Here are the 16 teams vying for the 2017-2018 season of the Japanese Top League, with the corresponding cities and the year they were founded, in the ranking order of the previous season. The names of the clubs can be surprising at first, as they are very commercial! The practice of naming, aiming for a company to sponsor a sports club or a stadium by using its name, is very common in Japan. Show Suntory Sungoliath (Fuchu, 1980) Yamaha Jubilo (Iwata, 1984) Panasonic Wild Knights (Ota, 1960) Kobe Steel Kobelco Steelers (Kobe, 1928) NTT Shining Arcs (Chiba, 1976) Ricoh Black Rams (Tokyo, 1953) Canon Eagles (Machida, 1980) Toyota Verblitz (Toyota, 1941) Toshiba Brave Lupus (Fuchi, 1948) NEC Green Rockets (Abiko, 1985) Munakata Sanix Blues (Munakata, 1994) Kubota Spears (Abiko, 1978) Kintetsu Liners (Higashi-Osaka, 1929) Coca Cola Red Sparks West (Fukuoka, 1966) Toyota Industries Shuttles (Kariya, 1984) NTT Docomo Red Hurricanes (Osaka, 1994) The All-Japan University Rugby Football Championships (全国大学ラグビーフットボール選手権大会 – Zenkoku Daigaku Ragubi- Futtobo-ru Senshuken Taikai) have been held annually since 1964 to determine the top university rugby team.  In 1964 only 4 teams competed. From 1965 to 1992 there were 8 teams and finally expanding to 16 teams from 1993 onwards. Oops something went wrong: The 2016 All-Japan Rugby Football Championship (日本ラグビーフットボール選手権大会 Nihon Ragubi-Futtobo-ru Senshuken Taikai) took place as a one-off final match between Panasonic Wild Knights and Teikyo University at the Chichibunomiya Stadium in Tokyo on 31 January 2016. Panasonic won the match by 49–59. 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, the Sunwolves. The JRFU resulted from a merger between the Kanto Rugby Football Union (launched in 1924) and the Seibu Rugby Football Union (established in 1925), the two entities running the game in eastern and western Japan Rugby has been thriving in Japan for over a century and the Japan Rugby Football Union (JRFU) has been leading this Game in supporting the core values of Rugby Two of the world’s major sporting events will be taking place in Japan over the next 4 years: The Rugby World Cup (RWC) which shall be held in 2019, and the Summer Olympics, which will again feature Rugby 7s, in Tokyo in 2020. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaThe All-Japan Rugby Football Championship (日本ラグビーフットボール選手権大会 Nihon Ragubi- Futtobo-ru Senshuken Taikai) is played at the end of the season and is doubling as the title playoff in the Top League. The first championship was played in 1963 and won by Doshisha University RFC which beat Kintetsu (now Kintetsu Liners) 18–3. Before that the NHK invitation cup was played three times, 1960-2. Oops something went wrong: The All-Japan University Rugby Football Championships (全国大学ラグビーフットボール選手権大会 – Zenkoku Daigaku Ragubi- Futtobo-ru Senshuken Taikai) have been held annually since 1964 to determine the top University Rugby team. In 1964 only 4 teams competed. From 1965 to 1992 there were 8 teams and finally expanding to 16 teams from 1993 onwards. The All-Japan Rugby Football Championship (日本ラグビーフットボール選手権大会 Nihon Ragubi- Futtobo-ru Senshuken Taikai) is played at the end of the season and is doubling as the title playoff in the Top League. The first championship was played in 1963 and won by Doshisha University RFC which beat Kintetsu (now Kintetsu Liners) 18–3. Before that the NHK invitation cup was played three times, 1960-2. Qualifying[edit]2009–2017[edit]The All-Japan Rugby Football Championship was expanded from 8 to 10 teams for 2009 with the addition of two more Top League sides. For 2010, the top four Top League sides automatically qualify for the Championship, while the six sides that finish fifth to tenth play off to determine the last two Top League sides. 2017–present[edit]With the new Top League system, the teams in the title playoff will have this playoff double as this competition. No university teams will compete. Who is number 8 in Japan rugby?Michael Geoffrey Leitch (リーチ マイケル, Rīchi Maikeru, born 7 October 1988) is a professional rugby union player who plays as a number eight for Japan Rugby League One club Toshiba Brave Lupus. Does Japan have rugby league?By uniting the fans, the teams, the companies and the communities and generating enthusiasm throughout Japan, it embodies that the Japan Rugby League One is leaping forward toward the world. What is Japan rugby team called?Japan Men's National Rugby Team (Brave Blossoms） Who is the new coach of Japan rugby?The Japan Rugby Football Union is delighted to announce the appointment of Eddie Jones as the new Head Coach of the Japan National Team, the Brave Blossoms. Eddie Jones will officially commence his duties from 1 January 2024. |
