2015–16 Top League
2015–16 Top League | |
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Panasonic win the Lixil Cup for season 2015–16. | |
Countries | Japan |
Date | 13 November 2015 – 24 January 2016 |
Champions |
(4th title) |
Runners-up | Toshiba Brave Lupus |
Matches played | 115 |
Top point scorer |
(83 pts) |
Top try scorer |
(6 tries)
(6 tries) |
← 2014–15 2016–17 → |
The 2015–16 Top League was the 13th season of Japan's domestic rugby union competition, the Top League. It kicked off on 13 November 2015 and was completed on 24 January 2016.[1] The final was won by Panasonic Wild Knights defeating Toshiba Brave Lupus by 27–26.
A short pre-season competition was also played from 3 September to 10 October 2015 to provide each Top League team with five official matches before the regular season.[2][3]
Teams
The only change to the make-up of the league was the Challenge One winner Honda Heat replacing Kyuden Voltex.[4]
Format
Owing to the 2015 Rugby World Cup and Japan's entry into the 2016 Super Rugby tournament, the 2015–16 Top League format was altered from the previous year.
- Pre-season league
A pre-season competition was staged to provide each Top League team with five matches before the regular season. In the first stage, played from 3–19 September, the 16 teams were placed into 4 pools of 4 teams each and a round-robin was played within each pool.[2][3]
For the second stage, played from 3–10 October, the top teams in each pool were bracketed together to determine the pre-season competition winner. Semifinals and a consolation final and final were played to decide positions 1 to 4. The second-ranked teams in each pool played off for positions 5 to 8, the third-ranked teams played off for positions 9 to 12, and the bottom teams from each pool played off for positions 13 to 16.[2][3]
- Regular season
For the Pool stage, the 16 teams were placed into 2 pools of 8 teams each and a round-robin was played within each of the pools. At the conclusion of the pool stage, the top 4 sides in each pool advanced to the title play-offs to determine the Top League champion and the final classification positions 1 to 8. Similarly, the bottom 4 sides in each pool went on to the lower bracket play-offs to determine the final classification positions 9 to 16.
Pre-season
Standings
Top League - Pre-season pool stage | ||||||||||||||
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Pool A | ||||||||||||||
Club | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Points For | Points Against | Points Difference | Try Bonus | Losing Bonus | Points | ||||
1 | Toyota Verblitz | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 91 | 46 | +45 | 2 | 0 | 14 | |||
2 | Panasonic Wild Knights | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 93 | 50 | +43 | 2 | 1 | 11 | |||
3 | NEC Green Rockets | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 59 | 85 | −26 | 1 | 0 | 5 | |||
4 | Honda Heat | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 38 | 100 | −62 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
Updated: 19 September 2016 Source: rugbyarchive.net | ||||||||||||||
Pool B | ||||||||||||||
Club | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Points For | Points Against | Points Difference | Try Bonus | Losing Bonus | Points | ||||
1 | Suntory Sungoliath | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 77 | 26 | +41 | 1 | 0 | 13 | |||
2 | Kintetsu Liners | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 111 | 46 | +65 | 2 | 1 | 11 | |||
3 | Yamaha Júbilo | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 62 | 78 | −16 | 1 | 0 | 5 | |||
4 | Coca-Cola Red Sparks | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 29 | 119 | −90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
Updated: 19 September 2016 Source: rugbyarchive.net | ||||||||||||||
Pool C | ||||||||||||||
Club | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Points For | Points Against | Points Difference | Try Bonus | Losing Bonus | Points | ||||
1 | Kobe Steel Kobelco Steelers | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 71 | 28 | +43 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||
2 | NTT Docomo Red Hurricanes | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 40 | 44 | −4 | 0 | 1 | 5 | |||
3 | NTT Shining Arcs | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 39 | 46 | −7 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |||
