Editing Secom Rugguts

{{Short description|Japanese rugby union club, based in Sayama}}
{{more citations needed|date=February 2018}}
{{Infobox rugby team |
  teamname = Secom Rugguts<BR>セコムラガッツ |
  image    = 2006 logo secomrugguts.png |
  imagesize    = 200px|
  fullname = Secom Rugguts | 
  nickname = Rugguts |
  founded  = {{start year and age|1985}}
 | union    = [[Japan Rugby Football Union]] |
  ground   = [[Secom Rugby Field]]  |
  countryflag = Japan |
  location= [[Sayama, Saitama]], [[Japan]] |
  capacity =  |
  coach  = [[Wayne Love]] |
  chairman =  |
  competitions = [[Top League]] |

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'''Secom Rugguts''' is a Japanese [[rugby union]] team founded in 1985 by [[Secom|SECOM]]. Its name is a portmanteau of "Rugger" and "Guts". The club was in the [[Top League]] for the first season of the league but was demoted at the end of the season. As the top team of the Top East league and by then coming second after [[Fukuoka Sanix Bombs]] in the three-way [[Top League#Top League Challenge series|Top League Challenge Series]], Secom got back into the Top League for the 2005-6 season but was relegated again in 2006-7.

On February 10, 2008 Secom's 3-10 loss to [[World Fighting Bull]] in the [[2007-08 Top League (fifth season)#Top Challenge Two|Top Challenge Two]] series ended its challenge to return to the [[Top League]] for the 2008-9 season.

Slogan for 2006 season: "Seize the day"

Rugguts will return to japanese rugby system in season 2024-2025 to third tier of the rebranded [[Japan Rugby League One]].

==Current squad==

The Secom Rugguts squad for the 2024–25 season is:<ref name="Secom Rugguts squad">{{cite web | url=https://www.rugguts.secom.co.jp/player-staff/ | title=Secom Rugguts: Members | publisher= Secom Rugguts | language=Japanese | accessdate=27 December 2024}}</ref>

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! colspan="100%" | Secom Rugguts squad
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'''Props'''
* {{Flagicon|Japan}} [[Yuto Takano]]
* {{Flagicon|Japan}} [[Kentaro Ueno]]
* {{Flagicon|Japan}} [[Sho Hasegawa]]
* {{Flagicon|Japan}} [[Shogo Murakami]]
* {{Flagicon|Japan}} [[Naoto Shirakawa]]
* {{Flagicon|Japan}} [[Toshiki Sato (rugby union)|Toshiki Sato]]
* {{Flagicon|Japan}} [[Motoki Kaneko]]
* {{Flagicon|Japan}} [[Sotaro Tanaka]]
* {{Flagicon|Japan}} [[Daichi Inami]] <sup>REP</sup> <sup>DEP</sup>

'''Hookers'''
* {{Flagicon|Japan}} [[Kenta Ito (rugby union)|Kenta Ito]]
* {{Flagicon|Japan}} [[Fugo Takada]]
* {{Flagicon|Japan}} [[Shota Okuno]]
* {{Flagicon|Japan}} [[Tatsuki Tanina]]
* {{Flagicon|Japan}} [[Makoto Kurata]]
* {{Flagicon|Japan}} [[Minato Jinnouchi]]
* {{Flagicon|Japan}} [[Shoki Teranishi]] <sup>REP</sup>

'''Locks'''
* {{Flagicon|Wales}} '''[[Cory Hill]]'''
* {{Flagicon|Japan}} [[Kazuki Asakura]]
* {{Flagicon|New Zealand}} [[Troy Callander]]*
* {{Flagicon|Japan}} [[Itsuki Fuji]]
* {{Flagicon|Japan}} [[Wataru Tajimi]]
* {{Flagicon|Japan}} [[Kosei Kanda]]
* {{Flagicon|Japan}} [[Yuga Kawase]] <sup>REP</sup>

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'''Flankers'''
* {{Flagicon|New Zealand}} [[Whetukamokamo Douglas]]
* {{Flagicon|Japan}} [[Kosuke Hattori]]
* {{Flagicon|Japan}} [[Kento Mizutani]]
* {{Flagicon|Japan}} [[Ryoga Sukeda]]
* {{Flagicon|Japan}} [[Ryosuke Okuma]]
* {{Flagicon|Japan}} [[Ryusuke Yamamoto]]
* {{Flagicon|Japan}} [[Koki Iida]] ([[Captain (sports)|c]])
* {{Flagicon|Japan}} [[Yuki Tsujioka]]
* {{Flagicon|Japan}} [[Ikki Morimoto]] <sup>REP</sup>

'''No8s'''
* {{Flagicon|New Zealand}} [[Ash Parker]]*
* {{Flagicon|Japan}} [[Shigeto Yamashita]]

