Black Rams Tokyo

Black Rams Tokyo
リコーブラックラムズ東京

Full name	Black Rams Tokyo
Union	Japan Rugby Football Union
Nickname(s)	Black Rams
Founded	1953
Location	Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan
Ground(s)	Komazawa Olympic Park Stadium (Capacity: 20,010)
Director of Rugby	Tsutomu Nishitsuji
Coach(es)	Peter Hewat
League(s)	Japan Rugby League One
2022	9th
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Black Rams Tokyo (formerly Ricoh Black Rams) is a Japanese rugby union team in the Japan Rugby League One. Being ranked tenth meant that, in order to continue in the league, it had to defeat one of the top regional clubs in a play-off, which it achieved.

Slogan for 2006 season: TAFU ("Tough" in English). The acronym stands for Team, Aggression, Faith, Unity.

In January 2008 it was announced that Stephen Larkham will be joining the team next season, but the team was relegated back to the Japan East League where Larkham will begin his career in Japan. In April 2008 Todd Louden was announced as head coach, to be assisted by Pote Human (Daily Yomiuri, April 26, 2008).

The team rebranded as Black Rams Tokyo following the rebranding of the Top League to the Japan Rugby League One ahead of 2022.^[1]

Schedule/Results

2005

February 13. Ricoh Black Rams v Toyota Jido Shokki - placed third in the Top League Challenge Series.

Players

Current squad

The Black Rams Tokyo squad for the 2023–24 season is:^[2]

Notable former players

• Glen Osborne - Fullback
• Inoke Afeaki - Lock
• Eroni Clarke - Centre
• James Haskell - Loose forward
• Ma'a Nonu - Centre
• Stephen Larkham - Fly Half
• Sui Liaga - Wing
• Dean Hall - Wing
• Glenn Paterson - Fly Half
• Michael Broadhurst - Loose forward

Coaches

• Tim Lane (2005–6 season)

References

External links

• Ricoh Black Rams - official site
• Ricoh unveils Larkham - Daily Yomiuri, February 14, 2008
• Official Site - Official site