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2009–10 Top League

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The Top League team ranked 5th played-off against the winner of the teams ranked 7th and 10th, and the Top League team ranked 6th played-off against the winner of the teams ranked 8th and 9th. The two winning second round teams advanced to the All-Japan Rugby Football Championship.
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Last season's rule change of allowing three overseas players on the field at any one time was altered for the 2009–10 season; one of the three overseas players must have already represented Japan, be currently eligible to represent Japan or eligible to represent Japan in the
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Teams are allowed to field one player from the Asian Rugby Football Union (ARFU) outside the above restrictions on overseas players. That Asian player may have represented another country at Test, A or Sevens levels as long as that country is a Union member of the
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were played. The Top League team ranked 12th played-off against the Challenge 1 team ranked 3rd, and the Top League team ranked 11th played-off against the Challenge 2 team ranked 1st. The winners were included in the Top League for the following season.
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The Top League teams ranked 7th and 10th played-off for the right to meet the Top League team ranked 5th in the second round. The Top League teams ranked 8th and 9th played-off for the right to meet the Top League team ranked 6th in the second round.
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Last season the top six finishers automatically qualified for the national championship; however, this season the top four qualify, with the teams that finish 5th to 10th playing off for the remaining two Top League
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The Top League is a semi-professional competition which is at the top of the national league system in Japan, with promotion and relegation between the next level down.
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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).
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If teams are level at any stage, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:
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So Kintetsu and Ricoh remained in the Top League for the following season.
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So Kobe and NEC advanced to the All-Japan Rugby Football Championship.
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So Coca-Cola West Red Sparks and NEC progressed to the second round.
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Top four sides of the regular season competed for the
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2865: 2863:2023–24 teams 2861: 2857: 2850: 2845: 2843: 2838: 2836: 2831: 2830: 2827: 2820: 2817: 2815: 2812: 2809: 2806: 2803: 2802:Team Profiles 2800: 2798: 2795: 2794: 2781: 2775: 2771: 2757: 2754:November 2013 2748: 2744: 2740: 2737:This section 2735: 2732: 2728: 2727: 2716: 2713: 2710: 2707: 2704: 2703: 2702: 2701: 2692: 2689: 2686: 2683: 2680: 2678: 2674: 2670: 2668: 2665: 2662: 2661: 2657: 2654: 2651: 2648: 2645: 2643: 2639: 2635: 2633: 2630: 2627: 2626: 2622: 2619: 2616: 2613: 2610: 2608: 2604: 2600: 2598: 2595: 2592: 2591: 2587: 2584: 2581: 2578: 2575: 2573: 2569: 2565: 2563: 2560: 2557: 2556: 2552: 2549: 2546: 2543: 2540: 2538: 2537:Yamaha Jubilo 2534: 2530: 2528: 2525: 2522: 2521: 2517: 2514: 2511: 2508: 2505: 2503: 2499: 2495: 2493: 2490: 2487: 2486: 2482: 2479: 