2014–15 Top League
2014–15 Top League | |
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Panasonic win the Lixil Cup for season 2014–15. | |
Countries | Japan |
Date | 22 August 2014 – 1 February 2015 |
Champions |
(3rd title) |
Runners-up | Yamaha Júbilo |
Matches played | 115 |
Top point scorer |
(156 pts) |
Top try scorer |
(11 tries)
(11 tries)
(11 tries) |
← 2013–14 2015–16 → |
The 2014–15 Top League was the 12th season of Japan's domestic rugby union competition, the Top League. It kicked off on 30 August 2014. The final was held on 8 February 2015 and won by Panasonic Wild Knights, 30–12 over Yamaha Júbilo.
Teams
The only change to the make-up of the league was the Top Kyushu champion team Fukuoka Sanix replacing Kyuden Voltex.[1][2]
Regular season
For the Pool stage, the 16 teams were placed into 2 pools of 8 teams each and a round-robin tournament was played within each of the pools.
Then, for the Group stage, the top 4 teams from each pool went through to Group 1, and the bottom 4 teams from each pool went through to Group 2. The teams were given starting points based on where they finished in their pool. - i.e. starting points of 4, 3, 2, and 1, for 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th respectively; and starting points of 4, 3, 2, and 1, for 5th, 6th, 7th, and 8th respectively.
Another round-robin was played for each of the groups. The Top League teams in Group 1 ranked 1st to 4th qualified for the title play-offs to fight for the Microsoft Cup and the Top League title. The top 4 also qualified directly into the All-Japan Rugby Football Championship.
The teams in Group 1 ranked 5th to 8th, and teams in Group 2 ranked 1st to 4th went through to the wildcard play-offs for qualification into the All-Japan Rugby Football Championship.
The teams in Group 2 ranked 5th to 7th went through to the promotion and relegation play-offs against regional challengers to fight to remain in the Top League. The team in Group 2 ranked 8th was automatically relegated to the regional leagues for 2015–16.
Standings
Group stage tables
Top League - Group Stage | ||||||||||||||
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Group 1 | ||||||||||||||
Club | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Points For | Points Against | Points Difference | Try Bonus | Losing Bonus | Start Points | Points | |||
1 | Kobe Steel Kobelco Steelers | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 242 | 113 | +129 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 29 | ||
2 | Panasonic Wild Knights | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 218 | 131 | +87 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 29 | ||
3 | Toshiba Brave Lupus | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 213 | 147 | +66 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 28 | ||
4 | Yamaha Júbilo | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 165 | 134 | +31 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 27 | ||
5 | Suntory Sungoliath | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 171 | 157 | +14 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 26 | ||
6 | Toyota Verblitz | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 126 | 198 | -72 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 | ||
7 | Canon Eagles | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 116 | 224 | -108 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | ||
8 | NTT Shining Arcs | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 99 | 246 | -147 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
Updated: 11 January 2015 Source: rugbyarchive.net[3] | ||||||||||||||
Group 2 | ||||||||||||||
Club | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Points For | Points Against | Points Difference | Try Bonus | Losing Bonus | Start Points | Points | |||
1 | Ricoh Black Rams | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 199 | 102 | +97 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 32 | ||
2 | NEC Green Rockets | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 148 | 114 | +34 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 27 | ||
3 | NTT Docomo Red Hurricanes | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 235 | 166 | +69 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 26 | ||
4 | Kintetsu Liners | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 167 | 168 | -1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 25 | ||
5 | Kubota Spears | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 151 | 127 | +24 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 24 | ||
6 | Coca-Cola Red Sparks | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 143 | 194 | -51 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 15 | ||
7 | Toyota Industries Shuttles | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 110 | 193 | -83 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | ||
8 | Fukuoka Sanix Blues | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 147 | 236 | -89 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | ||
Updated: 11 January 2015 Source: rugbyarchive.net[3] | ||||||||||||||
Source: rugbyarchive.net[3] | ||||||||||||||
Pool stage tables
Top League - 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 | Panasonic Wild Knights | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 308 | 116 | +192 | 5 | 0 | 29 | |||
2 | Toshiba Brave Lupus | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 218 | 141 | +77 | 4 | 2 | 26 | |||
3 | Yamaha Júbilo | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 227 | 113 | +114 | 5 | 2 | 25 | |||
4 | NTT Shining Arcs | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 172 | 169 | +3 | 3 | 2 | 21 | |||
