NEC Green Rockets is a club Japanese of Rugby to XV.

This club knows a great sporting success.

The captain of the team is Ryota Asano. The preceding captain was Takuro Miuchi, which is generally the captain of the Équipe of Japan of Rugby to XV. Before the creation of the called semi-professional league Signal League, the team was known under the simple name of " NEC" .

The structure amateur of the club was created in 1985 in the area of Kanto.

NEC Green Rockets were champions of the Top League for the second time the February 27th 2005, by overriding Toyota Verblitz 17-13.

They divide title 6-6 with the Toshiba Brave Lupus for the final of the 43ème edition of the championship the February 26th 2006.

Current players

• George Konia

• Glen Marsh
• Takuro Miuchi - No 8, captain of NEC and Japan
• Takashi Tsuji - No 9
• Jaco van der Westhuyzen South Africa first springbok to evolve/move in Japan League

Former players

• John Kirwan (before the Signal League)

Internal bonds

External bonds

• Signal League official site

• NEC and Toshiba divides the title, Daily Yomiuri, February 27th, 2006
• NEC Green Rockets banner page of the official site
• the Gods of Rugby are favorable to Green Rockets, Japan Times, February 28th, 2005