2008-09 Top League
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| 2008-09 Top League | |
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| Champions | Toshiba Brave Lupus Toshiba Brave Lupus Toshiba Brave Lupus is a Japanese rugby union team in the Top League. They are based in Fuchu, Tokyo, as is their local rival Suntory Sungoliath. They won the second ever Top League championship in the 2004-5 season and the Microsoft Cup in 2005 under their innovative and inventive coach Masahiro... |
| Round-Robin | |
| Duration: 5 September 2008 - 18 January 2009 |
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| Semifinals | |
| Date: 1 February 2009 Toshiba Brave Lupus Toshiba Brave Lupus Toshiba Brave Lupus is a Japanese rugby union team in the Top League. They are based in Fuchu, Tokyo, as is their local rival Suntory Sungoliath. They won the second ever Top League championship in the 2004-5 season and the Microsoft Cup in 2005 under their innovative and inventive coach Masahiro... 26 Kobe Steelers Kobe Steel Kobelco Steelers Kobe Steel Kobelco Steelers are a Japanese rugby union team owned by Kobe Steel, Ltd., and based in Kobe. They were the first ever Top League champions when the League started in the 2003-4 season... 7 Sanyo Wild Knights Sanyo Wild Knights Panasonic Wild Knights is a Japanese rugby union team based in Ōta city, Gunma prefecture which plays in the Top League. Inspired by Tony Brown at fly half , it dominated the league in the fifth season and was the first team to be unbeaten throughout a Top League season.All-Japan Champions:... 32 Suntory Sungoliath Suntory Sungoliath Suntory Sungoliath is owned by the Suntory beverage company and is one of the Japanese rugby union teams in the Top League. The team is based in Fuchū, Tokyo, as is their local rival Toshiba Brave Lupus... 22 |
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| Grand Final | |
| Date: 8 February 2009 Toshiba Brave Lupus Toshiba Brave Lupus Toshiba Brave Lupus is a Japanese rugby union team in the Top League. They are based in Fuchu, Tokyo, as is their local rival Suntory Sungoliath. They won the second ever Top League championship in the 2004-5 season and the Microsoft Cup in 2005 under their innovative and inventive coach Masahiro... 17 Sanyo Wild Knights Sanyo Wild Knights Panasonic Wild Knights is a Japanese rugby union team based in Ōta city, Gunma prefecture which plays in the Top League. Inspired by Tony Brown at fly half , it dominated the league in the fifth season and was the first team to be unbeaten throughout a Top League season.All-Japan Champions:... 6 |
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The Top League is a semi-professional rugby union competition which is played in Japan. The Top League is at the top of the national league system in Japan, with promotion and relegation between the Top League and the next level down. The 2008-09 season was the sixth season of the Top League since the first season in 2003-04.
Pre-season
Kintetsu LinersKintetsu Liners
Kintetsu Liners rugby team are a Japanese rugby union team owned by Kintetsu Corporation which was founded in 1929. They have won the All-Japan Championship three times as an amateur team...
returned to the league, and Yokogawa Denki were promoted for the first time (and renamed Yokogawa Musashino Atlastars
Yokogawa Musashino Atlastars
Yokogawa Musashino Atlastars is a Japanese rugby team based in Musashino, Tokyo.They were promoted to the Top League for the first time ever for Season 2008-09 and spent there one season before relegation.- Squad :...
in the off season). They replaced Ricoh Black Rams
Ricoh Black Rams
Ricoh Black Rams is a Japanese rugby union team in the Top League. Placed 10th in the 2004-5 season which meant it had to win a play-off against one of the top regional teams to stay in the league, as it did.Slogan for 2006 season: TAFU...
and Mitsubishi Dynaboars.
