Microsoft Cup
The
Microsoft Cup
is a knock-out Japanese rugby tournament sponsored by
Microsoft
Japan. It is played between the top eight teams of the
Top League
.
The second Microsoft Cup (2005)
The second Microsoft Cup (2005) results were as follows:
January 23rd: First Round:
Toshiba Brave Lupus
33
Suntory Sungoliath
13 (
Chichibunomiya
)
NEC Green Rockets
16
Kobe Steel Kobelco Steelers
51 (Chichibunomiya)
Toyota Verblitz
41
Sanyo Wild Knights
21 (
Hanazono
)
Yamaha Jubilo
38
Kubota Spears
33 (Hanazono)
January 30th: Semi-Final
Toshiba Brave Lupus
41
Kobe Steel Kobelco Steelers
0 (Chichibunomiya)
Toyota Verblitz
33
Yamaha Jubilo
33 (Hanazono)
The number of tries and goals being equal, the result was decided in favour of Yamaha by a lottery held at Hanazono after the game.
February 6th: Final
Toshiba Brave Lupus
20
Yamaha Jubilo
6 (Chichibunomiya)
In the season Toshiba Brave Lupus were top of the Top League, and Yamaha were second.
Past results
Results of the first Microsoft Cup held in 2004:
First Round
(February 8):
NEC Green Rockets 32 Suntory Sungoliath 5
Kubota Spears 32 Sanyo Wild Knights 39
Kobe Steel Kobelco Steelers 35 World Fighting Bull 27
Yamaha Jubilo 10 Toshiba Brave Lupus 39
Semi-Finals
(February 15):
Kobe Steel Kobelco Steelers 10 NEC Green Rockets 34
Sanyo Wild Knights 34 Toshiba Brave Lupus 36
Final
(February 22):
NEC Green Rockets 24 Toshiba Brave Lupus 19
See also
Japan national rugby union team
Japan Rugby Football Union
External links
Official report of the 2005 final
from the JRFU website (English)
Brave Lupus add name to rugby Cup
- Japan Times, February 7, 2005
Steelers upset Green Rockets in Microsoft Cup
(Japan Times, January 24, 2005)
Microsoft Cup
(Japanese)
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