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<blockquote data-quote="Brigantine" data-source="post: 883878" data-attributes="member: 73940"><p>The Japanese Top League are holding their Semis and Finals <span style="font-size: 10px">(aka All Japan Rugby Football Championship)</span> this weekend and next.</p><p></p><p>This is two weeks earlier than usual, to give the Sunwolves a little bit of extra preparation time for the Super Rugby season - they have 5 weekends free before Sunwolves-Brumbies on Feb 24. <span style="font-size: 9px">(Except for the 3 or 4 players with a promotion/relegation playoff in late January)</span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 18px"><strong>A look at Sunwolves players playing in the Top League:</strong></span></p><p></p><p>Out of 29 Sunwolves players:</p><p>Only 3 are not in a Top League club or at least a club competing to be in the Top League next season. <span style="font-size: 10px">(2 ex-Highlanders who still play for Otago, and the Georgian hooker)</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px">2 more are in Honda Heat, whose season has already finished. (winners of the 2nd tier league)</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px">1 further player (new centre Michael Little) is in the 3rd placed team in the 2nd tier league, whose season is over except for a promotion playoff in late January</span></p><p></p><p>And 23 are in teams playing in the Top League this weekend and next.</p><p><span style="font-size: 10px">- 12 are in the Semifinals, including <strong>8 playing for Panasonic Wild Knights</strong>. <span style="font-size: 9px">(including Inagaki, Horie, Tanaka, Fukuoka and Yamada)</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px">- 2 more in the 5th-place playoffs <span style="font-size: 9px">(including Michael Leitch)</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px">- 6 more in the 9th-place playoffs <span style="font-size: 9px">(including Tatekawa and Tamura)</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px">- 3 more in teams competing for inclusion in the Top League for 2018-19 <span style="font-size: 9px">(2 or 3 will also have a relegation playoff match in late January)</span></span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px">New players not in Tigs Man's list: <span style="font-size: 9px">(also included below)</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px">- Prop: <strong>Hencus Van Wyk</strong><em> - </em>Munakata Sanix Blues (in the Top League relegation playoffs)</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px">- Centre: <strong>Sione Teaupa</strong> (3 caps Japan) - Kubota Spears (in the Top League 9th-place playoffs)</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px">- Centre: <strong>Michael Little</strong> - Mitsubishi Juko Sagamihara Dynaboars (3rd in the Top Challenge League 2017-18, in promotion playoffs to the Top League)</span></p><p><strong><u></u></strong></p><p><strong><u>FORWARDS</u></strong></p><p>Hooker: Shota Horie <span style="font-size: 9px">(55 Caps Japan)</span> - <strong>Panasonic Wild Knights</strong> (Semifinalists, Champions 5 of the last 10 years)<span style="font-size: 9px"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size: 9px">Hooker: Jaba Bregvadze (49 Caps Georgia) - Toulouse (Top 14)</span></p><p>Prop: Keita Inagaki <span style="font-size: 9px">(18 Caps Japan)</span> - <strong>Panasonic Wild Knights</strong></p><p><span style="font-size: 9px">Prop: Koo Jiwon (2 Caps Japan) - Honda Heat (not in Top League 2017-18, but promoted for 2018-19)</span></p><p>Prop: Asaeli Valu <span style="font-size: 9px">(3 caps Japan)</span> - <strong>Panasonic Wild Knights</strong></p><p>Prop: Ruan Smith <span style="font-size: 9px">(Brumbies 50+ caps)</span> - <strong>Toyota Verblitz</strong> (Semifinalists)</p><p><span style="font-size: 9px">Prop: Craig Millar (Highlanders 10 caps) - Otago (Mitre 10 Cup)</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px">Prop: <strong>Hencus Van Wyk</strong><em> - </em>Munakata Sanix Blues (in the <strong>relegation playoffs</strong>)</span></p><p>Lock: Sam Wykes - <strong>Panasonic Wild