JAPAN RUGBY TOP LEAGUE Kobe Kobelco Steelers has become the first Champion of the Japan Top League by winning 47 match points in total. The best 8 teams of the Top League will participate in the Microsoft Cup, which starts on 8 February 2004. ◆STANDINGS as of 25 Jan No Points Games Win Draw Lose Points for Points against 1 Kobe Kobelco Steelers 47 11 9 0 2 439 286 2 Toshiba Brave Lupus 44 11 8 1 2 503 283 3 Yamaha Jubilo 42 11 8 2 1 334 223 4 Suntory Sungoliath 42 11 8 0 3 408 265 5 World Fighting Bull 32 11 6 0 5 349 285 6 NEC Green Rockets 30 11 5 2 4 411 274 7 Sanyo Wild Knights 24 11 4 1 6 319 331 8 Kubota Spears 22 11 4 0 7 262 362 9 Ricoh Black Rams 19 11 3 0 8 273 402 10 Kintetsu Liners 18 11 3 0 8 292 510 11 Secom Rugguts 15 11 3 0 8 260 405 12 Fukuoka Sanix Bombs 14 11 2 0 9 230 454 ◆FIXTURE Week Date Teams Kick Off Venue City 1st Sat 13 Sep Suntory Sungoliath 54-31 Kobe Kobelco Steelers 15:30 National Stadium Tokyo Sun 14 Sep NEC Green Rockets 71-10 Ricoh Black Rams 15:00 Chichibunomiya Tokyo Kintetsu Liners 11-71 Sanyo Wild knights 13:00 Hanazono Osaka World Fighting Bull 24-26 Yamaha Jubilo 15:00 Hanazono Osaka Fukuoka Sanix Bombs 21-15 Kubota Spears 19:00 Hakatanomori Fukuoka Mon 15 Sep Toshiba Brave Lupus 78-24 Secom Rugguts 13:00 Chichibunomiya Tokyo Week Date Teams Kick Off Venue City 2nd Sat 20 Sep Ricoh Black Rams 45-13 Fukuoka Sanix Bombs 13:00 Tsukisamu Hokkaido NEC Green Rockets 54-7 Kubota Spears 15:00 Chichibunomiya Tokyo Yamaha Jubilo 22-41 Kobe Kobelco Steelers 15:00 Hanazono Osaka Sun 21 Sep Sanyo Wild Knights 9-38 Toshiba Brave Lupus 15:00 Chichibunomiya Tokyo Kintetsu Liners 38-21 Secom Rugguts 13:00 Hanazono Osaka World Fighting Bull 12-31 Suntory Sungoliath 15:00 Hanazono Osaka Week Date Teams Kick Off Venue City 3rd Sat 8 Nov NEC Green Rockets 64-5 Fukuoka Sanix Bombs 13:00 Mitsuzawa Kanagawa World Fighting Bull 32-52 Toshiba Brave Lupus 12:00 Hanazono Osaka Kintetsu Liners 22-59 Kobe Kobelco Steelers 14:00 Hanazono Osaka Sun 9 Nov Kubota Spears 46-28 Ricoh Black Rams 13:00 Moriokaminami Iwate Secom Rugguts 21-47 Suntory Sungoliath 13:00 Iwaki Green Fukushima Yamaha Jubilo 42-29 Sanyo Wild Knights 13:00 Ensyunada Shizuoka Week Date Teams Kick Off Venue City 4th Sat 15 Nov Suntory Sungoliath 52-20 Fukuoka Sanix Bombs 12:00 Chichibunomiya Tokyo Ricoh Black Rams 21-28 Kintetsu Liners 14:00 Chichibunomiya Tokyo Kobe Kobelco Steelers 45-27 Secom Rugguts 12:00 Hanazono Osaka World Fighting Bull 48-39 Sanyo Wild Knights 14:00 Hanazono Osaka Sun 16 Nov Toshiba Brave Lupus 35-36 Kubota Spears 13:00 Nigata Big Swan Nigata NEC Green Rockets 20-20 Yamaha Jubilo 13:00 Kumagaya Saitama Week Date Teams Kick Off Venue City 5th Sun 23 Nov Yamaha Jubilo 17-13 Ricoh Black Rams 12:00 Hanazono Osaka Kintetsu Liners 36-52 NEC Green Rockets 14:00 Hanazono Osaka Fukuoka Sanix Bombs 21-42 Toshiba Brave Lupus 14:00 Hakatanomori Fukuoka Mon 24 Nov Sanyo Wild Knights 30-14 Secom Rugguts 12:00 Kobe Wing Hyogo