17 February,2020
Japan Rugby Top League 2020 Round Five Statistics
Japan Rugby Top League 2020
Round 5 Statistics
| Date | Team | Score | Team | K/O | Venue |
| Sat, 15 Feb 2020 | Canon | 24-39 | Honda | 11:30 | Kumagaya, Saitama |
| Panasonic | 46-27 | Toshiba | 14:00 | Kumagaya, Saitama | |
| NTT Communications | 74-11 | Sanix | 13:00 | Yumenoshima Stadium, Tokyo | |
| NTT Docomo | 7-82 | Yamaha | 11:30 | Yanmar Stadium Nagai, Osaka | |
| Suntory | 60-14 | Toyota | 14:00 | Yanmar Stadium Nagai, Osaka | |
| Kobe | 43-6 | Ricoh | 13:00 | Universiade Stadium, Kobe | |
| Sun, 16 Feb 2020 | Kubota | 49-12 | Hino | 13:00 | Yumenoshima Stadium, Tokyo |
| Mitsubishi Sagamihara | 21-14 | NEC | 13:00 | Sagamihara, Kanagawa |
Japan Rugby Top League 2020 Table
| Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | Diff | BP1 | BP2 | Pts | |
| 1 | Panasonic | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 233 | 85 | 148 | 5 | 0 | 25 |
| 2 | Kobe | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 261 | 75 | 186 | 3 | 0 | 23 |
| 3 | Yamaha | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 223 | 91 | 132 | 3 | 0 | 19 |
| 4 | Kubota | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 145 | 94 | 51 | 2 | 0 | 18 |
| 5 | Toshiba | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 169 | 135 | 34 | 2 | 0 | 18 |
| 6 | Suntory | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 170 | 99 | 71 | 2 | 2 | 16 |
| 7 | NTT Communications | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 173 | 98 | 75 | 2 | 1 | 15 |
| 8 | Toyota | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 182 | 191 | -9 | 2 | 1 | 11 |
| 9 | Honda | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 140 | 142 | -2 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 10 | Sanix | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 100 | 163 | -63 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 11 | Canon | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 118 | 167 | -49 | 1 | 0 | 9 |
| 12 | Mitsubishi Sagamihara | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 96 | 175 | -79 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 13 | Hino | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 109 | 204 | -95 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 14 | Ricoh | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 46 | 158 | -112 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 15 | NTT Docomo | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 78 | 291 | -213 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 16 | NEC | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 75 | 150 | -75 | 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 5, Kubota playmaker Bernard Foley tops the point scorers’ list with 59 points.
| Name | Team | T | G | PG | DG | Pts | |
| 1 | Bernard Foley | Kubota | 3 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 59 |
| 2 | Dan Carter | Kobe | 1 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 56 |
| 3 | Rikiya Matsuda | Panasonic | 0 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 47 |
| 4 | Koki Takeyama | Panasonic | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 41 |
| 5 | Yu Tamura | Canon | 0 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 40 |
| 5 | Taumua Naeta | Kobe | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 |
| 7 | Christian Leali’ifano | NTT Com | 0 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 37 |
| 8 | Hikaru Tamura | Suntory | 1 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 35 |
| 9 | Jack Debreczeni | Hino | 1 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 35 |
| 9 | Jamie Henry | Toyota | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 |
| 11 | Sam Greene | Yamaha | 3 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 34 |
| 12 | Tevita Li | Suntory | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 |
| 12 | Ayumu Goromaru | Yamaha | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 30 |
| 14 | Angus Sinclair | Toyota | 1 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 29 |
| 15 | Coenraad van Wyk | Toshiba | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 28 |
| 16 | Hiroshi Tashiro | Sanix | 0 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 27 |
| 17 | Lionel Cronje | Toyota | 1 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 26 |
Leading Try Scorers
At the completion of Round 5, Kobe No8 Taumua Naeta top the try scorers’ list with eight tries.