5 | Kubota Spears | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 171 | 201 | -30 | 3 | 1 | 18 | |||
6 | NEC Green Rockets | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 194 | 233 | -39 | 3 | 3 | 14 | |||
7 | Toyota Industries Shuttles | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 123 | 249 | -126 | 1 | 0 | 9 | |||
8 | Fukuoka Sanix Blues | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 129 | 320 | -191 | 2 | 0 | 6 | |||
Updated: 20 October 2014 Source: rugbyarchive.net[3] | ||||||||||||||
Pool B | ||||||||||||||
Club | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Points For | Points Against | Points Difference | Try Bonus | Losing Bonus | Points | ||||
1 | Kobe Steel Kobelco Steelers | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 182 | 106 | +76 | 3 | 0 | 29 | |||
2 | Suntory Sungoliath | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 202 | 137 | +65 | 3 | 1 | 28 | |||
3 | Canon Eagles | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 184 | 142 | +42 | 4 | 3 | 23 | |||
4 | Toyota Verblitz | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 157 | 145 | +12 | 2 | 2 | 22 | |||
5 | Kintetsu Liners | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 182 | 175 | +7 | 4 | 2 | 22 | |||
6 | Ricoh Black Rams | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 183 | 160 | +23 | 3 | 3 | 14 | |||
7 | Coca-Cola Red Sparks | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 90 | 210 | -120 | 0 | 2 | 6 | |||
8 | NTT Docomo Red Hurricanes | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 117 | 219 | -102 | 2 | 3 | 5 | |||
Updated: 20 October 2014 Source: rugbyarchive.net[3] | ||||||||||||||
Source: rugbyarchive.net[3] 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
22 August 2014 | Panasonic Wild Knights | 26–39 | Toshiba Brave Lupus | Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | ||
Try: Pietersen 11' c Hayashi 80' c Con: Barnes (2) 11', 80' Pen: Barnes (4) 2', 23', 33', 64' |
Try: Oshima 19' c Asahara 35' c Bates 55' Ogawa 60' c, 64' c Con: Ogawa (3) 19', 35', 60' Futoshi Mori (1) 64' Pen: Ogawa (2) 15', 66' |
22 August 2014 | NTT Docomo Red Hurricanes | 17–21 | Kintetsu Liners | Kincho Stadium | ||
Try: Nakaya 71' c Watanabe 79' c Con: Motegi (1) 71', Saiguchi (1) 80' Pen: Motegi (1) 41' |
Try: Shigemitsu 24' c Toyoda 32' c Ratuila 48' c Con: Shigemitsu (3) 24', 32', 48' |
23 August 2014 | NTT Shining Arcs | 25–11 | Fukuoka Sanix Blues | Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | ||
Try: Nishibashi 27' c Tsuruda 55' c Mafi 68' Con: Jantjies (2) 27', 55' Pen: Jantjies (2) 5', 74' |
Try: Sweeney 48' Pen: Tashiro (2) 8', 43' |
23 August 2014 | NEC Green Rockets | 24–3 | Kubota Spears | Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | ||
Try: Ohigashi 14' c Murata 26' c Onodera 38' c Con: Tamura (3) 14', 26', 38' Pen: Tamura (1) 65' |
Pen: Tatekawa (1) 51' |
23 August 2014 | Yamaha Júbilo | 38–9 | Toyota Industries Shuttles | Yamaha Stadium | ||
Try: Miyazawa 48' c Krishnan 52', 71' c Yatomi 80' c Con: Goromaru (3) 48', 71', 80' Pen: Goromaru (4) 4', 15', 18', 34' |
Pen: Onishi (3) 7', 21', 38' |
23 August 2014 | Coca-Cola Red Sparks | 13–17 | Suntory Sungoliath | Umakana Yokana Stadium | ||
Try: King 41' c Con: Fukuda (1) 41' Pen: Fukuda (2) 9', 53' |
Try: Sasaki 49' Nakazuru 65' Narita 80' c Con: Pisi (1) 80' |
24 August 2014 | Toyota Verblitz | 23–16 | Canon Eagles | Nishikyogoku Athletic Stadium | ||
Try: Carpenter 1' c Takeda 43' c Con: Monji (2) 1', 43' Pen: Monji (3) 10', 18', 62' |
Try: Yamamoto 27' c Con: Mitomo (1) 27' Pen: Mitomo (3) 35', 59', 80' |
24 August 2014 | Kobe Steel Kobelco Steelers | 19–17 | Ricoh Black Rams | Nishikyogoku Athletic Stadium | ||
Try: Taniguchi 59' c Con: Tanabe (1) 59' Pen: Tanabe (4) 13', 18', 64', 78' |
Try: Mau 36' c Komatsu 74' c Con: Peters (2) 36', 74' Pen: Peters (1) 2' |
Round 2
29 August 2014 | Toshiba Brave Lupus | 23–16 | NTT Shining Arcs | Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | ||
Try: Penalty Try 31' c Hirose 63' c Con: Ogawa (2) 31', 63' Pen: Ogawa (3) 12', 19', 43' |
Try: Nishibashi 66' Karauria-Henry 76' Pen: Jantjies (2) 14', 45' |
30 August 2014 | Panasonic Wild Knights | 47–22 | Kubota Spears | Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | ||
Try: Kawano 11' c Tanaka 20' Sasakura 26' c Heenan 36' Uchida 49' Kawamata 64' Shimomura 80' c Con: Barnes (1) 11' Hayashi (1) 26' Miwa (1) 80' Pen: Barnes (2) 3', 8' |
Try: Toeava 45' Moriwaki 53' c Finau 80' c Con: Tatekawa (2) 53', 80' Pen: Tatekawa (1) 5' |
30 August 2014 | Canon Eagles | 33–21 | Ricoh Black Rams | Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | ||
Try: Thomson 10' c, 23' c, 27' Hashino 36' c Bennetts 46' c Con: Mitomo (4) 10', 23', 36', 46' |
Try: Pohiva 18' c Yanagawa 69' Con: Peters (1) 18' Pen: Peters (3) 3', 7', 21' |
30 August 2014 | Toyota Industries Shuttles | 31–14 | Fukuoka Sanix Blues | Toyota Stadium | ||
Try: Gerrard 6' c Sakai 13' c, 57' c Penalty Try 77' c Con: Barnes (4) 6', 13', 57', 77' Pen: Barnes (1) 34' |
Try: Arai 25' Hamazato 35' c Con: Tashiro (2) 25', 35' |
30 August 2014 | Toyota Verblitz | 10–13 | Suntory Sungoliath | Toyota Stadium | ||
Try: Thomas 29' c Con: Monji (1) 29' Pen: Monji (1) 4' |
Try: Nakazuru 55' c Con: Pisi (1) 55' Pen: Ono (2) 9', 40' |
30 August 2014 | Kobe Steel Kobelco Steelers | 26–3 | Kintetsu Liners | Kobe Universiade Memorial Stadium | ||
Try: Shomen 38' c Taniguchi 49' c Con: Tanabe (2) 38', 49' Pen: Tanabe (4) 21', 32', 41', 76' |
Pen: Shigemitsu (1) 18' |
30 August 2014 | Coca-Cola Red Sparks | 15–9 | NTT Docomo Red Hurricanes | Level-5 Stadium | ||
Try: Kawaguchi 5' Toyota 53' c Con: Fukuda (1) 53' Pen: Fukuda (1) 40' |
Pen: Viljoen (3) 18', 25', 28' |
