2010–11 Top League
| 2010–11 Top League | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Kicker Masakazu Irie of Sanyo, the 2010–11 winners. | |
| Countries |  Japan |
| Date | 3 September 2010 – 10 January 2011 |
| Champions | Sanyo Wild Knights (1st title) |
| Runners-up | Suntory Sungoliath |
The 2010–11 Top League was the eighth season of Japan's domestic rugby union competition, the Top League. The Sanyo Wild Knights defeated Suntory Sungoliath 28-23 in the final of the Microsoft Cup to claim thei first Top League title.
The Top League is a semi-professional competition which is at the top of the national league system in Japan, with promotion and relegation between the next level down.
Changes
- Toyota Industries Shuttles and NTT Communications Shining Arcs were promoted to the Top League, replacing Honda Heat and Kyuden Voltex who were relegated.
Teams
| Team | Region | Season |
|---|---|---|
| Coca-Cola West Red Sparks | Fukuoka, Kyushu | 5 |
| Fukuoka Sanix Blues | Fukuoka, Kyushu | 7 |
| Kintetsu Liners | Osaka, Kansai | 5 |
| Kobelco Steelers | Hyogo, Kansai | 8 |
| Kubota Spears | Chiba, Kanto | 8 |
| NEC Green Rockets | Chiba, Kanto | 8 |
| NTT Shining Arcs | Chiba, Chiba | 1 |
| Ricoh Black Rams | Tokyo, Kanto | 7 |
| Sanyo Wild Knights | Gunma, Kanto | 8 |
| Suntory Sungoliath | Tokyo, Kanto | 8 |
| Toshiba Brave Lupus | Tokyo, Kanto | 8 |
| Toyota Verblitz | Aichi, Tokai | 7 |
| Toyota Industries Shuttles | Aichi, Mizuho | 1 |
| Yamaha Jubilo | Shizuoka, Tokai | 8 |
Regular season
Final standings
| Top League Table | ||||||||||||||
| Club | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Points For | Points Against | Points Difference | Try Bonus | Losing Bonus | Points | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Toshiba Brave Lupus
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13 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 483 | 210 | +273 | 57 | |||||
| 2 |  Sanyo Wild Knights
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13 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 545 | 163 | +382 | 55 | |||||
| 3 |  Toyota Verblitz
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13 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 446 | 261 | +185 | 55 | |||||
| 4 |  Suntory Sungoliath
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13 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 395 | 279 | +22 | 36 | |||||
| 5 |  Kobelco Steelers
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13 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 395 | 279 | +116 | 36 | |||||
| 6 |  NEC Green Rockets
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13 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 276 | 332 | −37 | 34 | |||||
| 7 |  Ricoh Black Rams
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13 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 364 | 389 | −25 | 32 | |||||
| 8 |  Fukuoka Sanix Blues
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13 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 357 | 472 | −115 | 32 | |||||
| 9 |  Kintetsu Liners
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13 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 277 | 344 | −67 | 31 | |||||
| 10 |  Coca-Cola West Red Sparks
