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Kobelco Kobe Steelers v Toyota Verblitz 
Japan Rugby League One - Round 3 
Fri 26th December 2025, 09:30pm PST 
Noevir (Misaki Park) Stadium 
Katsuki Furuse Last 5 Games
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Kobelco Kobe Steelers v Toyota Verblitz Japan Rugby League One - Round 3 Fri 26th December 2025, 09:30pm PST Noevir (Misaki Park) Stadium Katsuki Furuse 
68' 77' 79' 81' 82' 
Bryn Gatland 
Ardie Savea 
Kazuki Himeno Ardie Savea 
Seungsin Lee 
Tiennan Costley 
Mark Tele'a 
Aaron Smith You can now check the official International World Rankings in the RugbyPass App!
You can now check the official International World Rankings in the RugbyPass App!
You can now check the official International World Rankings in the RugbyPass App!
You can now check the official International World Rankings in the RugbyPass App!
You can now check the official International World Rankings in the RugbyPass App!
You can now check the official International World Rankings in the RugbyPass App!
You can now check the official International World Rankings in the RugbyPass App!
You can now check the official International World Rankings in the RugbyPass App!
You can now check the official International World Rankings in the RugbyPass App!
Kobelco Kobe Steelers face off against Toyota Verblitz in Japan Rugby League One Round 3 on Fri 26th December 2025 at Noevir (Misaki Park) 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 6 places in the league table with Toyota Verblitz in 2nd and Kobelco Kobe Steelers in 8th as such Toyota Verblitz are favourites on paper.
The official squads for Kobelco Kobe Steelers vs Toyota Verblitz 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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