Knights</strong></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px">Lock: Grant Hattingh - Kubota Spears (in the <strong>9th-place playoffs</strong>)</span></p><p>Lock: Kazuki Himeno <span style="font-size: 9px">(3 caps Japan)</span> - <strong>Toyota Verblitz</strong></p><p><strong>Lock</strong>: Uwe Helu <span style="font-size: 9px">(7 caps Japan)</span> - <strong>Yamaha Júbilo</strong> (Semifinalists, Champions in 2014-15)</p><p><span style="font-size: 12px">Back Row: Wimpie van der Walt <span style="font-size: 9px">(3 caps Japan)</span> - NTT Docomo Red Hurricanes (in the <strong><strong>relegation</strong> playoffs</strong>)</span></p><p>Back Row: Shunsuke Nunomaki <span style="font-size: 9px">(5 caps Japan) </span>- <strong>Panasonic Wild Knights</strong></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px">Back Row: Ed Quirk - Canon Eagles (in the <strong>9th-place playoffs</strong>)</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px">Back Row: Willie Britz - NTT Shining Arcs (in the <strong>9th-place playoffs</strong>)</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px">Back Row: Michael Leitch <span style="font-size: 9px">(53 caps Japan) (Chiefs 30 caps)</span> - Toshiba Brave Lupus (in the <strong>5th-place playoffs</strong>)</span></p><p></p><p><strong><u>BACKS</u></strong></p><p>Scrum Half: Fumiaki Tanaka <span style="font-size: 9px">(64 caps Japan)</span> - <strong>Panasonic Wild Knights</strong></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px">Fly Half: Yu Tamura <span style="font-size: 9px">(48 caps Japan)</span> - Canon Eagles (in the <strong>9th-place playoffs</strong>)</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px">Fly Half: Hayden Parker (Highlanders 30 caps) - Otago (Mitre 10 Cup)</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px">Centre: Harumichi Tatekawa <span style="font-size: 9px">(54 caps Japan)</span> - Kubota Spears (in the <strong>9th-place playoffs</strong>)</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px">Centre: Timothy Lafaele <span style="font-size: 9px">(8 caps Japan)</span> - Coca-Coca Red Sparks (in the <strong><strong>relegation</strong> playoffs</strong>)</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px">Centre: <strong>Sione Teaupa</strong> <span style="font-size: 9px">(3 caps Japan)</span> - Kubota Spears (in the <strong>9th-place playoffs</strong>)</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-size: 9px">Centre: <strong>Michael Little</strong> - Mitsubishi Juko Sagamihara Dynaboars (not in Top League 2017-18, in promotion playoffs for 2018-19)</span></span></p><p>Wing: Kenki Fukuoka <span style="font-size: 9px">(24 caps Japan)</span> - <strong>Panasonic Wild Knights</strong></p><p>Wing: Akihito Yamada <span style="font-size: 9px">(23 caps Japan)</span> - <strong>Panasonic Wild Knights</strong></p><p><span style="font-size: 9px">Wing: Lomano Lemeki (5 caps Japan) - Honda Heat (not in Top League 2017-18, but promoted for 2018-19)</span></p><p>Wing: Gerhard van den Heever - <strong>Yamaha Júbilo</strong></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px">Full Back: Robbie Robinson - Ricoh Black Rams (in the <strong>5th-place playoffs</strong>)</span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 18px"><strong>And a look at Japanese internationals who are not also Sunwolves:</strong></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 9px">(* - in squad 2017, but not confirmed for 2018)</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px">*Hooker: Atsushi Sakate (11) - <strong>Panasonic Wild Knights</strong></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px">*Hooker: Takeshi Hino (4) - <strong>Yamaha Júbilo</strong></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px">*Prop: Takuma Asahara (9) - Toshiba Brave Lupus (5th-place playoffs)</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px">Prop: Shintaro Ishihara (8) - <strong>Suntory Sungoliath</strong> (Semifinalists, Champions 4 of the last 10 years)</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px">*Prop: Koki Yamamoto (5) - <strong>Yamaha Júbilo</strong></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px">*Lock: Shinya Makabe (36) - <strong>Suntory