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The 2018 Top Challenge League was the second season of Japan's second-tier domestic rugby union competition, the Top Challenge League.[1]
It was played from 8 September to 9 December 2018, with eight participating teams. NTT DoCoMo Red Hurricanes won the competition for the third time – having previously won in 2010–11 and 2016–17 and qualified for the promotion play-offs, along with Mitsubishi Sagamihara DynaBoars, Kintetsu Liners and Kurita Water Gush. Kamaishi Seawaves and Chugoku Red Regulions finished seventh and eighth respectively to qualify for the relegation play-offs.
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Competition rules
In January 2017, the JRFU announced the format of the Top Challenge League competition. The competition was played in two stages. The First Stage was a round-robin format, where all eight teams played each other once.
The top four teams in the First Stage progressed to Group A of the Second Stage, while the bottom four teams progressed to Group B. Each of these groups was another round-robin, with all four teams playing each other once.
The four teams that competed in Group A progressed to promotion play-offs against the bottom four teams in the 2018–19 Top League.
The two team that finished bottom and second-bottom of Group B progressed to the relegation play-offs, along with the winners and the runners-up of the Regional Challenge, held between the champions of the Top East League, Top West League and Top Kyūshū League.
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Teams
The following teams took part in the 2018 Top Challenge League competition:
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First stage
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Standings
The current standings for the 2018 Top Challenge League First Stage are:
Matches
The 2018 Top Challenge League First Stage fixtures are:[2]
Round one
8 September 2018 | Kintetsu Liners | 61–14 | Mazda Blue Zoomers | |||
14:00 | Scoreboard[3] | Attendance: 750 |
8 September 2018 | Chugoku Red Regulions | 13–22 | Kyuden Voltex | |||
16:00 | Scoreboard[4] | Attendance: 800 |
9 September 2018 | Mitsubishi Sagamihara DynaBoars | 42–17 | Kamaishi Seawaves | |||
12:30 | Scoreboard[5] | Attendance: 2,783 |
9 September 2018 | Kurita Water Gush | 17–53 | NTT DoCoMo Red Hurricanes | |||
15:00 | Scoreboard[6] | Attendance: 5,880 |
Round two
16 September 2018 | Chugoku Red Regulions | 15–40 | Kurita Water Gush | |||
12:30 | Scoreboard[7] | Attendance: 670 |
16 September 2018 | Kamaishi Seawaves | 28–29 | Mazda Blue Zoomers | |||
14:00 | Scoreboard[8] | Attendance: 775 |
16 September 2018 | Kyuden Voltex | 17–38 | Kintetsu Liners | |||
15:00 | Scoreboard[9] | Attendance: 1,363 |
16 September 2018 | NTT DoCoMo Red Hurricanes | 31–12 | Mitsubishi Sagamihara DynaBoars | |||
17:00 | Scoreboard[10] | Attendance: 2,342 |
Round three
29 September 2018 | Kintetsu Liners | 38–7 | Kurita Water Gush | |||
13:00 | Scoreboard[11] | Attendance: 740 |
29 September 2018 | Mazda Blue Zoomers | 19–52 | NTT DoCoMo Red Hurricanes | |||
13:00 | Scoreboard[12] | Attendance: 1,030 |
29 September 2018 | Kyuden Voltex | 10–30 | Kamaishi Seawaves | |||
12:00 | Scoreboard[13] | Attendance: 300 |
30 September 2018 | Mitsubishi Sagamihara DynaBoars | 68–17 | Chugoku Red Regulions | |||
12:00 | Scoreboard[14] | Attendance: 700 |
Round four
6 October 2018 | Mazda Blue Zoomers | 23–24 | Mitsubishi Sagamihara DynaBoars | |||
13:00 | Scoreboard[15] | Attendance: 320 |
6 October 2018 | Kyuden Voltex | 5–17 | Kurita Water Gush | |||
12:00 | Scoreboard[16] | Attendance: 150 |
7 October 2018 | Kamaishi Seawaves | 27–52 | NTT DoCoMo Red Hurricanes | |||
14:00 | Scoreboard[17] | Attendance: 1,509 |
7 October 2018 | Kintetsu Liners | 55–0 | Chugoku Red Regulions | |||
13:00 | Scoreboard[18] | Attendance: 1,138 |
Round five
20 October 2018 | NTT DoCoMo Red Hurricanes | 79–0 | Kyuden Voltex | |||
11:30 | Scoreboard[19] | Attendance: 1,642 |
20 October 2018 | Chugoku Red Regulions | 24–52 | Kamaishi Seawaves | |||
11:30 | Scoreboard[20] | Attendance: 3,000 |
21 October 2018 | Mitsubishi Sagamihara DynaBoars | 14–52 | Kintetsu Liners | |||
14:00 | Scoreboard[21] | Attendance: 6,886 |
21 October 2018 | Kurita Water Gush | 34–19 | Mazda Blue Zoomers | |||
13:00 | Scoreboard[22] | Attendance: 1,500 |
Round six
26 October 2018 | Kurita Water Gush | 0–38 | Mitsubishi Sagamihara DynaBoars | |||
19:15 | Scoreboard[23] | Attendance: 7,717 |
27 October 2018 | Kamaishi Seawaves | 10–29 | Kintetsu Liners | |||
14:00 | Scoreboard[24] | Attendance: 1,278 |
27 October 2018 | Mazda Blue Zoomers | 50–19 | Kyuden Voltex | |||
14:00 | Scoreboard[25] | Attendance: 800 |
28 October 2018 | NTT DoCoMo Red Hurricanes | 54–33 | Chugoku Red Regulions | |||
14:00 | Scoreboard[26] | Attendance: 500 |
Round seven
3 November 2018 | Mitsubishi Sagamihara DynaBoars | 52–17 | Kyuden Voltex | |||
13:15 | Scoreboard[27] | Attendance: 1,600 |
4 November 2018 | Mazda Blue Zoomers | 19–57 | Chugoku Red Regulions | |||
13:00 | Scoreboard[28] | Attendance: 1,200 |
4 November 2018 | Kamaishi Seawaves | 12–40 | Kurita Water Gush | |||
14:00 | Scoreboard[29] | Attendance: 2,312 |
4 November 2018 | Kintetsu Liners | 28–24 | NTT DoCoMo Red Hurricanes | |||
14:00 | Scoreboard[30] | Attendance: 8,047 |
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Second Stage Group A
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Standings
The standings for the 2018 Top Challenge League Second Stage Group A are:
- Kintetsu Liners, Kurita Water Gush, Mitsubishi Sagamihara DynaBoars and NTT DoCoMo Red Hurricanes qualified for the promotion play-offs.
