Toyota Verblitz vs Toshiba Brave Lupus Tokyo 52-21 · Japan Rugby League One

Match report

Toyota Verblitz beat Toshiba Brave Lupus Tokyo 52-21 at Paloma Mizuho Rugby Stadium, Nagoya in round 9 of the Japan Rugby League One on Saturday, 21 February 2026.

The win ends a run of seven defeats for Toyota Verblitz. Toshiba Brave Lupus Tokyo have now lost three in a row.

Written automatically from the match data; updated as results come in.

Head to head

3

Toyota Verblitz wins (38%)

0

Draws (0%)

5

Toshiba Brave Lupus Tokyo wins (63%)

Last 8 meetings, since February 2021

Biggest Toyota Verblitz win

52–21

21 Feb 2026

Biggest Toshiba Brave Lupus Tokyo win

63–25

22 Jan 2023

Last 5 meetings

21 Feb 2026 · Top League
Toyota Verblitz52
Toshiba Brave Lupus Tokyo21
21 Feb 2026Toyota Verblitz52–21Toshiba Brave Lupus TokyoTop League
15 Mar 2025 · Top League
Toyota Verblitz22
Toshiba Brave Lupus Tokyo33
15 Mar 2025Toyota Verblitz22–33Toshiba Brave Lupus TokyoTop League
27 Jan 2024 · Top League
Toyota Verblitz12
Toshiba Brave Lupus Tokyo28
27 Jan 2024Toyota Verblitz12–28Toshiba Brave Lupus TokyoTop League
18 Mar 2023 · Top League
Toyota Verblitz18
Toshiba Brave Lupus Tokyo19
18 Mar 2023Toyota Verblitz18–19Toshiba Brave Lupus TokyoTop League
22 Jan 2023 · Top League
Toshiba Brave Lupus Tokyo63
Toyota Verblitz25
22 Jan 2023Toshiba Brave Lupus Tokyo63–25Toyota VerblitzTop League

Lineups

Avg. age

29.5

Avg. age

30.9

Toyota Verblitz

1Shogo Miura(31)
2Yoshikatsu Hikosaka(35)
3Hamdahn Tuipulotu(26)
4Rorohea Hingano(23)
5Lourens Erasmus(33)
6Keito Aoki(24)
7Akito Okui(25)
8Kazuki Himeno(32)
9Aaron Smith(37)
10Rikiya Matsuda(32)
11Mark Tele'a(29)
12Nicholas McCurran(30)
13Siosaia Fifita(27)
14Taichi Takahashi(30)
15Tiaan Falcon(29)

Replacements

16Schalk Erasmus(28)
17Hanjiro Hirai(23)
18Taufa Latu(28)
19Josh Dickson(31)
20Isaiah Mapusua(25)
21Kaito Shigeno(35)
22Shinya Komura(24)
23Yuichiro Wada(27)

Toshiba Brave Lupus Tokyo

1Sena Kimura(27)
2Daigo Hashimoto(32)
3Vea Taumoefolau(24)
4Jacob Pierce(29)
5Mike Stolberg(34)
6Michael Leitch(38)
7Takeshi Sasaki(29)
8Hiroki Yamamoto(33)
9Kohei Takahashi(30)
10Richie Mo'unga(32)
11Michael Collins(33)
12Rob Thompson(35)
13Seta Tamanivalu(34)
14Rei Ishioka(25)
15Takuro Matsunaga(28)