18 December,2017
Japan Rugby Top League 2017-2018: Round 12 Statistics
| Date | Team | Score | Team | K/O | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat, 16 Dec 2017 | Canon | 20-25 | NEC | 13:00 | Yokohama, Kanagawa |
| Yamaha | 40-5 | Sanix | 13:00 | Yamaha Stadium, Shizuoka | |
| NTT Docomo | 38-19 | Toyota Industries | 11:30 | Mizuho, Nagoya | |
| Toyota | 22-15 | NTT Comm. | 14:00 | Mizuho, Nagoya | |
| Sun, 17 Dec 2017 | Coca-Cola | 5-12 | Kubota | 11:30 | Chichibu, Tokyo |
| Suntory | 24-7 | Kobe | 14:00 | Chichibu, Tokyo | |
| Toshiba | 51-14 | Kintetsu | 11:30 | Kumagaya, Saitama | |
| Panasonic | 50-7 | Ricoh | 14:00 | Kumagaya, Saitama |
Japan Rugby Top League 2017-18 Red Conference Table
| Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | Diff | BP1 | BP2 | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Suntory | 12 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 422 | 156 | 266 | 7 | 0 | 51 |
| 2 | Toyota | 12 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 355 | 255 | 100 | 4 | 2 | 42 |
| 3 | Toshiba | 12 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 321 | 264 | 57 | 5 | 1 | 38 |
| 4 | Kobe | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 320 | 258 | 62 | 4 | 2 | 36 |
| 5 | NTT Comm. | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 293 | 254 | 39 | 2 | 2 | 30 |
| 6 | Kubota | 12 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 282 | 384 | -102 | 1 | 1 | 22 |
| 7 | NTT Docomo | 12 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 275 | 389 | -114 | 2 | 0 | 22 |
| 8 | Kintetsu | 12 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 177 | 345 | -168 | 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 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 536 | 123 | 413 | 11 | 0 | 59 |
| 2 | Yamaha | 12 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 421 | 188 | 233 | 8 | 2 | 46 |
| 3 | Ricoh | 12 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 274 | 215 | 59 | 6 | 1 | 39 |
| 4 | NEC | 12 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 237 | 307 | -70 | 1 | 0 | 25 |
| 5 | Canon | 12 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 222 | 359 | -137 | 1 | 3 | 20 |
| 6 | Toyota Industries | 12 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 231 | 247 | -116 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| 7 | Sanix | 12 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 190 | 375 | -185 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 8 | Coca-Cola | 12 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 183 | 520 | -337 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
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 12, Toyota Verblitz flyhalf Lionel Cronje tops the point scorers list with 125 points.
| Name | Team | T | G | PG | DG | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lionel Cronje | Toyota | 4 | 27 | 16 | 1 | 125 |
| 2 | Jumpei Ogura | NTT Comm. | 3 | 23 | 15 | 0 | 106 |
| 3 | Berrick Barnes | Panasonic | 1 | 28 | 12 | 1 | 100 |
| 4 | Ayumu Goromaru | Yamaha | 2 | 39 | 3 | 0 | 97 |
| 4 | Riaan Viljoen | NTT Docomo | 3 | 23 | 11 | 1 | 97 |
| 6 | Takuya Yamasawa | Panasonic | 5 | 26 | 2 | 1 | 86 |
| 7 | Yosuke Morita | NEC | 0 | 23 | 11 | 0 | 79 |
| 8 | Coenraad van Wyk | Toshiba | 5 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 71 |
| 9 | Takahiro Ogawa | Toshiba | 4 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 65 |
| 10 | Hiroshi Tashiro | Sanix | 1 | 13 | 10 | 0 | 61 |
| 11 | Codey Rei | Kobe | 2 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 58 |
| 11 | Matt Giteau | Suntory | 3 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 58 |
| 13 | Akihito Yamada | Panasonic | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55 |
| 14 | Kosei Ono | Suntory | 2 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 53 |
| 15 | Robbie Robinson | Ricoh | 2 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 52 |
Leading Try Scorers
At the completion of Round 12, Panasonic wing Akihito Yamada tops the try scorers list with 11 tries.
| Name | Team | Tries | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Akihito Yamada | Panasonic | 11 |
| 2 | Hosea Saumaki | Canon | 10 |
| 3 | Kyosuke Horie | Yamaha | 9 |
| 4 | Kenki Fukuoka | Panasonic | 8 |
| 5 | Shane Gates | NTT Com. | 7 |
| 5 | Sione Teaupa | Kubota | 7 |
| 5 | Rikiya Matsuda | Panasonic | 7 |
| 5 | Semisi Masirewa | Kintetsu | 7 |
| 5 | Takehisa Usuzuki | Toshiba | 7 |
| 5 | Mifiposeti Paea | Docomo | 7 |
| 11 | Hendrik Tui | Suntory | 6 |
| 11 | Kotaro Matsushima | Suntory | 6 |
| 11 | Digby Ioane | Panasonic | 6 |
| 11 | Keisuke Moriya | Panasonic | 6 |
| 11 | Yuki Yatomi | Yamaha | 6 |
Round Twelve Man-of-the-match Awards
| Date | Teams | Score | Teams | Ground | MOTM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 16 Dec 2017 | Canon | 20-25 | NEC | 13:00 | Yokohama, Kanagawa | Ryuta Iiyama,
NEC No.11 |
| Yamaha | 40-5 | Sanix | 13:00 | Yamaha Stadium, Shizuoka | Shota Tanaka,
Yamaha No.11 |
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| NTT Docomo | 38-19 | Toyota Industries | 11:30 | Mizuho, Nagoya | Mifiposeti Paea,
Docomo No.12 |
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| Toyota | 22-15 | NTT Comm. | 14:00 | Mizuho, Nagoya | Yoto Ioki,
Toyota No.18 |
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| Sun 17 Dec 2017 | Coca-Cola | 5-12 | Kubota | 11:30 | Chichibu, Tokyo | Tateo Suenaga,
Kubota No.7 |
| Suntory | 24-7 | Kobe | 14:00 | Chichibu, Tokyo | Matt Giteau,
Suntory No.10 |
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| Toshiba | 51-14 | Kintetsu | 11:30 | Kumagaya, Saitama | Takahiro Ogawa,
Toshiba No.9 |
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| Panasonic | 50-7 | Ricoh | 14:00 | Kumagaya, Saitama | Berrick Barnes,
Panasonic No.10 |