Japanese Rugby
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Especially when you see Tevita Li looking like a prime Jonah Lomu up there.....
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I’m not sure but I do know that as soon as the business starts underperforming, the budget for the clubs gets cut immediately (or at least that’s how it was at one Club where a few ppl were acquaintances). As a result, regardless of whether players plan to stay around, things can change in what seems like an instant.
In another instance I know of, there was a scandal with one player (kiwi) and they basically shut it down and got rid of other contracted players, fired the coach etc. etc.
These two examples show that teams will only invest hen the business/social climate allows them to.
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The QF between Suntory Sungoliath and Ricoh Black Rams has been cancelled, because 22 people at Ricoh have tested positive for Covid-19 and they don't have enough players to field a team. They won't set an alternative date, so I assume this means that Suntory automatically progresses to the semis (they would have won anyway).
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Watching Toyota Verblitz and NTT DoCoMo Red Hurricanes. Both teams look like they met in the carpark.
The refereeing is diabolical, only outdone by the ignorance of the commentary team.
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@antipodean said in Japan Top League:
Watching Toyota Verblitz and NTT DoCoMo Red Hurricanes. Both teams look like they met in the carpark.
The refereeing is diabolical, only outdone by the ignorance of the commentary team.
Worth watching then?
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@crucial said in Japan Top League:
@antipodean said in Japan Top League:
Watching Toyota Verblitz and NTT DoCoMo Red Hurricanes. Both teams look like they met in the carpark.
The refereeing is diabolical, only outdone by the ignorance of the commentary team.
Worth watching then?
If the thought of watching test players play like kids amuses you, definitely.
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@antipodean said in Japan Top League:
@crucial said in Japan Top League:
@antipodean said in Japan Top League:
Watching Toyota Verblitz and NTT DoCoMo Red Hurricanes. Both teams look like they met in the carpark.
The refereeing is diabolical, only outdone by the ignorance of the commentary team.
Worth watching then?
If the thought of watching test players play like kids amuses you, definitely.
I was thinking more about the diabolical reffing and ignorance of the commentators being preparation for tonight
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@antipodean from Cron:
"Mate 100%. Our breakdown will be a bloody focus point!
Losing Alladice after 2 minutes was a killer but my wee Japanese 6 went to lock and did a great job.
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@pakman Plenty in NZ media, who have been covering Top League as if BB is the only player in that Sungoliath team.
Bad day for Barrett as Wild Knights reign
The coaching genius of Robbie Deans led Panasonic to a fifth Japanese title as the Wild Knights brought the curtain down on the Top League..
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'Japan Rugby League One' is a confusing name
Is it purely a rebranding of 'Top League'? Or have they changed the structure in some way?
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@arhs said in Japanese Rugby:
@duluth 3 tiers now in the big time. Around 25 teams. More branded to region than company now
Really?
It's the same company teams reorganized into three divisions.
Division 1 (12 teams in two conferences), Division 2 (6 teams) and Division 3 (6 teams). Teams can move up and down via playoffs. A bit hard to see, but from the below you can see that teams 10-12 in the top division play the top three from division . Similarly 4-6 from Division 2 play 1-3 from division 3.
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@gt12 Look at some of the many name changes. Just looks to be an attempt to link or brand more to a city or area to improve the support base. I. E. Teams represent the area they are based in and not a company that may have large bases in multiple locations.
Maybe someone can confirm if any new changes away from the traditional squad of company employees.
Regardless it looks like an attempt to spread the pro level of the game wider in Japan.