Sungoliath</strong></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px">*Lock: Kotaro Yatabe (15) - <strong>Panasonic Wild Knights</strong></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px">Lock: Samuela Anisi (7) - Canon Eagles (9th-place playoffs)</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px">Back Row: Amanaki Mafi (19) - NTT Shining Arcs (9th-place playoffs)</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px">*Back Row: Shuhei Matsuhashi (8) - Ricoh Black Rams (5th-place playoffs)</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px">*Back Row: Shunsuke Nunomaki (5) - <strong>Panasonic Wild Knights</strong></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px">Back Row: Fetuani Lautaimi (3) - <strong>Toyota Verblitz</strong></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px">*Scrum Half: Keisuke Uchida (22) - <strong>Panasonic Wild Knights</strong></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px">*Scrum Half: Yutaka Nagare (9) - <strong>Suntory Sungoliath</strong></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px">Fly Half: Rikiya Matsuda (10) - <strong>Panasonic Wild Knights</strong> </span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px">Centre: Ryoto Nakamura (11) - <strong>Suntory Sungoliath</strong></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px">Wing: Yoshikazu Fujita (30) - <strong>Panasonic Wild Knights</strong></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px">Wing: Male Sa'u (27) - <strong>Yamaha Júbilo</strong></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px">*Fullback: Kotaro Matsushima (28) - <strong>Suntory Sungoliath</strong></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px">Fullback: Ryuji Noguchi (12) - Tokai University</span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Brigantine, post: 883878, member: 73940"] The Japanese Top League are holding their Semis and Finals [SIZE=2](aka All Japan Rugby Football Championship)[/SIZE] this weekend and next. This is two weeks earlier than usual, to give the Sunwolves a little bit of extra preparation time for the Super Rugby season - they have 5 weekends free before Sunwolves-Brumbies on Feb 24. [SIZE=1](Except for the 3 or 4 players with a promotion/relegation playoff in late January)[/SIZE] [SIZE=5][B]A look at Sunwolves players playing in the Top League:[/B][/SIZE] Out of 29 Sunwolves players: Only 3 are not in a Top League club or at least a club competing to be in the Top League next season. [SIZE=2](2 ex-Highlanders who still play for Otago, and the Georgian hooker) 2 more are in Honda Heat, whose season has already finished. (winners of the 2nd tier league) 1 further player (new centre Michael Little) is in the 3rd placed team in the 2nd tier league, whose season is over except for a promotion playoff in late January[/SIZE] And 23 are in teams playing in the Top League this weekend and next. [SIZE=2]- 12 are in the Semifinals, including [B]8 playing for Panasonic Wild Knights[/B]. [SIZE=1](including Inagaki, Horie, Tanaka, Fukuoka and Yamada)[/SIZE][/SIZE] [SIZE=2]- 2 more in the 5th-place playoffs [SIZE=1](including Michael Leitch)[/SIZE][/SIZE] [SIZE=2]- 6 more in the 9th-place playoffs [SIZE=1](including Tatekawa and Tamura)[/SIZE][/SIZE] [SIZE=2]- 3 more in teams competing for inclusion in the Top League for 2018-19 [SIZE=1](2 or 3 will also have a relegation playoff match in late January)[/SIZE][/SIZE] [SIZE=3]New players not in Tigs Man's list: [SIZE=1](also included below)[/SIZE][/SIZE] [SIZE=3]- Prop: [B]Hencus Van Wyk[/B][I] - [/I]Munakata Sanix Blues (in the Top League relegation playoffs) - Centre: [B]Sione Teaupa[/B] (3 caps Japan) - Kubota Spears (in the Top League 9th-place playoffs) - Centre: [B]Michael Little[/B] - Mitsubishi Juko Sagamihara Dynaboars (3rd in the Top Challenge League 2017-18, in promotion playoffs to the Top League)[/SIZE] [B][U] FORWARDS[/U][/B] Hooker: Shota Horie [SIZE=1](55 Caps Japan)[/SIZE] - [B]Panasonic Wild Knights[/B] (Semifinalists, Champions 5 of the last 10 years)[SIZE=1] Hooker: Jaba Bregvadze (49 Caps Georgia) - Toulouse (Top 14)[/SIZE] Prop: Keita Inagaki [SIZE=1](18 Caps Japan)[/SIZE] - [B]Panasonic