Kobelco Kobe Steelers

22 - 13

Full Time

Kubota Spears

Kobelco Kobe Steelers vs Kubota Spears

Events

Commentary

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

80'

Atsushi Oshikawa comes on.

79'

Bernard Foley comes off.

79'

Penalty Goal

Seungsin Lee kicks the penalty.

79'

This is dangerous for the defence as Tiennan Costley bursts through to advance the Kobelco Kobe Steelers attack.

78'

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

68'

Kobelco Kobe Steelers make a substitution with Michael Little coming off.

68'

Kobelco Kobe Steelers make a substitution with Solomone Funaki coming on.

68'

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

68'

Kubota Spears make a substitution with Bryn Hall coming on.

68'

Kubota Spears make a substitution with Ippei Okada coming off.

68'

Kubota Spears make a substitution with Kazuki Kato coming on.

68'

Kubota Spears make a substitution with Yota Kamimori coming off.

68'

Kubota Spears make a substitution with Rikuto Fukuda coming on.

68'

Kubota Spears make a substitution with Hayate Era coming off.

68'

Kubota Spears sub David Van Zeeland comes onto the field.

63'

Merwe Olivier departs for Kubota Spears.

63'

Kubota Spears sub Pieter Labuschagne comes onto the field.

63'

Akira Ieremia departs for Kubota Spears.

63'

Sho Maeda comes on for Kobelco Kobe Steelers.

58'

Shigure Takao leaves the field.

58'

Kenta Matsuoka comes on for Kobelco Kobe Steelers.

58'

Ash Dixon leaves the field.

58'

Halatoa Vailea comes on for Kubota Spears.

57'

Yuya Hirose leaves the field.

57'

Opeti Helu comes on.

51'

Keijiro Tamefusa comes off.

51'

Penalty Goal

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

51'

Shaun Stevenson steps up to take the penalty but pulls it wide and to the right.

47'

Penalty Goal

Seungsin Lee kicks the penalty.

42'

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

40'

Kobelco Kobe Steelers make a substitution with Hiroshi Yamashita coming off.

40'

The second half kicks off.

40'

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

40'

Penalty Goal

Seungsin Lee has kicked a penalty goal.

39'

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

38'

Trouble here as Inoke Burua breaches the defence.

33'

Conversion

Seungsin Lee makes no mistake with that conversion attempt.

29'

Try

Inoke Burua gathers the kick to score the try for Kobelco Kobe Steelers.

28'

Trouble here as Inoke Burua breaches the defence.

28'

Spellbinding play by Shunsuke Uenobou is finished off with a try.

28'

Conversion

Bernard Foley makes no mistake with that conversion attempt.

25'

Try

Kubota Spears are stopped just a few metres from the try line but Keijiro Tamefusa picks up from the base of the ruck to score the try.

24'

This is dangerous for the defence as Koga Nezuka bursts through to advance the Kubota Spears attack.

23'

Penalty Goal

Bernard Foley adds the points for Kubota Spears.

21'

Kobelco Kobe Steelers make a substitution with Michael Little coming on.

18'

Kobelco Kobe Steelers make a substitution with Tali Ioasa coming off.

18'

Penalty Goal

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

18'

Penalty Goal

Bernard Foley does the business as their penalty goal attempt goes over.

15'

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

14'

The defensive line has been broken as Itsuki Kamimura goes through the gap.

The defensive line has been broken as Shaun Stevenson goes through the gap.

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

Match Details

  
 Kobelco Kobe Steelers v Kubota Spears 
  
 Final 
  
 Sat 6th June 2026, 11:05pm PDT 
  
 MUFG Stadium 
  
 Flo Rugby 
  
 Katsuki Furuse

Points Flow Chart

Kobelco Kobe Steelers win +9

Time in lead

Mins in lead

49%

% Of Game In Lead

26%

47%

Possession Last 10 min

53%

Points Last 10 min

Key Events

Full Time

Lee

22 - 13

79'

Lee

19 - 13

51'

Lee

16 - 13

42'

Half Time

Lee

13 - 13

39'

Lee

10 - 13

29'

Burua

8 - 13

28'

Foley

25'

3 - 13

Tamefusa

24'

3 - 11

Foley

21'

3 - 6

Lee

3 - 3

18'

Foley

15'

0 - 3

Start

22m Entries

Avg. Points Scored

1.9

Entries

Avg. Points Scored

1.4

Entries

Attack Profile

Kobelco Kobe Steelers

Kubota Spears

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Defence Profile

Kobelco Kobe Steelers

Kubota Spears

More Less

Ruck Speed

0-3 secs

54%

51%

3-6 secs

33%

34%

6+ secs

13%

15%

Rucks Won

Last 5 Penalties

65'

71'

74'

75'

78'

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 Final on Sat 6th June 2026 at MUFG Stadium. Kick-off in the UK is scheduled for 07:05 and is broadcast on Premier Sports. In South Africa it’s at 08:05 SAST on SuperSport, 18:05 NZST on RugbyPass TV in New Zealand, 16:05 AEST on RugbyPass TV in Australia and 23:05 EST on Flo Rugby in the US.

Kobelco Kobe Steelers 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.