2011–12 Top League Challenge Series

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2011–12 Top League Challenge Series
Countries Japan
Date 25 December 2011 – 11 February 2012
Champions Canon Eagles (1st title)
Runners-up Kyuden Voltex
Promoted Canon Eagles
Kyuden Voltex
Matches played 9
←  2010–11
2012–13  →

The 2011–12 Top League Challenge Series was the 2011–12 edition of the Top League Challenge Series, a second-tier rugby union competition in Japan, in which teams from regionalised leagues competed for promotion to the Top League for the 2012–13 season. The competition was contested from 25 December 2011 to 11 February 2012.

Japan Constitutional monarchy in East Asia

Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies off the eastern coast of the Asian continent and stretches from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and the Philippine Sea in the south.

Top League

The Top League is a rugby union competition in Japan. It is the highest level of rugby competition in the country. The Japan Rugby Football Union created the competition in 2003, by absorbing the Japan Company Rugby Football Championship, to drive up the overall standard and popularity of the sport and improve the results of the Japan national rugby union team. The chief architect of the league was Hiroaki Shukuzawa who strongly felt the urgency of improving Japanese domestic company rugby to a professional level which would allow Japan to compete more convincingly at Rugby World Cups.

2012–13 Top League

The 2012–13 Top League was the tenth season of Japan's domestic rugby union competition, the Top League. It kicked off on 31 August 2012. The final was held on 27 January 2013 and won by Suntory Sungoliath to claim their third Top League title.

Contents

Canon Eagles and Kyuden Voltex won promotion to the 2012–13 Top League, while Kubota Spears and Toyota Industries Shuttles progressed to the promotion play-offs.

Canon Eagles Japanese rugby union team

The Canon Eagles is a Japanese rugby union team founded in 1981 that competes in the Top League and is owned by Canon based in Machida, Tokyo, Japan. According to the official website, it was founded as Canon Rugby Team in 1980, and determined the nickname Eagles in 2010.

Kyuden Voltex

Kyuden Voltex is a Japanese rugby team owned by Kyushu Electric Power Co.. The nickname "Voltex" is a conflation of "Voltage" and "Techniques" and was decided after the team won promotion to the Top League. The team is based in Kashii, Fukuoka and from the 2007-8 season is playing in the semi-professional Top League at the top of Japanese domestic rugby. It is the third team based in Kyūshū to play in the league, the other two being Coca-Cola Red Sparks and Munakata Sanix Blues.

Kubota Spears is a Japanese rugby union team based in Funabashi, Chiba participating in the Top League.

Competition rules and information

The top two teams from the regional Top East League, Top West League and Top Kyūshū League qualified to the Top League Challenge Series. The regional league winners participated in Challenge 1, while the runners-up participated in Challenge 2. The winner of Challenge 2 also progressed to a four-team Challenge 1.

The top two teams in Challenge 1 won automatic promotion to the 2012–13 Top League, while the third and fourth-placed teams qualified to the promotion play-offs.

Qualification

The teams qualified to the Challenge 1 and Challenge 2 series through the 2011 regional leagues.

Top West League

The final standings for the 2011 Top West League were: [1]

2011 Top West League standings
Pos Team P W D L PF PA PD TB LB Pts
1 Toyota Industries Shuttles (R) 6 6 0 0 385 27 +358 5 0 29
2 Chubu Electric Power 6 4 0 2 126 180 −54 2 0 18
3 Osaka Police 6 2 0 4 125 113 +12 2 1 11
4 JR West Railers (P) 6 0 0 6 10 326 −316 0 0 0
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.
(R) indicates a team newly relegated from the Top League. (P) indicates a team newly promoted from lower leagues.

Top East League

The final standings for the 2011 Top East League were: [2]

2011 Top East League standings
Pos Team P W D L PF PA PD TB LB Pts
1 Canon Eagles 9 8 1 0 510 108 +402 7 0 41
2 Kubota Spears (R) 9 8 0 1 368 94 +274 6 0 38
3 Mitsubishi Sagamihara DynaBoars 9 7 1 1 289 97 +192 5 0 35
4 Kamaishi Seawaves 9 6 0 3 243 202 +41 5 2 31
5 Tokyo Gas 9 5 0 4 208 219 −11 3 0 23
6 Kurita Water 9 4 0 5 151 226 −75 3 1 20
7 Akita Northern Bullets 9 3 0 6 119 371 −252 2 0 14
8 Hino Red Dolphins 9 1 1 7 117 353 −236 2 1 9
9 Yokogawa Musashino Atlastars 9 1 0 8 82 120 −38 0 1 5
10 IBM Big Blue 9 0 1 8 76 375 −299 0 0 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.
(R) indicates a team newly relegated from the Top League.

Top Kyūshū League

The final standings for the 2011 Top Kyūshū League were: [3]

2011 Top Kyūshū League First Phase standings
Pos Team P W D L PF PA PD TB LB Pts
1 Kyuden Voltex 6 6 0 0 469 26 +443 6 0 30
2 Mazda Blue Zoomers 6 5 0 1 361 97 +264 5 0 25
3 JR Kyūshū Thunders 6 4 0 2 220 125 +95 3 0 19
4 Chugoku Electric Power 6 3 0 3 200 147 +53 3 0 15
5 Mitsubishi Heavy Industries 6 2 0 4 146 396 −250 2 0 10
6 Mitsubishi Mizushima (P) 6 1 0 5 63 376 −313 1 0 5
7 Fukuoka Bank (P) 6 0 0 6 34 416 −382 0 1 1
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.
(P) indicates a team newly promoted from lower leagues.
2011 Top Kyūshū League Second Phase standings
Pos Team P W D L PF PA PD TB LB Pts
1 Kyuden Voltex 2 2 0 0 119 38 +81 2 0 10
2 JR Kyūshū Thunders 2 1 0 1 40 95 −55 1 0 5
3 Mazda Blue Zoomers 2 0 0 2 47 74 −26 2 1 3
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.

Challenge 1

Standings

The final standings for the 2011–12 Top League Challenge 1 were: [4]

2011–12 Top League Challenge 1 standings
Pos Team P W D L PF PA PD TB LB Pts
1 Canon Eagles 3 2 0 1 100 116 −16 2 0 10
2 Kyuden Voltex 3 2 0 1 105 58 +47 1 0 9
3 Toyota Industries Shuttles 3 2 0 1 110 76 +34 1 0 9
4 Kubota Spears 3 0 0 3 61 126 −65 1 0 1
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.

Matches

The following matches were played in the 2011–12 Top League Challenge 1: [4]

Challenge 2

Standings

The final standings for the 2011–12 Top League Challenge 2 were: [4]

2011–12 Top League Challenge 2 standings
Pos Team P W D L PF PA PD TB LB Pts
1 Kubota Spears 2 2 0 0 170 40 +130 2 0 10
2 Chubu Electric Power 2 1 0 1 38 76 −38 0 0 4
3 JR Kyūshū Thunders 2 0 0 2 26 118 −92 0 0 0
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.

Matches

The following matches were played in the 2011–12 Top League Challenge 2: [4]

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References

  1. ↑ "West Regional Top League 2011/12". The Rugby Archive. Retrieved 23 January 2017.
  2. ↑ "East Regional Top League 2011/12". The Rugby Archive. Retrieved 23 January 2017.
  3. ↑ "Kyushu Regional Top League 2011/12". The Rugby Archive. Retrieved 23 January 2017.
  4. 1 2 3 4 "Top League Challenge 2011/12". The Rugby Archive. Retrieved 23 January 2017.
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