Content deleted Content added
Rugbyfan22 (talk | contribs) added Category:2022 disestablishments in Japan using HotCat |
Rugbyfan22 (talk | contribs) Update |
||
Line 36:
}}
{{nihongo|'''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|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 (rugby union club)|Toyota Jido Shokki]] in the [[Top League#Top League Challenge series|Top League Challenge Series]] 2005.
In March 2022, Sanix Inc., the operators of the club, announced the disbandment of the team following the conclusion of the [[2022 Japan Rugby League One]] season.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2022/03/ff002c217c87-rugby-sanix-blues-suspending-operations-due-to-business-struggles.html|title=Rugby: Sanix Blues suspending operations due to business struggles|work=Kyodo News|date=30 March 2022|access-date=1 June 2022}}</ref>
==Current squad==
| |||