Hemispheres collide in the new Nations Championship. Stream live, replays and highlights free on RugbyPass TV.
Kubota Spears v Mie Honda Heat 
Japan Rugby League One - Round 16 
Fri 24th April 2026, 10:30pm PDT 
Edoriki (Edogawa) Stadium 
Ibuki Tetsuka Last 5 Games
Hemispheres collide in the new Nations Championship. Stream live, replays and highlights free on RugbyPass TV.
Kubota Spears v Mie Honda Heat Japan Rugby League One - Round 16 Fri 24th April 2026, 10:30pm PDT Edoriki (Edogawa) Stadium Ibuki Tetsuka 
56' 62' 74' 80' 81' 
Halatoa Vailea Halatoa Vailea 
Opeti Helu 
Aseri Masivou 
Rikus Pretorius 
Lomano Lemeki Halatoa Vailea 
Ippei Okada 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.
Kubota Spears face off against Mie Honda Heat in Japan Rugby League One Round 16 on Fri 24th April 2026 at Edoriki (Edogawa) Stadium. Kick-off in the UK is scheduled for 06:30. In South Africa it’s at 07:30 SAST, 17:30 NZST in New Zealand, 15:30 AEST in Australia and 22:30 EST in the US.
Kubota Spears won the last encounter but Kubota Spears 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 Mie Honda Heat in 3rd and Kubota Spears in 9th as such Mie Honda Heat are favourites on paper.
The official squads for Kubota Spears vs Mie Honda Heat 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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