Hemispheres collide in the new Nations Championship. Stream live, replays and highlights free on RugbyPass TV.
Toyota Verblitz v Tokyo Sungoliath 
Japan Rugby League One - Round 17 
Fri 1st May 2026, 10:30pm PDT 
Paloma Mizuho Rugby Field 
Masaki Kondo Last 5 Games
Hemispheres collide in the new Nations Championship. Stream live, replays and highlights free on RugbyPass TV.
Toyota Verblitz v Tokyo Sungoliath Japan Rugby League One - Round 17 Fri 1st May 2026, 10:30pm PDT Paloma Mizuho Rugby Field Masaki Kondo 
54' 55' 61' 65' 75' 
Cheslin Kolbe 
Mark Tele'a Mark Tele'a 
Harry Hockings 
Shogo Nakano 
Taiga Ozaki Mark Tele'a 
Aaron Smith Hemispheres collide in the new Nations Championship. Stream live, replays and highlights free on RugbyPass TV.
Hemispheres collide in the new Nations Championship. Stream live, replays and highlights free on RugbyPass TV.
Hemispheres collide in the new Nations Championship. Stream live, replays and highlights free on RugbyPass TV.
Hemispheres collide in the new Nations Championship. Stream live, replays and highlights free on RugbyPass TV.
Hemispheres collide in the new Nations Championship. Stream live, replays and highlights free on RugbyPass TV.
Hemispheres collide in the new Nations Championship. Stream live, replays and highlights free on RugbyPass TV.
Hemispheres collide in the new Nations Championship. Stream live, replays and highlights free on RugbyPass TV.
Hemispheres collide in the new Nations Championship. Stream live, replays and highlights free on RugbyPass TV.
Hemispheres collide in the new Nations Championship. Stream live, replays and highlights free on RugbyPass TV.
Toyota Verblitz face off against Tokyo Sungoliath in Japan Rugby League One Round 17 on Fri 1st May 2026 at Paloma Mizuho Rugby Field. 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.
Tokyo Sungoliath won the last encounter but Tokyo Sungoliath are in the best form of their last 5 games.
Heading into the fixture the two sides are separated by just 4 places in the league table with Tokyo Sungoliath in 4th and Toyota Verblitz in 8th underlining just how tight this match could be.
The official squads for Toyota Verblitz 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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