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In the 2017 Asia Rugby Championship, Japan sealed their twelfth consecutive Asia Rugby Championship, winning all four games. They went on to defeat Romania 33–21 in the 2017 June rugby union tests, but lost to Ireland 2–0, during their first test series since 2005, losing the first test 50–22 and the second 35–13. In November 2017 ...
The 2016–17 Top League is the 14th season of Japan's domestic rugby union competition, the Top League. It kicked off on 26 August 2016 and the final round of league matches were played on 14 January 2017.
The 2017 Super Rugby season was the 22nd season of Super Rugby, an annual rugby union competition organised by SANZAAR between teams from Argentina, Australia, Japan, New Zealand and South Africa. It was the second season featuring an expanded 18-team format, following the competition's expansion from 15 teams prior to the 2016 season.
Chichibunomiya Stadium, Japan 2017-05-13 2017 Asia Championship: Hong Kong: 16 0 Hong Kong Football Club Stadium: 2017-06-10 2017 June tests: Romania: 33 21 Egao Kenko Stadium, Japan 2017-06-17 2017 Ireland tour: Ireland: 22 50 Shizuoka Stadium, Japan Ireland: 2017-06-24 2017 Ireland tour: Ireland: 13 35 Ajinomoto Stadium, Japan Ireland: 2017-11-04
54th All Japan Rugby Football Championship; 2017 Asia Rugby Championship; I. 2017 Ireland rugby union tour of Japan; M. ... 2017 Super Rugby season; T. 2016–17 Top ...
The team was created in 1987 as the rugby union team for Chugoku Electric Power. When rugby union in Japan was restructured in 2003 with the introduction of the Top League, Chugoku Electric Power was allocated to the second tier Top Kyūshū League. They remained in that league until a further restructuring prior to the 2017–18 saw the team ...
This is a list of player movements for Super Rugby teams prior to the end of the 2017 Super Rugby season. Departure and arrivals of all players that were included in a Super Rugby squad for 2016 or 2017 are listed here, regardless of when it occurred. Future-dated transfers are only included if confirmed by the player or his agent, his former ...
The first season in 2003–04 featured 12 teams. The league was expanded to 14 teams in 2006–07 and 16 teams in 2013–14. While Japan Rugby League One's season [4] overlaps with the start of Super Rugby's season, [5] the Top League played during the off-season of the Super Rugby.