18 January,2020
Japan Rugby Top League 2020 Round One Results
| Date | Team | Score | Team | K/O | Venue |
| Sun, 12 Jan 2020 | Panasonic | 34-11 | Kubota | 13:00 | Kumagaya, Saitama |
| Hino | 20-29 | NTT Communications | 11:30 | Chichibu, Tokyo | |
| Toshiba | 26-19 | Suntory | 14:00 | Chichibu, Tokyo | |
| Yamaha | 31-29 | Toyota | 13:00 | Yamaha Stadium, Shizuoka | |
| Ricoh | 5-28 | Honda | 11:45 | Hanazono, Osaka | |
| NTT Docomo | 31-24 | Mitsubishi Sagamihara | 14:00 | Hanazono, Osaka | |
| Kobe | 50-16 | Canon | 13:00 | Universiade Stadium, Kobe | |
| Sanix | 24-18 | NEC | 14:00 | Level-5 Stadium, Fukuoka |
Japan Rugby Top League 2020 Table
| Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | Diff | BP1 | BP2 | Pts | |
| 1 | Kobe | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 16 | 34 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 2 | Panasonic | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 11 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 3 | Honda | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 5 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 4 | NTT Communications | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 20 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 5 | NTT Docomo | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 24 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 6 | Toshiba | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 19 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 7 | Sanix | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 18 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 8 | Yamaha | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 29 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 9 | Toyota | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 31 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | NEC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 24 | -6 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | Mitsubishi Sagamihara | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 31 | -7 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 12 | Suntory | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 26 | -7 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 13 | Hino | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 29 | -9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Kubota | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 34 | -23 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Ricoh | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 28 | -23 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Canon | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 50 | -34 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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 1, Kobe playmaker Dan Carter tops the point scorers list with 18 points.
| Name | Team | T | G | PG | DG | Pts | |
| 1 | Dan Carter | Kobe | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 18 |
| 2 | Koki Takeyama | Panasonic | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 12 |
| 3 | Gerhard van den Heever | Kubota | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11 |
| 3 | Takahiro Ogawa | Toshiba | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| 5 | Jamie Henry | Toyota | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 5 | Shokei Kin | NTT Communications | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 5 | Kenki Fukuoka | Panasonic | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 5 | Nobutaka Ubukata | Honda | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 5 | Yuki Yatomi | Yamaha | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 5 | Jack Debreczeni | Hino | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 5 | Kanta Yamamoto | NTT Docomo | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
Leading Try Scorers
At the completion of Round 1, numerous players including Panasonic wing Kenki Fukuoka top the try scorers list with two tries.
| Name | Team | Tries | |
| 1 | Jamie Henry | Toyota | 2 |
| 1 | Shokei Kin | NTT Communications | 2 |
| 1 | Kenki Fukuoka | Panasonic | 2 |
| 1 | Nobutaka Ubukata | Honda | 2 |
| 1 | Yuki Yatomi | Yamaha | 2 |
| 1 | Jack Debreczeni | Hino | 2 |
| 1 | Kanta Yamamoto | NTT Docomo | 2 |
Round One Man-of-the-match Awards
| Date | Teams | Score | Teams | Ground | MOTM | |
| Sun 12 Jan 2020 | Panasonic | 34-11 | Kubota | 13:00 | Kumagaya, Saitama | Kenki Fukuoka,
Panasonic No.11 |
| Hino | 20-29 | NTT Communications | 11:30 | Chichibu, Tokyo | Shokei Kin,
NTT No.7 |
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| Toshiba | 26-19 | Suntory | 14:00 | Chichibu, Tokyo | Takahiro Ogawa,
Toshiba No.9 |
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| Yamaha | 31-29 | Toyota | 13:00 | Yamaha Stadium, Shizuoka | Yuki Yatomi,
Yamaha No.9 |
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| Ricoh | 5-28 | Honda | 11:45 | Hanazono, Osaka | Nobutaka Ubukata,
Honda No.11 |
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| NTT Docomo | 31-24 | Mitsubishi Sagamihara | 14:00 | Hanazono, Osaka | Kanta Yamamoto,
Docomo No.11 |
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| Kobe | 50-16 | Canon | 13:00 | Universiade Stadium, Kobe | Tom Franklin,
Kobe No.6 |
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| Sanix | 24-18 | NEC | 14:00 | Level-5 Stadium, Fukuoka | Dan Pryor,
Sanix No.6 |