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Mie Honda Heat face off against Urayasu D-Rocks in Japan Rugby League One Round 6 on Fri 23rd January 2026 at Tochigi Green Stadium. Kick-off in the UK is scheduled for 04:00. In South Africa it’s at 06:00 SAST, 17:00 NZST in New Zealand, 15:00 AEST in Australia and 20:00 EST on Flo Rugby in the US.
Mie Honda Heat won the last encounter but Mie Honda Heat are in the best form of their last 5 games.
Heading into the fixture the two sides are separated by just 1 place in the league table with Urayasu D-Rocks in 5th and Mie Honda Heat in 6th underlining just how tight this match could be.
The official squads for Mie Honda Heat 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.
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Otere Black has kicked a conversion.
A series of passes by Urayasu D-Rocks results in a try for Taisei Konishi
A stunning solo try from Lomano Lemeki
Great hands by Mie Honda Heat leads to a try for Aseri Masivou
The touch judges raise their flags as Dawid Kellerman kicks the conversion.
Nothing was going to stop Ryoma Nishimura from scoring as they record the try for Mie Honda Heat.
Ryuji Fujimura (Urayasu D-Rocks) is shown a yellow card
Hikaru Tamura makes no mistake with that penalty goal attempt.
Hikaru Tamura does the business as their conversion attempt goes over.
The pick and go results in a try for Urayasu D-Rocks as Hikaru Tamura goes over.
The pressure has finally told as Franco Mostert scores from close range.
Mie Honda Heat are stopped just a few metres from the try line but Azuma Doei picks up from the base of the ruck to score the try.
Mie Honda Heat are stopped just a few metres from the try line but Azuma Doei picks up from the base of the ruck to score the try.
Manaaki Selby-Rickit (Urayasu D-Rocks) is shown the red card
Hikaru Tamura does the business as their penalty goal attempt goes over.
Hikaru Tamura has kicked a penalty goal.