Toyota Verblitz

Toyota Verblitz
トヨタ自動車ヴェルブリッツ
UnionJapan Rugby Football Union
Nicknames
  • Verblitz
  • Verdy
EmblemFūjin
Founded1941 (1941)
LocationToyota, Aichi, Japan
RegionAichi Prefecture
Ground(s)Toyota Stadium
(Capacity: 45,000)
Director of RugbySteve Hansen
CoachIan Foster
CaptainKazuki Himeno
LeagueJapan Rugby League One
2024–2510th of 12
1st kit
2nd kit
Official website
verblitz.toyotatimes-sports.toyota

Toyota Verblitz (Japanese: トヨタ自動車ヴェルブリッツ), often known as Toyota Verdy, is a professional Japanese rugby union team that compete in the Japan Rugby League One (JRLO) competition. The team was established in 1941 as the Toyota Motor Corporation Rugby Club. The team was rebranded into its current name in 2004 before their inclusion into the 2004–05 Top League season.

The team name: Verblitz is a portmanteau of the Spanish, Italian and Portuguese language word for green, verde, and the German language word for lightning, blitz.