Tokyo Sankyu Phoenix

Tokyo Sankyu Phoenix

Union	Japan Rugby Football Union
Founded	2002; 23 years ago (2002)
Location	Shibuya, Tokyo
League(s)	National Women’s Rugby Championship
2024, 2023	Champions
Official website
rc-phoenix.com

Tokyo Sankyu Phoenix is a Japanese women's rugby union team based in Shibuya, Tokyo. They compete in Japan's National Women’s Rugby Championship.

History

The club was established in 2002, with the women's team being founded in 2013.

Western Force Partnership

In 2023, Tokyo Sankyu Phoenix signed a partnership with Australian Super Rugby Women's side the Western Force.[1][2] The agreement would allow for pre-season trial games, the sharing of knowledge, exchange of players, management, coaches, training staff and media staff, co-creation branding and academy planning.[1][2]

2024

Tokyo Sankyu Phoenix met Mie Pearls for the 2023–2024 National Women’s Rugby Championship final which was played for the first time at the Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium.[3][4] They defeated the Mie Pearls 24–40.[5][6]

After being crowned national champions, they played the Western Force in a pre-season trial match on 23 February at HBF Park; they won the game 24–14.[7][8]

Current squad

Note: Flags indicate national union under World Rugby eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-World Rugby nationality.

Player Position Union Savannah Bodman Back New Zealand Mana Furuta Centre Japan Hina Hamano ?? Japan Wakaba Hara ?? Japan Mao Ishida ?? Japan Momoko Kadowaki ?? Japan Natsuki Kashiwagi ?? Japan Iroha Kishimoto ?? Japan Ayumu Kokaji ?? Japan Hinata Komaki Prop Japan Mibu Kosaka ?? Japan Misato Kuramochi ?? Japan Aoi Kurokawa ?? Japan Yui Masuda ?? Japan Rinichi Matsuda ?? Japan Misaki Matsumura ?? Japan Noguchi Meisaiyo ?? Japan Sakura Mizutani ?? Japan Jizodo Moe ?? Japan Ayano Nakanishi ?? Japan

Player Position Union Suzuka Nakashima ?? Japan Arisa Nishi ?? Japan Tomoho Nozawa ?? Japan Yuna Nozawa ?? Japan Haruna Okada ?? Japan Suzuha Okamoto ?? Japan Yume Okuroda ?? Japan Fumiko Otake ?? Japan Natsuzu Ozaki ?? Japan Yuna Sato Forward Japan Anna Seno Back Japan Minami Shikao ?? Japan Yui Shioya ?? Japan Natsuri Sugiura ?? Japan Rikka Tabuchi ?? Japan Megumi Takagi ?? Japan Reeko Tanaka ?? Japan Sayaka Tanaka ?? Japan Masaki Ueki ?? Japan Yuina Yamamoto ?? Japan

Coaches

Coaching staff and Management

Position	Name
Head Coach	Eikou Yoshida
General Manager	Ryoma Kudo
Team Owner / President	Yohei Shinomiya (rugby union)Yohei Shinomiya

References

1. Somerford, Ben (2023-12-08). "Force Super W agree partnership with Japanese club Tokyo Sankyu Phoenix". westernforce.rugby. Retrieved 2024-06-01.
2. "Tokyo Sankyu Phoenix Sign Partnership With Western Force". RugbyAsia247. 2023-12-14. Retrieved 2024-06-01.
3. "Japan National Women's Rugby Championship Final 2024". RugbyAsia247. 2024-02-02. Retrieved 2024-05-27.
4. "Tokyo Set to Host National Women's Rugby Championship Final". Japan Rugby Football Union. 2024-01-29. Retrieved 2024-05-28.
5. "Tokyo Sankyu Phoenix Rugby Club wins the 10th National Women's Rugby Football Championship for the second consecutive year". www.osp-holdings.co.jp. 2024-02-06. Retrieved 2024-06-01.
6. "Tokyo Sankyu Phoenix champion du Japon pour la 2ème fois de son histoire!". Asierugby (in French). 2024-02-03. Retrieved 2024-06-01.
7. Taylor, Nick (2024-02-23). "Force women fall short against Japanese champions Tokyo". westernforce.rugby. Retrieved 2024-06-01.
8. Chadwick, Justin (2024-02-23). "Force fight hard in SuperW loss to Japanese champs". Illawarra Mercury. Retrieved 2024-06-01.

External links

• Tokyo Sankyu Phoenix (Official website)