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2007 Top League Challenge Series

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2007 Top League Challenge Series
CountriesJapan
Date14 – 27 January 2007
ChampionsKyuden Voltex (1st title)
Runners-upMitsubishi Sagamihara DynaBoars
PromotedKyuden Voltex
Mitsubishi Dynaboars
Matches played6
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The 2007 Top League Challenge Series was the 2007 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 2007–08 season. The competition was contested from 14 to 27 January 2007.

Kyuden Voltex and Mitsubishi Sagamihara DynaBoars won promotion to the 2007–08 Top League, while Honda Heat and Kintetsu Liners progressed to the promotion play-offs.

Competition rules and information

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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 top two teams in Challenge 1 won automatic promotion to the 2007–08 Top League, while the third-placed team in Challenge 1 and the Challenge 2 winner qualified to the promotion play-offs.

Qualification

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The teams qualified to the Challenge 1 and Challenge 2 series through the 2006 regional leagues.

Top West League

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The final standings for the 2006 Top West League were:[1]

2006 Top West League standings
Pos Team P W D L PF PA PD TB LB Pts
1 Kintetsu Liners 8 8 0 0 676 81 +595 8 0 40
2 Honda Heat 8 7 0 1 583 96 +487 6 0 34
3 Toyota Industries Shuttles 8 6 0 2 553 127 +426 6 0 30
4 NTT DoCoMo Red Hurricanes 8 5 0 3 488 154 +334 6 2 28
5 Osaka Police 8 4 0 4 285 206 +79 4 0 20
6 Chubu Electric Power 8 3 0 5 225 360 −135 4 0 16
7 Mitsubishi Red Evolutions 8 2 0 6 145 522 −377 2 1 11
8 Unitika Phoenix 8 1 0 7 83 607 −524 1 0 5
9 Zentsuji SDF RFC (P) 8 0 0 8 12 897 −885 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.
(P) indicates a team newly promoted from lower leagues.

Top East League

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The final standings for the 2006 Top East League were:[2]

2006 Top East League standings
Pos Team P W D L PF PA PD TB LB Pts
1 Mitsubishi Sagamihara DynaBoars 10 10 0 0 537 114 +423 9 0 49
2 Tokyo Gas 10 9 0 1 389 191 +198 8 0 44
3 NTT Communications Shining Arcs 10 8 0 2 384 137 +247 7 1 40
4 Yokogawa Musashino Atlastars 10 7 0 3 299 236 +63 6 0 34
5 Kurita Water 10 6 0 4 273 255 +18 5 1 30
6 Kamaishi Seawaves 10 5 0 5 277 294 −17 8 1 29
7 Suntory Foods 10 4 0 6 259 251 +8 5 3 24
8 Shimizu Blue Sharks 10 3 0 7 159 304 −145 2 1 15
9 JAL Wings 10 1 0 9 220 436 −216 3 2 9
10 Akita Northern Bullets 10 1 0 9 191 407 −216 3 1 8
11 Insurance Meiji Life Yasuda 10 1 0 9 119 482 −363 1 0 5
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.

The following match was played:


Round 1 24 December 2006 Tokyo Gas 41–31 NTT Communications Shining Arcs  

Top Kyūshū League

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The final standings for the 2006 Top Kyūshū League were:[3]

2006 Top Kyūshū League First Phase standings
Pos Team P W D L PF PA PD TB LB Pts
1 Kyuden Voltex 5 5 0 0 466 24 +442 5 0 25
2 Mazda Blue Zoomers 5 4 0 1 243 106 +137 4 0 20
3 Chugoku Electric Power 5 2 1 2 149 171 −22 4 1 15
4 Mitsubishi Heavy Industries 5 2 1 2 105 184 −79 3 0 13
5 JR Kyūshū Thunders 5 1 0 4 102 274 −172 2 1 7
6 Mitsubishi Mizushima 5 0 0 5 34 330 −296 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.
2006 Top Kyūshū League Second Phase standings
Pos Team P W D L PF PA PD TB LB Pts
1 Kyuden Voltex 2 2 0 0 145 3 +142 2 0 10
2 Mazda Blue Zoomers 2 1 0 1 57 72 −15 1 0 5
3 Chugoku Electric Power 2 0 0 2 14 141 −127 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

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Standings

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The final standings for the 2007 Top League Challenge 1 were:[4]

2007 Top League Challenge 1 standings
Pos Team P W D L PF PA PD TB LB Pts
1 Kyuden Voltex 2 2 0 0 90 33 +57 2 0 10
2 Mitsubishi Sagamihara DynaBoars 2 1 0 1 44 80 −36 1 0 5
3 Kintetsu Liners 2 0 0 2 52 73 −21 1 1 2
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

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The following matches were played in the 2007 Top League Challenge 1:[4]


14 January 2007 Mitsubishi Sagamihara DynaBoars 12–49 Kyuden Voltex  


21 January 2007 Kyuden Voltex 41–21 Kintetsu Liners  


27 January 2007 Kintetsu Liners 31–32 Mitsubishi Sagamihara DynaBoars  

Challenge 2

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Standings

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The final standings for the 2007 Top League Challenge 2 were:[4]

2007 Top League Challenge 2 standings
Pos Team P W D L PF PA PD TB LB Pts
1 Honda Heat 2 2 0 0 128 44 +84 2 0 10
2 Tokyo Gas 2 1 0 1 112 66 +46 2 0 6
3 Mazda Blue Zoomers 2 0 0 2 22 152 −130 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

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The following matches were played in the 2006 Top League Challenge 2:[4]


14 January 2007 Tokyo Gas 78–12 Mazda Blue Zoomers  


21 January 2007 Mazda Blue Zoomers 10–74 Honda Heat  


27 January 2007 Honda Heat 54–34 Tokyo Gas  

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "West Regional Top League 2006/07". The Rugby Archive. Retrieved 23 January 2017.[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ "East Regional Top League 2006/07". The Rugby Archive. Retrieved 23 January 2017.[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ "Kyushu Regional Top League 2006/07". The Rugby Archive. Retrieved 23 January 2017.[permanent dead link]
  4. ^ a b c d "Top League Challenge 2006/07". The Rugby Archive. Archived from the original on 24 December 2018. Retrieved 23 January 2017.