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| Full name | Shizuoka Blue Revs | |
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| Union | Japan Rugby Football Union | |
| Nickname(s) | Blue Revs | |
| Founded | 1984 | |
| Location | Iwata, Shizuoka, Japan | |
| Ground(s) | Yamaha Stadium (Capacity: 15,165) | |
| Director of Rugby | Takanobu Horikawa | |
| Coach(es) | Naoya Okubo | |
| League(s) | Japan Rugby League One | |
| 2022 | 8th | |
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Shizuoka Blue Revs (formerly the Yamaha Júbilo) are a rugby union team based in Iwata, Shizuoka, Japan. The team came second behind Toshiba Brave Lupus in the second season of Japanese rugby's Top League (2004–05). They were coached by former All Black Grant Batty and Fijian player-coach Tabai Matson. Founded in 1984, its name was "Yamaha Motors Rugby Football Club". The team rebranded as the Shizuoka Blue Revs ahead of the rebranding of the Top League to the Japan Rugby League One in 2022.[1]
The team name Júbilo means 'joy' in Portuguese, which has had a notable influence on the Japanese language. The name was also shared with the also Yamaha-owned Júbilo Iwata from J2 League.[2]
- ^ "La nouvelle ligue japonaise s'appelle la Japan Rugby League One". Asie Rugby (in French). 16 July 2021. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
- ^ Nomikos Vaporis, Constantine (Jan 6, 2012). Voices of Early Modern Japan: Contemporary Accounts of Daily Life during the Age of the Shoguns. ABC-CLIO. p. 99. ISBN 978-0313392016. Retrieved June 12, 2015.
The Portuguese and their culture had some influence on Japanese clothing, accessories, food and language.