4 | Kubota Spears | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 29 | 61 | −32 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |||
Updated: 19 September 2016 Source: rugbyarchive.net | ||||||||||||||
Pool D | ||||||||||||||
Club | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Points For | Points Against | Points Difference | Try Bonus | Losing Bonus | Points | ||||
1 | Toshiba Brave Lupus | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 74 | 53 | +21 | 2 | 0 | 14 | |||
2 | Ricoh Black Rams | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 70 | 73 | −3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | |||
3 | Canon Eagles | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 40 | 44 | −4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |||
4 | Toyota Industries Shuttles | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 69 | 69 | −14 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |||
Updated: 19 September 2015 Source: rugbyarchive.net • Teams ranked 1 (Green background) qualify to semifinals. | ||||||||||||||
Source: rugbyarchive.net 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). | ||||||||||||||
Pre-season play-offs
Fourth bracket
13th–16th semifinal | |||||||||
B4 | Coca-Cola Red Sparks | 24 | |||||||
D4 | Toyota Shokki Shuttles | 35 | Thirteenth play-off | ||||||
W1 | Toyota Shokki Shuttles | 21 | |||||||
13th–16th semifinal | W2 | Kubota Spears | 17 | ||||||
A4 | Honda Heat | 10 | |||||||
C4 | Kubota Spears | 40 | Fifteenth play-off | ||||||
L1 | Coca-Cola Red Sparks | 24 | |||||||
L2 | Honda Heat | 21 |
Third bracket
9th–12th semifinal | |||||||||
A3 | NEC Green Rockets | 20 | |||||||
C3 | NTT Shining Arcs | 28 | Ninth play-off | ||||||
W3 | NTT Shining Arcs | 48 | |||||||
9th–12th semifinal | W4 | Canon Eagles | 25 | ||||||
B3 | Yamaha Jubilo | 24 | |||||||
D3 | Canon Eagles | 27 | Eleventh play-off | ||||||
L3 | NEC Green Rockets | 18 | |||||||
L4 | Yamaha Jubilo | 26 |
Second bracket
5th–8th semifinal | |||||||||
B2 | Kintetsu Liners | 22 | |||||||
D2 | Ricoh Black Rams | 32 | Fifth play-off | ||||||
W5 | Ricoh Black Rams | 17 | |||||||
5th–8th semifinal | W6 | NTT Docomo Red Hurricanes | 26 | ||||||
A2 | Panasonic Wild Knights* | – | |||||||
C2 | NTT Docomo Red Hurricanes | w/o | Seventh play-off | ||||||
L5 | Kintetsu Liners | w/o | |||||||
L6 | Panasonic Wild Knights† | – |
First bracket
1st–4th semifinal | |||||||||
B1 | Suntory Sungoliath | 23 | |||||||
D1 | Toshiba Brave Lupus | 21 | Final | ||||||
W7 | Suntory Sungoliath | 24 | |||||||
1st–4th semifinal | W8 | Kobelco Steelers | 27 | ||||||
A1 | Toyota Verblitz | 14 | |||||||
C1 | Kobelco Steelers | 30 | Third play-off | ||||||
L7 | Toshiba Brave Lupus | 13 | |||||||
L8 | Toyota Verblitz | 20 |
Regular season
Standings
Top League - Pool Stage | ||||||||||||||
Pool A | ||||||||||||||
Club | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Points For | Points Against | Points Difference | Try Bonus | Losing Bonus | Points | ||||
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1 | Yamaha Júbilo | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 226 | 140 | +86 | 5 | 0 | 29 | |||
2 | Kobelco Steelers | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 235 | 137 | +98 | 5 | 2 | 27 | |||
3 | Toyota Verblitz | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 203 | 125 | +78 | 5 | 1 | 26 | |||
4 | Canon Eagles | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 196 | 142 | +54 | 4 | 1 | 25 | |||
5 | Toyota Industries Shuttles | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 175 | 212 | -37 | 1 | 0 | 13 | |||
6 | NTT Docomo Red Hurricanes | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 141 | 197 | -56 | 1 | 1 | 12 | |||
7 | NEC Green Rockets | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 100 | 202 | -102 | 0 | 1 | 7 | |||
8 | Coca-Cola Red Sparks | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 143 | 264 | -121 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||
Updated: 27 December 2015 Source: rugbyarchive.net | ||||||||||||||
Pool B | ||||||||||||||
Club | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Points For | Points Against | Points Difference | Try Bonus | Losing Bonus | Points | ||||
1 | Panasonic Wild Knights | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 290 | 137 | +153 | 5 | 0 | 31 | |||
2 | Toshiba Brave Lupus | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 253 | 100 | +153 | 4 | 0 | 26 | |||
