Rugby - Japan League

The national club championship of Japan was inaugurated in northern hemisphere season 2003/04 as the "Top League". The tournament was not staged in 2020 due to the Covid 19 pandemic. From 2021/22 it has been called Japan Rugby League One.
 
YEAR WINNERS RUNNERS-UP
2004
GREEN ROCKETS
Brave Lupus
2005
BRAVE LUPUS
Jubilo
2006
BRAVE LUPUS
Sungoliath
2007
BRAVE LUPUS Sungoliath
2008
SUNGOLIATH
Wild Knights
2009
BRAVE LUPUS Wild Knights
2010
BRAVE LUPUS Wild Knights
2011
WILD KNIGHTS Sungoliath
2012 TOULOUSE Wild Knights
2013
CASTRES Brave Lupus
2014
WILD KNIGHTS Sungoliath
2015 WILD KNIGHTS Jubilo
2016 WILD KNIGHTS Brave Lupus
2017 SUNGOLIATH Wild Knights
2018 SUNGOLIATH Wild Knights
2019 STEELERS Sungoliath
2020 Not held -
2021 WILD KNIGHTS Sungoliath
2022 WILD KNIGHTS Sungoliath
2023 SPEARS Wild Knights
2024 BRAVE LUPUS Wild Knights
2025 BRAVE LUPUS Spears
2026 STEELERS Spears

Final Venues:  
 National Stadium, Tokyo  2004, 2022, 2023, 2004, 2025, 2026
 Chichibunomiya, Tokyo  2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021



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