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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 Stadium. 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 on Flo Rugby 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 4 places in the league table with Toshiba Brave Lupus Tokyo in 2nd and Toyota Verblitz in 6th 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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