Teams
| Team | Region |
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| Coca Cola West Red Sparks Coca Cola West Red Sparks Coca Cola West Red Sparks RFC is a Japanese company-owned rugby union team based in Fukuoka city, Kyūshū... |
Fukuoka Fukuoka Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located on Kyūshū Island. The capital is the city of Fukuoka.- History :Fukuoka Prefecture includes the former provinces of Chikugo, Chikuzen, and Buzen.... , Kyushu |
| Fukuoka Sanix Blues Fukuoka Sanix Blues , formerly Fukuoka Sanix Bombs, is a Japanese rugby union team based in Munakata, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. Founded in April 1994 , the team rose rapidly through the Kyūshū leagues and was in the Top League for the first season as Kyūshū's sole representative, but lost a relegation battle with... |
Fukuoka, Kyushu |
| IBM Big Blue IBM Big Blue IBM Big Blue is a Japanese semi-professional rugby union team in the Top League, founded in 1976 by IBM. The company decided to make rugby, along with baseball and American football, one of the official company sports in 1989, which allowed the rugby club to gain support and momentum.Big Blue won... |
Chiba Chiba Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kantō region and the Greater Tokyo Area. Its capital is Chiba City.- History :Chiba Prefecture was established on June 15, 1873 with the merger of Kisarazu Prefecture and Inba Prefecture... , Kanto |
| Kintetsu Liners Kintetsu Liners Kintetsu Liners rugby team are a Japanese rugby union team owned by Kintetsu Corporation which was founded in 1929. They have won the All-Japan Championship three times as an amateur team... |
Osaka Osaka Prefecture is a prefecture located in the Kansai region on Honshū, the main island of Japan. The capital is the city of Osaka. It is the center of Osaka-Kobe-Kyoto area.- History :... , Kansai |
| Kobe Steel Kobelco Steelers Kobe Steel Kobelco Steelers Kobe Steel Kobelco Steelers are a Japanese rugby union team owned by Kobe Steel, Ltd., and based in Kobe. They were the first ever Top League champions when the League started in the 2003-4 season... |
Hyogo Hyogo Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kansai region on Honshū island. The capital is Kobe.The prefecture's name was previously alternately spelled as Hiogo.- History :... , Kansai |
| Kubota Spears Kubota Spears Kubota Spears is a Japanese rugby union team which is based in Funabashi, Chiba and they play in the Top League.Their slogan for the 2006 season was FIGHT ON.-2011-12 Squad:... |
Chiba, Kanto |
| Kyuden Voltex Kyuden Voltex Kyuden Voltex is a Japanese rugby team owned by Kyushu Electric Power Co. . The nickname "Voltex" is a conflation of "Voltage" and "Techniques" and was decided after the team won promotion to the Top League. The team is based in Kashii, Fukuoka and from the 2007-8 season is playing in the... |
Fukuoka, Kyushu |
| NEC Green Rockets NEC Green Rockets NEC Green Rockets is a Japanese rugby union team in the Top League. The team's captain is . The previous captain was Takuro Miuchi, who is currently the captain of the Japan national rugby union team. Before the semi-professional Top League was created, the team was just known as "NEC"... |
Chiba, Kanto |
| Sanyo Wild Knights Sanyo Wild Knights Panasonic Wild Knights is a Japanese rugby union team based in Ōta city, Gunma prefecture which plays in the Top League. Inspired by Tony Brown at fly half , it dominated the league in the fifth season and was the first team to be unbeaten throughout a Top League season.All-Japan Champions:... |
Gunma Gunma Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located in the northwest corner of the Kantō region on Honshu island. Its capital is Maebashi.- History :The remains of a Paleolithic man were found at Iwajuku, Gunma Prefecture, in the early 20th century and there is a public museum there.Japan was without horses until... , Kanto |
| Suntory Sungoliath Suntory Sungoliath Suntory Sungoliath is owned by the Suntory beverage company and is one of the Japanese rugby union teams in the Top League. The team is based in Fuchū, Tokyo, as is their local rival Toshiba Brave Lupus... |
Tokyo, Kanto |
