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Nippon Steel Kamaishi Seawaves
日本製鉄釜石シーウェイブス
Full nameNippon Steel Kamaishi Seawaves
UnionJapan Rugby Football Union
NicknameKamaishi Seawaves
Founded2001
RegionIwate Prefecture, Tōhoku
GroundKamaishi City Stadium
CoachYasuo Suda
League(s)Japan Rugby League One, Division Two
20225th
Official website
www.kamaishi-seawaves.com

Nippon Steel Kamaishi Seawaves (commonly known as the Kamaishi Seawaves) is a Rugby union football club in Kamaishi, Iwate Prefecture, Japan. It was established in 2001.[1]

At its inception, it was known as Nippon Steel Corporation Kamaishi.[2]

Current squad

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The Kamaishi Seawaves squad for the 2025-26 season is:[3] [a] [b]

Kamaishi Seawaves 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
  1. ^ a b c d February 3 2026,Yamaguchi,Kikuchi,Mogami was Joined as an early entry(graduating from university this academic year) from the team after the round 5.
  2. ^ a b c d Yamaguchi,Kikuchi,Mogami is eligible to compete starting from Round 6.

Notable players

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The following former Kamaishi Seawaves players became Japanese internationals:[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Overview of Kamaishi City". Kamaishi City Council. Archived from the original on 6 December 2013. Retrieved 3 December 2013.
  2. ^ Nakagawa, Fumiyuki (23 May 2011). "Rugby squad cheers up quake-hit Kamaishi". Asahi Shimbun. Archived from the original on 8 December 2013. Retrieved 3 December 2013.
  3. ^ "Kamaishi Seawaves Members" (in Japanese). Kamaishi Seawaves. 18 September 2020. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
  4. ^ "Une grande équipe historique japonaise: Kamaishi Seawaves". Japon Rugby (in French). Retrieved 17 September 2017.
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