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Yokohama Canon Eagles face off against Green Rockets Tokatsu in Japan Rugby League One Round 5 on Fri 20th January 2023 at NHK Spring Mitsuzawa Football 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 in the US.
Yokohama Canon Eagles won the last encounter but both teams are in the same form for their last 5 games.
Heading into the fixture the two sides are separated by just 2 places in the league table with Green Rockets Tokatsu in 3rd and Yokohama Canon Eagles in 5th underlining just how tight this match could be.
The official squads for Yokohama Canon Eagles vs Green Rockets Tokatsu 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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Yokohama Canon Eagles are stopped just a few metres from the try line but Faf de Klerk picks up from the base of the ruck to score the try.
The Yokohama Canon Eagles supporters go wild as Yu Tamura successfully kicks the conversion.
A series of passes by Yokohama Canon Eagles results in a try for Naoya Minamihashi
Nothing was going to stop Takato Okabe from scoring as they record the try for Yokohama Canon Eagles.
The pick and go results in a try for Yokohama Canon Eagles as Amanaki Mafi goes over.
Taisetsu Kanai makes no mistake with that conversion attempt.
The pressure has finally told as Nick Phipps scores from close range.
A series of passes by Green Rockets Tokatsu results in a try for Kanta Omata
Yu Tamura has kicked a conversion.
Yokohama Canon Eagles are only a few metres out, surely they must score! And they do with Amanaki Mafi touching down.
Yu Tamura has kicked a conversion.
Great hands by Yokohama Canon Eagles leads to a try for Amanaki Mafi