| Toshiba Brave Lupus Toshiba Brave Lupus Toshiba Brave Lupus is a Japanese rugby union team in the Top League. They are based in Fuchu, Tokyo, as is their local rival Suntory Sungoliath. They won the second ever Top League championship in the 2004-5 season and the Microsoft Cup in 2005 under their innovative and inventive coach Masahiro... |
Tokyo, Kanto |
| Toyota Verblitz Toyota Verblitz Toyota Verblitz is a Japanese rugby union team in the Top League. Verblitz is a conflation of verde and blitz . The team is owned by Toyota Jidosha and is separate from, and not to be confused with, the Toyota Industries Shuttles rugby team, owned by Toyota Industries... |
Aichi Aichi Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region. The region of Aichi is also known as the Tōkai region. The capital is Nagoya. It is the focus of the Chūkyō Metropolitan Area.- History :... , Tokai |
| Yamaha Jubilo Yamaha Jubilo Yamaha Jubilo is a rugby union team based in Iwata, Shizuoka. The team came second behind Toshiba Brave Lupus in the second season of Japanese rugby's Top League... |
Shizuoka Shizuoka Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region on Honshu island. The capital is the city of Shizuoka.- History :Shizuoka prefecture was formed from the former Tōtōmi, Suruga and Izu provinces.The area was the home of the first Tokugawa Shogun... , Tokai |
| Yokogawa Musashino Atlastars Yokogawa Musashino Atlastars Yokogawa Musashino Atlastars is a Japanese rugby team based in Musashino, Tokyo.They were promoted to the Top League for the first time ever for Season 2008-09 and spent there one season before relegation.- Squad :... |
Tokyo, Kanto |
Final standings
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | |
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| 1 | Toshiba Brave Lupus Toshiba Brave Lupus Toshiba Brave Lupus is a Japanese rugby union team in the Top League. They are based in Fuchu, Tokyo, as is their local rival Suntory Sungoliath. They won the second ever Top League championship in the 2004-5 season and the Microsoft Cup in 2005 under their innovative and inventive coach Masahiro... |
13 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 563 | 211 | 59 | |
| 2 | Sanyo Wild Knights Sanyo Wild Knights Panasonic Wild Knights is a Japanese rugby union team based in Ōta city, Gunma prefecture which plays in the Top League. Inspired by Tony Brown at fly half , it dominated the league in the fifth season and was the first team to be unbeaten throughout a Top League season.All-Japan Champions:... |
13 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 584 | 197 | 58 | |
| 3 | Suntory Sungoliath Suntory Sungoliath Suntory Sungoliath is owned by the Suntory beverage company and is one of the Japanese rugby union teams in the Top League. The team is based in Fuchū, Tokyo, as is their local rival Toshiba Brave Lupus... |
13 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 482 | 298 | 51 | |
| 4 | Kobe Steelers Kobe Steel Kobelco Steelers Kobe Steel Kobelco Steelers are a Japanese rugby union team owned by Kobe Steel, Ltd., and based in Kobe. They were the first ever Top League champions when the League started in the 2003-4 season... |
13 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 358 | 300 | 43 | |
| 5 | NEC Green Rockets NEC Green Rockets NEC Green Rockets is a Japanese rugby union team in the Top League. The team's captain is . The previous captain was Takuro Miuchi, who is currently the captain of the Japan national rugby union team. Before the semi-professional Top League was created, the team was just known as "NEC"... |
13 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 298 | 309 | −11 | 37 |
| 6 | Kubota Spears Kubota Spears Kubota Spears is a Japanese rugby union team which is based in Funabashi, Chiba and they play in the Top League.Their slogan for the 2006 season was FIGHT ON.-2011-12 Squad:... |
13 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 309 | 334 | −25 | 37 |
| 7 | Yamaha Jubilo Yamaha Jubilo Yamaha Jubilo is a rugby union team based in Iwata, Shizuoka. The team came second behind Toshiba Brave Lupus in the second season of Japanese rugby's Top League... |
13 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 344 | 304 | 35 | |
