Hanazono Kintetsu Liners(Hanazo no Kintetsu Liners,British: Hanazono Kintetsu Liners) IsOsakaHigashi Osaka CityAs a host areaJAPAN RUGBY LEAGUE ONEBelong torugbyIt's a team.

Overview

It is a prestigious team of adult rugby with one of the best history and achievements in Japan.Home groundHigashiosaka Hanazono Rugby Field(OldKintetsu Hanazono Rugby Stadium).Nicknamed "Liners"Kintetsu Limited Express"Urban linerIt expresses the sense of speed and strength in rugby.The team mascotKintetsu Limited Express"Urban liner nextThe logo emblem was renewed with the change of name to "Hanazono Kintetsu Liners", and the team mascot was also the Kintetsu Limited Express "Hanazono Kintetsu Liners".HinoriWas replaced by "LINER MAN" with the motif of "LINER MAN"^[1].

History

Dawn

1927/,Osaka Electric Orbit(Commonly known as Ogai) Volunteers of employees gatherKoan FactoryI practiced rugby on the premises (at this time, I was called the Kintetsu Group General Manager)Saeki IsamuAlso participates).With this practice as a trigger, we recruited members in earnest and formed a team.afterwards,Hanazono Rugby FieldWas established1929/It was officially established as the Osaka Electric Orbital Rugby Club.

There was no organized national tournament before and during the war,1936/(Showa 11) Started winning the Osaka Business Group Tournament in March, and boasts three runner-ups in the tournament.However, as the war deepened, members were convened one after another, and it became difficult to play games and practice.The Hanazono Rugby Stadium, which is the home ground, has also become a farm and a military training ground.It should be noted that1941/(Showa 16) On March 3th, Daigai and its affiliated company,Sangukyu Electric RailwayMerged to become Kansai Express Railway (Kankyu), and further1944/(Showa 19) June 6st with KankyuNankai RailwayWas merged and the Kinki Nippon Railway (Kintetsu) was established.

Golden period

1947/(Showa 22) 2ndNational Athletic MeetHe won the Kansai qualifying round and participated in the 2nd National Athletic Meet held in Kanazawa.It was a great honor to be able to participate in the national polity, which had a high status at that time.In addition, although there were many difficulties such as material shortages, food shortages, and financial shortages during the expedition in the era just after the end of the war, I was able to participate with the cooperation of alumni and employees.

1948/1st degreeNational Adult Rugby Football Tournament(eachRegional leagueParticipated in a tournament by a high-ranking team, hereinafter referred to as the National Adult Tournament).However, in the final, he lost to Kyushu with 3-57 and ended up in second place.Since thenYawata SteelWith the rise of such things, although they had the power to compete for victory, they did not reach the top.in addition1952/Regarding the degree, I also missed the participation in the national adult competition.The first Kintetsu player to make a comebackRepresentation from JapanBecame a playerYoshinobu NakajimaWhen he retired from active duty for the same year, he was appointed as a coach from the following season.

It was worth it, and in 1953Kyushu Electric PowerAnd both teams won the first victory.Despite the fact that his nemesis, Yawata Iron & Steel, lost to Kyushu Electric Power in the district qualifying and missed the participation, he achieved the long-sought "No. 5 in Japan".After that, when Nakajima was the coach, Kintetsu won the tournament five times.

In 1956, he defeated Kyushu Electric Power in the final and has continued since the first tournament.KyusyuThe consecutive championships of the forces were cut off.Since then, by the 27th tournament, he has won 8 times and 9 runners-up.In particular, he played against Yawata Iron & Steel 1951 times from 1968 to 12 at the National Adult Tournament.In the final match, he met eight times and reigned for a long time as one of the two strongest members of the working team.Kintetsu's record was 8 wins and 2 losses (10 win and 1 losses in the final), which was very poor. In addition, in the final in 7 and the semi-final in 1958, they lost to Yawata and were prevented from winning the tournament for the third consecutive time.

1956/In the 9th tournament, he won all four games from the first round to the final without any goals and was said to be a "complete shut-out victory".This record has never been lined up since then.It is also famous for having achieved 1 out of 4 appearances and 55 consecutive appearances in the competition.

