Kobelco Kobe Steelers v Kubota Spears 
Japan Rugby League One - Round 1 
Sat 13th December 2025, 12:00am PST 
Noevir (Misaki Park) Stadium 
Katsuki Furuse Last 5 Games
Kobelco Kobe Steelers v Kubota Spears Japan Rugby League One - Round 1 Sat 13th December 2025, 12:00am PST Noevir (Misaki Park) Stadium Katsuki Furuse 
60' 64' 70' 74' 77' 
Seungsin Lee 
Haruto Kida 
Brodie Retallick 
David Bulbring 
Inoke Burua 
Tyler Paul Inoke Burua 
Atsushi Hiwasa Kobelco Kobe Steelers face off against Kubota Spears in Japan Rugby League One Round 1 on Sat 13th December 2025 at Noevir (Misaki Park) Stadium. Kick-off in the UK is scheduled for 08:00. In South Africa it’s at 10:00 SAST, 21:00 NZST in New Zealand, 19:00 AEST in Australia and 00:00 EST in the US.
Kobelco Kobe Steelers won the last encounter but Kobelco Kobe Steelers 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 Kubota Spears in 2nd and Kobelco Kobe Steelers in 3rd underlining just how tight this match could be.
The official squads for Kobelco Kobe Steelers vs Kubota Spears 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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