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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Shigure Takao
Prop
Neil Hansen
Lock
Daiki Nakajima
Scrum-half
Brodie Retallick
Lock
Ataata Moeakiola
Centre
Takara Imamura
Lock
Hikaru Moriwaki
Prop
Tali Ioasa
Centre
Jiwon Gu
Prop
Hayata Tsujino
Full-back
Mac Harris
Centre
Hiroshi Yamashita
Prop
Waisake Raratubua
Lock
Gerard Cowley-Tuioti
Lock
Sione Polutele
Back row
Timothy Lafaele
Centre
Shunshuke Uenobo
Wing
Ardie Savea
Back row
Naohiro Kotaki
Lock
Daisuke Ito
Full-back
Kenta Matsuoka
Hooker
Sione Sime Mau
Hooker
Kenta Tokuda
Scrum-half
Talilou Fakatulolo
Centre
Takuya Kitade
Hooker
Takayuki Watanabe
Prop
Solomone Funaki
Back row
Sho Maeda
Prop
Lee Seung Sin
Fly-half
Soma Sugimoto
Wing
Isileli Nakajima Vakauta
Prop
Michael Little
Centre
Shinsuke Iseki
Wing
Takuma Motohashi
Lock
Keita Miyauchi
Hooker
Ryota Funabiki
Full-back
Kauvaka Kaivelata
Prop
Kazuma Ueda
Wing
Hikaru Hashimoto
Back row
Sosefo Fakatava
Back row
Willie Potgieter
Back row
Inoke Burua
Wing
Go Maeda
Back row
Kenta Matsunaga
Full-back
Bryn Gatland
Fly-half
Atsushi Hiwasa
Scrum-half
Ash Dixon
Hooker
Hayato Fukunishi
Back row
Junta Hamano
Centre
Kavaia Tagivetaua
Hooker
Itsuki Kamimura
Scrum-half
Tiennan Costley
Back row
Anton Lienert-Brown
Centre
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