Microsoft Cup
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The Microsoft Cup is a knock-out Japanese rugby tournament sponsored by Microsoft Japan. At first it was played between the top eight teams of the Top League, but from 2007 this has been cut to the top four teams.
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[edit] The fourth Microsoft Cup (2007)
The competition has been streamlined to just three games between the top four teams in the league, as follows:
Semi-Finals
Jan. 28 Toshiba Brave Lupus 38 Toyota Verblitz 35 (Chichibunomiya)
Jan. 28 Yamaha Jubilo 39 Suntory Sungoliath 40 (Hanazono)
Final
Feb. 4 Toshiba Brave Lupus 14 Suntory Sungoliath 13 (Chichibunomiya)
[edit] The third Microsoft Cup (2006)
January 22: First Round
Suntory Sungoliath 35 Yamaha Jubilo 17
Kubota Spears 40 Sanyo Wild Knights 24
Toshiba Brave Lupus 38 Kobe Kobelco Steelers 7
Toyota Verblitz 12 NEC Green Rockets 17
January 29: Semi-Finals
Toshiba Brave Lupus 23 NEC Green Rockets 10
Suntory Sungoliath 44 Kubota Spears 25
February 5: Final
Toshiba Brave Lupus 33 Suntory Sungoliath 18
[edit] The second Microsoft Cup (2005)
January 23rd: First Round:
Toshiba Brave Lupus 33 Suntory Sungoliath 13 (Chichibunomiya)
NEC Green Rockets 16 Kobe Steel Kobelco Steelers 51 (Chichibunomiya)
Toyota Verblitz 41 Sanyo Wild Knights 21 (Hanazono)
Yamaha Jubilo 38 Kubota Spears 33 (Hanazono)
January 30th: Semi-Final
Toshiba Brave Lupus 41 Kobe Steel Kobelco Steelers 0 (Chichibunomiya)
Toyota Verblitz 33 Yamaha Jubilo 33 (Hanazono)
The number of tries and goals being equal, the result was decided in favour of Yamaha by a lottery held at Hanazono after the game.
February 6th: Final
Toshiba Brave Lupus 20 Yamaha Jubilo 6 (Chichibunomiya)
In the season Toshiba Brave Lupus were top of the Top League, and Yamaha were second.
[edit] The first Microsoft Cup (2004)
First Round (February 8):
NEC Green Rockets 32 Suntory Sungoliath 5
Kubota Spears 32 Sanyo Wild Knights 39
Kobe Steel Kobelco Steelers 35 World Fighting Bull 27
Yamaha Jubilo 10 Toshiba Brave Lupus 39
Semi-Finals (February 15):
Kobe Steel Kobelco Steelers 10 NEC Green Rockets 34
Sanyo Wild Knights 34 Toshiba Brave Lupus 36
Final (February 22):
NEC Green Rockets 24 Toshiba Brave Lupus 19
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- Official report of the 2005 final from the JRFU website (English)
- Brave Lupus add name to rugby Cup - Japan Times, February 7, 2005
- Steelers upset Green Rockets in Microsoft Cup (Japan Times, January 24, 2005)
- Microsoft Cup (Japanese)
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| Federation: | Japan Rugby Football Union |
| National team: | Japanese national team • Japan Sevens |
| International Competitions: | World Cup • Pacific Nations Cup • Super Cup • World Cup Sevens |
| Domestic Competitions: | Top League • Microsoft Cup • University championship rugby |
| Top League clubs 2006-07: | Coca Cola West Red Sparks • Fukuoka Sanix Blues • IBM Big Blue • Kobe Steel Kobelco Steelers • Kubota Spears • NEC Green Rockets • Ricoh Black Rams • Sanyo Wild Knights • Secom Rugguts • Suntory Sungoliath • Toshiba Brave Lupus • Toyota Verblitz • World Fighting Bull • Yamaha Jubilo |
