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Yokohama Canon Eagles face off against BlackRams Tokyo in Japan Rugby League One Round 8 on Fri 13th February 2026 at Prince Chichibu Memorial Stadium. Kick-off in the UK is scheduled for 03:00. In South Africa it’s at 05:00 SAST, 16:00 NZST in New Zealand, 14:00 AEST in Australia and 19:00 EST on Flo Rugby in the US.
BlackRams Tokyo 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 2 places in the league table with BlackRams Tokyo in 4th and Yokohama Canon Eagles in 6th underlining just how tight this match could be.
The official squads for Yokohama Canon Eagles 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.
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Kotaro Ito converts the try.
Great forward play by BlackRams Tokyo allows Brodi McCurran to score the try.
Yu Tamura has kicked a conversion.
A wonderful passing move by Yokohama Canon Eagles is finished off by Chihito Matsui
Kotaro Ito has kicked a conversion.
BlackRams Tokyo are stopped just a few metres from the try line but Amato Fakatava picks up from the base of the ruck to score the try.
Yu Tamura has kicked a conversion.
Viliame Takayawa scores the try from close range.
A bit of individual brilliance by Yuta Akihama leads to a try for BlackRams Tokyo
The touch judges raise their flags as Ichigo Nakakusu kicks the conversion.
Nothing was going to stop Daisuke Nishikawa from scoring as they record the try for BlackRams Tokyo.
The touch judges raise their flags as Ichigo Nakakusu kicks the conversion.
Ichigo Nakakusu scores! That alone was worth the admission price!!!
The touch judges raise their flags as Ichigo Nakakusu kicks the conversion.
Slick passing by BlackRams Tokyo leads to a try for Brodi McCurran.
A perfectly weighted kick allows Yuragi Muto to score the try.
Yu Tamura makes no mistake with that conversion attempt.
Silky skills by Yokohama Canon Eagles ends with a try for Jesse Kriel.
Viliame Takayawa goes on their own for a try.
Great forward play by BlackRams Tokyo allows Masashi Onishi to score the try.
A series of passes by BlackRams Tokyo results in a try for Isaac Lucas
Ichigo Nakakusu kicks the penalty.