2020 Top League
The 2020 Top League was the 17th season of Japan's top tier domestic rugby union competition. The season was initially suspended after round six and then further cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Japan.[1]
| 2020 Top League | |
|---|---|
| Countries |  Japan |
| Date | 12 January 2020 – 23 February 2020 |
| Matches played | 48 |
| Attendance | 541,078 (average 11,272 per match) |
| Highest attendance | 37,050 Toyota Verblitz v Panasonic Wild Knights 18 January 2020 |
| Lowest attendance | 2,610 Kubota Spears v Hino Red Dolphins 16 February 2020 |
| Official website | |
| www | |
Teams
| Club | Region | Previous season |
|---|---|---|
| Canon Eagles | Machida, Tokyo | 12th |
| Hino Red Dolphins | Hino, Tokyo | 14th |
| Honda Heat | Suzuka, Mie | 9th |
| Kobelco Steelers | Kobe | 1st |
| Kubota Spears | Abiko, Chiba | 7th |
| Mitsubishi Sagamihara Dynaboars | Sagamihara | Promoted from 2018 Top Challenge League |
| Munakata Sanix Blues | Munakata, Fukuoka | 13th |
| NEC Green Rockets | Abiko, Chiba | 10th |
| NTT Communications Shining Arcs | Chiba Prefecture | 5th |
| NTT DoCoMo Red Hurricanes | Osaka | Promoted from 2018 Top Challenge League |
| Panasonic Wild Knights | Ōta, Gunma | 6th |
| Ricoh Black Rams | Setagaya | 8th |
| Suntory Sungoliath | Fuchū, Tokyo | 2nd |
| Toshiba Brave Lupus | Fuchū, Tokyo | 11th |
| Toyota Verblitz | Toyota City | 4th |
| Yamaha Jubilo | Iwata, Shizuoka | 3rd |
Standings
| 2020 Top League Standings | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | TB | LB | Pts |
| 1 | Panasonic Wild Knights | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 273 | 88 | +185 | 6 | 0 | 30 |
| 2 | Kobelco Steelers | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 318 | 75 | +243 | 4 | 0 | 28 |
| 3 | Yamaha Jubilo | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 292 | 98 | +194 | 4 | 0 | 26 |
| 4 | Suntory Sungoliath | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 239 | 113 | +126 | 3 | 2 | 19 |
| 5 | NTT Communications Shining Arcs | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 187 | 111 | +76 | 2 | 1 | 19 |
| 6 | Kubota Spears | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 163 | 114 | +49 | 2 | 1 | 19 |
| 7 | Toshiba Brave Lupus | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 169 | 192 | −23 | 2 | 1 | 18 |
| 8 | Toyota Verblitz | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 202 | 209 | −7 | 2 | 1 | 15 |
| 9 | Canon Eagles | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 140 | 177 | −37 | 1 | 0 | 13 |
| 10 | Honda Heat | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 153 | 156 | −3 | 1 | 2 | 11 |
| 11 | Munakata Sanix Blues | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 110 | 185 | −75 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 12 | Ricoh Black Rams | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 72 | 170 | −98 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 13 | Mitsubishi Sagamihara Dynaboars | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 103 | 244 | −141 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 14 | Hino Red Dolphins | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 123 | 273 | −150 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 15 | NTT DoCoMo Red Hurricanes | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 81 | 331 | −250 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 16 | NEC Green Rockets | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 87 | 176 | −89 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Legend: P = Games Played, W = Games Won, D = Games Drawn, L = Games Lost, PF = Points For, PA = Points Against, PD = Points Difference, TB = Try Bonus Points, LB = Losing Bonus Points, Pts = Log Points. The top eight teams qualified for the finals. |
Fixtures & Results
Round 1
Round 2
Round 3
Round 4
Round 5
Round 6
References
- "Japan cancels entire Top League season due to COVID-19". Rugby Pass. 23 March 2020. Archived from the original on 24 March 2020.
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