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13 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 250 | 438 | −188 | 28 | |||||
| 11 |  Yamaha Jubilo
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13 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 327 | 504 | −177 | 27 | |||||
| 12 |  NTT Shining Arcs
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13 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 271 | 343 | −72 | 24 | |||||
| 13 |  Kubota Spears
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13 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 224 | 443 | −219 | 11 | |||||
| 14 |  Toyota Industries Shuttles
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13 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 229 | 558 | −329 | 11 | |||||
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• The top 4 teams qualified to the title play-offs. | ||||||||||||||
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Source:The Rugby Archive[1] Four points for a win, two for a draw, one bonus point for four tries or more (BP1) and one bonus point for losing by seven or less (BP2). | ||||||||||||||
Fixtures and results
Round 1
| Sep 03 (Fri) | Toshiba Brave Lupus | 7-12 | Sanyo Wild Knights | Prince Chichibu, Tokyo | ||
| 19:30 |
| Sep 04 (Sat) | Toyota Industries Shuttles | 17-16 | NTT Communications Shining Arcs | Toyota Stadium, Aichi | ||
| 17:00 |
| Sep 04 (Sat) | Kintetsu Liners | 30-14 | Ricoh Black Rams | Nagai 2nd, Osaka | ||
| 17:00 |
| Sep 04 (Sat) | Yamaha Jubilo | 29-14 | NEC Green Rockets | Yamaha, Shizuoka | ||
| 18:00 |
| Sep 04 (Sat) | Toyota Verblitz | 18-10 | Suntory Sungoliath | Toyota Stadium, Aichi | ||
| 18:00 |
| Sep 04 (Sat) | Kobelco Steelers | 34-3 | Kubota Spears | Nagai 2nd, Osaka | ||
| 19:00 |
| Sep 04 (Sat) | Coca-Cola West Red Sparks | 17-22 | Fukuoka Sanix Blues | Level-5 Stadium, Fukuoka | ||
| 19:00 |
Round 2
| Sep 10 (Fri) | Ricoh Black Rams | 20-26 | Suntory Sungoliath | Prince Chichibu, Tokyo | ||
| 19:30 |
| Sep 11 (Sat) | Kubota Spears | 3-15 | NEC Green Rockets | Prince Chichibu, Tokyo | ||
| 17:00 |
| Sep 11 (Sat) | Toshiba Brave Lupus | 33-28 | NTT Communications Shining Arcs | Prince Chichibu, Tokyo | ||
| 19:00 |
| Sep 11 (Sat) | Yamaha Jubilo | 30-10 | Kintetsu Liners | Suzuka Sports, Mie | ||
| 19:00 |
| Sep 11 (Sat) | Toyota Verblitz | 50-5 | Coca-Cola West Red Sparks | Hanazono Stadium, Osaka | ||
| 19:00 |
| Sep 12 (Sun) | Sanyo Wild Knights | 54-0 | Toyota Industries Shuttles | Ashikaga Sports, Tochigi | ||
| 15:00 |
| Sep 12 (Sun) | Kobelco Steelers | 19-27 | Fukuoka Sanix Blues | Toyama | ||
| 15:00 |
Round 3
| Sep 17 (Fri) | NTT Communications Shining Arcs | 26-14 | Kubota Spears | Prince Chichibu, Tokyo | ||
| 19:30 |
| Sep 18 (Sat) | Ricoh Black Rams | 35-29 | Fukuoka Sanix Blues | Prince Chichibu, Tokyo | ||
| 17:00 |
| Sep 18 (Sat) | Toyota Industries Shuttles | 7-40 | Toshiba Brave Lupus | Mizuho Stadium, Aichi | ||
| 17:00 |
| Sep 18 (Sat) | Coca-Cola West Red Sparks | 20-15 | Kintetsu Liners | Level-5 Stadium, Fukuoka | ||
| 18:00 |
| Sep 18 (Sat) | Sanyo Wild Knights | 49-10 | Yamaha Jubilo | Prince Chichibu, Tokyo | ||
| 19:00 |
| Sep 18 (Sat) | Toyota Verblitz | 16-7 | Kobelco Steelers | Mizuho Stadium, Aichi | ||
| 19:00 |
| Sep 19 (Sun) | Suntory Sungoliath | 20-25 | NEC Green Rockets | Tsukisamu Stadium, Sapporo | ||