3 | Kintetsu Liners | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 189 | 193 | -4 | 3 | 0 | 23 | |||
4 | NTT Shining Arcs | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 190 | 142 | +48 | 4 | 2 | 22 | |||
5 | Suntory Sungoliath | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 227 | 148 | +79 | 4 | 1 | 21 | |||
6 | Kubota Spears | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 118 | 240 | -122 | 1 | 1 | 10 | |||
7 | Honda Heat | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 99 | 253 | -154 | 0 | 1 | 5 | |||
8 | Ricoh Black Rams | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 129 | 282 | -153 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
Updated: 27 December 2015 Source: rugbyarchive.net | ||||||||||||||
Source: rugbyarchive.net 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). | ||||||||||||||
Pool stage
Round 1
13 November 2015 | Panasonic Wild Knights | 38–5 | Suntory Sungoliath | Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | ||
19:00 | Try: Yamada 6' c, 40' c Pietersen 51' Yu 67' c Con: Barnes (2) 6', 40' Parker (1) 67' Pen: Barnes (4) 3', 11', 17', 33' |
Try: Pisi 60' |
Attendance: 10,792 Referee: Mike Fraser (NZL) |
14 November 2015 | Ricoh Black Rams | 12–39 | NTT Shining Arcs | Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | ||
11:40 | Try: Hasegawa 19' c Kauhenga 64' Con: Peters (1) 19' |
Try: Miura 28' c Mafi 46' Ishibashi 50' c Mitsui 58' c Koizumi 77' c Con: Jantjies (3) 28', 50' 58' Ogura (1) 77' Pen: Jantjies (2) 8', 35' |
Attendance: 8,158 |
14 November 2015 | Toshiba Brave Lupus | 47–3 | Kubota Spears | Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | ||
14:00 | Try: Leitch 7' c Kahui 31' c, 66' c Oshima 43' c Hirose 59' Kraska 69' Con: Steyn (3) 7', 31', 43' Ogawa 66' Pen: Steyn (3) 12', 25', 49' |
Pen: Moriwaki (1) 23' |
Attendance: 11,085 |
14 November 2015 | Toyota Industries Shuttles | 24–17 | NEC Green Rockets | Mizuho Rugby Stadium | ||
11:40 | Try: Takada 26' c Vaka 29' c Vatuvei 42' c Con: Hegarty (3) 26', 29', 42' Pen: Hegarty (1) 69' |
Try: Owada 8' c Kamaike 32' c Con: Norton-Knight (1) 8' Tamura 32' Pen: Norton-Knight (1) 40' |
Attendance: 5,320 |
14 November 2015 | Toyota Verblitz | 11–18 | Yamaha Júbilo | Mizuho Rugby Stadium | ||
14:00 | Try: Taniguchi 46' Pen: Monji (2) 26', 57' |
Try: Tuiali'i 4' Yatomi 8' c Con: Goromaru (1) 8' Pen: Goromaru (2) 15', 42' |
Attendance: 8,676 |
14 November 2015 | NTT Docomo Red Hurricanes | 23–19 | Coca-Cola Red Sparks | Kintetsu Hanazono Rugby Stadium | ||
12:00 | Try: Shigeno 19' Watanabe 35' Paea 43' c Con: Sato (1) 43' Pen: Sato (1) 3' Pollard (1) 58' |
Try: Katsuki 15' c Osajima 53' c Yamada 71' Con: Fukuda (2) 15', 53' |
Attendance: 6,930 Referee: Kyosuke Toda |
14 November 2015 | Kintetsu Liners | 25–12 | Honda Heat | Kintetsu Hanazono Rugby Stadium | ||
14:05 | Try: Spies 11' Penalty Try 24' c Taufa 29' Kim 54' Con: Shigemitsu (1) 24' Pen: Shigemitsu (1) 16' |
Try: Lemeki 20' c Sogeta 63' Con: Morita (1) 20' |
Attendance: 8,774 |
15 November 2015 | Kobe Steel Kobelco Steelers | 23–18 | Canon Eagles | Kobe Universiade Memorial Stadium | ||
13:00 | Try: Ellis 6' c Penalty Try 21' c Con: Yamanaka (2) 6', 21' Pen: Yamanaka (3) 49', 61', 66' |
Try: Bond 33' le Roux 67' c Con: Mitomo (1) 67' Pen: Mitomo (2) 38', 42' |
Attendance: 7,863 |
Round 2
21 November 2015 | Ricoh Black Rams | 18–24 | Honda Heat | Yamaguchi Ishin Park Stadium | ||
11:30 | Try: Kauhenga 69' c Komatsu 79' Con: Peter (1) 69' Pen: Peters (2) 9', 54' |
Try: Kamada 3' c Moto 60' c Soqeta 65' c Con: Morita (3) 3', 60', 65' Drop: Konishi 74' |
Attendance: 4,570 Referee: Kyosuke Toda |
21 November 2015 | Canon Eagles | 34–17 | NTT Docomo Red Hurricanes | Yamaguchi Ishin Park Stadium | ||
14:00 | Try: Kikutani 24' c le Roux 40' c Hashino 49' c Fukui 76' c Con: Mitomo (4) 24', 40', 49', 76' Pen: Mitomo (2) 31', 35' |
Try: Iongi 61' c Park 80' c Con: Pollard (2) 61', 80' Pen: Saiguchi (1) 3' |
Attendance: 5,039 |
21 November 2015 | Suntory Sungoliath | 55–14 | Kubota Spears | Nishikyogoku Athletic Stadium | ||
11:40 | Try: Emi 17', 76' c Tui 23' c du Preez 30' c Nagatomo 46' Sasaki 58' c Nagare 61' c Takemoto 72' c Con: Pisi (6) 23', 30', 58', 61', 72', 76' Pen: Pisi (1) 38' |
Try: Otukolo 48' c Saunders 54' c Con: Moriwaki (2) 48', 54' |
Attendance: 5,247 |
21 November 2015 | Panasonic Wild Knights | 47–27 | Kintetsu Liners | Nishikyogoku Athletic Stadium | ||
