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2010–11 Top League

2010–11 Top League

The2010–11 Top Leaguewas the eighth season ofJapan‘s domesticrugby unioncompetition, 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.

2010–11 Top League
Countries JapanJapan
Date 3 September 2010 – 10 January 2011
Champions Sanyo Wild Knights (1st title)
Runners-up Suntory Sungoliath

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 Toshibabravelupus.pngToshiba Brave Lupus 13 11 0 2 483 210 +273 57
2 Sanyowildknights.pngSanyo Wild Knights 13 11 0 2 545 163 +382 55
3 Toyotaverblitz.pngToyota Verblitz 13 11 0 2 446 261 +185 55
4 Suntorycolours.pngSuntory Sungoliath 13 10 0 3 395 279 +22 36
5 Kobesteelers.pngKobelco Steelers 13 7 0 6 395 279 +116 36
6 NECgreenrockets.pngNEC Green Rockets 13 7 0 6 276 332 −37 34
7 Ricohblackrams.pngRicoh Black Rams 13 6 0 7 364 389 −25 32
8 Fukuokasanixblues.pngFukuoka Sanix Blues 13 5 1 7 357 472 −115 32
9 Kintetsuliners.pngKintetsu Liners 13 6 0 7 277 344 −67 31
10 Redsparkscolours.pngCoca-Cola West Red Sparks 13 5 0 8 250 438 −188 28
11 Yamahajubilo.pngYamaha Jubilo 13 5 0 8 327 504 −177 27
12 NTT Shining Arcs colours.pngNTT Shining Arcs 13 4 0 9 271 343 −72 24
13 Kubotaspears.pngKubota Spears 13 1 1 11 224 443 −219 11
14 Toyota Industries Shuttles colours.pngToyota Industries Shuttles 13 1 0 12 229 558 −329 11
 • The top 4 teams qualified to the title play-offs.
 • The top 4 teams also qualified for entry into the All-Japan Rugby Football Championship.
 • Teams 5 to 10 qualified to the wildcard play-offs for entry into the All-Japan Rugby Football Championship.
 • Teams 11 and 12 went through to the promotion and relegation play-offs against regional challengers.
 • Teams 13 and 14 were automatically relegated to the regional leagues for 2011–12.
Source:The Rugby Archive[7][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).
If teams are level at any stage, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:
 • Difference between points for and against
 • Total number of points for
 • Number of matches won
 • Aggregate number of points scored in matches between tied teams
 • Number of matches won excluding the first match, then the second and so on until the tie is settled

Fixtures and results

Round 1

Round 2

Round 3

Round 4

Round 5

Round 6

Round 7

Round 8

Round 9

Round 10

Round 11

Round 12

Round 13

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

Final

Wildcard play-offs

The two second round winners qualified for the All-Japan Rugby Football Championship.

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.

So NTT and Yamaha remained in the Top League for the following season.

Top Ten Points Scorers

End of season awards

References

[1]

Citation Linkwww.rugbyarchive.net“2010/11 Top League”. The Rugby Archive.

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[2]

Citation Linkweb.archive.org2010–11 draw and Match Attendance

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Citation Linkweb.archive.orgTeam Profiles

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Citation Linkweb.archive.orgTop League official site

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Citation Linkwww.jrfu-members.comTop League video digest

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Citation Linkweb.archive.orgTable

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Citation Linkwww.rugbyarchive.netThe Rugby Archive

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Citation Linkwww.rugbyarchive.net“2010/11 Top League”

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Citation Linkweb.archive.org2010–11 draw and Match Attendance

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Citation Linkweb.archive.orgTeam Profiles

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Citation Linkweb.archive.orgTop League official site

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Citation Linkwww.jrfu-members.comTop League video digest

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Citation Linkweb.archive.orgTable

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