1958/Opened every timeKansai Adult LeagueFounding members^{[Note 1]}However, he has won 1 consecutive victories since the first tournament, a total of 11 times (Top westI haven't counted the victory in.)

1961/In degreesJapan ChampionshipParticipated in the NHK Trophy, the predecessor of, and won the runner-up.

1966/degree,1967/degree,1974/He also won the Japan Championship.

Incidentally,1969/Degree (January 1970) won the national adult tournament and got the right to participate in the 1th Japan Championship, but declined to participate.This year's Japan ChampionshipBangkok(Thailand) 2ndAsian ChampionshipThe schedule was duplicated.The Kansai member A-League, which had produced a large number of Japanese national team players, was named by the managers of all seven teams in advance.Japan AssociationI had requested to change the schedule of the Japan Championships.However, it is also the time for the university exam, and the Japan Association has not changed the schedule.Toyota self-construction, Best 4Mitsubishi Heavy Industries KyotoThey abstained as the consensus of the Kansai forces.Therefore, the Japan Association is another team of the best four.Fuji Iron Kamaishi(Later Nippon Steel Kamaishi) was asked to participate, and Fuji Iron Kamaishi accepted this and participated in the Japan Championships.

Stagnation period

After winning the 1974 Japan Championship,Yoshihiro Sakata(CurrentKansai Rugby Football AssociationChairman),Hiroshi Ogasawara(OriginalworldPlayers with experience of representing Japan such as (Director) have retired, and after the 1976 seasonRyozo Imazato(OriginalRepresentation from JapanDirector, former Kintetsu Liners manager)Susumu(Later professional wrestler,Ashura Hara) Is also retired.After that, I tried to rejuvenate, but the strengthening did not go as expected.

Although he won the Kansai Adult A-League in 1977 and 1988, and remained in the A-League after that, he continued to break the record of consecutive appearances in the national adult tournament, but he did not show any outstanding results.

National Adult Tournamentには、第1回（1948年度）から最後の大会となる第55回（2002年度）までの間に、実に53回（歴代1位）の出場を果たした。この間、優勝8回（歴代4位）、準優勝9回（歴代2位）、通算137試合（歴代2位）、通算82勝（歴代2位）、50大会連続出場（1953年度-2002年度、歴代1位）という輝かしい記録を残した。

After the start of the top league

Opened in 2003Japan Rugby Top LeagueAt the same time,Kintetsu LinersThe team name was decided. In the 2003 league match, he finished in 3th place out of 8 teams with 12 wins and 10 losses, and went into a qualification match.Kyushu Electric PowerHe won 47-24 and escaped relegation.

However, in 2004, he finished 2th out of 9 teams with 12 wins and 11 losses, and according to the tournament regulations.Top westAutomatic demotion to A-League has been decided.The team has been run as part of club activities aimed at corporate welfare, but from 2005, the operating budget has been increased with the policy of renewing it into an independent organization as a symbol sport of the company.Also, as the person in charge of the OBRyozo Imazato(Former Japan National Team, Former Kintetsu Coach, Former Japan National Team Coach) was selected.

In 2005Top westWon the A-League with all 7 wins and challenge match (Top east,Top west,Top kyushuAdvance to the ranking battle) by the representatives of the three regions.From the following year 3Top leagueWill be expanded to 14 teams, so if you reach the 3nd place out of 2 teams, you will be able to return by automatic promotion.IBM Japan Big BlueTo 0-39,Coca-Cola West JapanLost 12-15 in a row and lost all in the top league in a qualification matchFukuoka Sanix BluesHe lost 20-46 and couldn't make a comeback.

In 2006Top westWin the A-League for the second time in a row and try the challenge match again.Automatic promotionMitsubishi Heavy Industries SagamiharaIn the final match with, he lost by a narrow margin of 31-32 and missed the automatic promotion.In addition, he was caught up with a tie (29-29) just before the end of the qualification match with IBM.In this case, according to the tournament regulationsTop leagueKintetsu was unable to return to the top league for the second year in a row due to the remaining team.