14:00 | Try: Kitagawa 22' c, 42' c Sasakura 41' c Holani 54' c Pietersen 64' c Con: Barnes (4) 22', 41', 42', 54' Parker (1) 64' Pen: Barnes (2) 1', 28' Parker (2) 68', 79' |
Try: de Allende 18' c Spies 32' c Murashita 78' c Con: Shigemitsu (3) 18', 32', 78' Pen: Shigemitsu (2) 13', 16' |
Attendance: 7,278 |
21 November 2015 | Yamaha Júbilo | 43–0 | Toyota Industries Shuttles | Yamaha Stadium | ||
13:00 | Try: Piutau 15' c, 76' c Ito 24' c Hino 35' c Potgieter 49' c Horie 61' Con: Goromaru (5) 15', 24', 35', 49', 76' Pen: Goromaru (1) 39' |
Attendance: 9,051 |
21 November 2015 | Coca-Cola Red Sparks | 18–35 | Toyota Verblitz | Level-5 Stadium | ||
14:00 | Try: Toyota 61' c Yamashita 74' Con: Fukuda (1) 61' Pen: Fukuda (2) 3', 31' |
Try: Ando 7' c, 13' Taumoepeau 20' c Wada 32' Hikosaka 48' Con: Monji (2) 7', 20' Pen: Monji (2) 68', 80' |
Attendance: 3,725 Referee: Tatsuya Matsuoka |
21 November 2015 | Toshiba Brave Lupus | 13–37 | NTT Shining Arcs | Kagoshima Kamoike Stadium | ||
14:00 | Try: Yamamoto 14' c Con: Steyn (1) 14' Pen: Steyn (2) 31', 42' |
Try: Tsuruya 20' c Mafi 51' c, 63' c Tsuruda 70' c Con: Jantjies (2) 20', 51' Ogura (2) 63', 70' Pen: Jantjies (1) 13' Ogura (2) 57', 67' |
Attendance: 4,911 Referee: Mike Fraser (NZL) |
22 November 2015 | NEC Green Rockets | 12–46 | Kobe Steel Kobelco Steelers | Hitachi Kashiwa Soccer Stadium | ||
13:00 | Try: Tamura 23' c Usui 64' Con: Tamura (1) 23' |
Try: Bekker 4' Anderson 32' Shomen 37' c Kizu 51' c Yamashita 54' c Taniguchi 60' c Vakauta 78' Con: Yamanaka (4) 37', 51' 54', 60' Drop: Yamanaka (1) 15' |
Attendance: 7,980 Referee: Shinya Kato |
Round 3
28 November 2015 | Suntory Sungoliath | 19–25 | Kintetsu Liners | Mizuho Rugby Stadium | ||
11:40 | Try: Ono 12' c Murata 39' c Tsukamoto 67' Con: Ono (2) 12', 39' |
Try: Kashimoto 4' c Spies 7' c Tanaka 30' Con: Shigemitsu (2) 4', 7' Pen: Shigemitsu (2) 15', 71' |
Attendance: 3, 055 Referee: Tomohiro Ogawa |
28 November 2015 | Toyota Verblitz | 45–21 | Toyota Industries Shuttles | Mizuho Rugby Stadium | ||
14:00 | Try: Ando 6' c Monji 21' c Robinson 33' c Mizuno 36' c Hikosaka 58' c Bothma 78' c Con: Monji (6) 6', 21', 33', 36', 58', 78' Pen: Monji (1) 14' |
Try: Hegarty 26' c Saunders 42' c Vaka 66' c Con: Hegarty (3) 26', 42', 66' |
Attendance: 6,449 Referee: Shuhei Kubo |
28 November 2015 | Honda Heat | 10–41 | Toshiba Brave Lupus | Shizuoka Stadium | ||
11:40 | Try: Ubutaka 30' Nakata 60' |
Try: Yuhara 17' c, 26' Ogawa 45' c Kahui 52' c Steyn 70' Messam 77' c Con: Steyn (4) 17', 45', 52', 77' Pen: Steyn (1) 8' |
Attendance: 7,628 Referee: Tsuyoshi Matsumoto |
28 November 2015 | Yamaha Júbilo | 39–19 | NEC Green Rockets | Shizuoka Stadium | ||
14:00 | Try: Goromaru 15' c Havili 49' c Nakazono 62' c Hino 71', Potgieter 76' c Con: Goromaru (4) 15', 49', 62', 76' Pen: Goromaru (2) 32', 37' |
Try: Goto 12' Higginbotham 42' c Kamaike 67' c Con: Tamura (2) 42', 67' |
Attendance: 13,051 Referee: Mike Fraser |
29 November 2015 | Kubota Spears | 9–34 | NTT Shining Arcs | Kobe Universiade Memorial Stadium | ||
11:40 | Pen: Moriwaki (3) 26', 33', 51' |
Try: Penalty Try 63' c Mafi 66' c Yamashita 77' c Jantjies 79' c Con: Ogura (2) 63', 66' Jantjies (2) 77', 79' Pen: Ogura (2) 10', 44' |
Attendance: 5,244 |
29 November 2015 | Kobe Steel Kobelco Steelers | 24–25 | NTT Docomo Red Hurricanes | Kobe Universiade Memorial Stadium | ||
14:00 | Try: Penalty Try 54' c Sato 73' c Anderson 77' c Con: Tanabe (3) 53', 73', 77' Pen: Yamanaka (1) 2' |
Try: Watanabe 41' c Kriel 45' c Inoue 62' c Con: Saiguchi (2) 45', 52' Pen: Saiguchi (2) 6', 16' |
Attendance: 10,833 |
29 November 2015 | Panasonic Wild Knights | 59–28 | Ricoh Black Rams | Ota Athletic Stadium | ||
13:00 | Try: Kitagawa 6' c McCalman 11' c, 50' c Heenan 20' c Valu 59' c Nishiara 63' c Hayashi 66' c Nunomaki 76' c Con: Miwa (8) 6', 11', 20', 50', 59', 63', 66', 76' Pen: Miwa (1) 34' |
Try: Kauhenga 16' c, 73' c Tsujii 42' c Hoshino 80' c Con: Foley (4) 16', 42', 73' 80' |
Attendance: 5,756 Referee: Taizo Hirabayashi |
29 November 2015 | Coca-Cola Red Sparks | 25–31 | Canon Eagles | Ōita Bank Dome | ||
13:00 | Try: Wykes 5' Tsuiki 51' Pen: Fukuda (5) 6', 31', 38' 50', 56' |
Try: Penalty Try 18' c le Roux 58' c Uematsu 68' c Suginaga 71' c Con: Moriya (1) 18' Mitomo (3) 58', 68', 71' Pen: Moriya (1) 24' |
Attendance: 5,176 Referee: Kazuhito Taniguchi |
Round 4
5 December 2015 | Ricoh Black Rams | 7–52 | Toshiba Brave Lupus | Kumagaya Athletic Stadium | ||
12:00 | Try: Yamamoto 60' c Con: Foley (1) 60' |