| 13:00 |
Round 4
| Oct 01 (Fri) | NEC Green Rockets | 3-47 | Toshiba Brave Lupus | Prince Chichibu, Tokyo | ||
| 19:30 |
| Oct 02 (Sat) | Ricoh Black Rams | 29-27 | Coca-Cola West Red Sparks | Prince Chichibu, Tokyo | ||
| 12:00 |
| Oct 02 (Sat) | Yamaha Jubilo | 26-50 | Toyota Verblitz | Matsumoto, Nagano | ||
| 13:00 |
| Oct 02 (Sat) | Suntory Sungoliath | 92-8 | Toyota Industries Shuttles | Prince Chichibu, Tokyo | ||
| 14:00 |
| Oct 03 (Sun) | NTT Communications Shining Arcs | 10-50 | Sanyo Wild Knights | Kumagaya Park, Saitama | ||
| 13:00 |
| Oct 03 (Sun) | Kobelco Steelers | 22-25 | Kintetsu Liners | Kobe U, Hyogo | ||
| 13:00 |
| Oct 03 (Sun) | Fukuoka Sanix Blues | 36-36 | Kubota Spears | Honjō, Fukuoka | ||
| 13:00 |
Round 5
| Oct 09 (Sat) | NTT Communications Shining Arcs | 13-10 | Toyota Verblitz | Kumagaya Park, Saitama | ||
| 12:00 |
| Oct 09 (Sat) | Kobelco Steelers | 18-15 | Coca-Cola West Red Sparks | Hanazono, Osaka | ||
| 12:00 |
| Oct 09 (Sat) | Kubota Spears | 8-34 | Suntory Sungoliath | Niigata Stadium, Niigata | ||
| 13:00 |
| Oct 09 (Sat) | NEC Green Rockets | 22-17 | Ricoh Black Rams | Level-5 Stadium, Fukuoka | ||
| 14:00 |
| Oct 09 (Sat) | Kintetsu Liners | 9-12 | Sanyo Wild Knights | Hanazono, Osaka | ||
| 14:00 |
| Oct 10 (Sun) | Toyota Industries Shuttles | 20-35 | Fukuoka Sanix Blues | Toyota Stadium, Aichi | ||
| 13:00 |
| Oct 10 (Sun) | Toshiba Brave Lupus | 54-20 | Yamaha Jubilo | Morioka Minami | ||
| 14:00 |
Round 6
| Oct 16 (Sat) | Kubota Spears | 38-35 | Toyota Industries Shuttles | Prince Chichibu, Tokyo | ||
| 12:00 |
| Oct 16 (Sat) | Kintetsu Liners | 21-19 | NTT Communications Shining Arcs | Hanazono, Osaka | ||
| 12:00 |
| Oct 16 (Sat) | Ricoh Black Rams | 22-31 | Toshiba Brave Lupus | Nippatsu, Kanagawa | ||
| 13:00 |
| Oct 16 (Sat) | NEC Green Rockets | 20-52 | Sanyo Wild Knights | Prince Chichibu, Tokyo | ||
| 14:00 |
| Oct 16 (Sat) | Yamaha Jubilo | 42-57 | Kobelco Steelers | Hanazono, Osaka | ||
| 14:00 |
| Oct 16 (Sat) | Fukuoka Sanix Blues | 33-36 | Toyota Verblitz | Global Arena, Fukuoka | ||
| 14:00 |
| Oct 17 (Sun) | Suntory Sungoliath | 45-36 | Coca-Cola West Red Sparks | Kumagaya Park, Saitama | ||
| 14:00 |
Round 7
| Oct 23 (Sat) | Suntory Sungoliath | 72-0 | Yamaha Jubilo | Prince Chichibu, Tokyo | ||
| 12:00 |
| Oct 23 (Sat) | Toyota Industries Shuttles | 13-46 | Ricoh Black Rams | Hanazono, Osaka | ||
| 12:00 |
| Oct 23 (Sat) | Sanyo Wild Knights | 65-21 | Fukuoka Sanix Blues | Ota City Stadium, Gunma | ||
| 13:00 |
| Oct 23 (Sat) | Toshiba Brave Lupus | 33-19 | Kubota Spears | Prince Chichibu, Tokyo | ||
| 14:00 |
| Oct 23 (Sat) | Kintetsu Liners | 21-17 | Toyota Verblitz | Hanazono, Osaka | ||
| 14:00 |
| Oct 24 (Sun) | NTT Communications Shining Arcs | 14-30 | Kobelco Steelers | Yurtec, Miyagi | ||
| 14:00 |
| Oct 24 (Sun) | Coca-Cola West Red Sparks | 3-28 | NEC Green Rockets | Coca-Cola West, Hiroshima | ||
| 14:00 |
Round 8
| Nov 27 (Sat) | Ricoh Black Rams | 26-29 | Toyota Verblitz | Prince Chichibu, Tokyo | ||
| 12:00 |
| Nov 27 (Sat) | Yamaha Jubilo | 31-30 | Fukuoka Sanix Blues | Hanazono, Osaka | ||
| 12:00 |
| Nov 27 (Sat) | Sanyo Wild Knights | 44-6 | Kubota Spears | Ota City Stadium, Gunma | ||
| 13:00 |
| Nov 27 (Sat) | Suntory Sungoliath | 50-14 | NTT Communications Shining Arcs | Prince Chichibu, Tokyo | ||
