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Shizuoka BlueRevs face off against Toyota Verblitz in Japan Rugby League One Round 6 on Sat 24th January 2026 at Yamaha Stadium. Kick-off in the UK is scheduled for 05:00 and is broadcast on Premier Sports. In South Africa it’s at 07:00 SAST on SuperSport, 18:00 NZST in New Zealand, 16:00 AEST in Australia and 21:00 EST on Flo Rugby in the US.
Shizuoka BlueRevs won the last encounter but Toyota Verblitz 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 Toyota Verblitz in 3rd and Shizuoka BlueRevs in 5th underlining just how tight this match could be.
The official squads for Shizuoka BlueRevs vs Toyota Verblitz 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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Kenta Iemura converts the try.
Shizuoka BlueRevs are stopped just a few metres from the try line but Kwagga Smith picks up from the base of the ruck to score the try.
Shinya Komura (Toyota Verblitz) is shown a yellow card
Tiaan Falcon has kicked a conversion.
A series of passes by Toyota Verblitz results in a try for Kaisei Tamura
Nobody could stop that maul! Schalk Erasmus places the ball down for the try.
The touch judges raise their flags as Kakeru Okumura kicks the conversion.
Nothing was going to stop Kwagga Smith from scoring as they record the try for Shizuoka BlueRevs.
Nobody was going to stop Malgene Ilaua from scoring that try!
Rikiya Matsuda adds the two points for Toyota Verblitz.
Incisive passing by Toyota Verblitz is finished off by Siosaia Fifita, as they goes over for the try.
A wonderful passing move by Shizuoka BlueRevs is finished off by Valynce Te Whare
Kakeru Okumura converts the try.
A series of passes by Shizuoka BlueRevs results in a try for Kakeru Okumura
A series of passes by Shizuoka BlueRevs results in a try for Murray Douglas
Kakeru Okumura has kicked a conversion.
Great hands by Shizuoka BlueRevs leads to a try for Heiichiro Ito