JRLO Week 9 Preview: Kobe Steelers Vs Tokyo Black Rams

Saturday Showdown in Kobe Make-Or-Break for Both Teams Note: All of the following was written prior to the publishing of the team lists at 14:30 on Thursday. Scroll to the bottom for the gameday 23s and any new analysis. Almost exactly one year ago on March 14th, the Steelers and Black Rams were locked in

JRLO Week 8 Preview: Kobe Steelers Vs Suntory Sungoliath

Steelers travel to Chichibu for a huge matchup in rare JRLO Friday night match, looking for a vital win to salvage season. What happened last week? Kobelco Kobe Steelers Crickets. Nothing. Kobe have forfeited 2 matches in a row due to positive PCR tests in camp, losing a potential 10 points in the process. The

JRLO Week 6 Preview: Steelers Vs Verblitz

UPDATE: GAME CANCELLED DUE TO POSITIVE PCR TESTS AT KOBE League One returns after its one-week break. Kobe expecting a stern test in Nagoya to affirm season worthiness. What Happened Last Match? Kobe Steelers Despite falling into an early hole to an Ash Dixon try and a Lomano Lemeki PG, Kobe quickly righted their ship

JRLO Week 5 Preview: Steelers Vs Green Rockets

Steelers lose heartbreaker at the death to champion Wild Knights, dropping to perilous 1-3 JRLO 2022 start. Face a Green Rockets side in Chiba who are equally concerned with stopping their own slide. What Happened Last Week? Kobelco Kobe Steelers A rip-storming, edge-of-your-seat, 78-point bonanza against JRLO favorites Saitama Wild Knights. The Steelers jumped out

JRLO Week 4 Preview: Steelers Vs Wild Knights

Clash of the Titans or Pitiful Mismatch? What Happened Last Week? Kobelco Kobe Steelers A measure of redemption – certainly in terms of effort and urgency. It wasn’t perfect, but this was a different unit to the one that could do nothing right in Yokohama the previous week. The 5000-odd Noevir fans were treated to

JRLO Week 3 Preview: Kobelco Kobe Steelers V Kubota Spears Funabashi Tokyo Bay

Pressure Mounting For Dave Dillon And The Winless Steelers As They Host The Spears At Noevir Stadium Mikagehage Driven To Huge Rant After Only Two Weeks! What Happened Last Week? Kobelco Kobe Steelers Armageddon, basically. (Scroll down for analysis rant) A professional-looking Yokohama Eagles ran in 8 tries (5 within 25 minutes of the starting

JRLO Week 2 Preview: Kobelco Kobe Steelers Vs Yokohama Canon Eagles

The 0-1 Steelers will hope to rebound strongly when they head east to take on the 1-0 Eagles What Happened Last Week? Kobelco Kobe Steelers Stand off Aaron Cruden missed vital conversions at the end of either half that could have secured Kobe victory in what was a tight 23-24 arm-wrestle at home against NTT

JRLO Week 1 Preview: Steelers Vs. Shining Arcs

I am sure that Japan Rugby League One were desperate to show off their shiny new ‘professional’ product on Friday night with an historic showdown at the blingy National Stadium between what were arguably the best two teams from the final (2021) Top League season; the old league’s champion Saitama Wild Knights, and the Kubota

Top League 2021 Quarter Finals match preview: Kobelco Steelers Vs Kubota Spears (Updated)

(Article will be updated as team selections are made public. Updates in BLUE) Everyone has been talking about Suntory Sungoliath this season, with many already coronating the Fuchu based team as early as from the first 3 or 4 weeks of the season! Granted, they went unbeaten in their 7 pool games, their attacking stats

Top League 2021 Playoff Series Round 2 Preview: Kobelco Steelers Vs Mitsubishi Dynaboars

The round two playoff matchup between the Kobe and Sagamihara sides will be the first since 2007 and only the second total. Like today, that game was played at (the old) Hanazono Stadium in eastern Osaka. The contest ended in an easy 54-7 victory for the Steelers in a season where the Dynaboars lost all