2014–15 Top League Challenge Series


The 2014–15 Top League Challenge Series was the 2014–15 edition of the Top League Challenge Series, a second-tier rugby union competition in Japan, in which teams from regionalised leagues competed for promotion to the Top League for the 2015–16 season. The competition was contested from 7 December 2014 to 25 January 2015.
Honda Heat won promotion to the 2015–16 Top League, while Kamaishi Seawaves, Kyuden Voltex and Mitsubishi Sagamihara DynaBoars progressed to the promotion play-offs.

Competition rules and information

The top two teams from the regional :ja:トップイーストリーグ|Top East League, :ja:トップウェスト|Top West League and :ja:トップキュウシュウ|Top Kyūshū League qualified to the Top League Challenge Series. The regional league winners participated in [|Challenge 1], while the runners-up participated in [|Challenge 2]. The winner of Challenge 2 also progressed to a four-team Challenge 1.
The top team in Challenge 1 won automatic promotion to the 2015–16 Top League, while the other three teams qualified to the promotion play-offs.

Qualification

The teams qualified to the Challenge 1 and Challenge 2 series through the 2014 regional leagues.

Top West League

The final standings for the 2014 Top West League were:
The final standings for the 2014 Top East League were:
The final standings for the 2014 Top Kyūshū League were:

Standings

The final standings for the 2014–15 Top League Challenge 1 were:
The following matches were played in the 2014–15 Top League Challenge 1:

Challenge 2

Standings

The final standings for the 2014–15 Top League Challenge 2 were:
  • Kamaishi Seawaves progressed to Challenge 1.

    Matches

The following matches were played in the 2014–15 Top League Challenge 2: