Coca-Cola Red Sparks
_Defunct Rugby Teams | Japan
Team Info
Founded: 1966
Stadium: Level-5 Stadium
Manager: N/A
Previous Results
| Date | Home | Score | Away | League |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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17 Apr 2021 06:00 |
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24 - 17 |
Coca-Cola Red Sparks |
Japan Rugby League One |
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15 Dec 2018 02:30 |
|
31 - 36 |
Toyota Industries Shuttles Aichi |
Japan Rugby League One |
|
08 Dec 2018 02:30 |
|
36 - 40 |
Hino Red Dolphins |
Japan Rugby League One |
|
01 Dec 2018 02:30 |
|
43 - 17 |
Coca-Cola Red Sparks |
Japan Rugby League One |
|
20 Oct 2018 06:00 |
|
12 - 50 |
Kubota Spears Funabashi Tokyo Bay |
Japan Rugby League One |
|
13 Oct 2018 05:00 |
|
31 - 52 |
Mie Honda Heat |
Japan Rugby League One |
|
07 Oct 2018 03:30 |
|
43 - 24 |
Coca-Cola Red Sparks |
Japan Rugby League One |
|
22 Sep 2018 08:30 |
|
29 - 14 |
Coca-Cola Red Sparks |
Japan Rugby League One |
|
15 Sep 2018 09:30 |
|
15 - 36 |
Black Rams Tokyo |
Japan Rugby League One |
|
08 Sep 2018 09:00 |
|
17 - 62 |
Saitama Wild Knights |
Japan Rugby League One |
About Coca-Cola Red Sparks
The Coca-Cola Red Sparks (Japanese: コカ・コーラレッドスパークス) was a Japanese company-owned rugby union team based in Fukuoka city, Kyūshū.
The team was initially founded as Kitakyushu Coca-Cola and then changed its name to Coca-Cola West Japan.
The team won promotion to the expanded Top League of 14 teams at the end of the 2005–06 season, and was renamed Coca-Cola West Red Sparks. The club motto is "Have Guts Have Glory" and their slogan for 2006 season: "Always Attack & Aggressive". In the fourth Top League (2006–07) the team came 10th, with four wins, nine losses and 21 points. It therefore did not need to take part in any play-offs. Sanix, the local rivals, came ninth.
The team was promoted from the Kyūshū league to the Top League in 2013, and was renamed the Coca-Cola Red Sparks for the 2013–14 season. Following six seasons in the top flight, they were relegated back to the Top Kyūshū League after the 2018–19 season.
On 30 April 2021, it was announced that the Red Sparks would disband as a rugby club at the conclusion of the 2021 Top Challenge League Season. It had previously agreed to join the new 25-team domestic competition in Japan before withdrawal.