Toyota Verblitz v Toshiba Brave Lupus Tokyo 
Japan Rugby League One - Round 9 
Fri 20th February 2026, 09:30pm PST 
Paloma Mizuho Rugby Field 
Koki Yamauchi Last 5 Games
Toyota Verblitz v Toshiba Brave Lupus Tokyo Japan Rugby League One - Round 9 Fri 20th February 2026, 09:30pm PST Paloma Mizuho Rugby Field Koki Yamauchi 
65' 67' 69' 71' 76' 
Rikiya Matsuda 
Taichi Takahashi 
Takuro Matsunaga 
Hiroki Yamamoto Taichi Takahashi 
Tiaan Falcon 
Rob Thompson 
Aaron Smith Toyota Verblitz face off against Toshiba Brave Lupus Tokyo in Japan Rugby League One Round 9 on Fri 20th February 2026 at Paloma Mizuho Rugby Field. 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.
Toyota Verblitz 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 Toshiba Brave Lupus Tokyo in 5th and Toyota Verblitz in 8th underlining just how tight this match could be.
The official squads for Toyota Verblitz 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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