Hemispheres collide in the new Nations Championship. Stream live, replays and highlights free on RugbyPass TV.
Tokyo Sungoliath v Kobelco Kobe Steelers 
Japan Rugby League One - Round 4 
Fri 9th January 2026, 09:30pm PST 
Ajinomoto Stadium 
Takehito Namekawa Last 5 Games
Hemispheres collide in the new Nations Championship. Stream live, replays and highlights free on RugbyPass TV.
Tokyo Sungoliath v Kobelco Kobe Steelers Japan Rugby League One - Round 4 Fri 9th January 2026, 09:30pm PST Ajinomoto Stadium Takehito Namekawa 
73' 74' 74' 77' 77' 
Kaleb Trask 
Kazuma Ueda 
Brodie Retallick 
Tiennan Costley 
Kenta Kobayashi 
Inoke Burua Brodie Retallick 
Yutaka Nagare Hemispheres collide in the new Nations Championship. Stream live, replays and highlights free on RugbyPass TV.
Hemispheres collide in the new Nations Championship. Stream live, replays and highlights free on RugbyPass TV.
Hemispheres collide in the new Nations Championship. Stream live, replays and highlights free on RugbyPass TV.
Hemispheres collide in the new Nations Championship. Stream live, replays and highlights free on RugbyPass TV.
Hemispheres collide in the new Nations Championship. Stream live, replays and highlights free on RugbyPass TV.
Hemispheres collide in the new Nations Championship. Stream live, replays and highlights free on RugbyPass TV.
Hemispheres collide in the new Nations Championship. Stream live, replays and highlights free on RugbyPass TV.
Hemispheres collide in the new Nations Championship. Stream live, replays and highlights free on RugbyPass TV.
Hemispheres collide in the new Nations Championship. Stream live, replays and highlights free on RugbyPass TV.
Tokyo Sungoliath face off against Kobelco Kobe Steelers in Japan Rugby League One Round 4 on Fri 9th January 2026 at Ajinomoto Stadium. Kick-off in the UK is scheduled for 05:30. In South Africa it’s at 07:30 SAST, 18:30 NZST in New Zealand, 16:30 AEST in Australia and 21:30 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 2 places in the league table with Kobelco Kobe Steelers in 2nd and Tokyo Sungoliath in 4th underlining just how tight this match could be.
The official squads for Tokyo Sungoliath 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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