31 August 2014 | NEC Green Rockets | 7–55 | Yamaha Júbilo | Nishikyogoku Athletic Stadium | ||
Try: Goto 19' c Con: Tamura (1) 19' |
Try: Hino 4', 59' c Miyazawa 10', Piutau 42' c, 49' c, 66' c, 73' c Tuliai'i 71' c Con: Goromaru (6) 42', 49', 59', 66', 71', 73' Drop: Sogabe (1) 79' |
Round 3
5 September 2014 | Suntory Sungoliath | 20–17 | Canon Eagles | Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | ||
Try: Hatakeyama 31' c Burger 72' c Con: Pisi (2) 31', 72' Pen: Pisi (2) 6', 21' |
Try: Fukui 38' c Thomson 44' c Con: Mitomo (2) 38', 44' Pen: Mitomo (1) 12' |
6 September 2014 | NTT Shining Arcs | 30–6 | Toyota Industries Shuttles | Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | ||
Try: Nishibashi 10' Tomoigawa 33' c, Tsuruya 58' Bin 71' c Con: Jantjies (1) 33' Numajiri (1) 71' Pen: Jantjies (2) 4', 26' |
Pen: Goodman (2) 8', 32' |
6 September 2014 | Toshiba Brave Lupus | 18–23 | Kubota Spears | Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | ||
Try: Matsunobu 2', 20' c Con: Ogawa (1) 2' Pen: Ogawa (2) 50', 77' |
Try: Tanaka 29' c Toeava 53' c Con: Tatekawa (2) 29', 53' Pen: Tatekawa (3) 8', 47', 72' |
6 September 2014 | Kintetsu Liners | 28–23 | Ricoh Black Rams | Kincho Stadium | ||
Try: Fairbanks 32' c Taufa 53' c Ratuila 60' Con: Shigemitsu (2) 32', 53' Pen: Taylor (1) 15' Shigemitsu (2) 24', 30' |
Try: Komatsu 19' c Peters 47' c Con: Peters (2) 19', 47' Pen: Peters (3) 3', 27', 75' |
6 September 2014 | NTT Docomo Red Hurricanes | 19–31 | Toyota Verblitz | Kincho Stadium | ||
Try: Brüssow 14' c Kohiyama 29' Watanabe 36' c Con: Viljoen (2) 14', 36' |
Try: Ueno 1' c Namekawa 19' c Yates 39' c Matsushita 49' c Con: Monji (4) 1', 19', 39', 49' Pen: Monji (1) 59' |
6 September 2014 | Fukuoka Sanix Blues | 36–31 | NEC Green Rockets | Level-5 Stadium | ||
Try: Potgieter 17' c, 49' c Yagi 34', 47' c Lemalu 69' c Con: Sweeney (3) 17', 47', 49' Hamazoto 69' Pen: Sweeney (1) 11' |
Try: Yoshihiro 5' c Kubota 12' Brew 29' c Morita 53' c Takizawa 77' Con: Tamura (3) 5', 29', 53' |
6 September 2014 | Coca-Cola Red Sparks | 0–31 | Kobe Steel Kobelco Steelers | Level-5 Stadium | ||
Try: Kizu 23', 64' c Yamashita 68' c Bekker 73' c Yamazaki 78' Con: Yamanaka (3) 64', 68', 73' |
6 September 2014 | Yamaha Júbilo | 9–14 | Panasonic Wild Knights | Yamaha Stadium | ||
Pen: Goromaru (3) 14', 40', 72' |
Try: Ueno 29' Pen: Barnes (2) 1', 10' Miwa (1) 69' |
Round 4
12 September 2014 | Toshiba Brave Lupus | 30–26 | NEC Green Rockets | Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | ||
19:30 | Try: Natsui 2' Toyosima 18' c, 66' Kahui 48' c Con: Ogawa (2) 18', 48' Pen: Ogawa (2) 14', 27' |
Try: Brew 35' c Nadolo 75' c Con: Tamura (1) 35' Nadolo (1) 75' Pen: Tamura (4) 40', 55', 60', 64' |
13 September 2014 | Fukuoka Sanix Blues | 12–52 | Yamaha Júbilo | Tosu Stadium | ||
16:40 | Try: Ahio 24' Hesketh 74' c Con: Hamazato (1) 74' |
Try: Tuiali'i 4' c, 31' Horie 15' c, 39' c Koike 45' c, Havili 54' c, 67' Nakazono 80' c Con: Goromaru (5) 4', 15', 39', 45', 80' Otao (1) 54' |
13 September 2014 | Coca-Cola Red Sparks | 23–25 | Toyota Verblitz | Tosu Stadium | ||
19:00 | Try: Bateman 35' c Egashira 59' c Con: Fukuda (2) 35', 59' Pen: Fukuda (3) 4', 13', 40' |
Try: Thomas 8' Monji 47' c Kusaka 52' c Con: Monji (2) 47', 52' Pen: Monji (2) 33', 57' |
13 September 2014 | Suntory Sungoliath | 38–26 | Ricoh Black Rams | Nippatsu Mitsuzawa Stadium | ||
18:00 | Try: Nakazuru 17' c Nishikawa 27' c Murata 33' c Tui 46' c, Burger 61' c Con: Pisi (3) 17', 27', 33' Ono 46', 61' Pen: Pisi (1) 20' |
Try: Komatsu 41', 67' c Bourke 71' c Yamamoto 77' c Con: Peters (3) 67', 71', 77' |
13 September 2014 | Toyota Industries Shuttles | 5–54 | Panasonic Wild Knights | Suzuka Sports Garden | ||
19:05 | Try: Vaka 25' |
Try: Heenan 2' c Miwa 33' c Yamada 39' c, 58' c Tanaka 54' c Yatabe 80' c Con: Miwa (6) 2', 33', 39', 54', 58', 80' Pen: Miwa (4) 15', 23', 29', 31' |
13 September 2014 | NTT Docomo Red Hurricanes | 26–36 | Kobe Steel Kobelco Steelers | Restoration Centennial Park | ||
18:00 | Try: Shigeno 54' c, 75' c Watanabe 59' c, 64' Con: Viljoen (2) 54', 59' Saiguchi 75' c |
Try: Bekker 13' Yamashita 33' c Penalty Try 46' c Nakahama 50' c Anderson 66' c Con: Morita (4) 33', 46', 50', 66' Pen: Morita (1) 32', 57' |
14 September 2014 | Canon Eagles | 36–31 | Kintetsu Liners | K's denki Stadium Mito | ||
16:00 | Try: Jyou 8' c Mitomo 19' c Wada 45' c Thomson 58' Bond 73' c Con: Mitomo (4) 8', 19', 45', 73' Pen: Mitomo (1) 43' |
Try: Fairbanks 41' c, 52' c Samo 66' c Yamaguchi 80' c Con: Shigemitsu (4) 41', 52', 66', 80' Pen: Shigemitsu (1) 22' |
14 September 2014 | Kubota Spears | 29–27 | NTT Shining Arcs | K's denki Stadium Mito | ||
18:20 | Try: Finau 26' c Tamura 41' Tanaka 54' Con: Tatekawa (1) 26' Pen: Tatekawa (4) 10', 51', 64', 80' |
Try: M. Tsuruya 17' c Saunders 34' c Mafi 66' c Con: Jantjies (3) 17', 34', 66' Pen: Jantjies (2) 14', 58' |
Round 5
19 September 2014 | Suntory Sungoliath | 22–29 | Kobe Steel Kobelco Steelers | Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | ||
19:30 | Try: Nakazuru 38' c Sasaki 32' c Kakinaga 80' Con: Pisi (2) 38', 62' Pen: Pisi (1) 44' |
Try: Yasui 41' c Mapakaitolo 52' c Yamashita 58' Murakami 77' c Con: Yamanaka (3) 41', 52', 77' Pen: Yamanaka (1) 30' |
20 September 2014 | Ricoh Black Rams | 53–5 | Coca-Cola Red Sparks | Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | ||
16:40 | Try: Yamamoto 2' c Komatsu 9' c, 74' c Peters 15' Pohiva 34' Hoshino 46' c, 77' Makita 53' c Con: Peters (4) 2', 9', 46', 53' Perera (1) 74' Pen: Peters (1) 40' |
Try: Kuwazuru 49' |
20 September 2014 | Canon Eagles | 24–10 | NTT Docomo Red Hurricanes | Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | ||
19:00 | Try: Thomson 40' c Penalty Try 50' c Moriya 61' Bond 78' Con: Mitomo (2) 40', 50' |
