Kobelco Kobe Steelers

28 - 33

Full Time

Kubota Spears

Kobelco Kobe Steelers vs Kubota Spears

Events

Commentary

Live Updates

It's all over! The referee Katsuki Furuse has blown their whistle to end the game.

80'

Ataata Moeakiola comes on.

76'

Kazuma Ueda comes off.

76'

Rikuto Fukuda comes on.

76'

Malcolm Marx comes off.

76'

A gap opened in the defence and Kanta Matsunaga took full advantage.

72'

Kubota Spears decide to make a substitution, with Atsushi Oshikawa getting some game time.

70'

Kubota Spears decide to make a substitution, with Bernard Foley being replaced.

70'

Bernard Foley curls the ball too far, missing the posts to the left.

70'

Kubota Spears make a substitution with Keijiro Tamefusa coming on.

69'

Kubota Spears make a substitution with Opeti Helu coming off.

69'

Kubota Spears make a substitution with Reo Matsushita coming on.

69'

Kubota Spears make a substitution with Halatoa Vailea coming off.

69'

Kubota Spears make a substitution with Kazuhiro Taniguchi coming on.

69'

Kubota Spears make a substitution with Shinobu Fujiwara coming off.

69'

Try

A series of passes by Kubota Spears results in a try for Haruto Kida

69'

A gap opened in the defence and Haruto Kida took full advantage.

69'

That's a great try assist by Shaun Stevenson.

69'

Kobelco Kobe Steelers make a substitution with Itsuki Kamimura coming on.

67'

Kobelco Kobe Steelers make a substitution with Atsushi Hiwasa coming off.

67'

Kobelco Kobe Steelers make a substitution with Takuma Motohashi coming on.

66'

Kobelco Kobe Steelers make a substitution with Willie Potgieter coming off.

66'

Kobelco Kobe Steelers make a substitution with Bryn Gatland coming on.

66'

Kobelco Kobe Steelers make a substitution with Timothy Lafaele coming off.

66'

Conversion

The Kobelco Kobe Steelers supporters go wild as Seungsin Lee successfully kicks the conversion.

66'

Try

Kobelco Kobe Steelers are only a few metres out, surely they must score! And they do with Sho Maeda touching down.

65'

The defensive line has been broken as Willie Potgieter goes through the gap.

64'

Conversion

The Kubota Spears supporters go wild as Bernard Foley successfully kicks the conversion.

62'

Try

The Kubota Spears pack has powered over for Tyler Paul to score the try.

61'

Yellow Card

Ardie Savea (Kobelco Kobe Steelers) is shown a yellow card

60'

Sho Maeda comes on for Kobelco Kobe Steelers.

58'

Shigure Takao leaves the field.

58'

Ruan Botha comes on for Kubota Spears.

57'

Takeo Suenaga leaves the field.

57'

Ash Dixon comes on for Kobelco Kobe Steelers.

56'

Takuya Kitade leaves the field.

56'

Penalty Goal

Bernard Foley adds the points for Kubota Spears.

55'

More power was needed in that penalty goal attempt by Shaun Stevenson as it drops short.

52'

Kota Kaishi comes on.

50'

Kazuki Kato comes off.

50'

Red Card

Akira Ieremia (Kubota Spears) is shown the red card

49'

Seungsin Lee has hooked the conversion to the left of the posts.

46'

Try

Slick passing by Kobelco Kobe Steelers leads to a try for Kazuma Ueda.

45'

Kazuma Ueda makes the break as the defence re-enacts the parting of the red sea.

45'

Spellbinding play by Anton Lienert-Brown is finished off with a try.

45'

Penalty Goal

Bernard Foley kicks the penalty.

42'

Kobelco Kobe Steelers make a substitution with Ardie Savea coming on.

42'

Kobelco Kobe Steelers make a substitution with Waisake Raratubua coming off.

42'

Kobelco Kobe Steelers make a substitution with Takayuki Watanabe coming on.

40'

Kobelco Kobe Steelers make a substitution with Jiwon Gu coming off.

40'

The second half kicks off.

40'

The half-time whistle blows and both teams head for the dressing rooms.

40'

Conversion

Bernard Foley adds the two points for Kubota Spears.