| 8 | Toyota Verblitz Toyota Verblitz Toyota Verblitz is a Japanese rugby union team in the Top League. Verblitz is a conflation of verde and blitz . The team is owned by Toyota Jidosha and is separate from, and not to be confused with, the Toyota Industries Shuttles rugby team, owned by Toyota Industries... |
13 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 310 | 286 | 31 | |
| 9 | Kintetsu Liners Kintetsu Liners Kintetsu Liners rugby team are a Japanese rugby union team owned by Kintetsu Corporation which was founded in 1929. They have won the All-Japan Championship three times as an amateur team... |
13 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 319 | 348 | −29 | 28 |
| 10 | Coca Cola Red Sparks Coca Cola West Red Sparks Coca Cola West Red Sparks RFC is a Japanese company-owned rugby union team based in Fukuoka city, Kyūshū... |
13 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 273 | 353 | −80 | 26 |
| 11 | Fukuoka Sanix Blues Fukuoka Sanix Blues , formerly Fukuoka Sanix Bombs, is a Japanese rugby union team based in Munakata, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. Founded in April 1994 , the team rose rapidly through the Kyūshū leagues and was in the Top League for the first season as Kyūshū's sole representative, but lost a relegation battle with... |
13 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 266 | 442 | −176 | 21 |
| 12 | Kyuden Voltex Kyuden Voltex Kyuden Voltex is a Japanese rugby team owned by Kyushu Electric Power Co. . The nickname "Voltex" is a conflation of "Voltage" and "Techniques" and was decided after the team won promotion to the Top League. The team is based in Kashii, Fukuoka and from the 2007-8 season is playing in the... |
13 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 345 | 451 | −106 | 18 |
| 13 | IBM Big Blue IBM Big Blue IBM Big Blue is a Japanese semi-professional rugby union team in the Top League, founded in 1976 by IBM. The company decided to make rugby, along with baseball and American football, one of the official company sports in 1989, which allowed the rugby club to gain support and momentum.Big Blue won... |
13 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 222 | 496 | −274 | 8 |
| 14 | Yokogawa Musashino Atlastars Yokogawa Musashino Atlastars Yokogawa Musashino Atlastars is a Japanese rugby team based in Musashino, Tokyo.They were promoted to the Top League for the first time ever for Season 2008-09 and spent there one season before relegation.- Squad :... |
13 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 230 | 574 | −344 | 8 |
Table notes
- Pos = Table Position
- Pld = Played
- W = Win (Worth 4 points)
- D = Draw (Worth 2 points)
- L = Loss (Worth 0 points)
- PF = For (Total points scored)
- PA = Against (Total points scored against)
- PD = Points difference
- Pts = Progressive points tally
Top 10 Points Scorers
| Player | Team | Pts | T | C | PG | DG | |
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| 1 | David Hill | Toshiba Brave Lupus Toshiba Brave Lupus Toshiba Brave Lupus is a Japanese rugby union team in the Top League. They are based in Fuchu, Tokyo, as is their local rival Suntory Sungoliath. They won the second ever Top League championship in the 2004-5 season and the Microsoft Cup in 2005 under their innovative and inventive coach Masahiro... |
226 | 11 | 60 | 17 | 0 |
| 2 | Ryan Nicholas Ryan Nicholas Ryan Nicholas is a Japanese rugby union player who plays for Suntory Sungoliath of the Top League in Japan. In July 2011, he received Japanese citizenship... |
Suntory Sungoliath Suntory Sungoliath Suntory Sungoliath is owned by the Suntory beverage company and is one of the Japanese rugby union teams in the Top League. The team is based in Fuchū, Tokyo, as is their local rival Toshiba Brave Lupus... |
158 | 5 | 41 | 17 | 0 |
| 3 | Shane Drahm Shane Drahm Shane Drahm is an Australian rugby union player who plays at fly-half or fullback for Kubota Spears in Japan's Top League.... |
Kubota Spears Kubota Spears Kubota Spears is a Japanese rugby union team which is based in Funabashi, Chiba and they play in the Top League.Their slogan for the 2006 season was FIGHT ON.-2011-12 Squad:... |
136 | 1 | 16 | 31 | 2 |
| 4 | Yasumasa Shigemitsu | Kintetsu Liners Kintetsu Liners Kintetsu Liners rugby team are a Japanese rugby union team owned by Kintetsu Corporation which was founded in 1929. They have won the All-Japan Championship three times as an amateur team... |
