2005 Top League Challenge Series

2005 Top League Challenge Series
Countries	Japan
Date	16 – 29 January 2005
Champions	Fukuoka Sanix Bombs (1st title)
Runners-up	Secom Rugguts
Promoted	Fukuoka Sanix Bombs Secom Rugguts
Matches played	6
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The 2005 Top League Challenge Series was the 2005 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 2005–06 season. The competition was contested from 16 to 29 January 2005.

Fukuoka Sanix Bombs and Secom Rugguts won promotion to the 2005–06 Top League, while Honda Heat and Toyota Industries Shuttles progressed to the promotion play-offs.

The top two teams from the regional , and 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 2005–06 Top League, while the third-placed team in Challenge 1 and the Challenge 2 winner qualified to the promotion play-offs.

The teams qualified to the Challenge 1 and Challenge 2 series through the 2004 regional leagues.

The final standings for the 2004 Top West League were:

The final standings for the 2004 Top East League were:

The following matches were played:

The final standings for the 2004 Top Kyūshū League were:

The final standings for the 2005 Top League Challenge 1 were:

The following matches were played in the 2005 Top League Challenge 1:

The final standings for the 2005 Top League Challenge 2 were:

The following matches were played in the 2005 Top League Challenge 2:

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