KKS
Kobelco Kobe Steelers
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Standings — Japan Rugby League One - Division 1 2025-26
Pool stage
| # | Team | Pts | P | W | D | L | F | A | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kobelco Kobe Steelers | 75 | 18 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 750 | 456 | +294 |
| 2 | Saitama Wild Knigkts | 74 | 18 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 664 | 336 | +328 |
| 3 | Kubota Spears Funabashi Tokyo-Bay | 70 | 18 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 709 | 357 | +352 |
| 4 | Tokyo Sungoliath | 48 | 18 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 625 | 538 | +87 |
| 5 | Black Rams Tokyo | 41 | 18 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 502 | 551 | -49 |
| 6 | Toshiba Brave Lupus Tokyo | 39 | 18 | 8 | 0 | 10 | 478 | 628 | -150 |
| 7 | Shizuoka Blue Revs | 36 | 18 | 7 | 0 | 11 | 579 | 617 | -38 |
| 8 | Mie Honda Heat | 34 | 18 | 7 | 0 | 11 | 475 | 611 | -136 |
| 9 | Toyota Verblitz | 33 | 18 | 7 | 0 | 11 | 541 | 585 | -44 |
| 10 | Yokohama Canon Eagles | 30 | 18 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 454 | 597 | -143 |
| 11 | Mitsubishi Dynaboars | 20 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 425 | 636 | -211 |
| 12 | Urayasu D-Rocks | 20 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 421 | 711 | -290 |
Knockout stage
Semi-final
Kobelco Kobe Steelers — Total competition (pool stage + knockout stage)20 J · 18 G · 0 N · 2 P · 841-492 (+349)
Results & Fixtures
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7 Jun 2026
Noevir Stadium Kobe
30 May 2026
Noevir Stadium Kobe
10 May 2026
Edogawa Stadium
2 May 2026
Noevir Stadium Kobe
25 Apr 2026
Noevir Stadium Kobe
18 Apr 2026
Toyota Stadium
5 Apr 2026
Prince Chichibu Memorial Rugby Ground
28 Mar 2026
Yamaha Stadium
20 Mar 2026
Noevir Stadium Kobe
14 Mar 2026
Noevir Stadium Kobe
28 Feb 2026
Urayasu D-Park
21 Feb 2026
Noevir Stadium Kobe
15 Feb 2026
Prince Chichibu Memorial Rugby Ground
7 Feb 2026
Noevir Stadium Kobe
24 Jan 2026
NHK Spring Mitsuzawa Football Stadium
17 Jan 2026
Noevir Stadium Kobe
10 Jan 2026
Prince Chichibu Memorial Rugby Ground
27 Dec 2025
Noevir Stadium Kobe
21 Dec 2025
Mie Kotsu G Sports Forest Suzuka
13 Dec 2025
Noevir Stadium Kobe
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Squad
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Jiwon Gu
Prop
Neil Hansen
Lock
Mac Harris
Centre
Sho Maeda
Prop
Kenta Tokuda
Scrum-half
Timothy Lafaele
Centre
Takuma Motohashi
Lock
Ataata Moeakiola
Centre
Junta Hamano
Centre
Takuya Kitade
Hooker
Ash Dixon
Hooker
Talilou Fakatulolo
Centre
Hikaru Hashimoto
Back row
Kavaia Tagivetaua
Hooker
Sione Sime Mau
Hooker
Takara Imamura
Lock
Waisake Raratubua
Lock
Sosefo Fakatava
Back row
Lee Seung Sin
Fly-half
Hayata Tsujino
Full-back
Willie Potgieter
Back row
Hiroshi Yamashita
Prop
Takayuki Watanabe
Prop
Naohiro Kotaki
Lock
Itsuki Kamimura
Scrum-half
Tiennan Costley
Back row
Hikaru Moriwaki
Prop
