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The team is based in Fuch\u016b, Tokyo, as is their local rival Toshiba Brave Lupus. The team rebranded as Tokyo Sungoliath ahead of the rebranding of the Top League to the Japan Rugby League One in 2022.[1]Suntory coached by Katsuyuki Kiyomiya won the Microsoft Cup on February 24, 2008 by defeating Sanyo Wild Knights in a close and exciting game, 14-10. Suntory therefore became the champion of the Top League for the 2007\u201308 season.On June 18, 2008 it was announced that George Gregan, the most-capped player in the sport’s history, had joined the club on a two-year contract. (Daily Yomiuri, June 19, 2008) Gregan remained with the club until he announced his retirement at the end of the 2010\u201311 season.       (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});after-content-x4Table of ContentsHonours[edit]History[edit]Top League Results[edit]Top League Table[edit]Current squad[edit]Notable former players[edit]External links[edit]References[edit]Honours[edit]All-Japan ChampionshipChampions: 1995, 2000, 2001, 2011, 2012Runner-up: 2008Microsoft CupChampions: 2007\u201308Runner-up: 2005\u201306, 2006\u201307All-Japan Company ChampionshipChampions: 1995, 2001, 2002Top League ChampionshipHistory[edit]The club was established in 1980, and since then they have won the All-Japan Championship on numerous occasions. They have also compete in the recently formed Top League since its founding in 2003. The team has been improving in the League over the past few years. Suntory Sungoliath famously beat Wales 45-41 on Saturday 3 June 2001 whilst they were on tour in Japan.Top League Results[edit]In the first season of the Top League, 2003\u201304, Suntory finished 4th. In 2004\u201305 they finished 8th. The team was 6th in the 2005\u201306 season and jumped up to 2nd in the 2006-7 season under new coach Katsuyuki Kiyomiya and assisted by Michael Jones.In 2006 Suntory Sungoliath lost the final of the Top League and Microsoft Cup title to Toshiba Brave Lupus by a score of 33-18. Then in February 2007, Suntory Sungoliath again lost the final of the Top League and Microsoft Cup to Toshiba Brave Lupus before a crowd of 23,076 at Tokyo’s Chichibunomiya Stadium (home to Mark Secker), the first sellout at the ground in 10 years, with the final score being just 14-13 to Toshiba Brave Lupus.In the first Top League game of the 2007-8 season Suntory gained revenge over Toshiba with a 10-3 win on October 26, 2007. At the end of the 13-game season Suntory was second behind Sanyo Wild Knights, having lost to Sanyo and by just one point to Coca-Cola West Red Sparks, and drawn 31-31 with Toyota Verblitz in the final round. Sanyo and Suntory met again in the Microsoft Cup final on February 24 to decide the 2007\u201308 Top League champion. Suntory won that game 14-10 with a very strong mauling attack.Top League Table[edit]The table begins with the first season of the Top League, 2003-04.SeasonOrderPlayedWonDrawnLostTGPGDGPenaltiesPoints ForPoints AgainstPoints DiffPtsCoach2003\u2013044th1180361445015040826514342Yuji Nagatomo2004\u2013058th1140743281201423072822524Yuji Nagatomo2005\u2013066th1160543301011183082416732Yuji Nagatomo2006\u2013072nd13110281588015754516138456Katsuyuki Kiyomiya2007\u2013082nd13101270473010645322922453Katsuyuki KiyomiyaCurrent squad[edit]The Tokyo Sungoliath squad for the 2023 season is:[2]* denotes players qualified to play for the Japan on dual nationality or residency grounds.Notable former players[edit]External links[edit]Suntory Sungoliath – official home pageGeorge Gregan and Goliath, 365.com (June 20, 2008)Suntory are Top League Champions – JRFU English website, February 24, 2008Stylish Sungoliath turn out lights on Wild Knights, Daily Yomiuri, October 16, 2006Wales suffer opening defeat, scrum.com, June 3, 2001References[edit]     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});after-content-x4"},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki41\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"Enzyklop\u00e4die"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki41\/tokyo-sungoliath-wikipedia\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"Tokyo Sungoliath – Wikipedia"}}]}]