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867: 30: 882: 1318:. 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. 1840: 1433: 1799: 1792: 1474: 1855: 1787: 837:
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).
814: 1467: 1437: 849: • Number of matches won excluding the first match, then the second and so on until the tie is settled 1519: 1595: 1274: 1850: 1590: 1529: 1460: 886: 1845: 1681: 1819: 1661: 1626: 1387: 1295: 1279: 1549: 1814: 1631: 1509: 1772: 1767: 1762: 1757: 1752: 1747: 1742: 1737: 1732: 1727: 1722: 1717: 1712: 1707: 1702: 1483: 1315: 1287: 70: 1616: 1575: 1559: 1514: 1666: 1656: 1534: 8: 1676: 1636: 1239: 1185: 1085: 1039: 769: 489: 369: 260: 245: 235: 131: 98: 61: 1539: 1176: 991: 945: 569: 449: 225: 200: 1621: 1580: 1230: 1138: 936: 915: 529: 177: 112:, but the cup was considered a separate competition to the Top League prior to 2007. 109: 1544: 1504: 1378: 1129: 1030: 649: 329: 205: 187: 159: 154: 146: 51: 847: • Aggregate number of points scored in matches between tied teams 1782: 1777: 1600: 1554: 1331: 1283: 689: 218: 141: 839:
If teams are level at any stage, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:
1524: 1834: 1671: 1585: 1340: 1291: 1076: 982: 911: 729: 609: 409: 255: 213: 167: 105: 1452: 90: 866: 813: • The top 4 teams also qualified to for entry into the 94: 1416:
So Kinetsu and Ricoh stayed in the Top League for the 2004–05 season.
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won the league by finishing on top of the round-robin competition.
825: • Teams 11 and 12 were automatically relegated. 192: 86: 34: 29: 841: • Difference between points for and against 1299: 820: 819: • Teams 9 and 10 went through to the 1305: 910:
The top eight teams in the league played off for the
807: • The top 8 teams qualified to the 1832: 1314:were played with the winners qualifying for the 1290:via the 2004 Top League Challenge Series, while 1268: 914:(2004) knock out tournament, which was won by 1468: 843: • Total number of points for 808: 1482: 1475: 1461: 905: 1841:2003–04 rugby union tournaments for clubs 845: • Number of matches won 857: 1833: 104:Toshiba Brave Lupus lost the final of 1456: 815:All-Japan Rugby Football Championship 861: 269: 1436:. The Rugby Archive. Archived from 13: 1306:Promotion and relegation play-offs 821:promotion and relegation play-offs 274: 14: 1867: 1520:Kubota Spears Funabashi Tokyo Bay 1448: 1310:Two promotion/relegation matches 921: 1596:Toyota Industries Shuttles Aichi 1368: 1321: 1275:2004 Top League Challenge Series 1220: 1167: 1120: 1067: 1020: 973: 926: 865: 28: 1856:2003–04 in Japanese rugby union 1591:NTT DoCoMo Red Hurricanes Osaka 1530:Mitsubishi Sagamihara DynaBoars 1426: 1115: 1: 1419: 823:against regional challengers. 1682:Yokogawa Musashino Atlastars 7: 1269:Top League Challenge Series 10: 1872: 1627:Kurita Water Gush Akishima 1388:Toyota Industries Shuttles 1296:Toyota Industries Shuttles 1272: 830: 805: 281: 1810: 1690: 1649: 1609: 1568: 1550:Toshiba Brave Lupus Tokyo 1497: 1490: 1409: 1393: 1362: 1346: 1261: 1245: 1208: 1192: 1161: 1145: 1108: 1092: 1061: 1045: 1014: 998: 967: 951: 833:Source: The Rugby Archive 290: 67: 57: 47: 40: 23: 18: 1632:Shimizu Koto Blue Sharks 1510:Hanazono Kintetsu Liners 1215: 320: 317: 314: 311: 308: 305: 302: 299: 296: 293: 288: 115: 85:was the first season of 906:Microsoft Cup play-offs 809:Microsoft Cup play-offs 1851:Japan Rugby League One 1484:Japan Rugby League One 1617:Chugoku Red Regulions 1576:Green Rockets Tokatsu 1560:Yokohama Canon Eagles 1515:Kobelco Kobe Steelers 1286:won promotion to the 1667:Munakata Sanix Blues 1657:Coca-Cola Red Sparks 1535:Saitama Wild Knights 1440:on January 17, 2015. 