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Mie Honda Heat face off against Kubota Spears in Japan Rugby League One Round 4 on Sat 10th January 2026 at Suzuka Sports Garden. Kick-off in the UK is scheduled for 03:00. In South Africa it’s at 05:00 SAST, 16:00 NZST in New Zealand, 14:00 AEST in Australia and 19:00 EST on Flo Rugby 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 just 5 places in the league table with Kubota Spears in 1st and Mie Honda Heat in 6th underlining just how tight this match could be.
The official squads for Mie Honda Heat 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.
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Dawid Kellerman has kicked a conversion.
An interception by Dawid Kellerman allows them to race away to score.
The Mie Honda Heat supporters go wild as Dawid Kellerman successfully kicks the conversion.
Great hands by Mie Honda Heat leads to a try for Tevita Ikanivere
The Mie Honda Heat supporters go wild as Dawid Kellerman successfully kicks the conversion.
Mie Honda Heat are only a few metres out, surely they must score! And they do with Ryoma Nishimura touching down.
The touch judges raise their flags as Bernard Foley kicks the conversion.
A penetrating move by Kubota Spears results in a try for Haruto Kida.
The touch judges raise their flags as Bernard Foley kicks the conversion.
A penetrating move by Kubota Spears results in a try for Rikus Pretorius.
Shaun Stevenson adds the two points for Kubota Spears.
The pick and go results in a try for Kubota Spears as Yota Kamimori goes over.
A wonderful passing move by Kubota Spears is finished off by Shaun Stevenson
Haruto Kida (Kubota Spears) is shown a yellow card
Shaun Stevenson converts the try.
Great forward play by Kubota Spears allows Tyler Paul to score the try.
Bernard Foley converts the try.
A series of passes by Kubota Spears results in a try for Halatoa Vailea
A series of passes by Kubota Spears results in a try for Bernard Foley
Ben Paltridge (Mie Honda Heat) is shown a yellow card