Try: Tokunaga 4' c Yamamoto 9' c Yuhara 15' Kajikawa 20' c, 47' c, 67' c Kahui 26' Kotaki 30' c Con: Ogawa (5) 4', 9', 20', 30', 47' Steyn (1) 67' |
Attendance: 6,372 |
5 December 2015 | NTT Shining Arcs | 28–35 | Panasonic Wild Knights | Kumagaya Athletic Stadium | ||
14:05 | Try: Jantjies 23' c Kikuchi 62' c Koizumi 77' Con: Jantjies (1) 23' Ogura (1) 62' Pen: Jantjies (2) 2', 42' Ogura (1) 80' |
Try: Kitagawa 34' c Holani 49' c Sasakura 58' Horie 65' c Con: Barnes (3) 34', 49', 65' Pen: Barnes (3) 8', 15', 27' |
Attendance: 10,009 Referee: Kyosuke Toda |
5 December 2015 | NEC Green Rockets | 15–33 | Canon Eagles | Kochi Haruno Athletic Stadium | ||
13:00 | Try: Owada 27', 76' c Con: Webb (1) 76' Pen: Webb (1) 25' |
Try: Ives 2', 71' c Moriya 40' c Fukui 52' c Fujimoto 80' c Con: Mitomo (4) 40', 52', 71', 80' |
Attendance: 1,852 |
6 December 2015 | Honda Heat | 21–59 | Suntory Sungoliath | Umakana Yokana Stadium | ||
11:40 | Try: Soqeta 33' c Konishi 34' c Coetzee 53' c Con: Morita (3) 33', 34', 53' |
Try: Makabe 5' c Emi 12', 78' c Tui 15' c, 44' c Murata 19' Ono 50' c Tsukamoto 59' c Pisi 68' c Con: Ono (7) 5', 15', 44', 50', 59', 68', 78' |
Attendance: 14,133 Referee: Shuhei Kubo |
6 December 2015 | Coca-Cola Red Sparks | 28–38 | Yamaha Júbilo | Umakana Yokana Stadium | ||
14:00 | Try: Yamamoto 12' c Sarugaku 32' c Matsuoka 55' c Suzuki 70' c Con: Fukuda (4) 12', 32', 55', 70' |
Try: Ohdo 5' c, 29' c Hino 18' c, 23' c Piutau 37' c Con: Goromaru (5) 5', 18', 23', 29', 37' Drop: Otao (1) 74' |
Attendance: 18,005 Referee: Tomohiro Ogawa |
6 December 2015 | NTT Docomo Red Hurricanes | 14–36 | Toyota Verblitz | Kintetsu Hanazono Rugby Stadium | ||
12:00 | Try: Saiguchi 22' c Paea 63' c Con: Pollard (1) 22' Saiguchi (1) 63' |
Try: Wada 2' c, 39' c, 50' Ando 12' c Sugimoto 46' c Con: Monji (4) 2', 12', 39', 46' Pen: Monji (1) 20' |
Attendance: 8,975 Referee: Shinya Kato |
6 December 2015 | Kubota Spears | 17–40 | Kintetsu Liners | Kintetsu Hanazono Rugby Stadium | ||
14:05 | Try: Takahashi 68' c Tomonaga 73' c Con: Tatekawa (1) 68' Takahashi (1) 73' Pen: Moriwaki (1) 22' |
Try: Kim 7' c Tanaka 26' c, 75' Taufa 37' c, 49' c Tadanobu 54' c Con: Shigemitsu (5) 7', 26', 37', 49', 54' |
Attendance: 11,404 |
6 December 2015 | Toyota Industries Shuttles | 12–27 | Kobe Steel Kobelco Steelers | Ningineer Stadium | ||
13:00 | Try: So 15' c Yamashita 35' Con: Yamashita (1) 15' |
Try: Hashimoto 23' Anderson 42' Maekawa 46' c Fourie 57' c Con: Yamanaka (2) 46', 57' Pen: Yamanaka (1) 63' |
Attendance: 3,370 Referee: Tatsuya Matsuoka |
Round 5
12 December 2015 | NTT Shining Arcs | 5–38 | Suntory Sungoliath | Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | ||
11:40 | Try: Britz 53' |
Try: Murata 6' c Aruga 28' c Burger 35' c Emi 40' c Pisi 79' c Con: Ono (5) 6', 28', 35', 40', 79' Pen: Ono (1) 21' |
Attendance: 16,025 |
12 December 2015 | Toshiba Brave Lupus | 17–17 | Panasonic Wild Knights | Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | ||
14:00 | Try: Yamamoto 26' c, 77' c Con: Ogawa (1) 26' Steyn (1) 77' Pen: Steyn (1) 10' |
Try: Kodama 4' c Penalty Try 61' c Con: Barnes (2) 4', 61' Pen: Barnes (1) 40' |
Attendance: 20,138 Referee: Taizo Hirabayashi |
12 December 2015 | Honda Heat | 12–17 | Kubota Spears | Kintetsu Hanazono Rugby Stadium | ||
12:00 | Try: Nakata 20' c Konishi 29' Con: Morita (1) 20' |
Try: Otukolo 1' c Penalty Try 52' c Con: Moriwaki (1) 1' Takahashi (1) 52' Pen: Talkahashi (1) 53' |
Attendance: 5,050 |
12 December 2015 | Kintetsu Liners | 40–22 | Ricoh Black Rams | Kintetsu Hanazono Rugby Stadium | ||
14:05 | Try: Toyoda 1', 72' c Taufa 13', 66' c Winterstein 42' c Con: Shigemitsu (3) 42', 66', 72' Pen: Shigemitsu (3) 25', 40', 52' |
Try: Hoshino 16' c Nanai-Williams 54' c Kauhenga 78' Con: Foley (1) 16' Peters (1) 54' Pen: Foley (1) 7' |
Attendance: 6,355 |
12 December 2015 | Toyota Verblitz | 34–3 | NEC Green Rockets | Toyota Stadium | ||
13:00 | Try: Thomas 50' c, 64' c Ando 58' c, 73' c Con: Monji (4) 50', 58', 64', 73' Pen: Monji (2) 24', 43' |
Pen: Webb (1) 7' |
Attendance: 7,352 Referee: Sam Grove-White (Sco) |
12 December 2015 | Yamaha Júbilo | 41–20 | NTT Docomo Red Hurricanes | Yamaha Stadium | ||
13:00 | Try: Horie 23' c Sa'u 46' c Yatomi 55' c Penalty Try 66' c Hino 69' Helo 74' Con: Goromaru (4) 23', 46', 55', 66' Pen: Goromaru (1) 10' |
Try: Sato 7' c Tsujii 80' c Con: Saiguchi (1) 7' Pollard (1) 80' Pen: Saiguchi (1) 3' Drop: Paea (1) 40' |