2476: 2473: 2470: 2468: 2467:Kubota Spears 2464: 2460: 2458: 2455: 2452: 2451: 2447: 2444: 2441: 2438: 2435: 2433: 2429: 2425: 2423: 2420: 2417: 2416: 2412: 2409: 2406: 2403: 2400: 2398: 2394: 2390: 2388: 2387:Ryan Nicholas 2385: 2382: 2381: 2377: 2374: 2371: 2368: 2365: 2363: 2359: 2355: 2353: 2350: 2347: 2346: 2321: 2313: 2303: 2301: 2299: 2296: 2294: 2293: 2287: 2285: 2282: 2279: 2277: 2276: 2272: 2269: 2267: 2266: 2256: 2254: 2252: 2249: 2247: 2246: 2240: 2238: 2235: 2232: 2230: 2229: 2225: 2222: 2220: 2219: 2215: 2212: 2202: 2200: 2196: 2192: 2188: 2184: 2180: 2175: 2165: 2161: 2152: 2148: 2133: 2130:November 2013 2124: 2120: 2116: 2112: 2109:This section 2107: 2104: 2100: 2099: 2096: 2094: 2077: 2075: 2073: 2070: 2068: 2067: 2061: 2059: 2056: 2053: 2051: 2050: 2046: 2043: 2041: 2040: 2024: 2022: 2020: 2017: 2015: 2014: 2008: 2006: 2003: 2000: 1998: 1997: 1993: 1990: 1988: 1987: 1977: 1975: 1973: 1970: 1968: 1967: 1961: 1959: 1956: 1953: 1951: 1950: 1946: 1943: 1941: 1940: 1931: 1929: 1912: 1910: 1908: 1905: 1903: 1902: 1895: 1893: 1890: 1887: 1885: 1882: 1879: 1877: 1876: 1866: 1864: 1862: 1859: 1857: 1856: 1850: 1846: 1843: 1841: 1838: 1835: 1833: 1830: 1827: 1825: 1824: 1814: 1812: 1810: 1807: 1805: 1804: 1798: 1794: 1792: 1789: 1786: 1784: 1781: 1778: 1776: 1775: 1765: 1763: 1761: 1758: 1756: 1755: 1749: 1745: 1744:Suzuka Sports 1742: 1740: 1737: 1734: 1732: 1729: 1726: 1724: 1723: 1713: 1711: 1709: 1706: 1704: 1703: 1697: 1693: 1690: 1688: 1685: 1682: 1680: 1679:Kubota Spears 1677: 1674: 1672: 1671: 1661: 1659: 1657: 1654: 1652: 1651: 1645: 1641: 1638: 1636: 1635:Kyuden Voltex 1633: 1630: 1628: 1625: 1622: 1620: 1619: 1609: 1607: 1605: 1602: 1600: 1599: 1593: 1589: 1586: 1584: 1581: 1578: 1576: 1573: 1570: 1568: 1567: 1551: 1549: 1547: 1544: 1542: 1541: 1535: 1531: 1528: 1526: 1525:Kyuden Voltex 1523: 1520: 1518: 1515: 1512: 1510: 1509: 1499: 1497: 1495: 1492: 1490: 1489: 1483: 1479: 1476: 1474: 1473:Kubota Spears 1471: 1468: 1466: 1463: 1460: 1458: 1457: 1447: 1445: 1443: 1440: 1438: 1437: 1431: 1427: 1424: 1422: 1419: 1416: 1414: 1411: 1408: 1406: 1405: 1395: 1393: 1391: 1388: 1386: 1385: 1379: 1375: 1372: 1370: 1369:Yamaha Jubilo 1367: 1364: 1362: 1359: 1356: 1354: 1353: 1343: 1341: 1339: 1336: 1334: 1333: 1327: 1323: 1320: 1318: 1315: 1312: 1310: 1307: 1304: 1302: 1301: 1291: 1289: 1287: 1284: 1282: 1281: 1275: 1271: 1268: 1266: 1263: 1260: 1258: 1255: 1252: 1250: 1249: 1239: 1237: 1235: 1232: 1230: 1229: 1223: 1219: 1216: 1214: 1211: 1208: 1206: 1203: 1200: 1198: 1197: 1182: 1179:November 2013 1173: 1169: 1168:top-league.jp 1165: 1161: 1158:This section 1156: 1153: 1149: 1148: 1136: 1120: 1114: 1110: 1104: 1100: 1094: 1088: 1079: 1076: 1074: 1072: 1069: 1066: 1063: 1060: 1057: 1054: 1051: 1049: 1048:Kyuden Voltex 1045: 1041: 1038: 1034: 1031: 1029: 1027: 1024: 1021: 1018: 1015: 1012: 1009: 1006: 1004: 1000: 996: 993: 989: 986: 984: 982: 979: 976: 973: 970: 967: 964: 961: 959: 955: 951: 948: 944: 941: 939: 937: 934: 931: 928: 925: 922: 919: 916: 914: 910: 906: 903: 899: 896: 894: 892: 889: 886: 883: 880: 877: 874: 871: 869: 865: 861: 858: 857: 854: 851: 849: 847: 844: 841: 838: 835: 832: 829: 826: 824: 823:Yamaha Jubilo 820: 816: 813: 812: 809: 806: 804: 802: 799: 796: 793: 790: 787: 784: 781: 779: 775: 771: 768: 767: 764: 761: 759: 757: 754: 751: 748: 745: 742: 739: 736: 734: 730: 726: 723: 722: 719: 716: 714: 712: 709: 706: 703: 700: 697: 694: 691: 689: 688:Kubota Spears 685: 681: 678: 677: 674: 671: 669: 667: 664: 661: 658: 655: 652: 649: 646: 644: 640: 636: 633: 632: 629: 626: 624: 622: 619: 616: 613: 610: 607: 604: 601: 599: 595: 591: 588: 584: 581: 579: 577: 574: 571: 568: 565: 562: 559: 556: 554: 550: 546: 543: 539: 536: 534: 532: 529: 526: 