Try: Watanabe 36' Tsujino 59' |
20 September 2014 | Toyota Industries Shuttles | 10–35 | Toshiba Brave Lupus | Mizuho Rugby Stadium | ||
16:40 | Try: Fifita 63' Teaupa 75' |
Try: Bates 26', 41' c, 54' c Yamaguchi 80' c Con: Ogawa (3) 41', 54', 80' Pen: Steyn (1) 9' Ogawa (2) 39', 44' |
20 September 2014 | Toyota Verblitz | 31–38 | Kintetsu Liners | Mizuho Rugby Stadium | ||
19:00 | Try: Hirosaka 12' c Thomas 25' c, 55' c Taumoepeau 77' c Con: Monji (4) 12', 25', 55', 77' Pen: Monji (1) 33' |
Try: Toyoda 17' c Ierome 38' c Taylor 49' Penalty Try 69' c Con: Shigemitsu (3) 17', 38', 69' Pen: Shigemitsu (4) 7', 44', 58', 80' |
21 September 2014 | NTT Shining Arcs | 32–31 | NEC Green Rockets | Ishinomaki Stadium | ||
13:00 | Try: Tsuruda 31' Ueda 52' c Penalty Try 58' c Kobayashi 61' c Con: Jantjies (3) 52', 58', 61' Pen: Jantjies (1) 37' Drop: Jantjies (1) 75' |
Try: Forau 10' c Nadolo 28', 67' Latu 65' c Yoshihiro 69' c Con: Nadolo (1) 10' Tamura (2) 65', 69' |
21 September 2014 | Panasonic Wild Knights | 80–7 | Fukuoka Sanix Blues | Ashikaga City Sports Park Stadium | ||
15:00 | Try: Kitagawa 15' c, 19' c, 36', 55' Shimamura 23' c Whitelock 30' c, 66' c, 73' c Holani 45' c Horie 48' c Sakai 62' c Barnes 80' c Con: Miwa (6) 15', 19', 23', 30', 45', 48' Barnes (4) 62', 66', 73', 80' |
Try: Robins 9' c Con: Hamazato (1) 9' |
21 September 2014 | Kubota Spears | 28–28 | Yamaha Júbilo | Denka Big Swan Stadium | ||
15:00 | Try: Tanaka 27' c Motegi 33' c Finau 46' c Toeava 64' c Con: Tatekawa (4) 27', 33', 46', 64' |
Try: Horie 4' c, 71' c Ohdo 12' c Tuiali'i 37' c Con: Goromaru (4) 4', 12', 37', 41' |
Round 6
11 October 2014 | Ricoh Black Rams | 31–24 | NTT Docomo Red Hurricanes | Morioka Minami Stadium | ||
12:00 | Try: Takizawa 6' c Mau 41' c Pohiva 46', 59' Bourke 62' c Con: Peters (3) 6', 41', 62' |
Try: Brüssow 15' Shigeno 54' Iongi 65' c Moliteika 68' c Con: Yamanaka (2) 65', 68' |
11 October 2014 | Kubota Spears | 24–29 | Toyota Industries Shuttles | Morioka Minami Stadium | ||
14:05 | Try: Finau 26' c Tatekawa 61' c Tamura 65' Tanaka 75' Con: Tatekawa (2) 26', 61' |
Try: Oyamada 50' c Gerrard 56' c Con: Onishi (2) 50', 56' Pen: Onishi (2) 12', 16' Gerrard (3) 44', 64', 79' |
11 October 2014 | Kobe Steel Kobelco Steelers | 24–24 | Toyota Verblitz | Kintetsu Hanazono Rugby Stadium | ||
12:00 | Try: Imamura 46' c, 62' c Yamashita 52' c Con: Morita (1) 46' Yamanaka (2) 52', 62' Pen: Morita (1) 14' |
Try: Matsushita 11' c Takeda 25' c Sato 65' c Con: Monji (3) 11', 25', 65' Pen: Monji (1) 72' |
11 October 2014 | Kintetsu Liners | 30–31 | Suntory Sungoliath | Kintetsu Hanazono Rugby Stadium | ||
14:05 | Try: Tanaka 34' c, 61' Ratuila 55' Yamaguchi 77' c Con: Shigemitsu (2) 34', 77' Pen: Shigemitsu (2) 25', 42' |
Try: Ozawa 12' c, 57' c Miyamoto 50' c Hiwasa 70' c Con: Pisi (3) 12', 50', 57' Miyamoto (1) 70' Pen: Pisi (1) 31' |
11 October 2014 | NEC Green Rockets | 21–44 | Panasonic Wild Knights | Kashiwanoha Park Stadium | ||
13:00 | Try: Goto 34' c, 65' c Nadolo 76' c Con: Tamura (3) 34', 65', 76' |
Try: Kitagawa 5' c Shimomura 16' c Barnes 28' c Yamada 56' c, Kawamata 79' c Con: Barnes (4) 5', 16', 28', 56' Miwa (1) 79' Pen: Barnes (3) 25', 38', 70' |
12 October 2014 | Canon Eagles | 44–20 | Coca-Cola Red Sparks | Ōita Bank Dome | ||
13:00 | Try: Harada 7' Thomson 14' c, 20', 33' c Bruce 27' Kikutani 67' c Con: Mitomo (4) 14', 27', 33', 67' Pen: Mitomo (2) 40', 59' |
Try: Haradome 23' c Tsuiki 55' c Con: Fukuda (2) 23', 55' Pen: Fukuda (2) 5', 12' |
12 October 2014 | Fukuoka Sanix Blues | 21–59 | Toshiba Brave Lupus | Coca-Cola West Hiroshima Stadium | ||
14:05 | Try: Takayama 47' c Thomson 68' c Everingham 78' c Con: Sweeney (2) 47', 78' Tashiro (1) 68' |
Try: Kahui 1' c, 60' c Hirose 13' c Matsunobu 20' c, 39' Yoshida 34', 44' c, 52' c, 80' c Con: Ogawa (6) 1', 13', 20', 44', 52', 60' Masuda (1) 80' |
12 October 2014 | NTT Shining Arcs | 29–26 | Yamaha Júbilo | Toyama Athletic Stadium | ||
13:00 | Try: Tomoigawa 32' c Sugiura 37' Yamashita 47' c Kurihara 67' c Con: Jantjies (2) 32', 47' Kawamoto (1) 67' Pen: Jantjies (1) 16' |
Try: Ohdo 4' c Horie 11' c Hino 25' c Sa'u 43' Con: Goromaru (3) 4', 11', 25' |
Round 7
19 October 2014 | Ricoh Black Rams | 12–13 | Toyota Verblitz | Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | ||
11:40 | Try: Yanagawa 2' Lotoahea 78' c Con: Peters (1) 78' |
Try: Hirosaka 72' c Con: Monji (1) 72' Pen: Monji (2) 39', 49' |
19 October 2014 | Suntory Sungoliath | 61–12 | NTT Docomo Red Hurricanes | Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | ||
14:00 | Try: Pisi 32' c, 42' c, 50' c Murata 38' c Tsukamoto 53' c, 72' c Nakazuru 61', 78' c Takemoto 67' c Con: Pisi (5) 32', 38', 42', 50', 53' Ono (3) 67', 72', 78' |
Try: Paea 3', 22' c Con: Viljoen (1) 22' |
19 October 2014 | Kintetsu Liners | 31–14 | Coca-Cola Red Sparks | Kintetsu Hanazono Rugby Stadium | ||
12:00 | Try: Sakamoto 12' c Ierome 37' c Tani 41' c Li 56' c Con: Shigemitsu (4) 12', 37', 41', 56' Pen: Shigemitsu (1) 50' |
Try: Kuwazuru 30' c Tani 80' c Con: Haradome (1) 30' Yamada (1) 80' |
19 October 2014 | Yamaha Júbilo | 19–14 | Toshiba Brave Lupus | Kintetsu Hanazono Rugby Stadium | ||
14:05 | Try: Havili 35' c Con: Goromaru (1) 35' Pen: Goromaru (4) 5', 11', 19', 29' |
Try: Oshima 53' Pen: Ogawa (3) 2', 15', 33' |
19 October 2014 | NEC Green Rockets | 54–33 | Toyota Industries Shuttles | ND Soft Stadium Yamagata | ||
13:00 | Try: Murata 16' c, Forau 26' c Kamaike 49' c, 78' c Nadolo 56' c, 59', 72' c Yoshihiro 76' c Con: Tamura (7) 16', 26', 49', 56', 72', 76', 78' |
Try: Vaka 22' c, 65' c Kankowski 69' c Con: Onishi (3) 22', 65', 69' Pen: Gerrard (3) 1', 13', 39' Onishi (1) 32' |
19 October 2014 | Panasonic Wild Knights | 43–13 | NTT Shining Arcs | Ota Athletic Stadium | ||