123 | 5 | 22 | 18 | 0 |
| 5 | Thinus Delport Thinus Delport Thinus Delport is a South African rugby union player who played at wing or fullback for Worcester Warriors and South Africa.He started his career playing for the Lions from U21 level and he made his senior debut in 1997... |
Kobe Steelers Kobe Steel Kobelco Steelers Kobe Steel Kobelco Steelers are a Japanese rugby union team owned by Kobe Steel, Ltd., and based in Kobe. They were the first ever Top League champions when the League started in the 2003-4 season... |
122 | 4 | 18 | 22 | 0 |
| 6 | Genki Saito | Kyuden Voltex Kyuden Voltex Kyuden Voltex is a Japanese rugby team owned by Kyushu Electric Power Co. . The nickname "Voltex" is a conflation of "Voltage" and "Techniques" and was decided after the team won promotion to the Top League. The team is based in Kashii, Fukuoka and from the 2007-8 season is playing in the... |
117 | 2 | 28 | 16 | 1 |
| 6 | Tadanobu Ko | IBM Big Blue IBM Big Blue IBM Big Blue is a Japanese semi-professional rugby union team in the Top League, founded in 1976 by IBM. The company decided to make rugby, along with baseball and American football, one of the official company sports in 1989, which allowed the rugby club to gain support and momentum.Big Blue won... |
117 | 2 | 22 | 20 | 1 |
| 8 | Masakazu Irie | Sanyo Wild Knights Sanyo Wild Knights Panasonic Wild Knights is a Japanese rugby union team based in Ōta city, Gunma prefecture which plays in the Top League. Inspired by Tony Brown at fly half , it dominated the league in the fifth season and was the first team to be unbeaten throughout a Top League season.All-Japan Champions:... |
114 | 3 | 33 | 11 | 0 |
| 9 | Ayumu Goromaru | Yamaha Jubilo Yamaha Jubilo Yamaha Jubilo is a rugby union team based in Iwata, Shizuoka. The team came second behind Toshiba Brave Lupus in the second season of Japanese rugby's Top League... |
98 | 4 | 15 | 16 | 0 |
| 10 | Daisuke Haradome | Coca Cola West Red Sparks Coca Cola West Red Sparks Coca Cola West Red Sparks RFC is a Japanese company-owned rugby union team based in Fukuoka city, Kyūshū... |
88 | 4 | 16 | 12 | 0 |
Table notes
- Pts = Points scored
- T = Tries
- C = Conversions
- PG = Penalty Goals
- DG = Drop Goals
Best XV
| Position | Name | Team | |
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| 1 | PR | Hisateru Nirashima | Kobe Steelers Kobe Steel Kobelco Steelers Kobe Steel Kobelco Steelers are a Japanese rugby union team owned by Kobe Steel, Ltd., and based in Kobe. They were the first ever Top League champions when the League started in the 2003-4 season... |
| 2 | HO | Yusuke Aoki | Suntory Sungoliath Suntory Sungoliath Suntory Sungoliath is owned by the Suntory beverage company and is one of the Japanese rugby union teams in the Top League. The team is based in Fuchū, Tokyo, as is their local rival Toshiba Brave Lupus... |
| 3 | PR | Kensuke Hatakeyama | Suntory Sungoliath Suntory Sungoliath Suntory Sungoliath is owned by the Suntory beverage company and is one of the Japanese rugby union teams in the Top League. The team is based in Fuchū, Tokyo, as is their local rival Toshiba Brave Lupus... |
| 4 | LO | Hitoshi Ono Hitoshi Ono Hitoshi Ōno is a Japanese rugby player. He plays at lock for Japan.Ono's current team is the Toshiba Brave Lupus, in Japan. Ono currently has 35 caps for Japan, with 5 tries scored, 25 points in aggregate from 2004 to 2009. He was selected for the 2007 Rugby World Cup, playing three... |
Toshiba Brave Lupus Toshiba Brave Lupus Toshiba Brave Lupus is a Japanese rugby union team in the Top League. They are based in Fuchu, Tokyo, as is their local rival Suntory Sungoliath. They won the second ever Top League championship in the 2004-5 season and the Microsoft Cup in 2005 under their innovative and inventive coach Masahiro... |
| 5 | LO | Daniel Heenan Daniel Heenan Daniel Heenan is an Australian rugby union footballer. His usual position is at flanker/lock. He used to play for the Brumbies in the Super 14 and has played for the Wallabies. He plays for Sanyo Wild Knights in Japan.-Career:... |
Sanyo Wild Knights Sanyo Wild Knights Panasonic Wild Knights is a Japanese rugby union team based in Ōta city, Gunma prefecture which plays in the Top League. Inspired by Tony Brown at fly half , it dominated the league in the fifth season and was the first team to be unbeaten throughout a Top League season.All-Japan Champions:... |
