Japan Rugby Top League 2017-2018: Round One Preview

Round one of the 2017-18 Japan Rugby Top League season kicks off with a double header at the Prince Chichibu Memorial Rugby Ground in Tokyo on Friday 18 August 2017. In the early game, Ricoh Black Rams play NTT Communications Shining Arcs while in the later game, Canon Eagles play defending champions Suntory Sungoliath. Elsewhere on Friday, Toyota Verblitz play Yamaha Jubilo at the Toyota Stadium in Aichi and in another double header at the Yanmar Stadium in Osaka, Kobe Steel Kobelco Steelers play newly promoted NTT Docomo Red Hurricanes and Kintetsu Liners play Toyota Industries Shuttles.

On Saturday, Toshiba Brave Lupus play NEC Green Rockets and Kubota Spears play Panasonic Wild knights in a double header at Chichibu.

In the only Sunday game in the opening round, Coca-Cola Red Sparks play Munakata Sanix Blues in a Kyushu derby at the Level-5 Stadium in Fukuoka.

Round 1

Date Team Score Team K/O Venue
Fri, 18 Aug 2017 Ricoh NTT Comm. 17:00 Chichibu, Tokyo
Canon Suntory 19:30 Chichibu, Tokyo
Toyota Yamaha 18:00 Toyota Stadium, Aichi
Kobe NTT Docomo 17:00 Yanmar Stadium, Osaka
Kintetsu Toyota Industries 19:30 Yanmar Stadium, Osaka
Sat, 19 Aug 2017 Toshiba NEC 16:00 Chichibu, Tokyo
Kubota Panasonic 18:30 Chichibu, Tokyo
Sun, 20 Aug 2017 Coca-Cola Sanix 16:00 Level-5 Stadium, Fukuoka

 Japan Rugby Top League 2017-18 Red Conference Table

  Team P W D L F A Diff BP1 BP2 Pts
1 Suntory  
2 Kobe  
3 NTT Comm.  
4 Toyota  
5 Toshiba  
6 Kubota  
7 Kintetsu  
8 NTT Docomo  

Four points for win, two for draw, one bonus point for scoring three tries or more than the opposition (BP1) and one bonus point for losing by seven or less (BP2).

Japan Rugby Top League 2017-18 White Conference Table

  Team P W D L F A Diff BP1 BP2 Pts
1 Yamaha  
2 Panasonic  
3 Ricoh  
4 Canon  
5 NEC  
6 Sanix  
7 Coca-Cola  
8 Toyota Industries  

Four points for win, two for draw, one bonus point for scoring three tries or more than the opposition (BP1) and one bonus point for losing by seven or less (BP2).

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