13:00 | Try: Hayashi 2' c, 60' c Miwa 72' c Tani 75' c Con: Barnes (2) 2', 60' Miwa (2) 72', 75' Pen: Barnes (4) 8', 10', 44', 51' Miwa (1) 79' |
Try: Bin 4' c Con: Kawamoto (1) 4' Pen: Kawamoto (2) 23', 40' |
19 October 2014 | Kobe Steel Kobelco Steelers | 17–14 | Canon Eagles | Ningineer Stadium | ||
13:00 | Try: Bekker 1' Mapakaitolo 20' Yamanaka 39' c Con: Wing (1) 39' |
Try: Bennetts 29' c Harada 59' Con: Mitomo (2) 29', 59' |
19 October 2014 | Kubota Spears | 42–28 | Fukuoka Sanix Blues | Tenri Shinsato Stadium | ||
13:00 | Try: Daniel 1', 48' c Toeava 37' c Takitaki 44' Poki 53' Tanaka 56' c Con: Tatekawa (3) 37', 48', 56' Pen: Tatekawa (2) 5', 77' |
Try: Everingham 9' c Arai 11' c Hesketh 67' c, Robins 73' c Con: Robins (2) 9', 11' Sweeney (2) 67', 73' |
Group stage
Round 1
28 November 2014 | NTT Shining Arcs | 11–35 | Canon Eagles | Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | ||
19:30 | Try: Sugiura 6' Pen: Jantjies (2) 20', 47' |
Try: Penalty Try 37' c Harada 77' c Con: Mitomo (2) 37', 77' Pen: Mitomo (7) 17', 26', 34', 44', 52', 67', 73' |
29 November 2014 | Kubota Spears | 18–8 | Coca-Cola Red Sparks | Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | ||
11:40 | Try: Tatekawa 46' c Takitaki 73' Con: Tatekawa (1) 46' Pen: Tatekawa (2) 55', 64' |
Try: Yoshizawa 79' Pen: Lafaele (1) 39' |
29 November 2014 | Suntory Sungoliath | 16–12 | Yamaha Júbilo | Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | ||
14:00 | Try: Matsushima 11' c Con: Pisi (1) 11' Pen: Pisi (3) 21', 40', 67' |
Pen: Goromaru (4) 8', 17', 26', 48' |
29 November 2014 | Toyota Industries Shuttles | 17–38 | NTT Docomo Red Hurricanes | Mizuho Rugby Stadium | ||
11:40 | Try: Vatuvei 56' c, 80' c Con: Onishi (2) 56', 80' Pen: Onishi (1) 21' |
Try: Saiguchi 7' c Shigeno 13' Watanabe 36' Viljoen 49' Kiyose 64' c Con: Saiguchi (1) 7' Viljoen (1) 64' Pen: Saiguchi (3) 43', 48', 76' |
29 November 2014 | Toyota Verblitz | 10–30 | Panasonic Wild Knights | Mizuho Rugby Stadium | ||
14:00 | Try: Taumoepeau 66' c Con: McIntyre (1) 66' Pen: Monji (1) 18' |
Try: Kitagawa 2', 58' Nishiara 21' c Holani 29' c Con: Barnes (2) 21', 29' Pen: Barnes (1) 45' Miwa (1) 71' |
29 November 2014 | Kintetsu Liners | 12–8 | NEC Green Rockets | Kintetsu Hanazono Rugby Stadium | ||
12:00 | Pen: Shigemitsu (3) 19', 70', 75' Taylor (1) 77' |
Try: Latu 50' Pen: Tamura (1) 72' |
29 November 2014 | Kobe Steel Kobelco Steelers | 20–30 | Toshiba Brave Lupus | Kintetsu Hanazono Rugby Stadium | ||
14:05 | Try: Yamashita 15' Kizu 54' c Maekawa 65' Con: Yamanaka (1) 54' Pen: Tanabe (1) 48' |
Try: Penalty Try 24' c Nishiara 69' c Bates 74' c Con: Ogawa (1) 24' Oshima (2) 69', 74' Pen: Ogawa (3) 7', 14', 42' |
30 November 2014 | Fukuoka Sanix Blues | 16–21 | Ricoh Black Rams | Global Arena | ||
13:00 | Try: Everingham 78' c Con: Hamazato (1) 78' Pen: Sweeney (3) 5', 14', 48' |
Try: Peters 21' Bourke 67' c Con: Peters (1) 67' Pen: Peters (3) 12', 34', 51' |
Round 2
6 December 2014 | Canon Eagles | 13–36 | Yamaha Júbilo | Komazawa Olympic Park Stadium | ||
12:00 | Try: Moriya 17' c Con: Mitomo (1) 17' Pen: Mitomo (2) 6', 28' |
Try: Ohdo 2' Tuiali'i 41' c Horie 54', 75' Krishnan 78' Con: Goromaru (1) 41' Pen: Goromaru (3) 25', 47', 63' |
6 December 2014 | Toshiba Brave Lupus | 33–13 | Panasonic Wild Knights | Komazawa Olympic Park Stadium | ||
14:05 | Try: Hirose 34' c Oshima 57' c Yuhara 63' c Con: Steyn (1) 34' Oshima (2) 57', 63' Pen: Steyn (4) 11', 15', 41', 44' |
Try: Whitelock 74' Con: Miwa (1) 74' Pen: Barnes (2) 1', 50' |
7 December 2014 | Kubota Spears | 17–6 | Toyota Industries Shuttles | Mizuho Rugby Stadium | ||
11:40 | Try: Mori 7' c, 62' c Con: Tatekawa (2) 7', 62' Pen: Tatekawa (1) 53' |
Pen: Gerrard (2) 4', 31' |
7 December 2014 | Toyota Verblitz | 37–15 | NTT Shining Arcs | Mizuho Rugby Stadium | ||
14:00 | Try: Hikosaka 15' c, 74' c Takeda 20' c Makihara 78' c Con: McIntyre (2) 15', 20' Monji (2) 74', 78' Pen: McIntyre (3) 6', 11', 50' |
Try: Kobayashi 29' Suto 70' Con: Jantjies (1) 29' Pen: Jantjies (1) 54' |
7 December 2014 | Kintetsu Liners | 8–34 | Ricoh Black Rams | Kintetsu Hanazono Rugby Stadium | ||
12:00 | Try: Taufa 80' Pen: Shigemitsu (1) 30' |
Try: Yamamoto 25' c, 34' c Makita 51' c Pohiva 57' c Con: Peters (4) 25', 34', 51', 57' Pen: Peters (2) 5', 16' |
7 December 2014 | Kobe Steel Kobelco Steelers | 20–10 | Suntory Sungoliath | Kintetsu Hanazono Rugby Stadium | ||
14:05 | Try: Bekker 68' c Wing 77' c Con: Yamanaka (2) 68', 77' Pen: Yamanaka (1) 40' Drop: Shomen (1) 26' |
Try: Sasaki 54' c Con: Ono (1) 54' Pen: Ono (1) 22' |
7 December 2014 | NEC Green Rockets | 34–17 | Fukuoka Sanix Blues | City Park Stadium | ||
12:00 | Try: Nadolo 18' c, 55' c Usui 46' c Miyamae 49' c Con: Tamura (4) 18', 46', 49', 55' Monji (2) 74', 78' Pen: Tamura (2) 3', 15' |
Try: Hamazato 22' c Lemalu 68' c Con: Sweeney (1) 22' Hamazato (1) 68' Pen: Sweeney (1) 10' |
7 December 2014 | NTT Docomo Red Hurricanes | 41–5 | Coca-Cola Red Sparks | Ojiyama Stadium | ||
13:00 | Try: Tsujino 15' c, 74' c Watanabe 20', 26' Viljoen 30' c Paea 55' c Kiyose 64' c Con: Saiguchi (4) 15', 30', 55', 64' Pen: Saiguchi (1) 38' |
Try: Bateman 5' |
Round 3
13 December 2014 | Suntory Sungoliath | 32–16 | Toshiba Brave Lupus | Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | ||
11:40 | Try: Murata 32' c Nakazuru 34', 59', 65' Hatakeyama 67' c Con: Nicholas (1) 32' Ono (1) 67' Pen: Nicholas (1) 52' |
Try: Kahui 73' c Con: Ogawa (1) 73' Pen: Steyn (2) 3', 8' Drop: Steyn (1) 31' |
13 December 2014 | Panasonic Wild Knights | 29–27 | Kobe Steel Kobelco Steelers | Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | ||
14:00 | Try: Yamada 54' Horie 58' c Pietersen 62' c Inagaki 70' c Con: Barnes (3) 58', 62', 70' Pen: Barnes (1) 20' |