| 6 | FL | Steven Bates Steven Bates Steven Paul Bates is a New Zealand rugby union footballer, whose usual position is at Number 8. He played for Waikato at provincial level and the Chiefs in the Super 14... |
Toshiba Brave Lupus Toshiba Brave Lupus Toshiba Brave Lupus is a Japanese rugby union team in the Top League. They are based in Fuchu, Tokyo, as is their local rival Suntory Sungoliath. They won the second ever Top League championship in the 2004-5 season and the Microsoft Cup in 2005 under their innovative and inventive coach Masahiro... |
| 7 | FL | Reuben Thorne Reuben Thorne Reuben David Thorne is a New Zealand rugby union player, and former captain of the national team, the All Blacks.-Super 12:... |
Yamaha Jubilo Yamaha Jubilo Yamaha Jubilo is a rugby union team based in Iwata, Shizuoka. The team came second behind Toshiba Brave Lupus in the second season of Japanese rugby's Top League... |
| 8 | No.8 | Ryukoliniasi Holani | Sanyo Wild Knights Sanyo Wild Knights Panasonic Wild Knights is a Japanese rugby union team based in Ōta city, Gunma prefecture which plays in the Top League. Inspired by Tony Brown at fly half , it dominated the league in the fifth season and was the first team to be unbeaten throughout a Top League season.All-Japan Champions:... |
| 9 | SH | Fumiaki Tanaka | Sanyo Wild Knights Sanyo Wild Knights Panasonic Wild Knights is a Japanese rugby union team based in Ōta city, Gunma prefecture which plays in the Top League. Inspired by Tony Brown at fly half , it dominated the league in the fifth season and was the first team to be unbeaten throughout a Top League season.All-Japan Champions:... |
| 10 | SO | David Hill | Toshiba Brave Lupus Toshiba Brave Lupus Toshiba Brave Lupus is a Japanese rugby union team in the Top League. They are based in Fuchu, Tokyo, as is their local rival Suntory Sungoliath. They won the second ever Top League championship in the 2004-5 season and the Microsoft Cup in 2005 under their innovative and inventive coach Masahiro... |
| 11 | WTB | Hirotoki Onozawa Hirotoki Onozawa Hirotoki Onozawa plays rugby union at wing for Suntory Sungoliath in the Top League... |
Suntory Sungoliath Suntory Sungoliath Suntory Sungoliath is owned by the Suntory beverage company and is one of the Japanese rugby union teams in the Top League. The team is based in Fuchū, Tokyo, as is their local rival Toshiba Brave Lupus... |
| 12 | CTB | Ryan Nicholas Ryan Nicholas Ryan Nicholas is a Japanese rugby union player who plays for Suntory Sungoliath of the Top League in Japan. In July 2011, he received Japanese citizenship... |
Suntory Sungoliath Suntory Sungoliath Suntory Sungoliath is owned by the Suntory beverage company and is one of the Japanese rugby union teams in the Top League. The team is based in Fuchū, Tokyo, as is their local rival Toshiba Brave Lupus... |
| 13 | CTB | Seiichi Shimonura | Sanyo Wild Knights Sanyo Wild Knights Panasonic Wild Knights is a Japanese rugby union team based in Ōta city, Gunma prefecture which plays in the Top League. Inspired by Tony Brown at fly half , it dominated the league in the fifth season and was the first team to be unbeaten throughout a Top League season.All-Japan Champions:... |
| 14 | WTB | Tomoki Kitagawa | Sanyo Wild Knights Sanyo Wild Knights Panasonic Wild Knights is a Japanese rugby union team based in Ōta city, Gunma prefecture which plays in the Top League. Inspired by Tony Brown at fly half , it dominated the league in the fifth season and was the first team to be unbeaten throughout a Top League season.All-Japan Champions:... |
| 15 | FB | Hiroki Yoshida | Toshiba Brave Lupus Toshiba Brave Lupus Toshiba Brave Lupus is a Japanese rugby union team in the Top League. They are based in Fuchu, Tokyo, as is their local rival Suntory Sungoliath. They won the second ever Top League championship in the 2004-5 season and the Microsoft Cup in 2005 under their innovative and inventive coach Masahiro... |
Table Notes
- PR = Prop
- HO = Hooker
- LO = Lock
- FL = Flanker
- SH = Scrum Half
- SO = Stand Off
- CTB = Centre Three Quarter Back
- WTB = Wing THree Quarter Back
- FB = Full back
External links
- Team Profiles (Japanese)
- Top League official site (Japanese)
- Final Table (Japanese)