Attendance: 9,710 Referee: Tatsuya Matsuoka |
12 December 2015 | Kobe Steel Kobelco Steelers | 47–24 | Coca-Cola Red Sparks | Misaki Park Stadium | ||
13:00 | Try: Taniguchi 8' c Shomen 27' c Ellis 30' c Wing 46' Maekawa 52' c Kizu 55' c Anderson 79' c Con: Tanabe (6) 8', 27', 30', 52', 55', 79' |
Try: Kuwazuru 9' c Kawaguchi 41' c Yamada 68' c Con: Fukuda (1) 9' Lafaele (2) 41', 68' Pen: Fukuda (1) 34' |
Attendance: 7,381 Referee: Akihisa Kajiwara |
13 December 2015 | Toyota Industries Shuttles | 19–35 | Canon Eagles | Gifu Nagaragawa Stadium | ||
13:00 | Try: Asami 32' Matsui 56' c Penalty Try 79' c Con: Hegarty (1) 56' Gerrard (1) 79' |
Try: Hashino 41' c Thomson 44' c Moriya 51' c le Roux 64' c Suginaga 80' c Con: Moriya (5) 41', 44', 51', 64', 80' |
Attendance: 2,160 Referee: Shuhei Kubo |
Round 6
19 December 2015 | NEC Green Rockets | 20–12 | Coca-Cola Red Sparks | Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | ||
11:40 | Try: Shigeno 14' c Goto 77' c Con: Tamura (2) 14'. 77' Pen: Tamura (2) 56', 64' |
Try: Bateman 3' c Toyota 70' Con: Fukuda (1) 3' |
Attendance: 5,963 |
19 December 2015 | NTT Shining Arcs | 29–15 | Honda Heat | Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | ||
14:00 | Try: Bin 9' c Mafi 56' c Mayahara 63' Jantjies 74' c Con: Ogura (2) 9', 56' Jantjies (1) 74' Pen: Ogura (1) 2' |
Try: Coetzee 39' c Ubutaka 48' Con: Lemeki (1) 39' Pen: Konishi (1) 26' |
Attendance: 9,242 Referee: Akihisa Kajiwara |
19 December 2015 | Canon Eagles | 26–10 | Toyota Verblitz | Machida Athletic Stadium | ||
13:00 | Try: Morita 38' c, 52' Fujichika 55' Con: Harada (1) 38' Pen: Harada (3) 3', 9', 13' |
Try: Thomas 34' c Con: Monji (1) 34' Pen: Monji (1) 17' |
Attendance: 2,670 Referee: Taku Otsuki |
19 December 2015 | Yamaha Júbilo | 14–43 | Kobe Steel Kobelco Steelers | Yamaha Stadium | ||
13:00 | Try: Piutau 68' c Horie 77' c Con: Goromaru (2) 68', 77' |
Try: Anderson 16' c Ohashi 20', 41', 47', 57' c Ellis 36' c Minamihashi 73' c Con: Yamanaka (3) 16'. 36', 57' Tanabe (1) 73' |
Attendance: 12,842 Referee: Shuhei Kubo |
20 December 2015 | Kubota Spears | 27–30 | Panasonic Wild Knights | Fukuda Denshi Arena | ||
13:00 | Try: Finau 2' c Miyata 9' c Saunders 40' c Con: Moriwaki (3) 2', 9', 40' Pen: Moriwaki (2) 32', 43' |
Try: McCalman 49' c Heenan 54' c Pietersen 67' c Con: Barnes (3) 49', 54', 67' Pen: Miwa (3) 6', 13', 24' |
Attendance: 4,889 Referee: Sam Groves-White (Sco) |
20 December 2015 | Suntory Sungoliath | 37–20 | Ricoh Black Rams | Yamanashi Chuo Bank Stadium | ||
13:00 | Try: Tui 28' c, 62' Moriwaka 55' Emi 59' c Kakinaga 80' c Con: Pisi (2) 28', 59' Ono (1) 80' Pen: Pisi (1) 34' Ono (1) 75' |
Try: Hasegawa 16' c Bourke 66' c Con: Foley (1) 16' Peters (1) 66' Pen: Foley (1) 39' Peters (1) 52' |
Attendance: 3,899 Referee: Takashi Harada |
20 December 2015 | Kintetsu Liners | 12–58 | Toshiba Brave Lupus | Konoike Athletic Stadium | ||
13:00 | Try: Penalty Try 36' c Taylor 54' Con: Tadanobu (1) 36' |
Try: Kahui 5' c Yamamoto 13' Toyoshima 24', 41' Yuhara 28' c Steyn 31' c Kotaki 49' c Ogawa 69' c Ito 74' Con: Ogawa (5) 5', 28', 31', 49', 69' Pen: Ogawa (1) 18' |
Attendance: 6,156 Referee: Akihisa Aso |
20 December 2015 | NTT Docomo Red Hurricanes | 28–29 | Toyota Industries Shuttles | Miyazaki Athletic Stadium | ||
13:00 | Try: Hirase 8' c Ierome 54' c Shigeno 60' c Eto 63' Con: Sato (1) 8' Pollard (3) 54', 60', 63' |
Try: Takada 38' c Vatuvei 77' c Con: Gerrard (2) 38', 77' Pen: Gerrard (5) 6', 18', 20', 51', 57' |
Attendance: 3,975 Referee: Taizo Hirabayashi |
Round 7
26 December 2015 | Canon Eagles | 19–33 | Yamaha Júbilo | Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | ||
11:40 | Try: Harada 4' Hashino 14' c Usami 77' c Con: Mitomo (1) 14' Harada (1) 77' |
Try: Havili 11' c, 68' Ito 17' c Goromaru 43' Con: Goromaru (2) 11', 17' Pen: Goromaru (3) 25', 47', 56' |
Attendance: 22,843 Referee: Shinya Kato |
26 December 2015 | Suntory Sungoliath | 14–25 | Toshiba Brave Lupus | Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | ||
14:00 | Try: Ono 23' c Nagatomo 80' c Con: Ono (1) 23' Pisi (1) 80' |
Try: Oshima 8' c Penalty Try 18' c Masuda 36' Con: Ogawa (2) 8', 18' Pen: Ogawa (2) 3', 32' |
Attendance: 25,164 Referee: Shuhei Kubo |
26 December 2015 | Toyota Industries Shuttles | 70–17 | Coca-Cola Red Sparks | Mizuho Rugby Stadium | ||
11:40 | Try: Vatuvei 18' c Vaka 33' c, 51' c Saunders 46' c, 60' c So 56' c Takada 64' Asami 68' c Takeuchi 73' c Con: Gerrard (6) 18', 33', 45', 51', 56', 60' Hegarty (2) 68', 73' Pen: Gerrard (2) 40', 41' Hegarty (1) 80' |