523: 520: 517: 514: 511: 509: 505: 501: 498: 494: 491: 489: 487: 484: 481: 478: 475: 472: 469: 466: 464: 460: 456: 453: 446:Losing Bonus 415: 412: 408: 387: 384: 382: 381:Yamaha Jubilo 379: 378: 371: 368: 366: 363: 362: 356:Tokyo, Kanto 355: 353: 350: 349: 343:Tokyo, Kanto 342: 340: 337: 336: 329: 326: 324: 321: 320: 313: 310: 308: 305: 304: 298:Chiba, Kanto 297: 295: 292: 291: 284: 282: 281:Kyuden Voltex 279: 278: 272:Chiba, Kanto 271: 269: 268:Kubota Spears 266: 265: 258: 255: 253: 250: 249: 242: 239: 237: 234: 233: 226: 224: 221: 220: 213: 211: 208: 207: 200: 197: 195: 192: 191: 187: 184: 181: 180: 168: 164: 160: 157: 153: 149: 145: 142: 141: 135: 132: 130: 129:Microsoft Cup 126: 122: 118: 114: 110: 106: 95: → 94: 89: 86:←  82: 79: 76: 72: 68: 65: 61: 55: 51: 48: 43: 38: 34: 27: 22: 17: 3540: 3528: 3508: 3478:Yoshirō Mori 3473:Shiggy Konno 3407:Japan Sevens 3320:Competitions 3170: 3169: 3099: 3034:IBM Big Blue 3022:Former teams 2941:Division Two 2870:Division One 2797:2009-10 draw 2774: 2751: 2747:adding to it 2742: 2738: 2699: 2698: 2311: 2273: 2226: 2210: 2208: 2177: 2163: 2158: 2155:Second round 2150: 2145: 2127: 2123:adding to it 2114: 2110: 2090: 2047: 1994: 1947: 1925: 1795:Kakidomari, 1176: 1172:adding to it 1163: 1159: 1121: 1119: 1084: 1077: 1032: 987: 942: 897: 852: 807: 762: 717: 672: 627: 582: 537: 492: 410: 227:Suzuka, Mie 152:IBM Big Blue 133: 111:'s domestic 104: 102: 3334:Super Rugby 2819:Final Table 2741: with: 2700:Table notes 2457:Shane Drahm 2211:(Irekaesen) 2142:First round 2113: with: 1934:Semi-finals 1162: with: 434:Points For 170:qualifiers. 113:rugby union 69:(5th title) 3558:Categories 2821:(Japanese) 2810:(Japanese) 2804:(Japanese) 2766:References 2597:Orene Ai'i 2492:David Hill 2422:Shaun Webb 1731:Honda Heat 1687:Honda Heat 1265:Honda Heat 1003:Honda Heat 443:Try Bonus 223:Honda Heat 144:Honda Heat 117:Top League 74:Runners-up 3499:Sunwolves 3355:Lixil Cup 3187:Champions 2708:T = Tries 1896:Yamagata 1845:Nagai 2nd 1640:Nagai 2nd 1426:Nagai 2nd 259:, Kansai 243:, Kansai 201:, Kyushu 123:defeated 63:Champions 36:Countries 3530:Category 3343:National 2117:(source 1797:Nagasaki 388:, Tokai 386:Shizuoka 372:, Tokai 330:, Kanto 314:, Kanto 3542:Commons 3431:Defunct 3374:Amateur 3302:Women's 3295:Women's 3172:2023–24 3165:2022–23 3145:2018–19 3140:2017–18 3135:2016–17 3130:2015–16 3125:2014–15 3120:2013–14 3115:2012–13 3110:2011–12 3105:2010–11 3100:2009–10 3095:2008–09 3090:2007–08 3085:2006–07 3080:2005–06 3075:2004–05 3070:2003–04 3063:Seasons 2743:Results 2325:Player 2290:  2243:  2115:Results 2064:  2011:  1964:  1899:  1853:  1801:  1752:  1700:  1648:  1596:  1561:Round 2 1538:  1534:Fukuoka 1486:  1434:  1382:  1330:  1326:Fukuoka 1278:  1226:  1191:Round 1 1164:Results 449:Points 422:Played 199:Fukuoka 188:Season 185:Region 162:future. 138:Changes 93:2010–11 88:2008–09 2297:14:00 2280:59–12 2250:14:00 2071:14:00 2018:14:00 2001:25–21 1971:14:00 1954:35–24 1906:15:00 1888:22–44 1860:19:00 1808:18:00 1787:13–46 1759:18:00 1735:19–45 1707:18:00 1683:18–11 1655:17:00 1603:17:00 1545:19:00 1521:25–15 1493:19:00 1469:11–29 1441:18:00 1417:24–24 1389:18:00 1365:18–18 1337:17:00 1313:19–12 1285:17:00 1261:23–15 1233:19:30 1209:24–11 428:Drawn 119:. 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Japan
Japan
Toshiba Brave Lupus
Sanyo Wild Knights
2008–09
2010–11
Japan
rugby union
Top League
Toshiba Brave Lupus
Sanyo Wild Knights
Microsoft Cup
Honda Heat
Ricoh Black Rams
IBM Big Blue
Yokogawa Atlastars
Coca-Cola West Red Sparks
Fukuoka
Fukuoka Sanix Blues
Honda Heat
Kintetsu Liners
Osaka
Kobelco Steelers
Hyogo
Kubota Spears
Kyuden Voltex
NEC Green Rockets
Ricoh Black Rams
Tokyo

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