2010–11 Top League
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Kicker Masakazu Irie of Sanyo, the 2010–11 winners.
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 Japan
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| Date | 3 September 2010 – 10 January 2011 |
| Champions | Sanyo Wild Knights (1st title) |
| Runners-up | Suntory Sungoliath |
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← 2009–10
2011–12 →
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The 2010–11 Top League was the eighth season of Japan's domestic rugby union competition, the Top League. The Sanyo Wild Knights defeated Suntory Sungoliath 28-23 in the final of the Microsoft Cup to claim thei first Top League title.
The Top League is a semi-professional competition which is at the top of the national league system in Japan, with promotion and relegation between the next level down.
• The top 4 teams qualified to the title play-offs.
• The top 4 teams also qualified for entry into the All-Japan Rugby Football Championship.
• Teams 5 to 10 qualified to the wildcard play-offs for entry into the All-Japan Rugby Football Championship.
• Teams 11 and 12 went through to the promotion and relegation play-offs against regional challengers.
• Teams 13 and 14 were automatically relegated to the regional leagues for 2011–12.
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
Top 4 sides of the regular season competed in the Microsoft Cup (2011) knock out tournament to fight for the Top League title. The top 4 teams of 2008–09 were Toshiba Brave Lupus, Sanyo Wild Knights, Toyota Verblitz and Suntory Sungoliath.
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