Reigning Top League champions Kobelco Steelers have added a pair of All Blacks veterans to their already impressive ranks ahead of the new campaign.
Carter, Retallick, Kerevi, Giteau, Buckman, and Li go head to head in the Japanese Top League.
The Kobe region in Japan is renowned for its exceptionally high quality (and equally as expensive) cuts of beef, but soon the local rugby team could be the talk of the world thanks to how quickly they’re developing into a titanic force.
The Kobelco Kobe Steelers have continued their rise up the Japan Rugby League One standings after a comfortable 27-17 win over Ricoh Black Rams Tokyo.
Former All Blacks and Hurricanes hooker Dane Coles scored a double to power the Kubota Spears Funabashi Tokyo Bay to a 38-34 win over the Kobelco Kobe Steelers in round five of the Japan Rugby League One.
the 103kg former Super Rugby star brushed off tackles left and right, freeing his upper body for the offload with ease.