| 14:00 |
| Nov 27 (Sat) | Kintetsu Liners | 25-18 | Toyota Industries Shuttles | Hanazono, Osaka | ||
| 14:00 |
| Nov 28 (Sun) | NEC Green Rockets | 6-38 | Kobelco Steelers | Fukuda Denshi Arena, Chiba | ||
| 13:00 |
| Nov 28 (Sun) | Coca-Cola West Red Sparks | 22-82 | Toshiba Brave Lupus | Kamoike Stadium, Kagoshima | ||
| 14:00 |
Round 9
| Dec 04 (Sat) | Toyota Industries Shuttles | 17-29 | NEC Green Rockets | Mizuho Stadium, Aichi | ||
| 12:00 |
| Dec 04 (Sat) | Toyota Verblitz | 34-28 | Toshiba Brave Lupus | Mizuho Stadium, Aichi | ||
| 14:00 |
| Dec 05 (Sun) | Kubota Spears | 20-22 | Yamaha Jubilo | Nishikyogoku, Kyoto | ||
| 12:00 |
| Dec 05 (Sun) | Ricoh Black Rams | 24-31 | Kobelco Steelers | Kochi Haruno, Kochi | ||
| 13:00 |
| Dec 05 (Sun) | Coca-Cola West Red Sparks | 0-62 | Sanyo Wild Knights | KKWing Stadium, Kumamoto | ||
| 13:00 |
| Dec 05 (Sun) | Fukuoka Sanix Blues | 41-38 | NTT Communications Shining Arcs | Global Arena, Fukuoka | ||
| 13:00 |
| Dec 05 (Sun) | Suntory Sungoliath | 57-13 | Kintetsu Liners | Nishikyogoku, Kyoto | ||
| 14:00 |
Round 10
| Dec 11 (Sat) | Toshiba Brave Lupus | 21-12 | Kobelco Steelers | Prince Chichibu, Tokyo | ||
| 12:00 |
| Dec 11 (Sat) | NEC Green Rockets | 19-24 | NTT Communications Shining Arcs | Fukuda Denshi Arena, Chiba | ||
| 13:00 |
| Dec 11 (Sat) | Toyota Verblitz | 57-28 | Toyota Industries Shuttles | Toyota Stadium, Aichi | ||
| 13:00 |
| Dec 11 (Sat) | Kubota Spears | 11-33 | Ricoh Black Rams | Chuo Bank Stadium, Yamanashi | ||
| 13:00 |
| Dec 11 (Sat) | Sanyo Wild Knights | 15-17 | Suntory Sungoliath | Prince Chichibu, Tokyo | ||
| 14:00 |
| Dec 12 (Sun) | Fukuoka Sanix Blues | 35-31 | Kintetsu Liners | Pocari Sweat, Tokushima | ||
| 13:00 |
| Dec 12 (Sun) | Coca-Cola West Red Sparks | 27-26 | Yamaha Jubilo | Best Amenity Stadium, Saga | ||
| 13:00 |
Round 11
| Dec 18 (Sat) | Kubota Spears | 21-28 | Coca-Cola West Red Sparks | Hanazono, Osaka | ||
| 12:00 |
| Dec 18 (Sat) | Yamaha Jubilo | 34-33 | Toyota Industries Shuttles | Yamaha, Shizuoka | ||
| 13:00 |
| Dec 18 (Sat) | Toyota Verblitz | 54-17 | NEC Green Rockets | Ojiyama, Shiga | ||
| 13:00 |
| Dec 18 (Sat) | Kintetsu Liners | 7-50 | Toshiba Brave Lupus | Hanazono, Osaka | ||
| 14:00 |
| Dec 19 (Sun) | NTT Communications Shining Arcs | 19-29 | Ricoh Black Rams | K's Denki, Ibaraki | ||
| 13:00 |
| Dec 19 (Sun) | Kobelco Steelers | 24-35 | Sanyo Wild Knights | Home's Hyogo-ku, Kobe | ||
| 13:00 |
| Dec 19 (Sun) | Fukuoka Sanix Blues | 26-66 | Suntory Sungoliath | Comprehensive Park, Okinawa | ||
| 13:00 |
Round 12
| Dec 25 (Sat) | NTT Communications Shining Arcs | 36-10 | Yamaha Jubilo | Prince Chichibu, Tokyo | ||
| 12:00 |
| Dec 25 (Sat) | Toyota Industries Shuttles | 26-31 | Coca-Cola West Red Sparks | Mizuho Stadium, Aichi | ||
| 12:00 |
| Dec 25 (Sat) | Kobelco Steelers | 42-44 | Suntory Sungoliath | Home's Hyogo-ku, Kobe | ||
| 13:00 |
| Dec 25 (Sat) | NEC Green Rockets | 31-20 | Kintetsu Liners | Prince Chichibu, Tokyo | ||
| 14:00 |
| Dec 25 (Sat) | Toyota Verblitz | 53-26 | Kubota Spears | Mizuho Stadium, Aichi | ||
| 14:00 |
| Dec 25 (Sat) | Fukuoka Sanix Blues | 14-31 | Toshiba Brave Lupus | Level-5 Stadium, Fukuoka | ||
| 14:00 |
| Dec 26 (Sun) | Sanyo Wild Knights | 74-14 | Ricoh Black Rams | Ota City Stadium, Gunma | ||
