Kubota Spears

48 - 14

Full Time

Urayasu D-Rocks

Kubota Spears vs Urayasu D-Rocks

Events

Commentary

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

80'

Kubota Spears go for goal with Yuya Hirose taking the conversion but their aim is not up to scratch as the ball slides to the left of the post.

80'

Try

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

79'

Spellbinding play by Kazuhiro Taniguchi is finished off with a try.

79'

Yellow Card

Taisei Konishi (Urayasu D-Rocks) is shown a yellow card

78'

Yuya Hirose curls the ball too far, missing the posts to the right.

73'

Try

A series of passes by Kubota Spears results in a try for Faulua Makisi

72'

A gap opened in the defence and Faulua Makisi took full advantage.

72'

Rikus Pretorius played a key part in that try.

72'

A gap opened in the defence and Rikus Pretorius took full advantage.

70'

A gap opened in the defence and Tamati Ioane took full advantage.

66'

Urayasu D-Rocks make a substitution with Otere Black coming on.

66'

Urayasu D-Rocks make a substitution with Ryohei Yamanaka coming off.

66'

Urayasu D-Rocks sub Taisei Konishi comes onto the field.

61'

Caleb Cavubati departs for Urayasu D-Rocks.

61'

Shokei Kin comes on for Urayasu D-Rocks.

59'

Ryuji Fujimura leaves the field.

59'

Conversion

The touch judges raise their flags as Hikaru Tamura kicks the conversion.

58'

Try

Nothing was going to stop Jasper Wiese from scoring as they record the try for Urayasu D-Rocks.

58'

Ren Iinuma played a key part in that try.

58'

Atsushi Oshikawa comes on for Kubota Spears.

57'

Bernard Foley leaves the field.

57'

Malcolm Marx comes on for Kubota Spears.

57'

Rikuto Fukuda leaves the field.

57'

Yuta Kojima comes on for Urayasu D-Rocks.

55'

Yuzuki Sasaki leaves the field.

55'

Takuhei Yasuda comes on for Urayasu D-Rocks.

55'

Tana Tuhakaraina leaves the field.

55'

Tamati Ioane comes on for Urayasu D-Rocks.

55'

Brody MacAskill leaves the field.

55'

What a run here by Samu Kerevi as they get over the gainline!

54'

Reo Matsushita comes on.

53'

Shaun Stevenson comes off.

53'

Kazuhiro Taniguchi comes on.

53'

Shinobu Fujiwara comes off.

53'

Conversion

The touch judges raise their flags as Bernard Foley kicks the conversion.

52'

Try

Nothing was going to stop Faulua Makisi from scoring as they record the try for Kubota Spears.

51'

Shinobu Fujiwara sets up the try.

51'

Sekonaia Pole comes on.

50'

Kim Ryom comes off.

50'

Hidetomo Nabeshima comes on.

50'

Kaisei Umeda comes off.

50'

Opeti Helu comes on.

50'

Keijiro Tamefusa comes off.

50'

Kota Kaishi comes on.

50'

Yota Kamimori comes off.

50'

Akira Ieremia comes on.

50'

Tyler Paul comes off.

50'

Ruan Botha comes on.

50'

David Bulbring comes off.

50'

The second half kicks off.

40'

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

41'

Conversion

Bernard Foley does the business as their conversion attempt goes over.

37'

Try

The pick and go results in a try for Kubota Spears as Shinobu Fujiwara goes over.

36'

Fabulous play by Kubota Spears has led to Rikus Pretorius being able to wriggle through a gap.

36'

Kubota Spears go for goal with Bernard Foley taking the conversion but their aim is not up to scratch as the ball slides to the left of the post.

33'

Try

Silky skills by Kubota Spears ends with a try for Gerhard van den Heever.

32'

Trouble here as Gerhard van den Heever breaches the defence.

32'

Shaun Stevenson sets up the try.

32'

Conversion

Hikaru Tamura does the business as their conversion attempt goes over.

30'

Try

It's going to take a miracle to stop this Urayasu D-Rocks maul...no miracles today as Jasper Wiese powers over.

29'

Bernard Foley curls the ball too far, missing the posts to the right.

27'

Try

The pressure has finally told as Merwe Olivier scores from close range.

26'

Takeo Suenaga played a key part in that try.

26'

Yellow Card

Samu Kerevi (Urayasu D-Rocks) is shown a yellow card

25'

This is dangerous for the defence as Shaun Stevenson bursts through to advance the Kubota Spears attack.

24'

Conversion

Bernard Foley converts the try.

18'

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.

17'

A gap opened in the defence and Faulua Makisi took full advantage.

A gap opened in the defence and Shinobu Fujiwara took full advantage.

Conversion

Bernard Foley has kicked a conversion.

Try

Great hands by Kubota Spears leads to a try for Hibiki Yamada

The defensive line has been broken as Hibiki Yamada goes through the gap.

That's a great try assist by Bernard Foley.

The defensive line has been broken as Rikus Pretorius goes through the gap.

We are underway as the referee Masaki Kondo blows their whistle.

Match Details

  
 Kubota Spears v Urayasu D-Rocks 
  
 Round 7 
  
 Fri 6th February 2026, 09:30pm PST 
  
 Edogawa Stadium 
  
 Flo Rugby 
  
 Masaki Kondo

Points Flow Chart

Kubota Spears win +34

Time in lead

Mins in lead

94%

% Of Game In Lead

62%

Possession Last 10 min

38%

Points Last 10 min

Key Events

Full Time

Makisi

48 - 14

79'

Konishi

78'

43 - 14

Makisi

43 - 14

72'

Tamura

58'

38 - 14

Wiese

58'

38 - 12

Foley

38 - 7

52'

Makisi

36 - 7

51'

Half Time

Foley

31 - 7

37'

Fujiwara

29 - 7

36'

van den Heever

24 - 7

32'

Tamura

30'

19 - 7

Wiese

29'

19 - 5

Olivier

19 - 0

26'

Kerevi

25'

14 - 0

Foley

14 - 0

18'

Tamefusa

12 - 0

17'

Foley

7 - 0

Yamada

5 - 0

Start

22m Entries

Avg. Points Scored

2.5

Entries

Avg. Points Scored

2.8

Entries

Attack Profile

Kubota Spears

Urayasu D-Rocks

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Defence Profile

Kubota Spears

Urayasu D-Rocks

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Ruck Speed

0-3 secs

47%

48%

3-6 secs

48%

31%

6+ secs

21%

Rucks Won

Last 2 Penalties

40'

41'

Kubota Spears

Urayasu D-Rocks

Kubota Spears vs Urayasu D-Rocks Kick Off Times & TV Channel

Kubota Spears face off against Urayasu D-Rocks in Japan Rugby League One Round 7 on Fri 6th February 2026 at Edogawa 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 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.

Table Standings

Heading into the fixture the two sides are separated by just 3 places in the league table with Urayasu D-Rocks in 2nd and Kubota Spears in 5th underlining just how tight this match could be.

Kubota Spears vs Urayasu D-Rocks Squads

The official squads for Kubota Spears vs Urayasu D-Rocks will become available around 24- 48 hours before kick-off. Teams can still make changes up to an hour before the match however.