Japan Rugby Top League 2019-2020 Season Schedule
The Japan Rugby Top League 2019-20 season will consist of the Japan Rugby Top League Cup 2019 from 22 June to 10 August 2019 and the Japan Rugby Top League 2020 season from January to May 2020.
Japan Rugby Top League Cup 2019
The Japan Rugby Top League Cup 2019 will take place from 22 June to 10 August 2019.
Twenty-four teams will take part in the tournament. The sixteen teams from the Japan Rugby Top League 2018-19 season will participate in the order they finished. Furthermore, seven teams from the Japan Rugby Top Challenge League along with Shimizu Constructions from the Tri-Regions Challenge Series will also participate.
Each team will play the other pool teams once with the top teams from each pool playing off for the title.
| Pool A | Pool B | Pool C | Pool D |
|---|---|---|---|
| Suntory (TL2) | Yamaha (TL3) | Toyota (TL4) | Kobe (TL1) |
| Panasonic (TL6) | NTT Com (TL5) | Kubota (TL7) | Ricoh (TL8) |
| Honda (TL9) | Toshiba (TL11) | Canon (TL12) | NEC (TL10) |
| Hino (TL14) | Sanix (TL13) | Coca-Cola (TL16) | Toyota Ind. (TL15) |
| Kurita (TCL4) | NTT Docomo (TCL1) | Mitsubishi Sagamihara (TCL2) | Kintetsu (TCL3) |
| Shimizu Constructions | Kyuden (TCL5) | Kamaishi (TCL7) | Mazda (TCL6) |
Japan Rugby Top League 2020
The Japan Rugby Top League 2020 season will take place from January to May 2020. Further details will be announced when they become available.