Mie Honda Heat vs Kobelco Kobe Steelers 23-28 · Japan Rugby League One

Match report

Kobelco Kobe Steelers beat Mie Honda Heat 28-23 away from home at Suzuka Sports Garden, Suzuka in round 2 of the Japan Rugby League One on Sunday, 21 December 2025.

Mie Honda Heat have now lost two in a row.

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

Head to head

0

Mie Honda Heat wins (0%)

0

Draws (0%)

5

Kobelco Kobe Steelers wins (100%)

Last 5 meetings, since December 2023

Biggest Kobelco Kobe Steelers win

80–15

9 Dec 2023

Last 5 meetings

2 May 2026 · Top League
Kobelco Kobe Steelers24
Mie Honda Heat19
2 May 2026Kobelco Kobe Steelers24–19Mie Honda HeatTop League
21 Dec 2025 · Top League
Mie Honda Heat23
Kobelco Kobe Steelers28
21 Dec 2025Mie Honda Heat23–28Kobelco Kobe SteelersTop League
15 Mar 2025 · Top League
Kobelco Kobe Steelers47
Mie Honda Heat5
15 Mar 2025Kobelco Kobe Steelers47–5Mie Honda HeatTop League
4 May 2024 · Top League
Mie Honda Heat31
Kobelco Kobe Steelers33
4 May 2024Mie Honda Heat31–33Kobelco Kobe SteelersTop League
9 Dec 2023 · Top League
Kobelco Kobe Steelers80
Mie Honda Heat15
9 Dec 2023Kobelco Kobe Steelers80–15Mie Honda HeatTop League

Lineups

Avg. age

28.8

Avg. age

30.9

Mie Honda Heat

1Kanato Hirano(26)
2Koki Hida(26)
3Katsuyuki Hoshino(27)
4Ryoma Nishimura(30)
5Jan Hendrik Swanepoel(27)
6Francois Mostert(35)
7Pablo Matera(33)
8Aseri Masivou(29)
9Azuma Doei(28)
10Manu Vunipola(26)
11Larry Sulunga(27)
12Kyogo Okano(24)
13Dawid Kellerman(26)
14Ben Paltridge(34)
15Rakuhei Yamashita(34)

Replacements

16Tevita Ikanivere(27)
17Tatsuhiko Tsurukawa(31)
18Matthys Basson(31)
19Trevor Hosea(26)
20Talifolofola Tangipa(30)
21Taichi Takenaka(30)
22Johnny Faauli(31)
23Lemeki Lomano Lava(37)

Kobelco Kobe Steelers

1Shigure Takao(30)
2Takuya Kitade(34)
3Hiroshi Yamashita(40)
4Brodie Retallick(35)
5Gerard Cowley-Tuioti(34)
6Tiennan Costley(26)
7Ardie Savea(33)
8Waisake Raratabu(28)
9Atsushi Hiwasa(39)
10Bryn Gatland(31)
11Inoke Burua(27)
12Seung-Sin Lee(25)
13Anton Lienert-Brown(31)
14Kazuma Ueda(23)
15Kanta Matsunaga(27)