| 13:00 |
Round 13
| Jan 09 (Sun) | Kobelco Steelers | 61-7 | Toyota Industries Shuttles | Home's Hyogo-ku, Kobe | ||
| 14:00 |
| Jan 10 (Mon) | Sanyo Wild Knights | 21-22 | Toyota Verblitz | Prince Chichibu, Tokyo | ||
| 12:00 |
| Jan 10 (Mon) | Yamaha Jubilo | 47-52 | Ricoh Black Rams | Hanazono, Osaka | ||
| 12:00 |
| Jan 10 (Mon) | Coca-Cola West Red Sparks | 19-14 | NTT Communications Shining Arcs | Level-5 Stadium, Fukuoka | ||
| 12:00 |
| Jan 10 (Mon) | Toshiba Brave Lupus | 26-10 | Suntory Sungoliath | Prince Chichibu, Tokyo | ||
| 14:00 |
| Jan 10 (Mon) | Kintetsu Liners | 50-19 | Kubota Spears | Hanazono, Osaka | ||
| 14:00 |
| Jan 10 (Mon) | Fukuoka Sanix Blues | 8-47 | NEC Green Rockets | Level-5 Stadium, Fukuoka | ||
| 14:00 |
Title play-offs
Top 4 sides of the regular season competed in the Microsoft Cup (2011) knock out tournament to fight for the Top League title. The top 4 teams of 2008–09 were Toshiba Brave Lupus, Sanyo Wild Knights, Toyota Verblitz and Suntory Sungoliath.
Semi-finals
| 22 January 2011 | Toshiba Brave Lupus | 12 - 17 | Suntory Sungoliath | |||
| 14:00 |
| 22 January 2011 | Toyota Verblitz | 10 - 32 | Sanyo Wild Knights | |||
| 14:00 |
Final
| 30 January 2011 | Suntory Sungoliath | 23 - 28 | Sanyo Wild Knights | |||
| 14:00 |
Wildcard play-offs
The two second round winners qualified for the All-Japan Rugby Football Championship.
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First round
The Top League teams ranked 7th and 10th played-off for the right to meet the Top League team ranked 5th in the second round. The Top League teams ranked 8th and 9th played-off for the right to meet the Top League team ranked 6th in the second round.
So Sanix and Ricoh progressed to the second round.
Second round
The Top League team ranked 5th played-off against the winner of the teams ranked 7th and 10th, and the Top League team ranked 6th played-off against the winner of the teams ranked 8th and 9th. The two winning second round teams advanced to the All-Japan Rugby Football Championship.
So Kobelco and NEC advanced to the All-Japan Rugby Football Championship.
Top League Challenge Series
Honda Heat and NTT DoCoMo Red Hurricanes won promotion to the 2011–12 Top League via the 2010–11 Top League Challenge Series, while Canon Eagles and Kyuden Voltex progressed to the promotion play-offs.
Promotion and relegation play-offs
Two promotion/relegation matches (Irekaesen) were played. The Top League teams ranked 12th and 11th played-off against the Challenge 1 teams ranked 3rd and 4th respectively, for the right to be included in the Top League for the following season.
| 12 February 2011 | NTT Communications Shining Arcs | 31 - 19 | Canon Eagles | |||
| 14:00 |
| 12 February 2011 | Yamaha Jubilo | 12 - 10 | Kyuden Voltex | |||
| 14:00 |
So NTT and Yamaha remained in the Top League for the following season.
Top Ten Points Scorers
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End of season awards
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References
- ^ "2010/11 Top League". The Rugby Archive.
External links
- 2010–11 draw and Match Attendance
- Team Profiles (Japanese)
- Top League official site (Japanese)
- Top League video digest
- Table (Japanese)
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