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Shizuoka BlueRevs face off against Toshiba Brave Lupus Tokyo in Japan Rugby League One Round 16 on Sat 7th May 2022 at Yamaha Stadium. Kick-off in the UK is scheduled for 06:30. In South Africa it’s at 07:30 SAST, 17:30 NZST in New Zealand, 15:30 AEST in Australia and 22:30 EST in the US.
Toshiba Brave Lupus Tokyo won the last encounter but Toshiba Brave Lupus Tokyo are in the best form of their last 5 games.
Heading into the fixture the two sides are separated by just 2 places in the league table with Toshiba Brave Lupus Tokyo in 2nd and Shizuoka BlueRevs in 4th underlining just how tight this match could be.
The official squads for Shizuoka BlueRevs vs Toshiba Brave Lupus Tokyo 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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Takuro Matsunaga converts the try.
Silky skills by Toshiba Brave Lupus Tokyo ends with a try for Johnny Fa'auli.
Kwagga Smith (Shizuoka BlueRevs) is shown a yellow card
Takuro Matsunaga has kicked a conversion.
Toshiba Brave Lupus Tokyo are stopped just a few metres from the try line but Jacob Pierce picks up from the base of the ruck to score the try.
A series of passes by Shizuoka BlueRevs results in a try for Minoru Tanoue
The touch judges raise their flags as Kakeru Okumura kicks the conversion.
Nothing was going to stop Viliami Tahitu'a from scoring as they record the try for Shizuoka BlueRevs.
Kohei Takahashi (Toshiba Brave Lupus Tokyo) is shown a yellow card
Kakeru Okumura makes no mistake with that penalty goal attempt.
Takuro Matsunaga adds the two points for Toshiba Brave Lupus Tokyo.
The defence are desperately trying to hold out here but it was to no avail as Hiroki Yamamoto dots the ball down from close range.
The pick and go results in a try for Toshiba Brave Lupus Tokyo as Jone Naikabula goes over.
Kakeru Okumura does the business as their conversion attempt goes over.
A perfectly weighted kick allows Kwagga Smith to score the try.
Takuro Matsunaga makes no mistake with that conversion attempt.
Toshiba Brave Lupus Tokyo are stopped just a few metres from the try line but Takuro Matsunaga picks up from the base of the ruck to score the try.
Kakeru Okumura converts the try.
Sam Greene scores the try from close range.