28 August,2017
Japan Rugby Top League 2017-2018: Round 2 Statistics
| Date | Team | Score | Team | K/O | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri, 25 Aug 2017 | NTT Comm. | 25-14 | Toshiba | 17:00 | Chichibu, Tokyo |
| Ricoh | 15-31 | Suntory | 19:30 | Chichibu, Tokyo | |
| Sat, 26 Aug 2017 | NEC | 48-12 | Coca-Cola | 16:30 | Kumagaya, Saitama |
| Panasonic | 43-8 | Canon | 19:00 | Kumagaya, Saitama | |
| NTT Docomo | 24-45 | Kubota | 16:30 | Mizuho, Nagoya | |
| Toyota Industries | 10-38 | Yamaha | 19:00 | Mizuho, Nagoya | |
| Toyota | 22-9 | Kintetsu | 17:00 | Kincho Stadium, Osaka | |
| Kobe | 20-3 | Sanix | 17:00 | Kobe, Hyogo |
Japan Rugby Top League 2017-18 Red Conference Table
| Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | Diff | BP1 | BP2 | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Suntory | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 20 | 43 | 2 | 0 | 10 |
| 2 | Kobe | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 19 | 40 | 1 | 0 | 9 |
| 3 | Toyota | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 33 | 23 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 4 | NTT Comm. | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 38 | 31 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 5 | Kubota | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 66 | 69 | -3 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 6 | Toshiba | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 34 | 25 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 7 | Kintetsu | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 34 | -12 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 8 | NTT Docomo | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 40 | 84 | -44 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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 | Panasonic | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 88 | 29 | 59 | 2 | 0 | 10 |
| 2 | Yamaha | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 21 | 31 | 1 | 0 | 9 |
| 3 | NEC | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 48 | 32 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 4 | Sanix | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 41 | 42 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 5 | Ricoh | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 32 | 44 | -12 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 6 | Toyota Industries | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 51 | -29 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | Coca-Cola | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 34 | 86 | -52 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Canon | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 75 | -62 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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).
Leading Point Scorers
At the completion of Round 2, Kobe fullback Codey Rei tops the point scorers list with 34 points.
| Name | Team | T | G | PG | DG | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Codey Rei | Kobe | 2 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 34 |
| 2 | Berrick Barnes | Panasonic | 1 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 27 |
| 3 | Shota Saiguchi | NTT Docomo | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 21 |
| 4 | Hideyuki Moriwaki | Kubota | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 19 |
| 4 | Takahiro Ogawa | Toshiba | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 19 |
| 6 | Jumpei Ogura | NTT Comm. | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 18 |
| 7 | Teruya Goto | NEC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| 7 | Andy Ellis | Kobe | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| 7 | Akihito Yamada | Panasonic | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| 10 | Gerhard van der Heever | Yamaha | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
Leading Try Scorers
At the completion of Round 2, Kobe halfback Andy Ellis and two others top the try scorers list with three tries.
| Name | Team | Tries | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andy Ellis | Kobe | 3 |
| 1 | Teruya Goto | NEC | 3 |
| 1 | Akihito Yamada | Panasonic | 3 |
| 4 | Takaaki Nakazuru | Suntory | 2 |
| 4 | Yasunori Hoshimoto | Sanix | 2 |
| 4 | Gerhard van der Heever | Yamaha | 2 |
| 4 | Codey Rei | Kobe | 2 |