| Name | Team | Tries | |
| 1 | Taumua Naeta | Kobe | 7 |
| 2 | Jamie Henry | Toyota | 7 |
| 3 | Tevita Li | Suntory | 6 |
| 4 | Koki Takeyama | Panasonic | 5 |
| 4 | Malo Tuitama | Yamaha | 5 |
| 6 | Malcolm Marx | NTT Com | 4 |
| 6 | Kwagga Smith | Yamaha | 4 |
| 6 | Benjamin Ray Yagi | Sanix | 4 |
| 6 | Jone Naikabura | Toshiba | 4 |
| 6 | Ataata Moeakiola | Kobe | 4 |
| 6 | Takuya Yamasawa | Panasonic | 4 |
Round Five Man-of-the-match Awards
| Date | Teams | Score | Teams | Ground | MOTM | |
| Sat 15 Feb 2020 | Canon | 24-39 | Honda | 11:30 | Kumagaya, Saitama | Baden Kerr,
Honda No.10 |
| Panasonic | 46-27 | Toshiba | 14:00 | Kumagaya, Saitama | Sam Whitelock,
Panasonic No.5 |
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| NTT Communications | 74-11 | Sanix | 13:00 | Yumenoshima Stadium, Tokyo | Malcolm Marx,
NTT No.2 |
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| NTT Docomo | 7-82 | Yamaha | 11:30 | Yanmar Stadium Nagai, Osaka | Viliami Tahitua,
Yamaha No.12 |
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| Suntory | 60-14 | Toyota | 14:00 | Yanmar Stadium Nagai, Osaka | Naoki Ozawa,
Suntory No.7 |
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| Kobe | 43-6 | Ricoh | 13:00 | Universiade Stadium, Kobe | Ryohei Yamanaka,
Kobe No.15 |
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| Sun 16 Feb 2020 | Kubota | 49-12 | Hino | 13:00 | Yumenoshima Stadium, Tokyo | Bernard Foley,
Kubota No.10 |
| Mitsubishi Sagamihara | 21-14 | NEC | 13:00 | Sagamihara, Kanagawa | James Wilson,
Mitsubishi No.10 |
| Date | Team | Score | Team | K/O | Venue |
| Sat, 01 Feb 2020 | Mitsubishi Sagamihara | 26-45 | Toshiba | 13:00 | Yokohama, Kanagawa |
| Hino | 19-48 | Yamaha | 11:30 | Mizuho Stadium, Aichi | |
| Toyota | 58-29 | Honda | 14:00 | Mizuho Stadium, Aichi | |
| Suntory | 40-14 | NEC | 13:00 | Expo Stadium, Osaka | |
| Sun, 02 Feb 2020 | Canon | 17-51 | Panasonic | 13:00 | Machida, Tokyo |
| Ricoh | 17-33 | NTT Communications | 13:00 | Yokohama, Kanagawa | |
| Kobe | 97-0 | NTT Docomo | 13:00 | Kobe, Hyogo | |
| Sanix | 0-34 | Kubota | 13:00 | Tosu, Saga |
Japan Rugby Top League 2020 Table
| Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | Diff | BP1 | BP2 | Pts | |
| 1 | Panasonic | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 187 | 58 | 129 | 4 | 0 | 20 |
| 2 | Kobe | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 218 | 69 | 149 | 2 | 0 | 18 |
| 3 | Toshiba | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 142 | 89 | 53 | 2 | 0 | 18 |
| 4 | Yamaha | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 141 | 84 | 57 | 2 | 0 | 14 |
| 5 | Kubota | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 96 | 82 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 13 |
| 6 | Toyota | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 168 | 131 | 37 | 2 | 1 | 11 |
| 7 | Suntory | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 110 | 85 | 25 | 1 | 2 | 11 |
| 8 | NTT Communications | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 99 | 87 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 9 | Sanix | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 89 | 89 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 10 | Canon | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 94 | 128 | -34 | 1 | 0 | 9 |
| 11 | Honda | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 101 | 118 | -17 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 12 | Hino | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 97 | 155 | -58 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 13 | Ricoh | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 40 | 115 | -75 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 14 | NTT Docomo | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 71 | 209 | -138 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 15 | NEC | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 61 | 129 | -68 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 16 | Mitsubishi Sagamihara | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 75 | 161 | -86 | 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 playmaker Dan Carter tops the point scorers list with 58 points.
