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Kurita Water Gush Akishima

Kurita Water Gush Akishima
栗田工業ウォーターガッシュ昭島
Full nameKurita Water Rugby Akishima
UnionJapan Rugby Football Union
NicknameWater Gush
Founded1962
Ground(s)Kurita Industrial Ground
35°30′24″N 139°19′2″E / 35.50667°N 139.31722°E / 35.50667; 139.31722
CoachMasahumi Uchiyama
League(s)Japan Rugby League One, Division Three
20253th
1st kit
2nd kit
Official website
www.kurita-watergush.jp

Kurita Water Gush Akishima is a Japanese rugby union team competing in Division Three of Japan Rugby League One. Owned by Kurita Water Industries, a water treatment chemical manufacturer, the team is based in Atsugi, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. The team rebranded as Kurita Water Gush Akishima in 2022, coinciding with the rebranding of the Top League to the Japan Rugby League One.[1]

Squad

The Kurita Water Gush Akishima squad for the 2025-26 season is:[2] [a] [b]

Kurita Water Gush Akishima squad

Props

  • Japan Kei Tagusagawa
  • Japan Kei Shibuya
  • Japan Aki Kajihara
  • Japan Shoya Koyama
  • Japan Masashi Debuchi
  • Japan Rui Kuriyama
  • Japan Shohei Tsujimura
  • Japan Issa Hosoya
  • Japan Kosei Ohtani
  • Japan Yuki Kawai
  • Japan Taishin Yuasa REP [a] [b]

Hookers

  • Japan Kota Hojo
  • Japan Ryota Kuribara
  • Japan Ryutaro Iguchi
  • Japan Tasuke Yao REP [a] [b]

Locks

Flankers

  • Japan Hiroki Kawase
  • Japan Taisei Nakao
  • United States Papaseea Matelau
  • Japan Morishi Ito REP [a] [b]
  • Japan Motoi Naito REP [a] [b]

No8s

Scrum-halves

  • Japan Sho Nakamura
  • Japan Kakeru Sugihara
  • Japan Ren Shinwada
  • Japan Yugo Oyamada REP [a] [b]

Fly-halves

  • Japan Takuro Hayashida
  • Japan Shinpei Suganuma
  • Japan Hiroki Handa
  • Japan Yujin Ikezawa
  • England Piers Francis

Centres

  • Japan Shogo Yanagita
  • Japan So Matsushima
  • Japan Daiki Yokota
  • Japan Katsuki Ishizuka
  • Japan Takuma Enomoto
  • Japan Iori Yokoyama
  • New Zealand Quinton Nicholas

Wingers

  • Japan Kentaro Sugimori
  • Japan Ryo Hosomoto
  • Japan Kai Yamamoto
  • Japan Ryohei Momota REP [a] [b]

Fullbacks

  • Japan Yuta Sugiyama
  • Japan Koshi Emoto
  • Australia Kauri Tipene-Grace

Utility Backs

(c) denotes team captain.
  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i January 27 2026, Yuasa,Yao,Kusunoki,Ito,Naito,Yamaguchi,Oyamada,Momota was Joined as an early entry(graduating from university this academic year) from the team after the round 4.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i Yuasa,Yao,Kusunoki,Ito,Naito,Yamaguchi,Oyamada,Momota is eligible to compete starting from Round 5.

References

  1. ^ "La nouvelle ligue japonaise s'appelle la Japan Rugby League One". Asie Rugby (in French). 16 July 2021. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
  2. ^ "Kurita Water Gush Member List". Kurita Water Gush. Retrieved 16 December 2019.
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