2017 Top Challenge League

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2017 Top Challenge League
CountriesJapan
Date9 September – 23 December 2017
ChampionsHonda Heat
Runners-upHino Red Dolphins
PromotedHonda Heat,
Hino Red Dolphins
RelegatedChubu Electric Power
Matches played40
← 2016–17
2018 →

The 2017 Top Challenge League was the inaugural season of Japan's second-tier domestic rugby union competition, the Top Challenge League.[1]

It was played from 9 September to 23 December 2017, with eight participating teams. Honda Heat won the competition for the second time – having previously won in 2014–15 – and won promotion to the 2018–19 Top League. Hino Red Dolphins, Mitsubishi Sagamihara DynaBoars and Kyuden Voltex finished second, third and fourth respectively to qualify for the promotion play-offs, while Kamaishi Seawaves finished seventh to qualify for the relegation play-offs. Chubu Electric Power finished eighth to be relegated to the third tier regional leagues for 2018.

Competition rules

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In January 2017, the JRFU announced the format of the Top Challenge League competition. The competition was played in two stages. The First Stage was a round-robin format, where all eight teams played each other once.

The top four teams in the First Stage progressed to Group A of the Second Stage, while the bottom four teams progressed to Group B. Each of these groups was another round-robin, with all four teams playing each other once.

The team that finished top of Group A won automatic promotion to the 2018–19 Top League, while the other three teams in Group A progressed to promotion play-offs against the teams placed 13th, 14th and 15th in the 2017–18 Top League.

The team that finished bottom of Group B were relegated to the regional leagues for 2018. The winners of the Top East League, Top West League and Top Kyūshū League competed in a Regional Challenge, with the winner replacing the relegated team in the 2018 Top Challenge League. The second-bottom team in Group B progressed to a promotion / relegation play-off match against the runner-up of the Regional Challenge.[2]

Teams

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Location of teams in the 2017 Top Challenge League

The following teams took part in the 2017 Top Challenge League competition:

2017 Top Challenge League teams
Team name Based
Chubu Electric Power Nisshin, Aichi Prefecture
Chugoku Red Regulions Hiroshima, Hiroshima Prefecture
Hino Red Dolphins Hino, Tokyo Metropolis
Honda Heat Suzuka, Mie Prefecture
Kamaishi Seawaves Kamaishi, Iwate Prefecture
Kyuden Voltex Fukuoka, Kyūshū
Mazda Blue Zoomers Fuchū, Hiroshima Prefecture
Mitsubishi Sagamihara DynaBoars Sagamihara, Kanagawa Prefecture

First stage

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Standings

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The final standings for the 2017 Top Challenge League First Stage were:

2017 Top Challenge League First Stage standings
Pos Team P W D L PF PA PD TB LB Pts
1 Honda Heat 7 7 0 0 506 71 +434 7 0 35
2 Hino Red Dolphins 7 6 0 1 285 157 +128 4 0 28
3 Mitsubishi Sagamihara DynaBoars 7 5 0 2 242 125 +117 3 1 24
4 Kyuden Voltex 7 4 0 3 209 178 +31 2 0 18
5 Kamaishi Seawaves 7 2 1 4 162 188 −26 2 1 13
6 Mazda Blue Zoomers 7 2 1 4 176 217 −41 1 0 11
7 Chugoku Red Regulions 7 1 0 6 88 369 −281 1 0 5
8 Chubu Electric Power 7 0 0 7 76 439 −363 0 0 0
Legend:
P = Games played, W = Games won, D = Games drawn, L = Games lost, PF = Points for, PA = Points against, PD = Points difference, TB = Try bonus points, LB = Losing bonus points, Pts = Log points.

Matches

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Round one

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9 September 2017 Chugoku Red Regulions 17–52 Hino Red Dolphins  
16:00 Report[3] Attendance: 1,200


9 September 2017 Honda Heat 53–12 Mazda Blue Zoomers  
16:00 Report[4] Attendance: 1,400


9 September 2017 Kyuden Voltex 47–17 Chubu Electric Power  
17:00 Report[5] Attendance: 600


10 September 2017 Kamaishi Seawaves 7–19 Mitsubishi Sagamihara DynaBoars  
15:00 Report[6] Attendance: 1,811

Round two

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16 September 2017 Hino Red Dolphins 55–7 Chubu Electric Power  
15:00 Report[7]


16 September 2017 Kyuden Voltex 59–3 Chugoku Red Regulions  
16:00 Report[8]


17 September 2017 Kamaishi Seawaves 3–60 Honda Heat  
12:30 Report[9]


17 September 2017 Mitsubishi Sagamihara DynaBoars 19–5 Mazda Blue Zoomers  
15:00 Report[10]

Round three

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24 September 2017 Kamaishi Seawaves 20–22 Kyuden Voltex  
12:00 Report[11]


24 September 2017 Mazda Blue Zoomers 19–68 Hino Red Dolphins  
13:00 Report[12]


24 September 2017 Chubu Electric Power 24–68 Mitsubishi Sagamihara DynaBoars  
14:30 Report[13]


24 September 2017 Chugoku Red Regulions 0–103 Honda Heat  
15:00 Report[14]

Round four

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7 October 2017 Kamaishi Seawaves 11–24 Hino Red Dolphins  
11:30 Report[15]
Bye/s: Chubu Electric Power, Chugoku Red Regulions, Honda Heat, Kyuden Voltex, Mazda Blue Zoomers, Mitsubishi Sagamihara DynaBoars

