Toyota Industries Shuttles
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| Full name | Toyota Industries Shuttles |
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| Union | Japan Rugby Football Union |
| Nickname(s) | Shuttles |
| Founded | 1984 |
| Location | Aichi, Mizuho |
| Ground(s) | Mizuho Rugby Stadium (Capacity: 15,000) |
| Chairman | Jun Matsuda |
| Coach(es) | Tai McIsaac |
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Toyota Jido Shokki (also called Toyota Industries as distinct from Toyota, which was renamed Toyota Verblitz) is a Japanese rugby team owned by Toyota Industries. They were promoted to Japan's top-flight league Top League for the first time in the 2010-11 season. Its home base is Kariya City. The team name Shuttles derives from a part used in Non-Stop Shuttle Change Toyoda Automatic Loom, Type G invented by Sakichi Toyoda, the founder of Toyota Industries.
Squad
The Toyota Industries Shuttles squad for 2015-16 Top League season:[1]
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Loose Forwards
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Centres
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(c) Denotes team captain, Bold denotes player is internationally capped
Former Players
- Anthony Monahan
- Dion Waller
- Ben Gollings
- Ellis Young
- Daniel Turner
- Rowan Varty
- Ifereimi Rawaqa
- Tyson Wulf
See also
References
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External links
- Toyota Jido Shokki - official rugby home page
