Joomla! site syndication http://www.rugbyjapan.com 2010-09-09T07:16:49+01:00 http://www.rugbyjapan.com http://www.rugbyjapan.com/images/M_images/joomla_rss.png text/html 2010-09-04T08:51:35+01:00 http://www.rugbyjapan.com http://www.rugbyjapan.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=904&Itemid=2 The Kansai based pair of Kintetsu Liners and Kobe Kobelco Steelers sit on top of the Japan Rugby Top League following the completion of the first week of the 2010-11 season. The Liners, coached by Peter Sloane, beat Ricoh Black Rams 30-14 at Nagai Stadium with Yasumasa Shigemitsu scoring a try, two conversions and two penalties as well as having a hand in Kintetsu’s opening two tries. text/html 2010-09-03T20:01:43+01:00 http://www.rugbyjapan.com http://www.rugbyjapan.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=903&Itemid=2 Sanyo Wild Knights opened the 2010-11 Japan Rugby Top League season with a 12-7 victory over defending champions Toshiba Brave Lupus on Friday night. A crowd of 13,840 – the eighth best crowd in Top League history – watched the game at Tokyo’s Prince Chichibu Memorial Ground despite the temperature still being in the 30s C at kick-off time.