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| Full name | Chugoku Electric Power Rugby Football Club |
|---|---|
| Union | Japan Rugby Football Union |
| Nickname(s) | Red Regulions |
| Founded | 1987 |
| Location | Hiroshima, Chūgoku |
| Coach(es) | Yusushi Segawa |
| League(s) | Japan Rugby League One, Division Three |
| 2022 | 5th |
Chugoku Electric Power Rugby Football Club – nicknamed the Red Regulions – is a Japanese rugby union team, currently playing in the Japan Rugby League One.[1] The team is the rugby team of electric utilities provider Chugoku Electric Power, based in Hiroshima in the Chūgoku region.
The team was created in 1987 as the rugby union team for Chugoku Electric Power. When rugby union in Japan was restructured in 2003 with the introduction of the Top League, Chugoku Electric Power was allocated to the second tier Top Kyūshū League. They remained in that league until a further restructuring prior to the 2017–18 saw the team promoted to a newly established Top Challenge League.[2] In July 2017, they also adopted the name Red Regulions for the team.[3]
- ^ ジャパンラグビー トップチャレンジリーグ 2017-2018シーズン、参加8チーム決定 [Japan Rugby Top Challenge League 2017-2018 season, participating 8 teams determined] (Press release) (in Japanese). Top League. 28 January 2017. Retrieved 28 January 2017.
- ^ "Japan to add second-tier rugby league in 2017". Japan Times. 19 August 2016. Archived from the original on 6 January 2017. Retrieved 6 January 2017.
- ^ "チーム名の決定について" [About team name determination] (Press release) (in Japanese). Chugoku Electric Power Rugby Football Club. 17 July 2017. Archived from the original on 24 August 2017. Retrieved 24 August 2017.