Try: Katsuki 10' c Tsuiki 79' c Con: Lafaele (2) 10', 79' Pen: Lafaele (1) 31' |
Attendance: 3,277 Referee: Takashi Harada |
26 December 2015 | Kintetsu Liners | 20–18 | NTT Shining Arcs | Mizuho Rugby Stadium | ||
14:00 | Try: Tadanobu 35' c, 70' c Con: Shigemitsu (2) 35', 70' Pen: Shigemitsu (2) 17', 64' |
Try: Suto 23' c Kin 28' Con: Jantjies (1) 23' Pen: Jantjies (2) 38', 47' |
Attendance: 4,275 |
26 December 2015 | Kubota Spears | 31–22 | Ricoh Black Rams | Kincho Stadium | ||
11:40 | Try: Finau 36' c Miyata 45' c, 80' c Shibahara 51' c Con: Moriwaki (3) 36', 45', 51' Takahashi (1) 80' Pen: Moriwaki (1) 6' |
Try: Bourke 9' c Tsujii 13' c Hasegawa 20' Con: Foley (2) 9', 13' Pen: Peters (1) 33' |
Attendance: 2,539 Referee: Akihisa Aso |
26 December 2015 | NTT Docomo Red Hurricanes | 14–14 | NEC Green Rockets | Kincho Stadium | ||
14:00 | Try: Paea 9' c Kriel 77' c Con: Pollard (1) 9' Paea (1) 77' |
Try: Kamaike 46' Pen: Morita (3) 25', 36', 59' |
Attendance: 5,466 Referee: Kyosuke Toda |
26 December 2015 | Panasonic Wild Knights | 64–5 | Honda Heat | Ota Athletic Stadium | ||
13:00 | Try: Yu 3' c Kodama 12' c Tanaka 17' c Hayashi 25' c, 72' Heenan 38' c McCalman 51' c, 60' c Parker 80' c Con: Barnes (5) 3', 12', 17', 25', 38' Miwa (3) 51', 60', 80' Pen: Barnes (1) 7' |
Try: Lemeki 67' |
Attendance: 5,284 Referee: Taku Otsuki |
26 December 2015 | Kobe Steel Kobelco Steelers | 25–32 | Toyota Verblitz | Misaki Park Stadium | ||
13:00 | Try: Maekawa (2) 39', 62' Wing 48' c Ohashi 65' Con: Tanabe (1) 48' Pen: Yamanaka (1) 3' |
Try: Yates 19' c Matsushita 25' c Wada 51' Hikosaka 75' c Con: Monji (3) 19', 25', 75' Pen: Monji (2) 17', 72' |
Attendance: 9,159 Referee: Taizo Hirabayashi |
Lower bracket play-offs
Lower quarterfinals | 9th to 12th bracket | Ninth place | ||||||||
9 January 2016 – 14:00 – Match 4 | ||||||||||
NTT Docomo Red Hurricanes | ||||||||||
16 January 2016 – 14:05 – Match 8 | ||||||||||
Honda Heat | ||||||||||
Winner Match 4 | ||||||||||
9 January 2016 – 11:40 – Match 1 | ||||||||||
Winner Match 1 | ||||||||||
Coca-Cola Red Sparks | ||||||||||
23 January 2016 – 14:00 | ||||||||||
Suntory Sungoliath | ||||||||||
Winner Match 8 | ||||||||||
9 January 2016 – 14:00 – Match 2 | ||||||||||
Winner Match 7 | ||||||||||
Toyota Industries Shuttles | ||||||||||
16 January 2016 – 14:00 – Match 7 | ||||||||||
Ricoh Black Rams | ||||||||||
Winner Match 2 | Eleventh place | |||||||||
9 January 2016 – 11:40 – Match 3 | ||||||||||
Winner Match 3 | ||||||||||
NEC Green Rockets | Loser Match 8 | |||||||||
Kubota Spears | Loser Match 7 | |||||||||
23 January 2016 – 12:00 | ||||||||||
13th to 16th bracket | Thirteenth place | ||||||
16 January 2016 – 11:40 – Match 5 | |||||||
Loser Match 2 | |||||||
Loser Match 3 | |||||||
23 January 2016 – 14:00 | |||||||
Winner Match 5 | |||||||
Winner Match 6 | |||||||
Fifteenth place | |||||||
16 January 2016 – 12:00 – Match 6 | 23 January 2016 – 11:40 | ||||||
Loser Match 4 | Loser Match 5 | ||||||
Loser Match 1 | Loser Match 6 |
Lower quarterfinals
Match 1 | 9 January 2016 | Coca-Cola Red Sparks | – | Suntory Sungoliath | Chichibunomiya | |
11:40 |
Match 2 | 9 January 2016 | Toyota Industries Shuttles | – | Ricoh Black Rams | Chichibunomiya | |
14:00 |
Match 3 | 9 January 2016 | NEC Green Rockets | – | Kubota Spears | Komazawa Stadium | |
11:40 |
Match 4 | 9 January 2016 | NTT Docomo Red Hurricanes | – | Honda Heat | Komazawa Stadium | |
14:00 |
Play-offs 9th–12th and 13th–16th
Match 5 | 16 January 2016 | Loser Match 2 | – | Loser Match 3 | ||
11:40 |
Match 6 | 16 January 2016 | Loser Match 4 | – | Loser Match 1 | ||
12:00 |
Match 7 | 16 January 2016 | Winner Match 2 | – | Winner Match 3 | ||
14:00 |
Match 8 | 16 January 2016 | Winner Match 4 | – | Winner Match 1 | ||
14:05 |
Classification finals
15th place | 23 January 2016 | Loser Match 5 | – | Loser Match 6 | ||
11:40 |
13th place | 23 January 2016 | Winner Match 5 | – | Winner Match 6 | ||
14:00 |
11th place | 23 January 2016 | Loser Match 8 | – | Loser Match 7 | ||
12:00 |
9th place | 23 January 2016 | Winner Match 8 | – | Winner Match 7 | ||
14:05 |
Title play-offs
Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
9 January 2016 – 13:00 – Match 4 | ||||||||||
Yamaha Júbilo | ||||||||||
16 January 2016 – 14:00 – Match 7 | ||||||||||
NTT Shining Arcs | ||||||||||
Winner of Match 4 | ||||||||||
