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 squad
The Kobelco Kobe Steelers squad for the 2023-24 season is:

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

 * 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