40'

Try

Incisive passing by Kubota Spears is finished off by Haruto Kida, as they goes over for the try.

39'

Fabulous play by Kubota Spears has led to Haruto Kida being able to wriggle through a gap.

39'

That's a great try assist by Shaun Stevenson.

39'

Penalty Goal

Seungsin Lee has kicked a penalty goal.

38'

Seungsin Lee hits the right post with their penalty attempt.

36'

Fabulous play by Kobelco Kobe Steelers has led to Inoke Burua being able to wriggle through a gap.

34'

Fabulous play by Kobelco Kobe Steelers has led to Inoke Burua being able to wriggle through a gap.

34'

Conversion

Seungsin Lee does the business as their conversion attempt goes over.

33'

Try

Silky skills by Kobelco Kobe Steelers ends with a try for Anton Lienert-Brown.

32'

Trouble here as Anton Lienert-Brown breaches the defence.

32'

Solomone Funaki sets up the try.

32'

Penalty Goal

The Kubota Spears supporters go wild as Bernard Foley successfully kicks the penalty goal.

31'

Bernard Foley curls the ball too far, missing the posts to the right.

21'

Try

A wonderful passing move by Kubota Spears is finished off by Koga Nezuka

20'

That's a great try assist by Shaun Stevenson.

20'

Penalty Goal

Seungsin Lee does the business as their penalty goal attempt goes over.

17'

Penalty Goal

Seungsin Lee makes no mistake with that penalty goal attempt.

14'

A gap opened in the defence and Shaun Stevenson took full advantage.

The defensive line has been broken as Anton Lienert-Brown goes through the gap.

We are underway as the referee Katsuki Furuse blows their whistle.

Match Details

  
 Kobelco Kobe Steelers v Kubota Spears 
  
 Round 1 
  
 Sat 13th December 2025, 12:00am PST 
  
 Kobe Misaki Stadium 
  
 Flo Rugby 
  
 Katsuki Furuse

Points Flow Chart

Kubota Spears win +5

Time in lead

Mins in lead

48%

% Of Game In Lead

26%

40%

Possession Last 10 min

60%

Points Last 10 min

Key Events

Full Time

Kida

69'

28 - 33

Lee

28 - 28

66'

Maeda

26 - 28

65'

Foley

62'

21 - 28

Paul

61'

21 - 26

Savea

21 - 21

60'

Foley

55'

21 - 21

Ieremia

49'

21 - 18

Ueda

21 - 18

45'

Foley

42'

16 - 18

Half Time

Foley

40'

16 - 15

Kida

39'

16 - 13

Lee

16 - 8

38'

Lee

13 - 8

33'

Lienert-Brown

11 - 8

32'

Foley

31'

6 - 8

Nezuka

20'

6 - 5

Lee

6 - 0

17'

Lee

3 - 0

14'

Start

22m Entries

Avg. Points Scored

2.2

Entries

Avg. Points Scored

Entries

Attack Profile

Kobelco Kobe Steelers

Kubota Spears

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Defence Profile

Kobelco Kobe Steelers

Kubota Spears

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Ruck Speed

0-3 secs

76%

68%

3-6 secs

18%

27%

6+ secs

109

Rucks Won

Last 5 Penalties

64'

70'

73'

76'

Kobelco Kobe Steelers

Kubota Spears

Kobelco Kobe Steelers vs Kubota Spears Kick Off Times & TV Channel

Kobelco Kobe Steelers face off against Kubota Spears in Japan Rugby League One Round 1 on Sat 13th December 2025 at Kobe Misaki Stadium. Kick-off in the UK is scheduled for 08:00 and is broadcast on Premier Sports. In South Africa it’s at 10:00 SAST on SuperSport, 21:00 NZST in New Zealand, 19:00 AEST in Australia and 00:00 EST on Flo Rugby in the US.

Kubota Spears won the last encounter but Kobelco Kobe Steelers are in the best form of their last 5 games.

Table Standings

Heading into the fixture the two sides are separated by just 1 place in the league table with Kubota Spears in 1st and Kobelco Kobe Steelers in 2nd underlining just how tight this match could be.

Kobelco Kobe Steelers vs Kubota Spears Squads

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.