9 January 2016 – 14:00 – Match 1 | ||||||||||
Winner of Match 1 | ||||||||||
Toyota Verblitz | ||||||||||
24 January 2016 – 14:00 – Chichibunomiya | ||||||||||
Toshiba Brave Lupus | ||||||||||
Winner of Match 7 | ||||||||||
9 January 2016 – 11:40 – Match 2 | ||||||||||
Winner of Match 8 | ||||||||||
Kobelco Steelers | ||||||||||
16 January 2016 – 14:05 – Match 8 | ||||||||||
Kintetsu Liners | ||||||||||
Winner of Match 2 | Third place | |||||||||
9 January 2016 – 13:00 – Match 3 | ||||||||||
Winner of Match 3 | ||||||||||
Canon Eagles | Loser of Match 7 | |||||||||
Panasonic Wild Knights | Loser of Match 8 | |||||||||
24 January 2016 – 11:40 – Chichibunomiya | ||||||||||
5th to 8th bracket | Fifth place | ||||||
16 January 2016 – 11:40 – Match 5 | |||||||
Loser of Match 4 | |||||||
Loser of Match 1 | |||||||
23 January 2016 – 14:00 | |||||||
Winner of Match 5 | |||||||
Winner of Match 6 | |||||||
Seventh place | |||||||
16 January 2016 – 12:00 – Match 6 | 23 January 2016 – 11:40 | ||||||
Loser of Match 2 | Loser of Match 5 | ||||||
Loser of Match 3 | Loser of Match 6 |
Quarterfinals
Match 1 | 9 January 2016 | Toyota Verblitz | – | Toshiba Brave Lupus | Mizuho Stadium | |
11:40 |
Match 2 | 9 January 2016 | Kobelco Steelers | – | Kintetsu Liners | Mizuho Stadium | |
14:00 |
Match 3 | 9 January 2016 | Canon Eagles | – | Panasonic Wild Knights | Kincho Stadium | |
13:00 |
Match 4 | 9 January 2016 | Yamaha Júbilo | – | NTT Shining Arcs | Nippatsu Stadium | |
13:00 |
Semifinals and play-offs 5th–8th
Match 5 | 16 January 2016 | Loser Match 4 | – | Loser Match 1 | ||
11:40 |
Match 6 | 16 January 2016 | Loser Match 2 | – | Loser Match 3 | ||
12:00 |
Match 7 – Semifinal | 16 January 2016 | Winner Match 4 | – | Winner Match 1 | ||
14:00 |
Match 8 – Semifinal | 16 January 2016 | Winner Match 2 | – | Winner Match 3 | ||
14:05 |
Classification finals
7th place | 23 January 2016 | Loser Match 5 | – | Loser Match 6 | ||
11:40 |
5th place | 23 January 2016 | Winner Match 5 | – | Winner Match 6 | ||
14:00 |
3rd place | 24 January 2016 | Loser Match 7 | – | Loser Match 8 | ||
11:40 |
Final
24 January 2015 | Winner Match 7 | – | Winner Match 8 | Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium, Tokyo | ||
14:00 |
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All-Japan qualification
The 2016 All-Japan Rugby Football Championship took place as a one-off final match played between the respective winners of the Japanese Top League competition and the All-Japan University Rugby Championship. The match will be played at the Chichibunomiya Stadium in Tokyo on 31 January 2016.[5]
The abbreviated format was chosen due to the busy schedule for Japanese Rugby which included the 2015 Rugby World Cup as well as Asian qualification for the 2016 Olympics and the introduction of a Japanese Super Rugby team.[5]
Top League Challenge Series
Kyuden Voltex, Mitsubishi Dynaboars, Munakata Sanix Blues and Osaka Police progressed to the promotion play-offs.
End of season awards
Team of the season
# | Winner | Team |
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1. | Keita Inagaki | Panasonic Wild Knights |
2. | Shota Horie | Panasonic Wild Knights |
3. | Takuma Asahara | Toshiba Brave Lupus |
4. | Andries Bekker | Kobe Steel Kobelco Steelers |
5. | Daniel Heenan | Panasonic Wild Knights |
6. | Michael Leitch | Canon Eagles |
7. | Shokei Kin | NTT Shining Arcs |
8. | Amanaki Lelei Mafi | NTT Shining Arcs |
9. | Fumiaki Tanaka | Panasonic Wild Knights |
10. | Berrick Barnes | Panasonic Wild Knights |
11. | Shota Emi | Suntory Sungoliath |
12. | Richard Kahui | Toshiba Brave Lupus |
13. | JP Pietersen | Panasonic Wild Knights |
14. | Tomoki Kitagawa | Panasonic Wild Knights |
15. | Ayumu Goromaru | Yamaha Júbilo |
References
- ↑ "Top League Schedule 2015-16 Season". Rugby News Japan. 29 May 2015. Archived from the original on 1 July 2015. Retrieved 1 July 2015.
- 1 2 3 "Japan - Pre Season League 2015/16". Rugby Archive. 2015. Archived from the original on 8 July 2015. Retrieved 8 July 2015.
- 1 2 3 "Japan Rugby Top League pre-season league". Suntory. 2015. Archived from the original on 7 July 2015. Retrieved 8 July 2015.
- ↑ "Top League trio retain status". jrfu.org. 14 February 2015. Archived from the original on 1 July 2015. Retrieved 1 July 2015.
- 1 2 Hinato (21 May 2015). "The final of the All Japan Championship 31 January". Japon Rugby (in French). Archived from the original on 6 July 2015. Retrieved 7 July 2015.