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| Full name | Black Rams Tokyo | ||
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| 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 | ||
| 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 would be joining the team next season, but the team was relegated back to the Japan East League where Larkham would 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]
- ^ "La nouvelle ligue japonaise s'appelle la Japan Rugby League One". Asie Rugby (in French). 16 July 2021. Retrieved 16 July 2021.