25 September,2017
Japan Rugby Top League 2017-2018: Round 5 Statistics
| Date | Team | Score | Team | K/O | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri, 22 Sep 2017 | Toshiba | 25-32 | Kobe | 19:30 | Chichibu, Tokyo |
| Sat, 23 Sep 2017 | Kubota | 17-54 | Suntory | 16:30 | Kumagaya, Saitama |
| Panasonic | 43-16 | Toyota | 19:00 | Kumagaya, Saitama | |
| Toyota Industries | 24-32 | NTT Comm. | 17:00 | Kariya, Aichi | |
| Coca-Cola | 5-32 | Ricoh | 16:30 | Level-5, Fukuoka | |
| Sanix | 17-29 | NEC | 19:00 | Level-5, Fukuoka | |
| Sun, 24 Sep 2017 | NTT Docomo | 31-21 | Kintetsu | 17:00 | Expo Stadium, Osaka |
| Canon | 21-69 | Yamaha | 14:00 | Oita, Oita |
Japan Rugby Top League 2017-18 Red Conference Table
| Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | Diff | BP1 | BP2 | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Suntory | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 180 | 72 | 108 | 4 | 0 | 24 |
| 2 | Kobe | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 165 | 63 | 102 | 2 | 0 | 22 |
| 3 | Toyota | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 106 | 96 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 15 |
| 4 | NTT Comm. | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 117 | 101 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 14 |
| 5 | NTT Docomo | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 128 | 148 | -20 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 6 | Kubota | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 117 | 187 | -70 | 1 | 0 | 9 |
| 7 | Kintetsu | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 78 | 121 | -43 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 8 | Toshiba | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 87 | 127 | -40 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
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 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 242 | 72 | 170 | 5 | 0 | 25 |
| 2 | Yamaha | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 180 | 81 | 99 | 5 | 1 | 20 |
| 3 | Ricoh | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 111 | 98 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 14 |
| 4 | NEC | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 131 | 104 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 13 |
| 5 | Sanix | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 91 | 135 | -44 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 6 | Toyota Industries | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 91 | 152 | -61 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | Coca-Cola | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 80 | 210 | -130 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | Canon | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 66 | 203 | -137 | 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 5, 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 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 47 |
| 3 | Berrick Barnes | Panasonic | 1 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 45 |
| 4 | Takuya Yamasawa | Panasonic | 3 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 40 |
| 4 | Ayumu Goromaru | Yamaha | 1 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 40 |
| 6 | Lionel Cronje | Toyota | 0 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 39 |
| 7 | Riaan Viljoen | NTT Docomo | 0 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 37 |
| 8 | Yosuke Morita | NEC | 0 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 36 |
| 9 | Akihito Yamada | Panasonic | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 |
| 10 | Takahiro Ogawa | Toshiba | 1 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 32 |
| 10 | Robbie Robinson | Ricoh | 2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 32 |
| 12 | Kosei Ono | Suntory | 1 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 30 |
Leading Try Scorers
At the completion of Round 5, Panasonic wing Akihito Yamada tops the try scorers list with seven tries.
| Name | Team | Tries | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Akihito Yamada | Panasonic | 7 |
| 2 | Kenki Fukuoka | Panasonic | 5 |
| 2 | Kyosuke Horie | Yamaha | 5 |
| 4 | Mifiposeti Paea | NTT Docomo | 4 |
| 4 | Kotaro Matsushima | Suntory | 4 |
| 4 | Teruya Goto | NEC | 4 |
| 4 | Keisuke Moriya | Panasonic | 4 |
| 4 | Andy Ellis | Kobe | 4 |
| 4 | Gerhard van den Heever | Yamaha | 4 |
| 10 | Chikara Ito | Yamaha | 3 |
| 10 | Daishi Murata | Suntory | 3 |
| 10 | Yasunori Hoshimoto | Sanix | 3 |
| 10 | Maritino Nemani | NEC | 3 |
| 10 | Seiyu Kohara | Toyota | 3 |
Round Five Man-of-the-match Awards
| Date | Teams | Score | Teams | Ground | MOTM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 22 Sep 2017 | Toshiba | 25-32 | Kobe | 19:30 | Chichibu, Tokyo | Shohei Maekawa,
Kobe No.7 |
| Sat 23 Sep 2017 | Kubota | 17-54 | Suntory | 16:30 | Kumagaya, Saitama | Atsushi Hiwasa,
Suntory No.9 |
| Panasonic | 43-16 | Toyota | 19:00 | Kumagaya, Saitama | Keisuke Moriya,
Panasonic No.15 |
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| Toyota Industries | 24-32 | NTT Comm. | 17:00 | Kariya, Aichi | Takuya Ishibashi,
NTT Comm. No.12 |
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| Coca-Cola | 5-32 | Ricoh | 16:30 | Level-5, Fukuoka | Michael Broadhurst,
Ricoh No.8 |
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| Sanix | 17-29 | NEC | 19:00 | Level-5, Fukuoka | Sunao Takizawa,
NEC No.1 |
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| Sun 24 Sep 2017 | NTT Docomo | 31-21 | Kintetsu | 17:00 | Expo Stadium, Osaka | Riaan Viljoen,
Docomo No.15 |
| Canon | 21-69 | Yamaha | 14:00 | Oita, Oita | Viliami Tahitua,
Yamaha No.12 |