Full name | Mie Honda Heat | ||
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Union | Japan Rugby Football Union | ||
Nickname(s) | Heat | ||
Founded | 1960 | ||
Location | Suzuka, Mie, Japan | ||
Ground(s) | Honda Active Land and Suzuka Sports Garden | ||
Chairman | Takanobu Ito | ||
Coach(es) | Kieran Crowley | ||
League(s) | Japan Rugby League One, Division Two | ||
2022 | 2nd Lost promotion/relegation match | ||
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Mie Honda Heat is a Japanese rugby union team based in Suzuka City, Mie Prefecture, Japan. The owner of the club is Honda Motor. (Suzuka is known for the Suzuka Circuit and the presence of car companies. Conveniently, the team uses Suzuka to jog on as part of their training programme.)
They play in the Japan Rugby League One, the top tier of Japan's rugby union hierarchy.
In 2011–12, Honda Heat were relegated to regional events for 2012–13. Winning 2 and drawing 1 of their 13 games in the regular season.
The team rebranded as Mie Honda Heat ahead of the rebranding of the Top League as the Japan Rugby League One in 2022.[1]