Kobe Kobelco Steelers 32-20 World Fighting Bull 14:00 Kobe Wing Hyogo Suntory Sungoliath 31-40 Kubota Spears 14:00 Chichibunomiya Tokyo Week Date Teams Kick Off Venue City 6th Sat 6 Dec Sanyo Wild Knights 40-14 Fukuoka Sanix Bombs 13:00 Kumagaya Saitama Toshiba Brave Lupus 67-29 Kintetsu Liners 12:00 Chichibunomiya Tokyo Ricoh Black Rams 29-19 Secom Rugguts 14:00 Chichibunomiya Tokyo Sun 7 Dec Yamaha Jubilo 17-10 Suntory Sungoliath 13:00 Yamaha Stadium Shizuoka World Fighting Bull 46-24 NEC Green Rockets 12:00 Hanazono Osaka Kobe Kobelco Steelers 40-12 Kubota Spears 14:00 Hanazono Osaka Week Date Teams Kick Off Venue City 7th Sat 13 Dec NEC Green Rockets 10-37 Secom Rugguts 14:00 Chichibunomiya Tokyo Yamaha Jubilo 24-24 Toshiba Brave Lupus 12:00 Hanazono Osaka Kintetsu Liners 24-52 Suntory Sungoliath 14:00 Hanazono Osaka Sun 14 Dec Sanyo Wild Knights 29-11 Kubota Spears 13:00 Maebashi Shikishima Gunma Ricoh Black Rams 10-38 World Fighting Bull 13:00 Hitachi Ibaraki Fukuoka Sanix Bombs 31-52 Kobe Kobelco Steelers 14:00 Kamoike Kagoshima Week Date Teams Kick Off Venue City 8th Sat 20 Dec Secom Rugguts 34-28 Fukuoka Sanix Bombs 12:00 Chichibunomiya Tokyo Suntory Sungoliath 32-17 NEC Green Rockets 14:00 Chichibunomiya Tokyo Kobe Kobelco Steelers 53-21 Sanyo Wild Knights 12:00 Kobe Wing Hyogo World Fighting Bull 37-21 Kubota Spears 14:00 Kobe Wing Hyogo Tue 23 Dec Toshiba Brave Lupus 61-26 Ricoh Black Rams 13:00 Tochigi Green Tochigi Kintetsu Liners 23-41 Yamaha Jubilo 14:00 Hanazono Osaka Week Date Teams Kick Off Venue City 9th Sat 3 Jan Kubota Spears 24-28 Secom Rugguts 12:00 Chichibunomiya Tokyo Ricoh Black Rams 26-63 Suntory Sungoliath 14:00 Chichibunomiya Tokyo Sun 4 Jan Toshiba Brave Lupus 21-49 NEC Green Rockets 14:00 Ajinomoto Stadiam Tokyo Fukuoka Sanix Bombs 28-15 World Fighting Bull 13:00 Global Arena Fukuoka Week Date Teams Kick Off Venue City 10th Sat 10 Jan Yamaha Jubilo 40-25 Secom Rugguts 13:00 Yamaha Stadium Shizuoka Sun 11 Jan Kobe Kobelco Steelers 24-35 Toshiba Brave Lupus 12:00 Chichibunomiya Tokyo Sanyo Wild Knights 7-26 Suntory Sungoliath 14:00 Chichibunomiya Tokyo Kintetsu Liners 12-41 World Fighting Bull 14:00 Hanazono Osaka Week Date Teams Kick Off Venue City 11th Sat 17 Jan Yamaha Jubilo 50-7 Fukuoka Sanix Bombs 13:00 Yamaha Stadium Shizuoka Sun 18 Jan NEC Green Rockets 29-29 Sanyo Wild Knights 14:00 Chichibunomiya Tokyo Kubota Spears 43-24 Kintetsu Liners 12:00 Hanazono Osaka Kobe Kobelco Steelers 31-21 Ricoh Black Rams 14:00 Hanazono Osaka Week Date Teams Kick Off Venue City 12th Sat 24 Jan Kubota Spears 7-35 Yamaha Jubilo 12:00 Chichibunomiya Tokyo Sanyo Wild knights 14-45 Ricoh Black Rams 14:00 Chichibunomiya Tokyo Sun 25 Jan Suntory Sungoliath 10-50 Toshiba Brave Lupus 14:00 Chichibunomiya Tokyo World Fighting Bull 36-10 Secom Rugguts 12:00 Kobe Wing Hyogo Kobe Kobelco Steelers 31-21 NEC Green Rockets 14:00 Kobe Wing Hyogo Fukuoka Sanix Bombs 42-45 Kintetsu Liners 13:00 Oita Big Eye Oita