1434:"2003/04 Top League" 858:Fixtures and results 1846:2004 in rugby union 1677:World Fighting Bull 1637:Skyactivs Hiroshima 1300:promotion play-offs 1240:Toshiba Brave Lupus 1186:Toshiba Brave Lupus 1086:Toshiba Brave Lupus 1040:World Fighting Bull 885:). You can help by 770:Fukuoka Sanix Bombs 490:World Fighting Bull 370:Toshiba Brave Lupus 246:World Fighting Bull 236:Toshiba Brave Lupus 132:Fukuoka Sanix Bombs 99:Toshiba Brave Lupus 62:Toshiba Brave Lupus 1540:Shizuoka Blue Revs 1316:2004–05 Top League 1298:progressed to the 1288:2004–05 Top League 1177:Sanyo Wild Knights 992:Sanyo Wild Knights 946:Suntory Sungoliath 570:Sanyo Wild Knights 450:Suntory Sungoliath 312:Points Difference 226:Suntory Sungoliath 201:Sanyo Wild Knights 83:2003–04 Top League 19:2003–04 Top League 1828: 1827: 1645: 1644: 1622:Hino Red Dolphins 1581:Kamaishi Seawaves 1413: 1412: 1366: 1365: 1265: 1264: 1231:NEC Green Rockets 1226:22 February 2004 1212: 1211: 1173:15 February 2004 1165: 1164: 1139:NEC Green Rockets 1126:15 February 2004 1112: 1111: 1065: 1064: 1018: 1017: 971: 970: 937:NEC Green Rockets 916:NEC Green Rockets 903: 902: 855: 854: 834: 530:NEC Green Rockets 270:Top League season 267: 266: 178:NEC Green Rockets 110:NEC Green Rockets 93:competition, the 79: 78: 1863: 1545:Tokyo Sungoliath 1505:Black Rams Tokyo 1495: 1494: 1477: 1470: 1463: 1454: 1453: 1442: 1441: 1430: 1379:Ricoh Black Rams 1374:7 February 2004 1369: 1327:7 February 2004 1322: 1221: 1168: 1130:Kobelco Steelers 1121: 1073:8 February 2004 1068: 1031:Kobelco Steelers 1026:8 February 2004 1021: 979:8 February 2004 974: 932:8 February 2004 927: 898: 895: 881:Rd 1−11 (source 869: 862: 832: 650:Ricoh Black Rams 330:Kobelco Steelers 283:Top League Table 279: 278: 188:Ricoh Black Rams 155:Kobelco Steelers 136:Fukuoka, Kyushu 120: 119: 52:Kobelco Steelers 33: 32: 16: 15: 1871: 1870: 1866: 1865: 1864: 1862: 1861: 1860: 1831: 1830: 1829: 1824: 1806: 1686: 1641: 1605: 1601:Urayasu D-Rocks 1564: 1555:Toyota Verblitz 1486: 1481: 1451: 1446: 1445: 1432: 1431: 1427: 1422: 1414: 1367: 1332:Kintetsu Liners 1320: 1308: 1284:Toyota Verblitz 1277: 1271: 1266: 1219: 1218: 1213: 1166: 1119: 1118: 1113: 1066: 1019: 972: 925: 924: 908: 899: 893: 890: 875:needs expansion 860: 850: 848: 846: 844: 842: 840: 838: 824: 818: 812: 690:Kintetsu Liners 309:Points Against 277: 275:Final standings 272: 219:Sayama, Saitama 142:Kintetsu Liners 118: 75: 74: 27: 12: 11: 5: 1869: 1859: 1858: 1853: 1848: 1843: 1826: 1825: 1823: 1822: 1817: 1811: 1808: 1807: 1805: 1804: 1795: 1790: 1785: 1780: 1775: 1770: 1765: 1760: 1755: 1750: 1745: 1740: 1735: 1730: 1725: 1720: 1715: 1710: 1705: 1700: 1694: 1692: 1688: 1687: 1685: 1684: 1679: 1674: 1669: 1664: 1659: 1653: 1651: 1647: 1646: 1643: 1642: 1640: 1639: 1634: 1629: 1624: 1619: 1613: 1611: 1610:Division Three 1607: 1606: 1604: 1603: 1598: 1593: 1588: 1583: 1578: 1572: 1570: 1566: 1565: 1563: 1562: 1557: 1552: 1547: 1542: 1537: 1532: 1527: 1525:Mie Honda Heat 1522: 1517: 1512: 1507: 1501: 1499: 1492: 1488: 1487: 1480: 1479: 1472: 1465: 1457: 1450: 1449:External links 1447: 1444: 1443: 1424: 1423: 1421: 1418: 1411: 1410: 1408: 1406: 1404: 1402: 1399: 1396: 1395: 1392: 1390: 1385: 1382: 1375: 1372: 1364: 1363: 1361: 1359: 1357: 1355: 1352: 1349: 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Index

Japan
Japan
Kobelco Steelers
Toshiba Brave Lupus
2004–05
Japan
rugby union
Top League
Toshiba Brave Lupus
Microsoft Cup
NEC Green Rockets
Fukuoka Sanix Bombs
Kintetsu Liners
Osaka
Kobelco Steelers
Hyogo
Kubota Spears
NEC Green Rockets
Ricoh Black Rams
Tokyo
Sanyo Wild Knights
Gunma
Secom Rugguts
Sayama, Saitama
Suntory Sungoliath
Toshiba Brave Lupus
World Fighting Bull
Yamaha Jubilo
Shizuoka
Kobelco Steelers

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