11 September,2017
Japan Rugby Top League 2017-2018: Round 4 Statistics
| Date | Team | Score | Team | K/O | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri, 08 Sep 2017 | NEC | 12-29 | Kobe | 19:30 | Chichibu, Tokyo |
| Sat, 09 Sep 2017 | Kubota | 27-19 | Toyota Industries | 16:30 | Chichibu, Tokyo |
| Suntory | 36-11 | NTT Comm. | 19:00 | Chichibu, Tokyo | |
| Yamaha | 35-12 | Ricoh | 17:00 | Yamaha Stadium, Shizuoka | |
| NTT Docomo | 29-19 | Sanix | 16:30 | Nishikyogoku, Kyoto | |
| Toyota | 23-18 | Toshiba | 19:00 | Nishikyogoku, Kyoto | |
| Kintetsu | 25-20 | Canon | 17:00 | Naruto, Tokushima | |
| Coca-Cola | 17-64 | Panasonic | 17:00 | Saga, Saga |
Japan Rugby Top League 2017-18 Red Conference Table
| Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | Diff | BP1 | BP2 | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Suntory | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 126 | 55 | 71 | 3 | 0 | 19 |
| 2 | Kobe | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 133 | 38 | 95 | 2 | 0 | 18 |
| 3 | Toyota | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 90 | 53 | 37 | 2 | 1 | 15 |
| 4 | NTT Comm. | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 85 | 77 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 5 | Kubota | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 100 | 133 | -33 | 1 | 0 | 9 |
| 6 | NTT Docomo | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 97 | 127 | -30 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 7 | Kintetsu | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 57 | 90 | -33 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 8 | Toshiba | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 62 | 95 | -33 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
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 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 199 | 56 | 143 | 4 | 0 | 20 |
| 2 | Yamaha | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 111 | 60 | 51 | 2 | 1 | 15 |
| 3 | NEC | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 102 | 87 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 9 |
| 4 | Ricoh | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 79 | 93 | -14 | 1 | 0 | 9 |
| 5 | Sanix | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 74 | 106 | -32 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 6 | Toyota Industries | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 67 | 120 | -53 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | Canon | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 45 | 134 | -89 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | Coca-Cola | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 75 | 178 | -103 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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 4, Kobe fullback Codey Rei tops the point scorers list with 56 points.
| Name | Team | T | G | PG | DG | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Codey Rei | Kobe | 2 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 56 |
| 2 | Jumpei Ogura | NTT Comm. | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 35 |
| 3 | Berrick Barnes | Panasonic | 1 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 34 |
| 4 | Takuya Yamasawa | Panasonic | 2 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 33 |
| 5 | Takahiro Ogawa | Toshiba | 1 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 32 |
| 6 | Kosei Ono | Suntory | 1 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 30 |
| 7 | Lionel Cronje | Toyota | 0 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 28 |
| 8 | Robbie Robinson | Ricoh | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 27 |
| 8 | Yosuke Morita | NEC | 0 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 27 |
| 10 | Ayumu Goromaru | Yamaha | 1 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 26 |
Leading Try Scorers
At the completion of Round 4, Panasonic wing Kenki Fukuoka tops the try scorers list with five tries.
| Name | Team | Tries | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenki Fukuoka | Panasonic | 5 |
| 2 | Teruya Goto | NEC | 4 |
| 2 | Akihito Yamada | Panasonic | 4 |
| 2 | Andy Ellis | Kobe | 4 |
| 2 | Kyosuke Horie | Yamaha | 4 |
| 2 | Kotaro Matsushima | Suntory | 4 |
| 7 | Chikara Ito | Yamaha | 3 |
| 7 | Daishi Murata | Suntory | 3 |
| 7 | Yasunori Hoshimoto | Sanix | 3 |
| 7 | Maritino Nemani | NEC | 3 |
| 7 | Seiyu Kohara | Toyota | 3 |
Round Four Man-of-the-match Awards
| Date | Teams | Score | Teams | Ground | MOTM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 08 Sep 2017 | NEC | 12-29 | Kobe | 19:30 | Chichibu, Tokyo | Issei Shige,
Kobe No.13 |
| Sat 09 Sep 2017 | Kubota | 27-19 | Toyota Industries | 16:30 | Chichibu, Tokyo | Hiroaki Sugimoto,
Kubota No.2 |
| Suntory | 36-11 | NTT Comm. | 19:00 | Chichibu, Tokyo | Hendrik Tui,
Suntory No.6 |
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| Yamaha | 35-12 | Ricoh | 17:00 | Yamaha Stadium, Shizuoka | Kyosuke Horie,
Yamaha No.8 |
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| NTT Docomo | 29-19 | Sanix | 16:30 | Nishikyogoku, Kyoto | Tomohiro Kurata,
Docomo No.11 |
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| Toyota | 23-18 | Toshiba | 19:00 | Nishikyogoku, Kyoto | Jamie Henry,
Toyota No.11 |
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| Kintetsu | 25-20 | Canon | 17:00 | Naruto, Tokushima | Luke Thompson,
Kintetsu No.6 |
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| Coca-Cola | 17-64 | Panasonic | 17:00 | Saga, Saga | Kenki Fukuoka,
Panasonic No.11 |