NTT Communications Shining Arcs


The NTT Communications Rugby Football Club – commonly known as the Shining Arcs – is a rugby union team owned by NTT Communications and is part of Japan's Top League competition. The current head coach is Rob Penney.
The team is based in Ichikawa city, Chiba Prefecture in the Kantō region.

History

NTT Communications RFC was founded in 1976. They won promotion to the expanded Top League of 14 teams at the end of the 2009–10 season. They made their Top League debut for the 2010–11 season. After their first season, they finished 12th place with 4 wins and 9 losses. They had to play a play-off to keep themselves in the Top League, in which they beat Canon Eagles 31-19. In the 2011–12 season, they finished in 9th place.

Current squad

The NTT Communications Shining Arcs squad is for the 2020–2021 season:

Notable former players