Yokohama Canon Eagles

Yokohama Canon Eagles
横浜 キヤノンイーグルス
Full nameYokohama Canon Eagles
UnionJapan Rugby Football Union
Nickname(s)Eagles
Founded1980
RegionYokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan
Ground(s)Nissan Stadium (Capacity: 72,400)
PresidentFujio Mitarai[1]
Coach(es)Keisuke Sawaki
League(s)Japan Rugby League One
20226th
1st kit
2nd kit
Official website
www.canon-eagles.jp

The Yokohama Canon Eagles is a Japanese rugby union team founded in 1981 that competes in the Japan Rugby League One and is owned by Canon. The team was previously based in Machida, Tokyo, Japan. According to the official website, it was founded as Canon Rugby Team in 1980, and determined the nickname Eagles in 2010. The team moved to Yokohama ahead of the rebranding of the Top League in 2022, becoming the Yokohama Canon Eagles.[2]

  1. ^ "Bilan de fin de saison: Canon Eagles (10/16)". Japon Rugby (in French). 4 March 2014. Retrieved 26 January 2017.
  2. ^ "La nouvelle ligue japonaise s'appelle la Japan Rugby League One". Asie Rugby (in French). 16 July 2021. Retrieved 16 July 2021.