Nishinomiya Bruins

Team History

• 1988 Started as a club of 12 volunteers from the Hankyu Department Store.
• 1989 Team formerly established with sponsorship from the Hankyu Department Store.
• 1990 Joined the X-League X2 division.
• 2002 Promoted from X2 to X1. Finished 5th in the West division.
• 2004 Finished 6th in the West division. Lost X1-X2 replacement match. Demoted to X2 for the following season.
• 2011 Finished 1st in the X2 West division. Won X2-X1 promotion game against the Fuji Xerox J-Stars 25-5. Promoted to X1 for the following season.
• 2012 Hankyu Department Store ends team sponsorship. Team renamed the Nishinomiya Bruins. Finished 6th in the X1 West division. Won X1-X2 replacement match against the Fuji Xerox J-Stars 23-20 OT.
• 2013 Finished 5th in the X2 West division.
• 2014 Finished 6th in the X1 West division. Won X1-X2 replacement game against the Fuji Xerox J-Stars 30-0.
• 2015 Finished 0-2 in the Green Bowl Spring Tournament. Demoted to X2 for the Fall tournament. Finished 4th in the X2 West division.

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