2021 Top League
| 2021 Top League | |
|---|---|
Kubota halfback Daisuke Inoue in February 2021 | |
| Countries | Japan |
| Date | 20 February 2021 – 23 May 2021 |
| Champions | Panasonic Wild Knights (5th title) |
| Runners-up | Suntory Sungoliath |
| Matches played | 73 |
| Attendance | 250,022 (average 3,425 per match) |
| Highest attendance | 8,747 (Suntory Sungoliath v Kubota Spears, 3 April 2021) |
| Top point scorer | Beauden Barrett (168) |
| Top try scorer | Malo Tuitama (14) |
| Official website | |
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The 2021 Top League was the 18th season of Japan's top tier domestic rugby union competition. The original schedule was for a three stage competition that included all 16 Top League teams plus the top four sides from the Top Challenge League, in preparation for the three-tier professional league planned for 2022. However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Japan the season was postponed and re-formatted.
Under the revised format, the two leagues were played separately. The Top League sides were split into two conferences of eight teams for the first stage, followed by a 16-team knockout stage to decide the champion team.