Full name | Yokohama Canon Eagles | ||
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Union | Japan Rugby Football Union | ||
Nickname(s) | Eagles | ||
Founded | 1980 | ||
Region | Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan | ||
Ground(s) | Nissan Stadium (Capacity: 72,400) | ||
President | Fujio Mitarai[1] | ||
Coach(es) | Keisuke Sawaki | ||
League(s) | Japan Rugby League One | ||
2022 | 6th | ||
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Official website | |||
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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]