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Suntory Sungoliath (also known as Suntory Rugby Football Club) is owned by Suntory and is one of the Japanese rugby union teams in the Top League. The team is based in Fuchu, Tokyo, as is their local rival Toshiba Brave Lupus. The slogan for the 2006-7 season is: "ALIVE"
[edit] History
The club was established in 1980, and since then they have won the Japanese Championship on numerous occasions. They also compete in the recently formed Top League. In their first season, 2003-04 they finished 4th, then 8th the following season, 6th in the 2005-06 season and 2nd in the 2006-7 season under new coach Katsuyuki Kiyomiya. The club celebrated its 25th anniversary in April 2005.
[edit] Players
- Toru Kurihara
- Ryan Nicholas - scored a Top League record individual points tally in the game versus IBM Big Blue on September 16, 2006 (36 points) and was the top points scorer in the league, 2006-07
- Hirotoki Onozawa
- Jamie Washington
- Daigo Yamashita
[edit] Record in Top League
- 2003-4 4th
- 2004-5 8th
- 2005-6 6th
- 2006-7 2nd, and runner-up in the Microsoft Cup
[edit] Titles
- 1995 All-Japan company champions, All-Japan champions
- 2000 All-Japan champions
- 2001 All-Japan company champions, All-Japan champions
- 2002 All-Japan company champions
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