Try: Nakahama 13' c Bekker 14' c Yamashita 34' c Con: Yamanaka (3) 13', 14', 34' Pen: Yamanaka (2) 23', 33' |
13 December 2014 | Kubota Spears | 36–11 | Fukuoka Sanix Blues | Kintetsu Hanazono Rugby Stadium | ||
12:00 | Try: Konno 6' Toe'ava 18', 44' Daniel 46' c, 48' c Miyata 67' c Con: Tatekawa (3) 46', 48', 67' |
Try: K. Hamazato 34' Pen: Sweeney (2) 23', 39' |
13 December 2014 | Kintetsu Liners | 30–27 | NTT Docomo Red Hurricanes | Kintetsu Hanazono Rugby Stadium | ||
14:05 | Try: Nanto 16' Taufa 49' Kim 71' c Tadanobu 73' c Con: Tadanobu (2) 71', 73' Pen: Shigemitsu (1) 24' Tadanobu (1) 80' |
Try: Iongi 20' c Viljoen 35' c Yamashita 55' c Con: Saiguchi (3) 20', 35', 55' Pen: Saiguchi (1) 52' Drop: Paea (1) 59' |
13 December 2014 | Yamaha Júbilo | 26–9 | NTT Shining Arcs | Yamaha Stadium | ||
13:00 | Try: Ito 35' c Penalty Try 74' c Con: Goromaru (2) 35', 74' Pen: Goromaru (4) 5', 17', 51', 72' |
Pen: Jantjies (3) 21', 28', 43' |
13 December 2014 | NEC Green Rockets | 32–28 | Coca-Cola Red Sparks | Gionsu Stadium | ||
13:00 | Try: Latu 14' Miyamae 20' Yoshihiro 22' c Nadolo 44' c, 54' Con: Tamura (2) 22', 44' Pen: Tamura (1) 34' |
Try: Bateman 30' c Tsuiki 60' c Kinoshita 71' c Kayashima 73' c Con: Yoshihara (1) 30' Yamada (3) 60', 71' 73' |
14 December 2014 | Ricoh Black Rams | 36–0 | Toyota Industries Shuttles | Kansuta Stadium | ||
14:00 | Try: Bourke 27' c Makita 69' c Hoshino 71' c Takahira 74' Kauhenga 78' c Con: Peters (4) 27', 69', 71', 78' Pen: Peters (1) 10' |
14 December 2014 | Canon Eagles | 9–14 | Toyota Verblitz | Nagara Stadium | ||
13:00 | Pen: Mitomo (3) 21', 34', 80' |
Try: Taniguchi 60' c Pen: McIntyre (3) 13', 28', 74' |
Round 4
20 December 2014 | Ricoh Black Rams | 26–27 | NTT Docomo Red Hurricanes | Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | ||
11:40 | Try: Kauhenga 1' c Yamamoto 27' c Pohiva 51' Penalty Try 70' c Con: Peters (3) 1', 27', 70' |
Try: Midorikawa 35' c Watanabe 41' c Park 45' c Con: Saiguchi (3) 35', 41', 45' Pen: Saiguchi (2) 5', 73' |
20 December 2014 | NTT Shining Arcs | 14–45 | Panasonic Wild Knights | Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | ||
14:00 | Try: Nishibashi 29' c Suto 80' c Con: Jantjies (2) 29', 80' |
Try: Yamada 4' c, 41' c Nishiara 25' c Penalty Try 34' c Kawamata 40' c Uchida 76' c Con: Barnes (5) 4', 25', 34', 40', 41' Miwa (1) 76' Pen: Ealey (1) 58' |
21 December 2014 | Toyota Industries Shuttles | 46–14 | Fukuoka Sanix Blues | Mizuho Rugby Stadium | ||
11:40 | Try: Gerrard 10' c, 36' c Vatuvei 34' c Umeda 42' c, 73' c Okazaki 59' Con: Onishi (5) 10', 34', 36', 42', 73' Pen: Onishi (2) 30', 65' |
Try: Hesketh (2) 46' c, 62' c Con: S. Hamazato (1) 46' Takayama (1) 62' |
21 December 2014 | Toyota Verblitz | 29–44 | Toshiba Brave Lupus | Mizuho Rugby Stadium | ||
14:00 | Try: Hikosaka 13' c, 39' c Takeda 30' McIntyre 42' c Con: McIntyre (3) 13', 39', 42' Pen: McIntyre (1) 57' |
Try: Penalty Try 20' c Ito 49' c Leitch 54' c, 69' c Yamamoto 73' c Con: Ogawa (3) 20', 49', 54' Steyn (2) 69', 73' Pen: Ogawa (3) 10', 37', 62' |
21 December 2014 | Suntory Sungoliath | 47–28 | Canon Eagles | Yamanashi Chuo Bank Stadium | ||
13:00 | Try: Burger 1' c, 10' Aruga 39' c Sasaki 42' c Tui 64' c Matsushima 68' c Pisi 77' c Con: Ono (3) 1', 39', 42' Pisi (3) 64', 68', 77' |
Try: Bond 23' c Mitomo 52' c Shimada 57' c Lowe 74' c Con: Mitomo (3) 23', 52', 57' Harada (1) 74' |
21 December 2014 | Kubota Spears | 20–22 | NEC Green Rockets | Fukuda Denshi Arena | ||
13:00 | Try: Toe'ava 11' Miyata 52' c Mori 62' Con: Tatekawa (1) 52' Pen: Tatekawa (1) 33' |
Try: Miyamae 13' c Con: Webb (1) 13' Pen: Webb (5) 36', 59', 67', 72', 78' |
21 December 2014 | Kobe Steel Kobelco Steelers | 40–10 | Yamaha Júbilo | Kobe City Misaki Park Stadium | ||
13:00 | Try: Yamashita 22' c, 36' Yamanaka 41' Nakahama 50' c Maekawa 65' c Con: Yamamoto (3) 22', 50', 65' Pen: Yamamoto (2) 10', 19' Drop: Yamamoto (1) 63' |
Try: Ito 46' c Con: Goromaru (1) 46' Pen: Goromaru (1) 29' |
21 December 2014 | Coca-Cola Red Sparks | 31–24 | Kintetsu Liners | Miyazaki Athletic Stadium | ||
14:00 | Try: Toyota 8' c, 24' c Hirabara 15' Katsuki 28' c Yoshizawa 37' Con: Yoshihara (3) 8', 24', 28' |
Try: Saita 43' c Samo 67' Penalty Try 72' c Yatsugi 74' Con: Shigemitsu (2) 43', 72' |
Round 5
27 December 2014 | Yamaha Júbilo | 26–10 | Toyota Verblitz | Yamaha Stadium | ||
13:00 | Try: Hino 13' c, 32' Penalty Try 65' c Piutau 69' c Con: Goromaru (3) 13', 65', 69' |
Try: Levave 80' c Con: Monji (1) 80' Pen: McIntyre (1) 44' |
27 December 2014 | Kobe Steel Kobelco Steelers | 54–19 | NTT Shining Arcs | Kobe City Misaki Park Stadium | ||
13:00 | Try: Yamashita 7' c Bekker 13' c, 21' c Yamanaka 36' c Shomen 48' c, 52' Yasue 72' c, 80' c Con: Yamamoto (7) 7', 13', 21', 36', 48', 72', 80' |
Try: Kazushi Hano 17' c Ross 59' c Clever 76' c Con: Jantjies (2) 59', 76' |
28 December 2014 | NEC Green Rockets | 40–14 | NTT Docomo Red Hurricanes | Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | ||
11:40 | Try: Penalty Try 26' c Latu 36', 39' c Tamura 52', 75' c Con: Webb (3) 26', 39', 65' Pen: Webb (3) 22', 62', 72' |
Try: Iongi 3' c Paea 45' c Con: Saiguchi (2) 3', 45' |
28 December 2014 | Kubota Spears | 26–28 | Ricoh Black Rams | Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | ||
14:00 | Try: Mori 25' c Miyata 42' c Tatekawa 66' c Tamura 71' Con: Tatekawa (1) 25' Moriwaki (2) 42', 66' |
Try: Pohiva 5' c Takahira 39' Hasegawa 61' c Con: Peters (2) 5', 61' Pen: Peters (3) 19', 49', 76' |
28 December 2014 | Fukuoka Sanix Blues | 32–43 | Kintetsu Liners | Level-5 Stadium | ||
11:40 | Try: Ahio 10' c Potgieter 55' c K. Hamazato 75' c Lemalu 79' c Con: Kanagawa (3) 10', 55', 75' Pen: Kanagawa (2) 28', 59' |
