]]'''
* {{Flagicon|Japan}} [[Shunpei Miura]]
* {{Flagicon|Scotland}} [[Murray Douglas]]*
* {{Flagicon|Australia}} [[Jack Wright (rugby union, born 1999)|Jack Wright]]
* {{Flagicon|Japan}} '''[[Yuya Odo]]'''
* {{Flagicon|New Zealand}} [[Justin Sangster]]
* {{Flagicon|Australia}} [[Daniel Maiava]] REP

||

'''Flankers'''
* {{Flagicon|Japan}} [[Lamin Dieng Saito]]
* {{Flagicon|South Africa}} [[Simon Miller (rugby union)|Simon Miller]]
* {{Flagicon|Fiji}} [[Vueti Tupou]]*
* {{Flagicon|Japan}} [[Richard Goh Jones]]
* {{Flagicon|Japan}} [[Takuma Shoji]]
* {{Flagicon|Japan}} [[Taisei Fukuda]]
* {{Flagicon|Japan}} [[Riki Sugihara]]

'''No8s'''
* {{Flagicon|Tonga}} [[Sione Vuna]]*
* {{Flagicon|Japan}} '''[[Malgene Ilaua]]'''
* {{Flagicon|South Africa}} '''[[Kwagga Smith]]''' ([[Captain (sports)|c]])
* {{Flagicon|Japan}} [[Ryousuke Funahashi]]

'''Scrum-halves'''
* {{Flagicon|Japan}} '''[[Shuntaro Kitamura]]'''
* {{Flagicon|Japan}} [[Taiga Kato]]
* {{Flagicon|Japan}} [[Sena Hosoya]]
* {{Flagicon|Japan}} [[Kodai Okazaki]]
* {{Flagicon|South Africa}} [[Sanele Nohamba]]

'''Fly-halves'''
* {{Flagicon|Japan}} [[Kenta Iemura]]
* {{Flagicon|Japan}} '''[[Sam Greene (rugby union)|Sam Greene]]'''
* {{Flagicon|Japan}} [[Makoto Tsutsuguchi]]

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'''Centres'''
* {{Flagicon|Japan}} [[Shunsuke Ito (rugby union)|Shunsuke Ito]]
* {{Flagicon|Japan}} [[Soma Okazaki]]
* {{Flagicon|Tonga}} '''[[Viliami Tahituʻa]]'''
* {{Flagicon|Japan}} [[Gen Goto]]
* {{Flagicon|South Africa}} [[Sylvian Mahuza]]*
* {{Flagicon|Fiji}} '''[[Semi Radradra]]'''
* {{Flagicon|Tonga}} '''[[Charles Piutau]]'''

'''Wingers'''
* {{Flagicon|New Zealand}} [[Jack Timu]]
* {{Flagicon|Japan}} [[Hironori Yatomi]]
* {{Flagicon|Japan}} [[Eito Maki]]
* {{Flagicon|Japan}} [[Kaito Sugimoto (rugby union)| Kaito Sugimoto]]
* {{Flagicon|New Zealand}} [[Valynce Te Whare]]
* {{Flagicon|Japan}} '''[[Malo Tuitama]]'''

'''Fullbacks'''
* {{Flagicon|Japan}} [[Kakeru Okumura]]
* {{Flagicon|Japan}} [[Futo Yamaguchi]]

'''Utility Backs'''

|-
| colspan="100%" style="height: 10px;" |
|-
| colspan="100%" style="text-align:center;" | ([[Captain (sports)|c]]) Denotes team captain, '''Bold''' denotes player is internationally capped
|}

* * denotes players qualified to play for [[Japan national rugby union team|Japan]] on dual nationality or residency grounds.

==Notable former players==
[[File:Jubilo logo.png|thumb|upright=0.8|right|Yamaha Júbilo logo 2003–2021]]
*[[Wataru Murata]] (2001-08, 68 games) Scrum-half, Japanese International (2001-08, 41 caps)
*[[Leon MacDonald]] (2004–05, 12 games) Fly-half, Allblack (2000–08, 56 caps)
*[[Ryō Yamamura]] (2004-21, 211 games) Prop, Japanese international (2002-07, 39 caps)
*[[Brendan Laney]] (2005-07, 23 games) Utility back, Scottish international (2001-04, 20 caps)
*[[Ayumu Goromaru]] (2008-16, 2017-21, 150 games) Fullback, Japanese international (2005-15, 57 caps)
*[[Male Sa'u]] (2008-18, 118 games) Centre, Japanese international (2013-16, 27 caps)
*[[Mose Tuiali'i]] (2009-19, 125 games) Loose forward, Allblack (2004-06, 9 caps)
*[[Jerry Collins]] (2011–13, 13 games) Loose forward, Allblack (2001–07, 48 caps)
*[[Siale Piutau]] (2012-17, 45 games) Centre, Tongan international (2011–19, 43 caps)
*[[Koki Yamamoto]] (2013-21, 105 games) Prop, Japanese international (2016-, 7 caps)

== Coaches ==

* [[Kevin Schuler]] - Director of Rugby
* Tabai Matson - Player and Head Coach
* [[Takanobu Horikawa]] - coach
* [[Waisake Sotutu]] - backs coach, player
* [[Simon Kerr]] - forwards coach

== Notes ==
{{notelist}}

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links==
* [http://www.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/getarticle.pl5?sr20050131a1.htm Toshiba, Yamaha set to do battle in Microsoft Cup final] - Japan Times, January 31, 2005
* [https://www.shizuoka-bluerevs.com// Yamaha rugby] home page (in Japanese)
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[[Category:Sports clubs and teams in Shizuoka Prefecture]]
[[Category:Yamaha Corporation]]
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