26 October,2017
Japan Rugby Top League 2017-2018: Round 9 Statistics
| Date | Team | Score | Team | K/O | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat, 21 Oct 2017 | Toshiba | 34-20 | Sanix | 11:30 | Chichibu, Tokyo |
| NTT Comm. | 76-7 | Coca-Cola | 14:00 | Chichibu, Tokyo | |
| Panasonic | 21-10 | Suntory | 13:00 | Kumagaya, Saitama | |
| Kubota | 5-35 | Yamaha | 14:00 | Expo Stadium, Osaka | |
| Kintetsu | 10-17 | NEC | 11:30 | Mizuho, Nagoya | |
| Toyota Industries | 24-33 | Toyota | 14:00 | Mizuho, Nagoya | |
| Sun, 22 Oct 2017 | NTT Docomo | 36-14 | Canon | 11:30 | Kobe, Hyogo |
| Kobe | 10-15 | Ricoh | 14:00 | Kobe, Hyogo |
Japan Rugby Top League 2017-18 Red Conference Table
| Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | Diff | BP1 | BP2 | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Suntory | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 336 | 131 | 205 | 6 | 0 | 38 |
| 2 | Kobe | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 246 | 184 | 62 | 3 | 2 | 29 |
| 3 | Toyota | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 232 | 198 | 34 | 2 | 2 | 28 |
| 4 | Toshiba | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 205 | 206 | -1 | 3 | 1 | 24 |
| 5 | NTT Comm. | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 242 | 201 | 41 | 2 | 1 | 23 |
| 6 | NTT Docomo | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 207 | 290 | -83 | 1 | 0 | 17 |
| 7 | Kubota | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 217 | 314 | -97 | 1 | 1 | 14 |
| 8 | Kintetsu | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 136 | 221 | -85 | 1 | 0 | 13 |
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 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 390 | 104 | 286 | 8 | 0 | 44 |
| 2 | Yamaha | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 305 | 149 | 156 | 6 | 1 | 35 |
| 3 | Ricoh | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 198 | 133 | 65 | 4 | 1 | 29 |
| 4 | NEC | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 194 | 205 | -11 | 1 | 0 | 21 |
| 5 | Canon | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 168 | 316 | -148 | 0 | 1 | 13 |
| 6 | Toyota Industries | 9 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 182 | 243 | -61 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| 7 | Sanix | 9 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 151 | 262 | -111 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 8 | Coca-Cola | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 147 | 399 | -252 | 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 9, NTT Communications flyhalf Jumpei Ogura tops the point scorers list with 85 points.
| Name | Team | T | G | PG | DG | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jumpei Ogura | NTT Comm. | 3 | 20 | 10 | 0 | 85 |
| 2 | Ayumu Goromaru | Yamaha | 2 | 31 | 2 | 0 | 78 |
| 3 | Lionel Cronje | Toyota | 1 | 15 | 13 | 1 | 77 |
| 4 | Berrick Barnes | Panasonic | 1 | 20 | 9 | 1 | 75 |
| 5 | Riaan Viljoen | NTT Docomo | 2 | 16 | 9 | 1 | 72 |
| 6 | Takuya Yamasawa | Panasonic | 4 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 65 |
| 7 | Yosuke Morita | NEC | 0 | 20 | 7 | 0 | 61 |
| 8 | Codey Rei | Kobe | 2 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 56 |
| 8 | Hiroshi Tashiro | Sanix | 1 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 56 |
| 10 | Coenraad van Wyk | Toshiba | 4 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 54 |
| 11 | Kosei Ono | Suntory | 2 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 53 |
| 12 | Akihito Yamada | Panasonic | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
| 13 | Robbie Robinson | Ricoh | 2 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 49 |
| 14 | Kenki Fukuoka | Panasonic | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 |
Leading Try Scorers
At the completion of Round 9, Panasonic wing Akihito Yamada tops the try scorers list with 10 tries.
| Name | Team | Tries | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Akihito Yamada | Panasonic | 10 |
| 2 | Kyosuke Horie | Yamaha | 8 |
| 2 | Kenki Fukuoka | Panasonic | 8 |
| 2 | Hosea Saumaki | Canon | 8 |
| 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 Nine Man-of-the-match Awards
| Date | Teams | Score | Teams | Ground | MOTM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 21 Oct 2017 | Toshiba | 34-20 | Sanix | 11:30 | Chichibu, Tokyo | Richard Kahui,
Toshiba No.13 |
| NTT Comm. | 76-7 | Coca-Cola | 14:00 | Chichibu, Tokyo | Takuru Suto,
NTT Com No.2 |
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| Panasonic | 21-10 | Suntory | 13:00 | Kumagaya, Saitama | David Pocock,
Panasonic No.7 |
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| Kubota | 5-35 | Yamaha | 14:00 | Expo Stadium, Osaka | Takeshi Hino,
Yamaha No.2 |
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| Kintetsu | 10-17 | NEC | 11:30 | Mizuho, Nagoya | Maritino Nemani,
NEC No.13 |
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| Toyota Industries | 24-33 | Toyota | 14:00 | Mizuho, Nagoya | Jamie Henry,
Toyota No.11 |
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| Sun 22 Oct 2017 | NTT Docomo | 36-14 | Canon | 11:30 | Kobe, Hyogo | Mifiposeti Paea,
Docomo No.10 |
| Kobe | 10-15 | Ricoh | 14:00 | Kobe, Hyogo | Takehiro Nakazawa,
Ricoh No.15 |