Black Rams Tokyo (), is a professional Japanese rugby union team based in Setagaya, Tokyo that compete in the Japan Rugby League One (JRLO) competition.
The team rebranded as Black Rams Tokyo following the inaugural Japan Rugby League One (JRLO) season in 2022.
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 2026–27 season is:
Black Rams Tokyo squadProps Kazuma Nishi Yuichiro Taniguchi Kosei Nakamura Taishi Tsumura Paddy Ryan Taichi Chiba Kota Mitake Daigo Sasagawa Yūi Matsubara
Hookers Masashi Ōnishi Shin Ōuchi Hinata Takei Ko Sato Lee Soon-hong* Tomoya Adachi**
Locks Reijiro Yamamoto Yūsuke Kishi Michael Allardice* Josh Goodhue* Harrison Fox*Flankers Shū Yamamoto Talau Samurai Fakatava** Felix Kalapu Jeandre Labuschagne Liam Gill
No8s Samuel Waqabaca* Amato Fakatava Shūhei Matsuhashi Brodi McCurran* Otoya Kihara Shogo Yamamura
Scrum-halves Toshiya Takahashi Seima Inaba TJ Perenara (c) Takanobu Minami
Fly-halves Ichigo Nakakusu Kohei Horigome Kotaro Ito Isaac Lucas*Centres Yūta Kurihara Rameka Poihipi Tamati Tua Yūki Ikeda Takumi Aoki Penieli Jr Latu* Larzlow Sword* Taichi Kugino
Wingers Daisuke Nishikawa Yūta Akihama Yoshiyuki Koga Tomu Takamoto Tomoya Yamamura
Fullbacks Taira Main Brendan Owen
Utility Backs (c) Denotes team captain, Bold denotes player is internationally capped
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) Peter Hewat (2021-2024) Tabai Matson (2024–present)
Notes
References
External links Ricoh Black Rams - official site Ricoh unveils Larkham - Daily Yomiuri, February 14, 2008 Official Site - Official site