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The Microsoft Cup is a knock-out Japanese rugby tournament sponsored by Microsoft Japan. At first it was played between the top eight teams of the Top League, but from 2007 this has been cut to the top four teams.

Contents 1 The fourth Microsoft Cup (2007) 2 The third Microsoft Cup (2006) 3 The second Microsoft Cup (2005) 4 The first Microsoft Cup (2004) 5 See also 6 External links

The competition has been streamlined to just three games between the top four teams in the league, as follows:

Semi-Finals
Jan. 28 Toshiba Brave Lupus 38 Toyota Verblitz 35 (Chichibunomiya)
Jan. 28 Yamaha Jubilo 39 Suntory Sungoliath 40 (Hanazono)

Final
Feb. 4 Toshiba Brave Lupus 14 Suntory Sungoliath 13 (Chichibunomiya)

January 22: First Round
Suntory Sungoliath 35 Yamaha Jubilo 17
Kubota Spears 40 Sanyo Wild Knights 24
Toshiba Brave Lupus 38 Kobe Kobelco Steelers 7
Toyota Verblitz 12 NEC Green Rockets 17

January 29: Semi-Finals
Toshiba Brave Lupus 23 NEC Green Rockets 10
Suntory Sungoliath 44 Kubota Spears 25

February 5: Final
Toshiba Brave Lupus 33 Suntory Sungoliath 18

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.

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

• Japan national rugby union team
• Japan Rugby Football Union

• 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)

v • d • e Rugby union in Japan
Federation:	Japan Rugby Football Union
National team:	Japanese national team • Japan Sevens
International Competitions:	World Cup • Pacific Nations Cup • Super Cup • World Cup Sevens
Domestic Competitions:	Top League • Microsoft Cup • University championship rugby
Top League clubs 2006-07:	Coca Cola West Red Sparks • Fukuoka Sanix Blues • IBM Big Blue • Kobe Steel Kobelco Steelers • Kubota Spears • NEC Green Rockets • Ricoh Black Rams • Sanyo Wild Knights • Secom Rugguts • Suntory Sungoliath • Toshiba Brave Lupus • Toyota Verblitz • World Fighting Bull • Yamaha Jubilo