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Yokohama Canon Eagles sent Steve Hansen’s Toyota Verblitz to the bottom of the table following a 20-14 defeat.
Shizuoka BlueRevs face off against Tokyo Sungoliath in Japan Rugby League One Round 9 on Fri 24th February 2023 at Yamaha 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.
Tokyo Sungoliath won the last encounter but both teams are in the same form for their last 5 games.
Heading into the fixture the two sides are separated by just 3 places in the league table with Tokyo Sungoliath in 2nd and Shizuoka BlueRevs in 5th underlining just how tight this match could be.
The official squads for Shizuoka BlueRevs vs Tokyo Sungoliath 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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Sign up for freeYokohama Canon Eagles sent Steve Hansen’s Toyota Verblitz to the bottom of the table following a 20-14 defeat.
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Shogo Nakano (Tokyo Sungoliath) is shown a yellow card
A wonderful passing move by Tokyo Sungoliath is finished off by Seiya Ozaki
The forward pack of Shizuoka BlueRevs will be happy with that as the rolling maul barges over for the try.
The defence are desperately trying to hold out here but it was to no avail as Harry Hockings dots the ball down from close range.
The touch judges raise their flags as Naoto Saito kicks the penalty goal.
A wonderful passing move by Tokyo Sungoliath is finished off by Ryosuke Kawase
Naoto Saito converts the try.
Great forward play by Tokyo Sungoliath allows Shunta Nakamura to score the try.
Kwagga Smith scores the try from close range.