Matches
Round one
25 November 2018 | NTT DoCoMo Red Hurricanes | 45–10 | Mitsubishi Sagamihara DynaBoars | |||
11:30 | Scoreboard[31] | Attendance: 700 |
25 November 2018 | Kintetsu Liners | 57–0 | Kurita Water Gush | |||
14:00 | Scoreboard[32] | Attendance: 500 |
Round two
1 December 2018 | NTT DoCoMo Red Hurricanes | 50–7 | Kurita Water Gush | |||
11:30 | Scoreboard[33] | Attendance: 1,646 |
1 December 2018 | Kintetsu Liners | 19–30 | Mitsubishi Sagamihara DynaBoars | |||
14:00 | Scoreboard[34] | Attendance: 2,622 |
Round three
9 December 2018 | Mitsubishi Sagamihara DynaBoars | 24–7 | Kurita Water Gush | |||
11:30 | Scoreboard |
9 December 2018 | Kintetsu Liners | 6–20 | NTT DoCoMo Red Hurricanes | |||
14:00 | Scoreboard |
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Second Stage Group B
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Standings
The standings for the 2018 Top Challenge League Second Stage Group B are:
- Kyuden Voltex and Mazda Blue Zoomers remain in the Top Challenge League for 2019.
- Chugoku Red Regulions and Kamaishi Seawaves qualify for the relegation play-offs.
Matches
Round one
18 November 2018 | Mazda Blue Zoomers | 24–22 | Chugoku Red Regulions | |||
11:30 | Scoreboard[35] |
18 November 2018 | Kamaishi Seawaves | 18–39 | Kyuden Voltex | |||
14:00 | Scoreboard[36] |
Round two
1 December 2018 | Mazda Blue Zoomers | 31–24 | Kyuden Voltex | |||
11:30 | Scoreboard[37] | Attendance: 500 |
1 December 2018 | Kamaishi Seawaves | 24–25 | Chugoku Red Regulions | |||
14:00 | Scoreboard[38] | Attendance: 600 |
Round three
9 December 2018 | Chugoku Red Regulions | 0–26 | Kyuden Voltex | |||
13:00 | Scoreboard[39] | Attendance: 1,050 |
9 December 2018 | Kamaishi Seawaves | 45–25 | Mazda Blue Zoomers | |||
15:00 | Scoreboard[40] | Attendance: 1,050 |
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Promotion play-offs
The matches played were:
- Top League sides Hino Red Dolphins and Munakata Sanix Blues won their matches to remain in the Top League for 2019–20.
- Top League sides Coca-Cola Red Sparks and Toyota Industries Shuttles lost their matches and were relegated to the Top Challenge League for 2019.
- Top Challenge League sides Mitsubishi Sagamihara DynaBoars and NTT DoCoMo Red Hurricanes won their matches to win promotion to the Top League for 2019–20.
- Top Challenge League sides Kintetsu Liners and Kurita Water Gush lost their matches to remain in the Top Challenge League for 2019.
23 December 2018 | Munakata Sanix Blues | 75–0 | Kurita Water Gush | |||
13:00 | Scoreboard[41] | Attendance: 1,110 |
23 December 2018 | Hino Red Dolphins | 21–11 | Kintetsu Liners | |||
13:00 | Scoreboard[42] | Attendance: 1,780 |
23 December 2018 | Toyota Industries Shuttles | 7–31 | Mitsubishi Sagamihara DynaBoars | |||
13:00 | Scoreboard[43] | Attendance: 3,288 |
23 December 2018 | Coca-Cola Red Sparks | 24–33 | NTT DoCoMo Red Hurricanes | |||
13:00 | Scoreboard[44] | Attendance: 3,746 |
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Relegation play-offs
- Top Challenge League side Kamaishi Seawaves won their match to remain in the Top Challenge League for 2019.
- Top Challenge League side Chugoku Red Regulions lost their match and was relegated to the Top Kyūshū League for 2019.
- Top League East side Shimizu Blue Sharks won their match to win promotion to the Top Challenge League for 2019.
- Top League West side Chubu Electric Power lost their match to remain in the Top League West for 2019.
The matches played were:
5 January 2019 | Kamaishi Seawaves | 41–7 | Chubu Electric Power | |||
13:00 | Scoreboard |
5 January 2019 | Chugoku Red Regulions | 28–33 | Shimizu Blue Sharks | |||
13:00 | Scoreboard |
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References
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