Try: Tsuji 17' c Yatsugi 36' c Taylor 38' Shigemitsu 65' c, 69' c Samo 77' c Con: Shigemitsu (5) 17', 36', 65', 69', 77' Pen: Shigemitsu (1) 45' |
28 December 2014 | Coca-Cola Red Sparks | 39–17 | Toyota Industries Shuttles | Level-5 Stadium | ||
14:00 | Try: Koyanagi 16' Toyota 21' c, 49' Uemoto 24' c Kuwazuru 35' Fuimaono-Sapolu 43' c Con: Yoshihara (3) 21', 24', 43' Pen: Yoshihara (1) 40' |
Try: Matsui 30' Namioka 67' c Akaishi 77' Con: Ida (1) 67' |
28 December 2014 | Canon Eagles | 10–31 | Toshiba Brave Lupus | Machida Athletic Stadium | ||
13:00 | Try: Thomson 24' c Con: Mitomo (1) 24' Pen: Mitomo (1) 7' |
Try: Usuzuki 20' c Kahui 28' c Oshima 60' c Senba 70' c Con: Ogawa (4) 20', 28', 60', 70' Pen: Ogawa (1) 5' |
28 December 2014 | Panasonic Wild Knights | 45–8 | Suntory Sungoliath | Ota Athletic Stadium | ||
13:00 | Try: Pietersen 20', 41' c, 58' c Yamada 31' c, 53' c Con: Barnes (4) 31', 41', 43', 58' Pen: Barnes (4) 26', 35', 50', 64' |
Try: Pisi 22' Pen: Pisi (1) 13' |
Round 6
3 January 2015 | Toshiba Brave Lupus | 28–29 | Yamaha Júbilo | Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | ||
11:40 | Try: Leitch 26' c Toyosima 65' c, 72' c Matsunobu 68' c Con: Ogawa (1) 26' Steyn (3) 65', 68', 72' |
Try: Sa'u 8' Horie 12' c, 32' c, 53' c Con: Goromaru (3) 12', 32', 53' Pen: Goromaru (1) 60' |
3 January 2015 | NTT Shining Arcs | 17–18 | Suntory Sungoliath | Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | ||
14:00 | Try: Tomoigawa 13' c Kurihara 40' c Con: Jantjies (2) 13', 40' Pen: Jantjies (1) 59' |
Try: Ono 3' Pisi 31' Takemoto 66' Pen: Pisi (1) 20' |
4 January 2015 | Ricoh Black Rams | 16–3 | NEC Green Rockets | Komazawa Olympic Park Stadium | ||
12:00 | Try: Takizawa 34' c Con: Peters (1) 34' Pen: Peters (3) 13', 73', 79' |
Pen: Webb (1) 2' |
4 January 2015 | Panasonic Wild Knights | 38–13 | Canon Eagles | Komazawa Olympic Park Stadium | ||
14:05 | Try: Barnes 14' Yamada 37' Heenan 42' c Horie 56' c Inagaki 63' Con: Barnes (2) 42', 56' Pen: Barnes (2) 8', 61' Miwa (1) 71' |
Try: Leilua 11' c Con: Harada (1) 11' Pen: Harada (2) 17', 32' |
4 January 2015 | NTT Docomo Red Hurricanes | 42–15 | Kubota Spears | Kincho Stadium | ||
11:40 | Try: Shigeno 11' c Setephano 22' c Viljoen 42' Tsujino 68' c Iongi 72' c Con: Saiguchi (4) 11', 22', 68', 72' Pen: Saiguchi (2) 8', 40' Drop: Paea (1) 78' |
Try: Penalty Try 2' c Toe'ava 32' Con: Tatekawa (1) 2' Pen: Tatekawa (1) 8' |
4 January 2015 | Kobe Steel Kobelco Steelers | 34–7 | Toyota Verblitz | Kincho Stadium | ||
14:00 | Try: Bekker 15' c, 45' c Maekawa 63' c Yamashita 75' c Con: Yamamoto (4) 15', 45', 63', 75' Pen: Yamamoto (2) 33', 80' |
Try: Yates 24' c Con: Monji (1) 24' |
4 January 2015 | Toyota Industries Shuttles | 17–40 | Kintetsu Liners | Suzuka Sports Garden | ||
13:00 | Try: Hasegawa 40' c Akaishi 73' c Con: Gerrard (1) 40' Sakai (1) 73' Pen: Gerrard (1) 1' |
Try: Taylor 9' c, 19', 56' c Tsuji 46' c Taufa 54' c Toyoda 80' c Con: Shigemitsu (5) 9', 46', 54', 56' 80' |
4 January 2015 | Fukuoka Sanix Blues | 24–10 | Coca-Cola Red Sparks | Global Arena | ||
13:00 | Try: Lemalu 8' c Sugiura 31' c Ahio 62' c Con: Tashiro (2) 8', 31' Sweeney (1) 62' Pen: Tashiro (1) 21' |
Try: Arita 39' Koyanagi 73' |
Round 7
11 January 2015 | Toshiba Brave Lupus | 31–14 | NTT Shining Arcs | Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | ||
11:40 | Try: Penalty Try 18' c, 21' c Bates 34' Kajikawa 43' c Latimer 65' Con: Steyn (3) 18', 21', 53' |
Try: Tomoigawa 69' c Jantjies 80' c Con: Jantjies (2) 69', 80' |
11 January 2015 | Canon Eagles | 8–47 | Kobe Steel Kobelco Steelers | Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | ||
14:00 | Try: Kikutani 48' Pen: Mitomo (1) 7' |
Try: H. Yamashita 8' c R. Yamashita 28' c Anderson 63' c, 65' c, 74' c Con: Yamamoto (5) 8', 28', 63', 65', 74' Pen: Yamamoto (3) 34', 38', 70' Drop: Yamamoto (1) 17' |
11 January 2015 | Toyota Industries Shuttles | 7–9 | NEC Green Rockets | Mizuho Rugby Stadium | ||
11:40 | Try: Matsuoka 1' c Con: Onishi (1) 1' |
Pen: Tamura (3) 11', 68', 78' |
11 January 2015 | Toyota Verblitz | 19–40 | Suntory Sungoliath | Mizuho Rugby Stadium | ||
14:00 | Try: Mizuno 1' c, 29' Kitagawa 7' c Con: Monji (2) 1', 7' |
Try: Kakinaga 4' c Nakazuru 16' Matsushima 38' c, 63' c Tui 55' c Ono 80' c Con: Ono (5) 4', 38', 55', 63', 80' |
11 January 2015 | Fukuoka Sanix Blues | 33–46 | NTT Docomo Red Hurricanes | Level-5 Stadium | ||
11:40 | Try: Sweeney 39' Arai 48' c K. Hamazato 55' c S. Hamazato 73' c Everingham 75' c Con: Sweeney (4) 48', 55', 73', 75' |
Try: Setephano 4' Shigeno 19' c Paea 23' c, 34' c Watanabe 45' c Park 64' c Con: Saiguchi (5) 19', 23', 34', 45', 64' Pen: Saiguchi (2) 58', 79' |
11 January 2015 | Coca-Cola Red Sparks | 22–38 | Ricoh Black Rams | Level-5 Stadium | ||
14:00 | Try: King 10' c Yamashita 18', 48' Uemoto 40' Con: Yoshihara (1) 10' |
Try: Takahira 3' Ellison 25' c Pohiva 34' c, 78' Yanagawa 66' c Kauhenga 72' c Con: Peters (4) 25', 34', 66', 72' |
11 January 2015 | Kintetsu Liners | 10–19 | Kubota Spears | Kintetsu Hanazono Rugby Stadium | ||
12:00 | Try: Penalty Try 18' c Con: Shigemitsu (1) 18' Pen: Shigemitsu (1) 35' |
Try: Miyata 8' Tamura 46' c K. Suzuki 50' c Con: Tatekawa (2) 46', 50' |
11 January 2015 | Yamaha Júbilo | 26–18 | Panasonic Wild Knights | Kintetsu Hanazono Rugby Stadium | ||
14:05 | Try: Ito 19' c, 59' c Sa'u 25' c Horie 46' Con: Goromaru (3) 19', 25', 59' |
Try: Holani 51' c Kitagawa 79' Con: Barnes (1) 51' Pen: Barnes (2) 2', 5' |
Title play-offs
Top 4 sides of the regular season competed in the Lixil Cup knock out tournament to decide the Top League champion. The top 4 teams of 2014–15 were Kobe Steel Kobelco Steelers, Panasonic Wild Knights, Toshiba Brave Lupus, and Yamaha Júbilo.
