Second season of Japan's domestic rugby union competition
The 2004–05 Top League was the second season of Japan 's domestic rugby union competition, the Top League . Toshiba Brave Lupus won both the league round-robin and the Microsoft Cup knockout competitions.
Team Region IBM Big Blue Chiba, Kanto Kintetsu Liners Osaka , Kansai Kobelco Steelers Hyogo , Kansai Kubota Spears Chiba, Kanto NEC Green Rockets Chiba, Kanto Ricoh Black Rams Tokyo , Kanto Sanyo Wild Knights Gunma , Kanto Suntory Sungoliath Tokyo, Kanto Toshiba Brave Lupus Tokyo, Kanto Toyota Verblitz Aichi , Tokai World Fighting Bull Kobe, Kansai Yamaha Jubilo Shizuoka , Tokai
Top League Table Club Played Won Drawn Lost Points For Points Against Points Difference Try Bonus Losing Bonus Points 1 Toshiba Brave Lupus 11 10 0 1 463 166 297 9 1 50 2 Yamaha Jubilo 11 9 0 2 380 218 162 8 1 45 3 NEC Green Rockets 11 9 0 2 407 253 154 7 1 44 4 Toyota Verblitz 11 8 0 3 427 224 203 9 2 43 5 Kobelco Steelers 11 6 0 5 326 356 -30 8 2 34 6 Kubota Spears 11 5 0 6 277 334 -57 6 1 27 7 Sanyo Wild Knights 11 4 0 7 346 296 50 4 4 24 8 Suntory Sungoliath 11 4 0 7 307 282 25 4 4 24 9 World Fighting Bull 11 4 0 7 230 366 -136 3 1 20 10 Ricoh Black Rams 11 4 0 7 207 370 -163 1 1 18 11 Kintetsu Liners 11 2 0 9 261 514 -253 4 1 13 12 IBM Big Blue 11 1 0 10 243 495 -252 4 2 10 • The top 8 teams qualified to the Microsoft Cup play-offs .All-Japan Rugby Football Championship .promotion and relegation play-offs against regional challengers.
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Four points for a win, two for a draw, one bonus point for four tries or more (BP1) and one bonus point for losing by seven or less (BP2).
Fixtures and results [ edit ] [ edit ] The top eight teams in the league played off for the Microsoft Cup (2005) knock out tournament, which was won by Toshiba Brave Lupus .
The number of tries and goals being equal, the result was decided in favour of Yamaha by a lottery held at Hanazono after the game.
In the season Toshiba Brave Lupus were top of the Top League, and Yamaha were second.
Top League Challenge Series [ edit ] Fukuoka Sanix Bombs and Secom Rugguts won promotion to the 2005–06 Top League via the 2005 Top League Challenge Series, while Honda Heat and Toyota Industries Shuttles progressed to the promotion play-offs .
Two promotion/relegation matches (Irekaesen) were played with the winners qualifying for the 2005–06 Top League . The 10th-placed team from the Top League against the 3rd-placed team from Challenge 1. The 9th-placed team from the Top League against the 1st-placed team from Challenge 2.
So Ricoh and World stayed in the Top League for the 2005–06 season.
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