16 October,2017
Japan Rugby Top League 2017-2018: Round 8 Statistics
| Date | Team | Score | Team | K/O | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat, 14 Oct 2017 | Toyota Industries | 47-7 | Coca-Cola | 11:30 | ECOPA Stadium, Shizuoka |
| Yamaha | 36-10 | NTT Comm. | 14:00 | ECOPA Stadium, Shizuoka | |
| Kobe | 7-56 | Panasonic | 14:00 | Expo Stadium, Osaka | |
| Sun, 15 Oct 2017 | Toshiba | 32-18 | NTT Docomo | 13:00 | Iwaki, Fukushima |
| NEC | 28-27 | Kubota | 13:00 | Kashiwa, Chiba | |
| Kintetsu | 10-37 | Ricoh | 11:30 | Nishikyogoku, Kyoto | |
| Toyota | 31-32 | Suntory | 14:00 | Nishikyogoku, Kyoto | |
| Sanix | 22-24 | Canon | 14:00 | Hiroshima, Hiroshima |
Japan Rugby Top League 2017-18 Red Conference Table
| Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | Diff | BP1 | BP2 | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Suntory | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 326 | 110 | 216 | 6 | 0 | 38 |
| 2 | Kobe | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 236 | 169 | 67 | 3 | 1 | 28 |
| 3 | Toyota | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 199 | 174 | 25 | 2 | 2 | 24 |
| 4 | Toshiba | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 171 | 186 | -15 | 2 | 1 | 19 |
| 5 | NTT Comm. | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 166 | 194 | -28 | 1 | 1 | 18 |
| 6 | Kubota | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 212 | 279 | -67 | 1 | 1 | 14 |
| 7 | Kintetsu | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 126 | 204 | -78 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 8 | NTT Docomo | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 171 | 276 | -105 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
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 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 369 | 94 | 275 | 8 | 0 | 40 |
| 2 | Yamaha | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 270 | 144 | 126 | 5 | 1 | 30 |
| 3 | Ricoh | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 183 | 123 | 60 | 4 | 1 | 25 |
| 4 | NEC | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 177 | 195 | -18 | 1 | 0 | 17 |
| 5 | Canon | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 154 | 280 | -126 | 0 | 1 | 13 |
| 6 | Toyota Industries | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 158 | 210 | -52 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| 7 | Sanix | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 131 | 228 | -97 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 8 | Coca-Cola | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 140 | 323 | -183 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
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 8, Toyota flyhalf Lionel Cronje tops the point scorers list with 77 points.
| Name | Team | T | G | PG | DG | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lionel Cronje | Toyota | 1 | 15 | 13 | 1 | 77 |
| 2 | Berrick Barnes | Panasonic | 1 | 20 | 8 | 1 | 72 |
| 3 | Jumpei Ogura | NTT Comm. | 2 | 13 | 10 | 0 | 66 |
| 4 | Takuya Yamasawa | Panasonic | 4 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 65 |
| 5 | Riaan Viljoen | NTT Docomo | 2 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 63 |
| 5 | Ayumu Goromaru | Yamaha | 1 | 26 | 2 | 0 | 63 |
| 7 | Codey Rei | Kobe | 2 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 56 |
| 8 | Kosei Ono | Suntory | 2 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 53 |
| 9 | Yosuke Morita | NEC | 0 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 52 |
| 10 | Robbie Robinson | Ricoh | 2 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 49 |
| 11 | Akihito Yamada | Panasonic | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 |
Leading Try Scorers
At the completion of Round 8, Panasonic wing Akihito Yamada tops the try scorers list with nine tries.
| Name | Team | Tries | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Akihito Yamada | Panasonic | 9 |
| 2 | Kyosuke Horie | Yamaha | 8 |
| 3 | Kenki Fukuoka | Panasonic | 7 |
| 3 | Hosea Saumaki | Canon | 7 |
| 5 | Hendrik Tui | Suntory | 6 |
| 5 | Kotaro Matsushima | Suntory | 6 |
| 7 | Digby Ioane | Panasonic | 5 |
| 7 | Andy Ellis | Kobe | 5 |
| 7 | Teruya Goto | NEC | 5 |
| 7 | Chikara Ito | Yamaha | 5 |
| 7 | Keisuke Moriya | Panasonic | 5 |
Round Eight Man-of-the-match Awards
| Date | Teams | Score | Teams | Ground | MOTM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 14 Oct 2017 | Toyota Industries | 47-7 | Coca-Cola | 11:30 | ECOPA Stadium, Shizuoka | Mark Gerrard,
Toyota Ind. No.23 |
| Yamaha | 36-10 | NTT Comm. | 14:00 | ECOPA Stadium, Shizuoka | Koki Yamamoto,
Yamaha No.1 |
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| Kobe | 7-56 | Panasonic | 14:00 | Expo Stadium, Osaka | Kenki Fukuoka,
Panasonic No.11 |
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| Sun 15 Oct 2017 | Toshiba | 32-18 | NTT Docomo | 13:00 | Iwaki, Fukushima | Kai Ishii,
Toshiba No.11 |
| NEC | 28-27 | Kubota | 13:00 | Kashiwa, Chiba | Shindo Kamaike,
NEC No.23 |
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| Kintetsu | 10-37 | Ricoh | 11:30 | Nishikyogoku, Kyoto | Shuhei Matsuhashi,
Ricoh No.8 |
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| Toyota | 31-32 | Suntory | 14:00 | Nishikyogoku, Kyoto | Koji Iino,
Suntory No.19 |
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| Sanix | 22-24 | Canon | 14:00 | Hiroshima, Hiroshima | Hosea Saumaki,
Canon No.11 |