2012–13 Top League Challenge Series

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2012–13 Top League Challenge Series
CountriesJapan
Date9 December 2012 – 20 January 2013
ChampionsCoca-Cola West Red Sparks (2nd title)
Runners-upKubota Spears
PromotedCoca-Cola West Red Sparks
Kubota Spears
Matches played9

The 2012–13 Top League Challenge Series was the 2012–13 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 2013–14 season. The competition was contested from 9 December 2012 to 20 January 2013.

Coca-Cola West Red Sparks and Kubota Spears won promotion to the 2013–14 Top League, while Mitsubishi Sagamihara DynaBoars and Toyota Industries Shuttles 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 2013–14 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 2012 regional leagues.

Top West League[]

The final standings for the 2012 Top West League were:[1]

2012 Top West League First Phase standings
Pos Team P W D L PF PA PD TB LB Pts
1 Toyota Industries Shuttles 4 4 0 0 203 59 +144 4 0 20
2 Honda Heat (R) 4 3 0 1 236 44 +192 3 0 15
3 Chubu Electric Power 4 2 0 2 118 126 −8 1 0 9
4 4 1 0 3 68 143 −75 1 1 6
5 4 0 0 4 34 279 −245 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.
2012 Top West League Second Phase standings
Pos Team P W D L PF PA PD TB LB Pts
1 Toyota Industries Shuttles 3 3 0 0 142 36 +106 3 0 15
2 Honda Heat (R) 3 2 0 1 164 55 +109 2 0 10
3 Chubu Electric Power 3 1 0 2 55 189 −134 1 0 5
4 3 0 0 3 37 118 −81 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.

Top East League[]

The final standings for the 2012 Top East League were:[2]

2012 Top East League standings
Pos Team P W D L PF PA PD TB LB Pts
1 Kubota Spears 9 9 0 0 574 61 +513 8 0 44
2 Mitsubishi Sagamihara DynaBoars 9 8 0 1 456 101 +355 7 0 40
3 Kamaishi Seawaves 9 6 0 3 248 257 −9 6 1 30
4 9 5 0 4 319 141 +178 6 2 28
5 Kurita Water 9 5 0 4 214 270 −56 3 1 24
6 (P) 9 4 0 5 144 252 −108 2 0 18
7 Yokogawa Musashino Atlastars 9 3 0 6 217 345 −128 4 2 18
8 Akita Northern Bullets 9 3 0 6 137 240 −103 2 1 15
9 Hino Red Dolphins 9 2 0 7 138 350 −212 3 0 11
10 IBM Big Blue 9 0 0 9 95 428 −333 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 2012 Top Kyūshū League were:[3]

2012 Top Kyūshū League First Phase standings
Pos Team P W D L PF PA PD TB LB Pts
1 Coca-Cola West Red Sparks (R) 6 6 0 0 663 36 +627 6 0 30
2 Mazda Blue Zoomers 6 5 0 1 328 79 +249 5 0 25
3 Chugoku Electric Power 6 4 0 2 180 201 −21 4 0 20
4 6 3 0 3 202 194 +8 3 0 15
5 6 1 1 4 90 302 −212 1 0 7
6 (P) 6 1 0 5 98 377 −279 1 0 5
7 (P) 6 0 1 5 78 451 −373 1 0 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.
(R) indicates a team newly relegated from the Top League. (P) indicates a team newly promoted from lower leagues.
  • Chugoku Electric Power, Coca-Cola West Red Sparks and Mazda Blue Zoomers qualified to the Second Phase.
  • and were relegated to lower leagues.
2012 Top Kyūshū League Second Phase standings
Pos Team P W D L PF PA PD TB LB Pts
1 Coca-Cola West Red Sparks 2 2 0 0 130 0 +130 2 0 10
2 Mazda Blue Zoomers 2 1 0 1 46 64 −18 1 0 5
3 Chugoku Electric Power 2 0 0 2 10 122 −112 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.

Challenge 1[]

Standings[]

The final standings for the 2012–13 Top League Challenge 1 were:[4]

2012–13 Top League Challenge 1 standings
Pos Team P W D L PF PA PD TB LB Pts
1 Coca-Cola West Red Sparks 3 3 0 0 136 102 +34 3 0 15
2 Kubota Spears 3 2 0 1 103 84 +19 2 1 11
3 Toyota Industries Shuttles 3 1 0 2 105 121 −16 1 1 6
4 Mitsubishi Sagamihara DynaBoars 3 0 0 3 55 92 −37 0 1 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.

Matches[]

The following matches were played in the 2012–13 Top League Challenge 1:[4]


5 January 2013 Kubota Spears 31–37 Coca-Cola West Red Sparks  


5 January 2013 Toyota Industries Shuttles 26–16 Mitsubishi Sagamihara DynaBoars  


12 January 2013 Coca-Cola West Red Sparks 26–22 Mitsubishi Sagamihara DynaBoars  


12 January 2013 Kubota Spears 32–30 Toyota Industries Shuttles  


20 January 2013 Kubota Spears 40–17 Mitsubishi Sagamihara DynaBoars  


20 January 2013 Toyota Industries Shuttles 49–73 Coca-Cola West Red Sparks  

Challenge 2[]

Standings[]

The final standings for the 2012–13 Top League Challenge 2 were:[4]

2012–13 Top League Challenge 2 standings
Pos Team P W D L PF PA PD TB LB Pts
1 Mitsubishi Sagamihara DynaBoars 2 2 0 0 99 16 +83 1 0 9
2 Honda Heat 2 1 0 1 42 25 +17 1 0 5
3 Mazda Blue Zoomers 2 0 0 2 14 114 −100 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 2012–13 Top League Challenge 2:[4]


9 December 2012 Honda Heat 9–18 Mitsubishi Sagamihara DynaBoars  


16 December 2012 Mazda Blue Zoomers 7–33 Honda Heat  


24 December 2012 Mitsubishi Sagamihara DynaBoars 81–7 Mazda Blue Zoomers  

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "West Regional Top League 2012/13". The Rugby Archive. Retrieved 23 January 2017.
  2. ^ "East Regional Top League 2012/13". The Rugby Archive. Retrieved 23 January 2017.
  3. ^ "Kyushu Regional Top League 2012/13". The Rugby Archive. Retrieved 23 January 2017.
  4. ^ a b c d "Top League Challenge 2012/13". The Rugby Archive. Retrieved 23 January 2017.
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