Kobe Steel Kobelco Steelers

Kobe Steel Kobelco Steelers
神戸製鋼コベルコスティーラーズ

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Full name	Kobe Steel Kobelco Steelers
Union	Japan Rugby Football Union
Nickname(s)	Kobelco Steelers
Founded	1928
Location	Kobe, Japan
Ground(s)	Various stadiums
Coach(es)	Allister Coetzee
Captain(s)	Daiki Hashimoto
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Official website
www.kobelcosteelers.com

Kobe Steel Kobelco Steelers (神戸製鋼コベルコスティーラーズ Kobe Seiko Koberuko Suti-ra-zu) are a Japanese rugby union team owned by Kobe Steel, Ltd., and based in Kobe. They were the first ever Top League champions when the League started in the 2003-4 season. The team plays its home games at Noevir Stadium Kobe (formerly Kobe Wing Stadium).

Honors

• Top League:
  • Champions: 2003–04

Current Squad

Position	Name	Nationality
Head Coach	Allister Coetzee	South Africa
Assistant Coach	Nicholas Holten	New Zealand
Assistant Coach	David Williams	South Africa
Head of Performance	Nicholas Collins	Australia
Team Manager	Hiroshi Fukunaga	Japan

Senior playing squad, 2015/16 season

The Kobe Steel Kobelco Steelers squad for 2015-16 Top League season:

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

Past players

• Ron Cribb
• Dave Bickle
• Mark Egan
• Kensuke Iwabuchi
• Daisuke Ohata
• Andrew Miller
• Simon Wensley
• Pierre Hola
• Ian Williams
• Yuya Saito
• Peter Grant
• Thinus Delport

External links

• Steelers upset Green Rockets in Microsoft Cup - Japan Times, January 24, 2005
• Kobelco Steelers official site
• Top League official site