Wild Knights[/B] [SIZE=1]Prop: Koo Jiwon (2 Caps Japan) - Honda Heat (not in Top League 2017-18, but promoted for 2018-19)[/SIZE] Prop: Asaeli Valu [SIZE=1](3 caps Japan)[/SIZE] - [B]Panasonic Wild Knights[/B] Prop: Ruan Smith [SIZE=1](Brumbies 50+ caps)[/SIZE] - [B]Toyota Verblitz[/B] (Semifinalists) [SIZE=1]Prop: Craig Millar (Highlanders 10 caps) - Otago (Mitre 10 Cup)[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Prop: [B]Hencus Van Wyk[/B][I] - [/I]Munakata Sanix Blues (in the [B]relegation playoffs[/B])[/SIZE] Lock: Sam Wykes - [B]Panasonic Wild Knights[/B] [SIZE=3]Lock: Grant Hattingh - Kubota Spears (in the [B]9th-place playoffs[/B])[/SIZE] Lock: Kazuki Himeno [SIZE=1](3 caps Japan)[/SIZE] - [B]Toyota Verblitz Lock[/B]: Uwe Helu [SIZE=1](7 caps Japan)[/SIZE] - [B]Yamaha Júbilo[/B] (Semifinalists, Champions in 2014-15) [SIZE=3]Back Row: Wimpie van der Walt [SIZE=1](3 caps Japan)[/SIZE] - NTT Docomo Red Hurricanes (in the [B][B]relegation[/B] playoffs[/B])[/SIZE] Back Row: Shunsuke Nunomaki [SIZE=1](5 caps Japan) [/SIZE]- [B]Panasonic Wild Knights[/B] [SIZE=3]Back Row: Ed Quirk - Canon Eagles (in the [B]9th-place playoffs[/B]) Back Row: Willie Britz - NTT Shining Arcs (in the [B]9th-place playoffs[/B]) Back Row: Michael Leitch [SIZE=1](53 caps Japan) (Chiefs 30 caps)[/SIZE] - Toshiba Brave Lupus (in the [B]5th-place playoffs[/B])[/SIZE] [B][U]BACKS[/U][/B] Scrum Half: Fumiaki Tanaka [SIZE=1](64 caps Japan)[/SIZE] - [B]Panasonic Wild Knights[/B] [SIZE=3]Fly Half: Yu Tamura [SIZE=1](48 caps Japan)[/SIZE] - Canon Eagles (in the [B]9th-place playoffs[/B])[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Fly Half: Hayden Parker (Highlanders 30 caps) - Otago (Mitre 10 Cup) Centre: Harumichi Tatekawa [SIZE=1](54 caps Japan)[/SIZE] - Kubota Spears (in the [B]9th-place playoffs[/B])[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Centre: Timothy Lafaele [SIZE=1](8 caps Japan)[/SIZE] - Coca-Coca Red Sparks (in the [B][B]relegation[/B] playoffs[/B])[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Centre: [B]Sione Teaupa[/B] [SIZE=1](3 caps Japan)[/SIZE] - Kubota Spears (in the [B]9th-place playoffs[/B])[/SIZE] [SIZE=3][SIZE=1]Centre: [B]Michael Little[/B] - Mitsubishi Juko Sagamihara Dynaboars (not in Top League 2017-18, in promotion playoffs for 2018-19)[/SIZE][/SIZE] Wing: Kenki Fukuoka [SIZE=1](24 caps Japan)[/SIZE] - [B]Panasonic Wild Knights[/B] Wing: Akihito Yamada [SIZE=1](23 caps Japan)[/SIZE] - [B]Panasonic Wild Knights[/B] [SIZE=1]Wing: Lomano Lemeki (5 caps Japan) - Honda Heat (not in Top League 2017-18, but promoted for 2018-19)[/SIZE] Wing: Gerhard van den Heever - [B]Yamaha Júbilo[/B] [SIZE=3]Full Back: Robbie Robinson - Ricoh Black Rams (in the [B]5th-place playoffs[/B])[/SIZE] [SIZE=5][B]And a look at Japanese internationals who are not also Sunwolves:[/B][/SIZE] [SIZE=1](* - in squad 2017, but not confirmed for 2018)[/SIZE] [SIZE=3] *Hooker: Atsushi Sakate (11) - [B]Panasonic Wild Knights[/B] *Hooker: Takeshi Hino (4) - [B]Yamaha Júbilo[/B] *Prop: Takuma Asahara (9) - Toshiba Brave Lupus (5th-place playoffs) Prop: Shintaro Ishihara (8) - [B]Suntory Sungoliath[/B] (Semifinalists, Champions 4 of the last 10 years) *Prop: Koki Yamamoto (5) - [B]Yamaha Júbilo[/B] *Lock: Shinya Makabe (36) - [B]Suntory Sungoliath[/B] *Lock: Kotaro Yatabe (15) - [B]Panasonic Wild Knights[/B] Lock: Samuela Anisi (7) - Canon Eagles (9th-place playoffs) Back Row: Amanaki Mafi (19) - NTT Shining Arcs (9th-place playoffs) *Back Row: Shuhei Matsuhashi (8) - Ricoh Black Rams (5th-place playoffs) *Back Row: Shunsuke Nunomaki (5) - [B]Panasonic Wild Knights[/B] Back Row: Fetuani Lautaimi (3) - [B]Toyota Verblitz[/B] *Scrum Half: Keisuke Uchida (22) - [B]Panasonic Wild Knights[/B] *Scrum Half: Yutaka Nagare (9) - [B]Suntory Sungoliath[/B] Fly Half: Rikiya Matsuda (10) - [B]Panasonic Wild Knights[/B] Centre: Ryoto Nakamura (11) - [B]Suntory Sungoliath[/B] Wing: Yoshikazu Fujita (30) - [B]Panasonic Wild Knights[/B] Wing: Male Sa'u (27) - [B]Yamaha Júbilo[/B] *Fullback: Kotaro Matsushima (28) - [B]Suntory Sungoliath[/B] Fullback: Ryuji Noguchi (12) - Tokai University[/SIZE] [/QUOTE]
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