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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 5 on Fri 12th January 2024 at Yamaha Stadium. Kick-off in the UK is scheduled for 05:00. In South Africa it’s at 07:00 SAST, 18:00 NZST in New Zealand, 16:00 AEST in Australia and 21:00 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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Mikiya Takamoto has kicked a conversion.
A wonderful passing move by Tokyo Sungoliath is finished off by Ryuga Hashimoto
A bit of individual brilliance by Cheslin Kolbe leads to a try for Tokyo Sungoliath
Great hands by Shizuoka BlueRevs leads to a try for Futo Yamaguchi
Great hands by Shizuoka BlueRevs leads to a try for Sam Greene
The touch judges raise their flags as Mikiya Takamoto kicks the conversion.
A penetrating move by Tokyo Sungoliath results in a try for Taiga Ozaki.
The defence are desperately trying to hold out here but it was to no avail as Kosuke Horikoshi dots the ball down from close range.
Incisive passing by Shizuoka BlueRevs is finished off by Kakeru Okumura, as they goes over for the try.
Sam Cane (Tokyo Sungoliath) is shown a yellow card
Kwagga Smith (Shizuoka BlueRevs) is shown a yellow card
Kenta Iemura makes no mistake with that conversion attempt.
The pressure has finally told as Kodai Okazaki scores from close range.
Kenta Iemura makes no mistake with that penalty goal attempt.
Tokyo Sungoliath are only a few metres out, surely they must score! And they do with Sam Cane touching down.