Semi-finals
24 January 2015 | Kobe Steel Kobelco Steelers | 12–41 | Yamaha Júbilo | Kintetsu Hanazono Rugby Stadium | ||
14:00 | Try: Shomen 32' Yamamoto 57' c Con: Yamamoto (1) 57' |
Try: Yatomi 12' c Nakazono 19' c Hino 41' Krishnan 60' c Mimura 74' c Saita 76' Con: Goromaru (4) 12', 19' 60', 74' Pen: Goromaru (1) 36' |
25 January 2015 | Toshiba Brave Lupus | 15-50 | Panasonic Wild Knights | Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | ||
14:00 | Try: Yuhara 45' Penalty Try 63' c Con: Steyn (1) 64' Pen: Steyn (1) 5' |
Try: Nishihara 1' c Yamada 16' c Kitagawa 28' c, 38' c Heenan 73' c Con: Barnes (5) 1', 16', 28', 38', 73' Pen: Barnes (5) 11', 25', 37', 50', 69' |
Final
1 February 2015 | Yamaha Júbilo | 12–30 | Panasonic Wild Knights | Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium, Tokyo | ||
14:00 | Try: Horie 8' c Nakazono 11' Con: Goromaru (1/2) 9' |
Try: Kitagawa 11', 76' c Barnes 22' Yamada 28' c Con: Barnes (1/3) 29' Miwa (1/1) 77' Pen: Barnes (2/2) 3', 39' |
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Wildcard play-offs
The Top League Group 1 teams ranked 5–8 and Group 2 teams ranked 1–4 played off over two rounds, with the second round winners qualifying for the All-Japan Rugby Football Championship.
First round
24 January 2015 | NTT Shining Arcs | 12–16 | Ricoh Black Rams | Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | ||
11:40 | Pen: Jantjies (4) 2', 7', 17', 58' |
Try: Hasegawa 26' c Con: Peters (1) 27' Pen: Peters (3) 11', 46', 69' |
24 January 2015 | Suntory Sungoliath | 24–16 | Kintetsu Liners | Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | ||
14:00 | Try: Tui 22' Murata 51' Aruga 66' Pen: Nakamura (1) 18' Pisi (2) 72', 80' |
Try: Tanaka 1' Taylor 30' Pen: Shigemitsu (2) 27', 53' |
25 January 2015 | Canon Eagles | 10–14 | NEC Green Rockets | Kintetsu Hanazono Rugby Stadium | ||
12:00 | Try: Bond 53' Bruce 79' |
Try: Usui 20' Pen: Tamura (3) 8', 14', 62' |
25 January 2015 | Toyota Verblitz | 27–36 | NTT Docomo Red Hurricanes | Kintetsu Hanazono Rugby Stadium | ||
14:05 | Try: Ando 33' c, 61', 69' c Yates 78' Con: McIntyre (1) 34' Matsushita (1) 69' Pen: McIntyre (1) 12' |
Try: Paea 5' c Shigeno 7' c Watanabe 35', 42' c Iongi 40' c Con: Saiguchi (4) 5', 7', 40', 42' Pen: Viljoen (1) 74' |
Second round
31 January 2015 | NTT Docomo Red Hurricanes | 10–33 | NEC Green Rockets | Kintetsu Hanazono Rugby Stadium | ||
12:00 | Try: Kawada 70' c Con: Saiguchi (1) 70' Pen: Saiguchi (1) 29' |
Try: Usui 19' c Tamura 26' c Morita 33' c Brew 67' c Doi 77' Con: Tamura (4) 19', 26', 33', 67' |
31 January 2015 | Suntory Sungoliath | 42–14 | Ricoh Black Rams | Kintetsu Hanazono Rugby Stadium | ||
14:05 | Try: Aruga 3' c Pisi 11' c, 16' c, 59' c du Preez 39' c Nakaduru 52' c Con: Pisi (6) 4', 12', 17', 40', 53', 61' |
Try: Yamamoto 50' c Kauhenga 74' c Con: Peters (2) 50', 74' |
So NEC Green Rockets and Suntory Sungoliath advanced to the All-Japan Rugby Football Championship.
Challenge series
Challenge 2
The second-placed regional teams from East Japan, West Japan, and Kyushu played each other in a round-robin tournament for the right to join Challenge 1.
7 December 2014 | Chugoku Electric Power Company | 24–17 | Osaka Prefectural Police | Coca-Cola West Hiroshima Stadium | ||
13:00 |
14 December 2014 | Osaka Prefectural Police | 10–19 | Kamaishi Seawaves | Tsurumi Ryokuchi Stadium | ||
23 December 2014 | Kamaishi Seawaves | 34–24 | Chugoku Electric Power Company | Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | ||
Final order:
- 1st Kamaishi Seawaves
- 2nd Chugoku Electric Power Company
- 3rd Osaka Prefectural Police
So Kamaishi Seawaves advanced to Challenge 1.
Challenge 1
The top-placed regional teams from East Japan, West Japan, and Kyushu were joined by the Challenge 2 winner to play each other in a round-robin tournament to gain promotion to the Top League for the following season. These teams were Honda Heat, Kyuden Voltex, Mitsubishi Dynaboars, and Kamaishi Seawaves.
12 January 2015 | Honda Heat | 59–0 | Kamaishi Seawaves | Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | ||
12 January 2015 | Mitsubishi Dynaboars | 36–23 | Kyuden Voltex | Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | ||
18 January 2015 | Kyuden Voltex | 26–17 | Kamaishi Seawaves | Kintetsu Hanazono Rugby Stadium | ||
12:00 |
18 January 2015 | Honda Heat | 33–16 | Mitsubishi Dynaboars | Kintetsu Hanazono Rugby Stadium | ||
14:00 |
25 January 2015 | Mitsubishi Dynaboars | 26–27 | Kamaishi Seawaves | Level-5 Stadium | ||
12:00 |
25 January 2015 | Kyuden Voltex | 15–17 | Honda Heat | Level-5 Stadium | ||
14:00 |
Final order:
- 1st Honda Heat
- 2nd Mitsubishi Dynaboars
- 3rd Kyuden Voltex
- 4th Kamaishi Seawaves
Honda Heat were promoted to the Top League for the following season. The other three teams went on to the promotion and relegation play-offs.
Promotion and relegation play-offs
The Top League teams in Group 2 ranked 5th, 6th, and 7th, played-off against the Challenge 1 teams ranked 4th, 3rd, and 2nd, respectively, for the right to be included in the Top League for the following season.
14 February 2015 | Kubota Spears | 34–5 | Kamaishi Seawaves | Kumagaya Athletic Stadium | ||
13:00 |
14 February 2015 | Coca-Cola Red Sparks | 53–8 | Kyuden Voltex | Level-5 Stadium | ||
13:00 |
14 February 2015 | Toyota Industries Shuttles | 53–7 | Mitsubishi Dynaboars | Mizuho Rugby Stadium | ||
13:00 |
So Kubota Spears, Coca-Cola Red Sparks and Toyota Industries Shuttles remained in the Top League for the next season.
End of season awards
Team Awards
Award | Winner |
---|---|
Top League winners: | Panasonic Wild Knights |
Fair Play award: | Panasonic Wild Knights |
Best fans: | Kobe Steel Kobelco Steelers Toshiba Brave Lupus Panasonic Wild Knights |
Individual awards
Award | Winner |
---|---|
Top League MVP: | Berrick Barnes (Panasonic Wild Knights) |
Rookie award: | Rakuhei Yamashita (Kobe Steel Kobelco Steelers) |
Most tries: | Nemani Nadolo (NEC Green Rockets) 11 Kyosuke Horie (Yamaha Júbilo) 11 Rakuhei Yamashita (Kobe Steel Kobelco Steelers) 11 |
Top scorer: | Berrick Barnes (Panasonic Wild Knights) 156 |
Best kicker: | Berrick Barnes (Panasonic Wild Knights) 82.61% |
Best referee: | Akihisa Aso |
Playoffs MVP: | Akihito Yamada (Panasonic Wild Knights) |
Team of the season
References
- ↑ "Draw made for 2014-15 opening stage after NTT Comms remain in Top League". jrfu.org. 22 February 2014. Archived from the original on 25 February 2014. Retrieved 25 February 2014.
- ↑ Hinato (21 April 2014). "Robbie Deans new manager of Panasonic Wild Knights!". Japon Rugby (in French). Archived from the original on 12 May 2015. Retrieved 12 May 2015.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "2014/15 Top League". The Rugby Archive. Archived from the original on 13 January 2015.