Round five

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14 October 2017 Honda Heat 155–0 Chubu Electric Power  
13:00 Report[16]


14 October 2017 Kyuden Voltex 31–20 Mazda Blue Zoomers  
13:00 Report[17]


15 October 2017 Chugoku Red Regulions 7–48 Mitsubishi Sagamihara DynaBoars  
11:30 Report[18]
Bye/s: Hino Red Dolphins, Kamaishi Seawaves

Round six

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21 October 2017 Kamaishi Seawaves 31–18 Chugoku Red Regulions  
13:00 Report[19]


21 October 2017 Mazda Blue Zoomers 20–7 Chubu Electric Power  
13:00 Report[20]


22 October 2017 Honda Heat 31–7 Kyuden Voltex  
13:00 Report[21]


22 October 2017 Mitsubishi Sagamihara DynaBoars 16–22 Hino Red Dolphins  
14:00 Report[22]

Round seven

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11 November 2017 Chugoku Red Regulions 8–69 Mazda Blue Zoomers  
13:00 Report[23]


11 November 2017 Kyuden Voltex 10–45 Mitsubishi Sagamihara DynaBoars  
13:00 Report[24]
Bye/s: Chubu Electric Power, Hino Red Dolphins, Honda Heat, Kamaishi Seawaves

Round eight

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18 November 2017 Mazda Blue Zoomers 31–31 Kamaishi Seawaves  
13:00 Report[25]


19 November 2017 Hino Red Dolphins 42–33 Kyuden Voltex  
11:30 Report[26]


19 November 2017 Chubu Electric Power 7–35 Chugoku Red Regulions  
14:00 Report[27]


19 November 2017 Mitsubishi Sagamihara DynaBoars 27–50 Honda Heat  
14:00 Report[28]

Round nine

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25 November 2017 Chubu Electric Power 14–59 Kamaishi Seawaves  
11:30 Report[29]


25 November 2017 Honda Heat 54–22 Hino Red Dolphins  
14:00 Report[30]
Bye/s: Chugoku Red Regulions, Kyuden Voltex, Mazda Blue Zoomers, Mitsubishi Sagamihara DynaBoars

Second Stage Group A

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Standings

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The standings for the 2017 Top Challenge League Second Stage Group A are:

2017 Top Challenge League Second Stage Group A standings
Pos Team P W D L PF PA PD S1B TB LB Pts
1 Honda Heat 3 3 0 0 200 23 +177 3 3 0 18
2 Hino Red Dolphins 3 2 0 1 66 79 −13 2 0 0 10
3 Mitsubishi Sagamihara DynaBoars 3 1 0 2 63 92 −29 1 1 0 6
4 Kyuden Voltex 3 0 0 3 31 166 −135 0 0 0 0
Legend:
P = Games played, W = Games won, D = Games drawn, L = Games lost, PF = Points for, PA = Points against, PD = Points difference, S1B = Stage 1 Bonus Points, TB = Try bonus points, LB = Losing bonus points, Pts = Log points.

Matches

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Round one

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10 December 2017 Hino Red Dolphins 27–10 Mitsubishi Sagamihara DynaBoars  
11:30 Report[31]


10 December 2017 Honda Heat 92–5 Kyuden Voltex  
14:00 Report[32]

Round two

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17 December 2017 Hino Red Dolphins 29–14 Kyuden Voltex  
11:30 Report[33]


17 December 2017 Honda Heat 53–8 Mitsubishi Sagamihara DynaBoars  
14:00 Report[34]

Round three

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24 December 2017 Mitsubishi Sagamihara DynaBoars 45–12 Kyuden Voltex  
11:30 Report[35]


24 December 2017 Honda Heat 55–10 Hino Red Dolphins  
14:00 Report[36]

Second Stage Group B

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Standings

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The standings for the 2017 Top Challenge League Second Stage Group B are:

2017 Top Challenge League Second Stage Group B standings
Pos Team P W D L PF PA PD S1B TB LB Pts
5 Mazda Blue Zoomers 3 3 0 0 113 44 +69 2 1 0 15
6 Chugoku Red Regulions 3 2 0 1 95 67 +28 1 1 0 10
7 Kamaishi Seawaves 3 1 0 2 126 55 +71 3 1 2 10
8 Chubu Electric Power 3 0 0 3 15 183 −168 0 0 0 0
Legend:
P = Games played, W = Games won, D = Games drawn, L = Games lost, PF = Points for, PA = Points against, PD = Points difference, S1B = Stage 1 Bonus Points, TB = Try bonus points, LB = Losing bonus points, Pts = Log points.

Matches

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Round one

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9 December 2017 Mazda Blue Zoomers 29–17 Chugoku Red Regulions  
11:30 Report[37]


9 December 2017 Kamaishi Seawaves 76–0 Chubu Electric Power  
14:00 Report[38]

Round two

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16 December 2017 Mazda Blue Zoomers 60–5 Chubu Electric Power  
11:30 Report[39]


16 December 2017 Kamaishi Seawaves 28–31 Chugoku Red Regulions  
14:00 Report[40]

Round three

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23 December 2017 Chugoku Red Regulions 47–10 Chubu Electric Power  
11:30 Report[41]


23 December 2017 Kamaishi Seawaves 22–24 Mazda Blue Zoomers  
14:00 Report[42]

Promotion and relegation

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Relegation play-offs

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At the end of the season, the team placed seventh will play against the regional team placed second for a place in the 2018 Top Challenge League.


13 January 2018 Kamaishi Seawaves 55–19 Osaka Police  
12:00 Report[43]

See also

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References

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