Black Rams Tokyo vs Kobelco Kobe Steelers 19-40 · Japan Rugby League One

Match report

Kobelco Kobe Steelers beat Black Rams Tokyo 40-19 away from home at Prince Chichibu Memorial Stadium, Tokyo in round 14 of the Japan Rugby League One on Sunday, 5 April 2026.

That makes it two wins in a row for Kobelco Kobe Steelers.

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

Head to head

1

Black Rams Tokyo wins (13%)

0

Draws (0%)

7

Kobelco Kobe Steelers wins (88%)

Last 8 meetings, since March 2021

Biggest Black Rams Tokyo win

41–26

10 Mar 2023

Biggest Kobelco Kobe Steelers win

67–21

17 Jan 2026

Last 5 meetings

5 Apr 2026 · Top League
Black Rams Tokyo19
Kobelco Kobe Steelers40
5 Apr 2026Black Rams Tokyo19–40Kobelco Kobe SteelersTop League
17 Jan 2026 · Top League
Kobelco Kobe Steelers67
Black Rams Tokyo21
17 Jan 2026Kobelco Kobe Steelers67–21Black Rams TokyoTop League
30 Mar 2025 · Top League
Black Rams Tokyo24
Kobelco Kobe Steelers27
30 Mar 2025Black Rams Tokyo24–27Kobelco Kobe SteelersTop League
1 Feb 2025 · Top League
Kobelco Kobe Steelers44
Black Rams Tokyo15
1 Feb 2025Kobelco Kobe Steelers44–15Black Rams TokyoTop League
25 Feb 2024 · Top League
Black Rams Tokyo17
Kobelco Kobe Steelers27
25 Feb 2024Black Rams Tokyo17–27Kobelco Kobe SteelersTop League

Lineups

Avg. age

28.7

Avg. age

29.2

Black Rams Tokyo

1Yuichiro Taniguchi(28)
2Masashi Onishi(31)
3Daigo Sasagawa(29)
4Reijiro Yamamoto(24)
5Michael Allardice(35)
6Felix Kalapu(27)
7Shuhei Matsuhashi(32)
8Amato Fakatava(31)
9TJ Perenara(34)
10Ichigo Nakakusu(26)
11Daisuke Nishikawa(29)
12Rameka Poihipi(28)
13Larzlo Sword(23)
14Taira Main(26)
15Isaac Lucas(27)

Replacements

16Shin Ouchi(29)
17Taishi Tsumura(25)
18Paddy Ryan(38)
19Shu Yamamoto(27)
20Otoya Kihara(26)
21Toshiya Takahashi(32)
22Kotaro Ito(24)
23PJ Latu(25)

Kobelco Kobe Steelers

1Shigure Takao(30)
2Ash Dixon(38)
3Hiroshi Yamashita(40)
4Naohiro Kotaki(34)
5Gerard Cowley-Tuioti(34)
6Tiennan Costley(26)
7Ardie Savea(33)
8Solomone Funaki(24)
9Itsuki Kamimura(23)
10Bryn Gatland(31)
11Inoke Burua(27)
12Tali Ioasa(21)
13Anton Lienert-Brown(31)
14Kazuma Ueda(23)
15Shunsuke Uenobou(23)