Mitsubishi Sagamihara Dynaboars (), commonly shortened to Sagamihara Dynaboars and also known as Mitsubishi Juko Sagamihara Rugby Club, are a professional Japanese rugby union team based in Sagamihara, Kanagawa Prefecture that compete in the Japan Rugby League One (JRLO) competition. The club is owned by the Mitsubishi Heavy Industries.
The club was founded in 1981. It came second in the Top East 10 league in 2004–05 and entered the Top League challenge series play-off.
The club won the Top East 11 league in 2006–07 and entered the Top League in 2007–08. The team was named Dynaboars (a conflation of "dynamic" and "boars") as part of their promotion to the Top League; however, they were demoted at the end of the season. The Dynaboars signed ex-Wales international and IRB World Player of the Year 2008 Shane Williams in 2012, retiring in 2014.
Players Current squad The Mitsubishi Sagamihara DynaBoars squad for the 2026–27 season is:
Mitsubishi Sagamihara DynaBoars squadProps Mototsugu Hachiya Ahn Chang-ho* Chae Yū-ji* Shunsuke Asaoka Keita Ando Jun Morimoto Tomoaki Ishii Kanzo Schinckel Pieter Scholtz
Hookers Lee Seung-hyuk* Yūki Miyazato Shoma Sagawa Naoki Kotera Naoto Yasutsune
Locks Daiki Yamagiwa Luke Porter* Walt Steenkamp* Tim Cardall Epineri Uluiviti* Shoichi Takagi Koki MatsumotoFlankers Kyo Yoshida (c) Friedle Olivier Bunsuke Kurita Masataka Tsuruya Cho Song-yu* Koki Sato Yusuke Sakamoto Koki Hattori
No8s Jose Seru Marino Mikaele-Tu'u
Scrum-halves Brad Weber Kota Iwamura Yoshiki Yoshioka Dai Kawahara Jack Stratton*
Fly-halves Jack Bowen LOAN Shun Miyake Shinnosuke YamashitaCentres Charlie Lawrence* Shota Taira Lukhanyo Am Riku Mishima Joape Naco* Haniteli Vailea* Matt Vaega*
Wingers Junta Hamano DJ Kashima Too Jr Vaega* Kurt-Lee Arendse
Fullbacks Semisi Masirewa* Satoshi Koizumi Shoki Yoshimoto
Utility Backs
Former players Simon Kasprowicz - lock Blair Urlich - No. 8 Kohei Matsui - center three-quarter back Troy Flavell - lock Isma-eel Dollie - Flyhalf Shane Williams – Wing Dave Walder - Flyhalf David Milo - No. 8 Hamish Gard inside centre
Coaches
Current coaching staff
Position Name Nationality Head coach Glenn Delaney Assistant coach Ben Franks Assistant coach Joe Maddock Assistant coach Yasumasa Miyamoto Assistant coach Nicholas Ealey Assistant coach Kensaku Akuta
References
External links Mitsubishi Dynaboars - official page (Japanese)