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Chugoku Red Regulions

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Chugoku Red Regulions
中国電力レッドレグリオンズ
Full nameChugoku Electric Power Rugby Football Club
UnionJapan Rugby Football Union
Nickname(s)Red Regulions
Founded1987
LocationHiroshima, Chūgoku
Coach(es)Yusushi Segawa
League(s)Japan Rugby League One, Division Three
20225th

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]

Current squad

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The Chugoku Red Regulions squad for the 2023–24 season is:[4]

Chugoku Red Regulions squad

Props

Hookers

Locks

Flankers

No8s

Scrum-halves

Fly-halves

Centres

Wingers

Fullbacks

Utility Backs

(c) Denotes team captain, Bold denotes player is internationally capped

Season history

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Chugoku Electric Power's record in the top two tiers since the formation of the Top Kyūshū League in 2003 was:

Chugoku Electric Power season history
Season Competition Phase P W D L PF PA PD TB LB Pts Pos Notes
2003–04 2003 Top Kyūshū League First Phase 6 4 0 2 333 236 +97 4 0 20 3rd Qualified to the Second Phase
Second Phase 2 0 0 2 17 147 −130 0 0 0 3rd
2004–05 2004 Top Kyūshū League First Phase 7 3 0 4 206 378 −172 4 0 16 5th
2005–06 2005 Top Kyūshū League First Phase 6 3 0 3 183 253 −70 3 0 15 4th
2006–07 2006 Top Kyūshū League First Phase 5 2 1 2 149 171 −22 4 1 15 3rd Qualified to the Second Phase
Second Phase 2 0 0 2 14 141 −127 0 0 0 3rd
2007–08 2007 Top Kyūshū League First Phase 5 3 0 2 145 118 +27 3 1 16 2nd Qualified to the Second Phase
Second Phase 2 1 0 1 49 46 +3 1 0 5 2nd Qualified to Challenge Series 2
2008 Top League Challenge Series Challenge 2 2 0 0 2 5 192 −187 0 0 0 3rd
2008–09 2008 Top Kyūshū League First Phase 5 3 0 2 122 138 −16 2 0 14 3rd Qualified to the Second Phase
Second Phase 2 0 0 2 36 73 −37 0 0 0 3rd
2009–10 2009 Top Kyūshū League First Phase 5 4 0 1 319 91 +228 4 0 20 2nd Qualified to the Second Phase
Second Phase 2 1 0 1 69 54 +15 1 0 5 2nd Qualified to Challenge Series 2
2010 Top League Challenge Series Challenge 2 2 0 0 2 17 218 −201 0 0 0 3rd
2010–11 2010 Top Kyūshū League First Phase 6 2 0 4 148 192 −44 2 1 11 5th
2011–12 2011 Top Kyūshū League First Phase 6 3 0 3 200 147 +53 3 0 15 4th
2012–13 2012 Top Kyūshū League First Phase 6 4 0 2 180 201 −21 4 0 20 3rd Qualified to the Second Phase
Second Phase 2 0 0 2 10 122 −112 0 0 0 3rd
2013–14 2013 Top Kyūshū League First Phase 6 4 0 2 197 120 +77 3 1 20 3rd Qualified to the Second Phase
Second Phase 2 0 0 2 13 123 −110 0 0 0 3rd
2014–15 2014 Top Kyūshū League First Phase 6 4 0 2 264 86 +178 4 2 22 2nd Qualified to the Second Phase
Second Phase 2 1 0 1 27 65 −38 1 0 5 2nd Qualified to Challenge Series 2
2014–15 Top League Challenge Series Challenge 2 2 1 0 1 48 51 −3 0 0 4 2nd
2015–16 2015 Top Kyūshū League First Phase 7 4 0 3 302 178 +124 4 1 21 4th Qualified to the Second Phase
Second Phase 3 0 0 3 37 120 −83 0 0 0 4th
2016–17 2016 Top Kyūshū League First Phase 6 6 0 0 297 84 +213 5 0 29 1st Qualified to the Second Phase
Second Phase 2 1 0 1 45 31 +14 1 0 5 2nd Qualified to Challenge Series 2
2016–17 Top League Challenge Series Challenge 2 2 0 0 2 27 81 −54 0 0 0 3rd Promoted to Top Challenge League
2017–18 2017 Top Challenge League First Stage 7 1 0 6 88 369 −281 1 0 5 7th Qualified to Second Stage Group B
Second Phase Group B 3 2 0 1 95 67 +28 0 0 10 6th
2018–19 2018 Top Challenge League First Phase Not yet played
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References

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ "Chugoku Red Regulions: Members" (in Japanese). Chugoku Red Regulions. Retrieved 30 December 2020.