3 days ago japan-rugby-league-one Former All Blacks boss Steve Hansen's struggles continue
Yokohama Canon Eagles sent Steve Hansen’s Toyota Verblitz to the bottom of the table following a 20-14 defeat.
Hanazono Kintetsu Liners face off against BlackRams Tokyo in Japan Rugby League One Round 14 on Sat 20th April 2024 at Hanazono Rugby Stadium. Kick-off in the UK is scheduled for 06:30. In South Africa it’s at 07:30 SAST, 17:30 NZST in New Zealand, 15:30 AEST in Australia and 22:30 EST in the US.
Hanazono Kintetsu Liners won the last encounter but BlackRams Tokyo are in the best form of their last 5 games.
Heading into the fixture the two sides are separated by just 1 place in the league table with BlackRams Tokyo in 5th and Hanazono Kintetsu Liners in 6th underlining just how tight this match could be.
The official squads for Hanazono Kintetsu Liners vs BlackRams Tokyo will become available around 24- 48 hours before kick-off. Teams can still make changes up to an hour before the match however.
Join free and tell us what you really think!
Sign up for freeYokohama Canon Eagles sent Steve Hansen’s Toyota Verblitz to the bottom of the table following a 20-14 defeat.
And so it goes on. When the Saitama Wild Knights edged out Tokyo Sungoliath by a point in the latest round of Japan Rugby Leagu…
They might be under new management but otherwise things have remained largely the same as regular season ‘Kings’ Saitama Wild …
Malcolm Marx and Richie Mo’unga have been playing against each other for a long time, first crossing paths in the kit of the Lio…
Live Updates
Joshua Nohra makes no mistake with that penalty goal attempt.
The Hanazono Kintetsu Liners supporters go wild as Joshua Nohra successfully kicks the conversion.
Hanazono Kintetsu Liners are only a few metres out, surely they must score! And they do with Patrick Tafa touching down.
The touch judges raise their flags as Matt McGahan kicks the penalty goal.
Semisi Tupou (BlackRams Tokyo) is shown a yellow card
Quade Cooper adds the two points for Hanazono Kintetsu Liners.
Nobody was going to stop Kensho Kawamura from scoring that try!
Matt McGahan kicks the penalty.
Quade Cooper does the business as their conversion attempt goes over.
The pick and go results in a try for Hanazono Kintetsu Liners as Sanaila Waqa goes over.
The touch judges raise their flags as Matt McGahan kicks the penalty goal.
Quade Cooper makes no mistake with that conversion attempt.
Hanazono Kintetsu Liners are stopped just a few metres from the try line but Keiichi Kaneko picks up from the base of the ruck to score the try.
Matt McGahan converts the try.
A wonderful passing move by BlackRams Tokyo is finished off by Mike Stolberg
Quade Cooper does the business as their penalty goal attempt goes over.
Matt McGahan has kicked a conversion.
The kick through from BlackRams Tokyo has allowed Daisuke Nishikawa to touch down.