Kubota Spears v Kobelco Kobe Steelers 
Japan Rugby League One - Round 18 
Sat 9th May 2026, 10:30pm PDT 
Edoriki (Edogawa) Stadium 
Koki Yamauchi Last 5 Games
Kubota Spears v Kobelco Kobe Steelers Japan Rugby League One - Round 18 Sat 9th May 2026, 10:30pm PDT Edoriki (Edogawa) Stadium Koki Yamauchi 
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Seungsin Lee 
Tiennan Costley 
Anton Lienert-Brown 
Tyler Paul 
Kazuma Ueda Tyler Paul 
Michael Little 
Itsuki Kamimura Kubota Spears face off against Kobelco Kobe Steelers in Japan Rugby League One Round 18 on Sat 9th May 2026 at Edoriki (Edogawa) 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.
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 Kobelco Kobe Steelers in 2nd and Kubota Spears in 3rd underlining just how tight this match could be.
The official squads for Kubota Spears vs Kobelco Kobe Steelers 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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