Keita Miyauchi
Hooker
Kenta Matsuoka
Hooker
Daisuke Ito
Full-back
Sione Polutele
Back row
Michael Little
Centre
Shunshuke Uenobo
Wing
Tali Ioasa
Centre
Ardie Savea
Back row
Go Maeda
Back row
Ryota Funabiki
Full-back
Solomone Funaki
Back row
Shigure Takao
Prop
Brodie Retallick
Lock
Inoke Burua
Wing
Daiki Nakajima
Scrum-half
Isileli Nakajima Vakauta
Prop
Hayato Fukunishi
Back row
Soma Sugimoto
Wing
Kenta Matsunaga
Full-back
Kauvaka Kaivelata
Prop
Atsushi Hiwasa
Scrum-half
Bryn Gatland
Fly-half
Gerard Cowley-Tuioti
Lock
Shinsuke Iseki
Wing
Anton Lienert-Brown
Centre
Kazuma Ueda
Wing
Archives by season
| CompetitionComp. | PlayedJ | WinsV | DrawnN | LossesD | PointsPts | +/-+/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | ||||||
| Japan Rugby League One - Division 1 | 20 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 75 | +349 |
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Team stats
18
Matches
16
Wins
0
Drawn
2
Losses
89%
% Wins
750
Points scored
456
Points conceded
+294
Differential
41.7
Pts/match
112
Tries scored
| Competition | J | V | N | D | Pts+ | Pts- | +/- | Ess+ | Ess- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japan Rugby League One - Division 1 | 18 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 750 | 456 | +294 | 112 | 64 |
| Total | 18 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 750 | 456 | +294 | 112 | 64 |
Individual honours · Top 10
| # | Player | Position | Matches | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lee Seung Sin | Fly-half | 19 | 143 |
| 2 | Bryn Gatland | Fly-half | 18 | 106 |
| 3 | Brodie Retallick | Lock | 20 | 85 |
| 4 | Inoke Burua | Wing | 19 | 75 |
| 5 | Shunshuke Uenobo | Wing | 14 | 57 |
| 6 | Kazuma Ueda | Wing | 18 | 50 |
| 7 | Ardie Savea | Back row | 18 | 40 |
| 8 | Tiennan Costley | Back row | 19 | 35 |
| 9 | Itsuki Kamimura | Scrum-half | 20 | 30 |
| 10 | Gerard Cowley-Tuioti | Lock | 18 | 30 |
| # | Player | Position | Matches | Tries |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brodie Retallick | Lock | 20 | 17 |
| 2 | Inoke Burua | Wing | 19 | 15 |
| 3 | Shunshuke Uenobo | Wing | 14 | 11 |
| 4 | Kazuma Ueda | Wing | 18 | 10 |
| 5 | Ardie Savea | Back row | 18 | 8 |
| 6 | Tiennan Costley | Back row | 19 | 7 |
| 7 | Itsuki Kamimura | Scrum-half | 20 | 6 |
| 8 | Gerard Cowley-Tuioti | Lock | 18 | 6 |
| 9 | Ash Dixon | Hooker | 15 | 6 |
| 10 | Tali Ioasa | Centre | 14 | 6 |
| # | Player | Position | Pts | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brodie Retallick | Lock | 85 | 20 |
| 2 | Itsuki Kamimura | Scrum-half | 30 | 20 |
| 3 | Shigure Takao | Prop | 0 | 20 |
| 4 | Waisake Raratubua | Lock | 25 | 20 |
| 5 | Tiennan Costley | Back row | 35 | 19 |
| 6 | Lee Seung Sin | Fly-half | 143 | 19 |
| 7 | Inoke Burua | Wing | 75 | 19 |
| 8 | Solomone Funaki | Back row | 20 | 18 |
| 9 | Gerard Cowley-Tuioti | Lock | 30 | 18 |
| 10 | Anton Lienert-Brown | Centre | 25 | 18 |
Honours
2026
Japan Rugby League One - Division 1
2019
Top League