2010–11 Top League Challenge Series

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2010–11 Top League Challenge Series
CountriesJapan
Date19 December 2010 – 29 January 2011
ChampionsNTT DoCoMo Red Hurricanes (1st title)
Runners-upHonda Heat
PromotedHonda Heat
NTT Docomo Red Hurricanes
Matches played9
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The 2010–11 Top League Challenge Series was the 2010–11 edition of the Top League Challenge Series, a second-tier rugby union competition in Japan, in which teams from regionalised leagues competed for promotion to the Top League for the 2011–12 season. The competition was contested from 19 December 2010 to 29 January 2011.

Honda Heat and NTT DoCoMo Red Hurricanes won promotion to the 2011–12 Top League, while Canon Eagles and Kyuden Voltex progressed to the promotion play-offs.

Competition rules and information[]

The top two teams from the regional Top East League, Top West League and Top Kyūshū League qualified to the Top League Challenge Series. The regional league winners participated in Challenge 1, while the runners-up participated in Challenge 2. The winner of Challenge 2 also progressed to a four-team Challenge 1.

The top two teams in Challenge 1 won automatic promotion to the 2011–12 Top League, while the third and fourth-placed teams qualified to the promotion play-offs.

Qualification[]

The teams qualified to the Challenge 1 and Challenge 2 series through the 2010 regional leagues.

Top West League[]

The final standings for the 2010 Top West League were:[1]

2010 Top West League standings
Pos Team P W D L PF PA PD TB LB Pts
1 NTT DoCoMo Red Hurricanes 4 4 0 0 176 31 +145 4 0 20
2 Honda Heat (R) 4 3 0 1 266 53 +213 3 1 16
3 Chubu Electric Power 4 2 0 2 86 100 −14 1 0 9
4 4 1 0 3 105 134 −29 1 1 6
5 4 0 0 4 14 329 −315 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.
(R) indicates a team newly relegated from the Top League.
  • NTT DoCoMo Red Hurricanes qualified for Challenge 1.
  • Honda Heat qualified for Challenge 2.
  • were relegated to lower leagues.

Top East League[]

The final standings for the 2010 Top East League were:[2]

2010 Top East League standings
Pos Team P W D L PF PA PD TB LB Pts
1 Canon Eagles 11 11 0 0 641 39 +548 10 0 54
2 11 10 0 1 511 151 +360 9 0 49
3 Mitsubishi Sagamihara DynaBoars 11 9 0 2 554 129 +425 9 1 46
4 Kamaishi Seawaves 11 7 0 4 371 231 +140 9 2 39
5 Kurita Water 11 7 0 4 288 260 +28 6 1 35
6 Yokogawa Musashino Atlastars 11 6 0 5 351 224 +127 5 2 31
7 IBM Big Blue 11 4 0 7 232 412 −180 4 0 20
8 Hino Red Dolphins (P) 11 3 0 8 242 390 −148 3 2 17
9 Akita Northern Bullets 11 3 0 8 238 414 −176 4 1 17
10 11 3 0 8 145 504 −359 2 0 14
11 Secom Rugguts 11 3 0 8 133 451 −318 1 0 13
12 11 0 0 11 128 575 −447 1 0 1
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.
(P) indicates a team newly promoted from lower leagues.

Top Kyūshū League[]

The final standings for the 2010 Top Kyūshū League were:[3]

2010 Top Kyūshū League standings
Pos Team P W D L PF PA PD TB LB Pts
1 Kyuden Voltex 6 6 0 0 498 43 +455 6 0 30
2 Mazda Blue Zoomers 6 5 0 1 456 119 +337 5 0 25
3 6 4 0 2 136 181 −45 3 0 19
4 6 3 0 3 122 314 −192 3 0 15
5 Chugoku Electric Power 6 2 0 4 148 192 −44 2 1 11
6 (P) 6 1 0 5 112 348 −236 1 0 5
7 6 0 0 6 81 365 −284 1 2 3
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.
(P) indicates a team newly promoted from lower leagues.

Challenge 1[]

Standings[]

The final standings for the 2010–11 Top League Challenge 1 were:[4]

2010–11 Top League Challenge 1 standings
Pos Team P W D L PF PA PD TB LB Pts
1 NTT DoCoMo Red Hurricanes 3 3 0 0 111 28 +83 2 0 14
2 Honda Heat 3 2 0 1 85 74 +11 1 1 10
3 Canon Eagles 3 1 0 2 71 88 −17 3 0 7
4 Kyuden Voltex 3 0 0 3 39 116 −77 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[]

The following matches were played in the 2010–11 Top League Challenge 1:[4]


15 January 2011 Canon Eagles 37–38 NTT DoCoMo Red Hurricanes  


15 January 2011 Kyuden Voltex 19–34 Honda Heat  


22 January 2011 Canon Eagles 32–13 Kyuden Voltex  


22 January 2011 NTT DoCoMo Red Hurricanes 23–14 Honda Heat  


29 January 2011 Canon Eagles 10–12 Honda Heat  


29 January 2011 NTT DoCoMo Red Hurricanes 50–7 Kyuden Voltex  

Challenge 2[]

Standings[]

The final standings for the 2010–11 Top League Challenge 2 were:[4]

2010–11 Top League Challenge 2 standings
Pos Team P W D L PF PA PD TB LB Pts
1 Honda Heat 2 2 0 0 92 42 +50 2 0 10
2 2 1 0 1 68 62 +6 1 0 5
3 Mazda Blue Zoomers 2 0 0 2 49 105 −56 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[]

The following matches were played in the 2010–11 Top League Challenge 2:[4]


19 December 2010 Honda Heat 52–27 Mazda Blue Zoomers  


25 December 2010 Mazda Blue Zoomers 22–53  


3 January 2011 15–40 Honda Heat  

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "West Regional Top League 2010/11". The Rugby Archive. Retrieved 23 January 2017.
  2. ^ "East Regional Top League 2010/11". The Rugby Archive. Retrieved 23 January 2017.
  3. ^ "Kyushu Regional Top League 2010/11". The Rugby Archive. Retrieved 23 January 2017.
  4. ^ a b c d "Top League Challenge 2010/11". The Rugby Archive. Retrieved 23 January 2017.
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