'''Loose forwards'''

'''Scrum-halves'''
* {{Flagicon|Japan}} [[Rikuya Takashima]]
* {{Flagicon|Japan}} [[Kanaru Takahashi]]
* {{Flagicon|Japan}} [[Eito Tsutsumi]]
* {{Flagicon|Japan}} [[Keito Tahara]]
* {{Flagicon|Japan}} [[Ryotaro Shimizu (rugby union)|Ryotaro Shimizu]]

'''Fly-halves'''
* {{Flagicon|Japan}} [[Shota Kutsuna]]
* {{Flagicon|New Zealand}} [[Daniel Wait]]
* {{Flagicon|Japan}} [[Tatsuya Hayashi]]
* {{Flagicon|Japan}} [[Kaito Sugawara]]

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'''Centres'''
* {{Flagicon|Japan}} [[Fishipuna Tuiaki]]
* {{Flagicon|New Zealand}} [[TJ Faiane]]
* {{Flagicon|Japan}} [[Ayumu Sawada]]
* {{Flagicon|Japan}} [[Tomoya Haraguchi]]
* {{Flagicon|Japan}} [[Haruya Nakasu]]
* {{Flagicon|Japan}} [[Shoki Morimoto]]
* {{Flagicon|Japan}} [[Riku Mizuno]]
* {{Flagicon|Japan}} [[Kazuki Ikemura]]

'''Wings'''
* {{Flagicon|Japan}} [[Yoshihiro Noguchi]]
* {{Flagicon|Japan}} [[Ran Sando]]
* {{Flagicon|Japan}} [[Tatsuki Kanza]]
* {{Flagicon|Japan}} [[Musashi Matsuda]]
* {{Flagicon|Japan}} [[Yushi Okuda]]
* {{Flagicon|Japan}} [[Ryunosuke Fujiwara]] <sup>REP</sup>

'''Fullbacks'''
* {{Flagicon|New Zealand}} [[Chase Tiatia]]
* {{Flagicon|Japan}} [[Yudai Ishi]]
* {{Flagicon|Japan}} [[Kanta Noguchi]]

'''Utility backs'''

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==Notable players<ref>[http://en.rugby-japan.jp/schedule/team/669/ SECOM RUGGUTS | RUGBY: FOR ALL]</ref><ref>[http://en.rugby-japan.jp/schedule/team/7/ SECOM RUGGUTS | RUGBY: FOR ALL]</ref>==
{{famous|date=October 2017}}

===Japan===
* [[Motohiro Akagi]]
* [[Kensuke Iwabuchi]] (Former Japan international)
* [[Tomohiro Oinuma]] (currently playing for [[Ricoh Black Rams]])
* [[Noriyoshi Ohara]]  (currently Iwate Morioka High School RFC coach)
* [[Kota Kawashima]] (currently playing for [[Kintetsu Liners]])
* [[Takashi Kamio]]
* [[Yoshiyuki Koike]]
* [[Takamasa Sawaguchi]] (former Japan international)
* [[Manabu Komatsu]] (currently playing for [[Mitsubishi Sagamihara DynaBoars]])
* [[Yuta Sato]] (currently playing for [[Kamaishi Seawaves]])
* [[Ken Suzuki (rugby union)|Ken Suzuki]]
* [[Yosuke Shishido]]
* [[Manabu Suzuki (rugby union)|Manabu Suzuki]]
* [[Takashi Suzuki (rugby union)|Takashi Suzuki]] (currently playing for Kubota Spears and Japan Sevens)
* [[Naoto Tanemoto]] (former Rugguts coach and Japan international, Waseda University RFC coach)
* [[Yoshikazu Tamura]] (currently playing for [[Yamaha Jubilo]])

===Other Nationalities===
* [[Brian Lima]] (Former Samoa international)
* [[Inoke Afeaki]] (Former Tonga international)
* [[Sene Ta'ala]] (Former Samoa international)
* [[Norman Ligairi]] (Former Fiji international)
* [[Seremaia Bai]](Former Fiji international)
* [[Feleti Mahoni]] (Former Tonga international)
* [[Feleti Fakaongo]] (Former Tonga international)
* [[Penieli Latu]] (Former Tonga international)
Murray Paul Tocker , Secom Coach 2001-2003 , (Former Wellington Lions player 
Marist ST Pats Player )

==See also==
* [[Secom]]
* [[Top East League]]

==Notes==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://www.secom.co.jp/sports/rugby/index.shtml Secom Rugguts] - official home page

{{Japan Rugby Top League}}
{{Top Challenge League}}
{{Rugby union in Japan}}

[[Category:Rugby union teams in Japan]]
[[Category:Rugby clubs established in 1985]]
[[Category:Sports clubs and teams in Saitama Prefecture]]
[[Category:1985 establishments in Japan]]