Yokogawa Musashino Atlastars
Encyclopedia
Yokogawa Musashino Atlastars is a Japanese rugby
team based in Musashino, Tokyo
.
They were promoted to the Top League
for the first time ever for Season 2008-09 and spent there one season before relegation.
Fa'atonu Fili Signed on 2 year deal with option of 3rd
Rugby union
Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
team based in Musashino, Tokyo
Musashino, Tokyo
is a city located in Tokyo, Japan.As of October 1, 2010, the city has an estimated population of 137,222 and a population density of 12,788.63 persons per km². The total area is 10.73 km².The city was founded on November 3, 1947...
.
They were promoted to the Top League
Top League
The Top League is a professional rugby union league created by the Japan Rugby Football Union to drive up the overall standard and popularity of the sport in the country and improve the results of the Japan national rugby union team. The first season was 2003-04 and featured 12 teams...
for the first time ever for Season 2008-09 and spent there one season before relegation.
Squad
Former players and coaches
- Yoshihito Yoshida - former Japan wing
- Daisuke MoriDaisuke Moriis a Japanese nurse, who was convicted for giving lethal doses of the muscle relaxant drug Vecuronium to his patients in a clinic in Izumi-ku, Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture. He was suspected as a medical serial killer, though he was convicted of one murder....
- wing three-quarter back - Radike SamoRadike SamoRadike Samo is an Australian rugby union player. He plays lock, flanker, number 8 and can even play on the wing...
- Australian back-row
Fa'atonu Fili Signed on 2 year deal with option of 3rd