| Name | Team | T | G | PG | DG | Pts | |
| 1 | Dan Carter | Kobe | 1 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 58 |
| 2 | Bernard Foley | Kubota | 2 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 40 |
| 3 | Koki Takeyama | Panasonic | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 36 |
| 3 | Rikiya Matsuda | Panasonic | 0 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 36 |
| 5 | Jack Debreczeni | Hino | 1 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 35 |
| 5 | Jamie Henry | Toyota | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 |
| 5 | Taumua Naeta | Kobe | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 |
| 8 | Yu Tamura | Canon | 0 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 31 |
| 9 | Sam Greene | Yamaha | 2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 29 |
| 10 | Coenraad van Wyk | Toshiba | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 28 |
| 11 | Hiroshi Tashiro | Sanix | 0 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 27 |
| 11 | Christian Leali’ifano | NTT Com | 0 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 27 |
| 13 | Lionel Cronje | Toyota | 1 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 26 |
| 14 | Hikaru Tamura | Suntory | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 25 |
| 14 | Tevita Li | Suntory | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
| 16 | Pak Song-gi | Honda | 0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 22 |
Leading Try Scorers
At the completion of Round 4, Toyota wing Jamie Henry and Kobe No8 Taumua Naeta top the try scorers list with seven tries.
| Name | Team | Tries | |
| 1 | Jamie Henry | Toyota | 7 |
| 1 | Taumua Naeta | Kobe | 7 |
| 3 | Tevita Li | Suntory | 5 |
| 4 | Benjamin Ray Yagi | Sanix | 4 |
| 4 | Koki Takeyama | Panasonic | 4 |
| 4 | Ataata Moeakiola | Kobe | 4 |
| 7 | Kenki Fukuoka | Panasonic | 3 |
| 7 | Nobutaka Ubukata | Honda | 3 |
| 7 | Coenraad van Wyk | Toshiba | 3 |
| 7 | Willie le Roux | Toyota | 3 |
| 7 | Kwagga Smith | Yamaha | 3 |
| 7 | Takuya Yamasawa | Panasonic | 3 |
Round Four Man-of-the-match Awards
| Date | Teams | Score | Teams | Ground | MOTM | |
| Sat 01 Feb 2020 | Mitsubishi Sagamihara | 26-45 | Toshiba | 13:00 | Yokohama, Kanagawa | Taiki Matsunobu,
Toshiba No.11 |
| Hino | 19-48 | Yamaha | 11:30 | Mizuho Stadium, Aichi | Yuji Ueki,
Yamaha No.1 |
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| Toyota | 58-29 | Honda | 14:00 | Mizuho Stadium, Aichi | Jamie Henry,
Toyota No.11 |
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| Suntory | 40-14 | NEC | 13:00 | Expo Stadium, Osaka | Tevita Li,
Suntory No.11 |
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| Sun 02 Feb 2020 | Canon | 17-51 | Panasonic | 13:00 | Machida, Tokyo | Dylan Riley,
Panasonic No.13 |
| Ricoh | 17-33 | NTT Communications | 13:00 | Yokohama, Kanagawa | Yuki Ikeda,
NTT No.12 |
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| Kobe | 97-0 | NTT Docomo | 13:00 | Kobe, Hyogo | Taumua Naeta,
Kobe No.8 |
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| Sanix | 0-34 | Kubota | 13:00 | Tosu, Saga | Bernard Foley,
Kubota No.10 |