Kobelco Kobe Steelers v Kubota Spears 
Japan Rugby League One - Final 
Sat 6th June 2026, 11:05pm PDT 
Japan National Stadium 
Katsuki Furuse Last 5 Games
Kobelco Kobe Steelers v Kubota Spears Japan Rugby League One - Final Sat 6th June 2026, 11:05pm PDT Japan National Stadium Katsuki Furuse 
65' 71' 74' 75' 78' 
Seungsin Lee 
Inoke Burua Inoke Burua 
Anton Lienert-Brown 
Ardie Savea 
Haruto Kida Inoke Burua Ardie Savea 
Itsuki Kamimura Kobelco Kobe Steelers face off against Kubota Spears in Japan Rugby League One Round 21 on Sat 6th June 2026 at Japan National Stadium. Kick-off in the UK is scheduled for 07:05. In South Africa it’s at 08:05 SAST, 18:05 NZST in New Zealand, 16:05 AEST in Australia and 23:05 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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