Of 2007Top westIn A, there is a top 3 playoff system, and if you are in the 3rd place, you can participate in the playoff for the challenge match.I have been demoted from the top leagueWorld fighting bullWhen,Honda heatAlthough he lost to the playoffs, he barely decided to advance to the playoffs in 3rd place.In the playoffs, he defeated Honda and World to win the Top West for the third time in a row and qualify for Challenge Match 3.In a challenge matchPine Doubles SomersとYokogawaHe won the championship and decided to return to the top league in 1st place.For the first time in 33 yearsJapan ChampionshipIn the first roundKeio UniversityDefeated, but continuedToyotaThe battle was defeated at the end of a close battle (43-53).

In 2008Peter sloaneInvited to the head coach,Top leagueAlthough he was a promoted team, he won the opening two consecutive games, and although he could not beat the top team, he fought well and got bonus points.He definitely won the lower team and avoided automatic demotion with two games left.In addition, 2th place or higher was decided without waiting for the final round, avoiding the qualification match and confirming the remaining.The final ranking was 2th out of 10 teams, but it was a good result for the first year of his return.

Aiming for further step-up in fiscal 2009Shotaro Onishi-Tadanobu Ko-Tashin Ito・ Reinforce talented people from Kansai.furtherLeon MacDonaldAlthough there was a reinforcement of the big name, due to the injured and lack of combination, he finished in 11th place and went to a qualification match.But in a qualification matchYokogawaWinTop leagueI decided to stay.

Rico Gear joined in 2010.Also, the combination improved and I couldn't win for a while.Kobe Steel,ToyotaI mentioned Venus to break.The final ranking isTop leagueIt was the 9th place in Thailand.With the expiration of the contract of coach Peter Sloane, coach Ryusuke Maeda will be appointed as coach from 2011.

In 2011, it was a good advance such as the opening three consecutive wins, and as a teamTop leagueI broke into the highest 5th place.The following year, in 2012, there were many omissions in the match against the middle team, and it ended in 7th place.

In March 2016, Akira Tsuboi became the director following the retirement of director Ryusuke Maeda.However, in 3, it was ranked 2017th (lowest) in the final ranking.Top challenge leagueWas automatically demoted.

In 2018, he was appointed as the head coach of the former 15-person women's national team coach.Top challenge leagueAlthough he passed the 1st stage with all wins, he stalled in the 2nd stage and finished 3rd.I participated in a qualification match,Hino Red DolphinsLost to, did not get promoted in one season^[2].

In 2019, the attack will be renewed with Sean Hedger as the backs coach.Top league cupFinished the pool game with 4 wins and 1 loss,Kobe SteelDue to the defeat in the battle, he missed the final tournament.

July 2021, 7, New LeagueJAPAN RUGBY LEAGUE ONEWill be distributed to the second division league^[3]..On the same day, Kintetsu Liners announced that it will change its name to "Hanazono Kintetsu Liners", which includes Hanazono Rugby Stadium in the team name in the new league that will start in January 2022.^[4].

title

National convention

• Japan Championship
  • Win : 3 times(1966, 1967, 1974)
  • Runner-up: 2 times (1961)^{[Note 2]}, 1963)
• National Adult Tournament
  • Win : 8 times(1953^{[Note 3]}, 1956, 1957, 1961, 1966, 1967, 1969, 1974)
  • Runner-up: 9 times (1948, 1951, 1955, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1963, 1965, 1973)

Top league

• Kansai Adult League
  • Win : 17 times(1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967^{[Note 4]}, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1977^{[Note 5]}, 1988) *Most in history

Lower league

• Top challenge league
  • Winner: 1 time (2019）
• Top West A
  • Winner: 3 times (2005, 2006, 2007)

Grade

League record

Before the establishment of the Top League

Since the establishment of the Top League

2022 squad

Of 2022SquadIs as follows^[6].TaiziIs a new player from this year.

• captain

Shohei Nonaka

Past players

footnote

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外部 リンク

• Hanazono Kintetsu Liners
• Hanazono Kintetsu Liners (@liners_players)- Twitter
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• Hanazono Kintetsu Liners - YouTubeChannel