Full name | Munakata Sanix Blues |
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Union | Japan Rugby Football Union |
Nickname(s) | Blues |
Founded | 1994 |
Location | Munakata, Fukuoka, Japan |
Ground(s) | Various stadiums |
Coach(es) | Yuichiro Fujii |
League(s) | Top League |
2016–17 | 11th |
Munakata Sanix Blues (宗像サニックスブルース Munakata Sanikkusu Burūsu?), formerly Fukuoka Sanix Blues and Fukuoka Sanix Bombs, is a Japanese rugby union team based in Munakata, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. Founded in April 1994 (Heisei 6), the team rose rapidly through the Kyūshū leagues and was in the Top League for the first season (2003-4) as Kyūshū's sole representative, but lost a relegation battle with Kintetsu Liners 42-45 and was demoted. But Sanix managed to return to the Top League for the 2005-6 season, beating Secom Rugguts and Toyota Jido Shokki in the Top League Challenge Series 2005.
The current Munakata Sanix Blues squad is:
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