Market›Kobelco Kobe Steelers
Company Profile

Kobelco Kobe Steelers

The Kobelco Kobe Steelers are a Japanese rugby union team owned by Kobe Steel, and based in Kobe. They were the first ever Top League champions when the League started in the 2003-2004 season. The team rebranded as Kobelco Kobe Steelers ahead of the rebranding of the Top League to the Japan Rugby League One in 2022.

Honours
• Top League: • Champions: 2003–04, 2018-19 ==Current management team==
Current squad
The Kobelco Kobe Steelers squad for the 2025-26 season is: == Past players ==
Past players
• Yuta Imamura (2007-19, 124 games) Centre, Japanese international (2006-13, 39 caps) • Itaru Taniguchi (2008-21, 148 games) Loose forward, Japanese international (2010-11, 10 caps) • Shoji Ito (2009-18, 104 games) Lock, Japanese international (2012-15, 36 caps) Japanese players • Toshiyuki Hayashi • Ian Williams • Seiji Hirao • Yuya Saito • Kensuke Iwabuchi • Daisuke Ohata • Andrew Miller • Atsushi Oyagi • Kensuke Iwabuchi Foreign players • Ardie Savea • Brodie Retallick • Andy Ellis • Dan Carter • Adam Ashley-Cooper • Aaron Cruden • Andries Bekker • Jacque Fourie • Ron Cribb • Dave Bickle • Mark Egan • Simon Wensley • Pierre Hola • Peter Grant • Thinus Delport • Ben Smith • Lukhanyo Am • Hayden Parker ==References==
Source: Wikipedia ↗
tickerdossier.comtickerdossier.substack.com