2005–06 Top League
| 2005–06 Top League | |
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| Countries |
 Japan
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| Date | October 2005 – February 2006 |
| Champions | Toshiba Brave Lupus |
| Runners-up | Sanyo Wild Knights |
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← 2004–05
2006–07 →
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The 2005–06 Top League was the third season of Japan's domestic rugby union competition, the Top League.
Toshiba Brave Lupus won both the league round-robin and the Microsoft Cup knockout competitions.
• The top 8 teams qualified for the Microsoft Cup play-offs.
• The top 4 teams also qualified for entry into the All-Japan Rugby Football Championship.
• The bottom 4 teams went through to the promotion and relegation play-offs against regional challengers.
Source:The Rugby Archive
Four points for a win, two for a draw, one bonus point for four tries or more (BP1) and one bonus point for losing by seven or less (BP2).
If teams are level at any stage, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:
• Difference between points for and against
• Total number of points for
• Number of matches won
• Aggregate number of points scored in matches between tied teams
• Number of matches won excluding the first match, then the second and so on until the tie is settled
The top eight teams in the league played off for the Microsoft Cup (2006) knock out tournament, which was won by Toshiba Brave Lupus.
Coca-Cola West Red Sparks and IBM Big Blue won promotion to the 2006–07 Top League via the 2006 Top League Challenge Series, while Honda Heat, Kintetsu Liners, Kyuden Voltex and NTT Shining Arcs progressed to the promotion play-offs.
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