Toyota Verblitz bring thunder to the pitch—literally. 

Founded in 1941, the storied club first stormed onto the national scene in the 1949 National Amateur Tournament and has since carved out a legacy, capturing three Japan Championship titles (1968, 1977, 1986). 

Now surging in Japan Rugby League One’s first division since 2021, Verblitz embody power and speed, reflected in their electrifying logo inspired by the god of thunder.

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Guided by head coach Steve Hansen alongside co-coach Ian Foster, the team boasts world-class talent. Captain Kazuki Himeno leads a star-studded roster featuring Springboks World Cup winner Pieter-Steph du Toit and All Blacks legend Aaron Smith, forming a formidable core ready to dominate the league.

The charge begins December 13 at 12:30 a.m. ET when Verblitz kick off their Japan Rugby League One campaign against Mie Honda Heat. Expect impact. Expect electricity. Expect Verblitz.

How To Watch Toyota Verblitz in the United States

The Japan Rugby League One season is streaming live on FloRugby and the FloSports app all season long. Match replays, highlights and breaking news will also be available on both platforms.

Where Do Toyota Verblitz Play?

The home grounds for the Toyota Verblitz are in Toyota, Aichi, Japan, at Toyota Stadium and Mizuho Rugby Stadium.

Who Coaches Toyota Verblitz?

The head coach is Steve Hansen, who coached for New Zealand before moving to Toyota, Aichi, Japan.

Japan Rugby League One Schedule 2025-2026: Here's When To Watch On FloRugby

Round 1 - December 13-14, 2025

(Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time - EST, JST - 14 hours)

• Saturday, December 13

  • 11:00 PM EST (Friday): BlackRams Tokyo vs TOKYO SUNGOLIATH

  • 12:05 AM EST (Sunday): URAYASU D-Rocks vs Mitsubishi Sagamihara Dynaboars

  • 12:30 AM EST (Sunday): TOYOTA VERBLITZ vs MIE Honda HEAT

  • 3:00 AM EST (Sunday): KOBELCO KOBE STEELERS vs Kubota Spears

• Sunday, December 14

  • 12:30 AM EST (Monday): YOKOHAMA CANON EAGLES vs SHIZUOKA BlueRevs

  • 1:00 AM EST (Monday): TOSHIBA BRAVE LUPUS TOKYO vs SAITAMA WILD KNIGHTS

Japan Rugby League One Schedule

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• Dec. 12, 2025, 11:00 p.m. ET BlackRams vs. Sungoliath
• Dec. 13, 2025, 12:05 a.m. ET D-Rocks vs. Dynaboars
• Dec. 13, 2025, 12:30 a.m. ET Verblitz vs. Heat
• Dec. 13, 2025, 3:00 a.m. ET Steelers vs. Spears
• Dec. 14, 2025, 12:30 a.m. ET Eagles vs. BlueRevs
• Dec. 14, 2025, 1:00 a.m. ET Brave Lupus vs. Wild Knights
• Dec. 20, 2025, 12:30 a.m. ET Spears vs. BlackRams
• Dec. 20, 2025, 12:30 a.m. ET Sungoliath vs. Verblitz
• Dec. 20, 2025, 10:25 p.m. ET Heat vs. Steelers
• Dec. 20, 2025, 11:40 p.m. ET Dynaboars vs. Eagles
• Dec. 21, 2025, 12:30 a.m. ET Wild Knights vs. D-Rocks
• Dec. 21, 2025, 12:30 a.m. ET BlueRevs vs. Brave Lupus
• Dec. 26, 2025, 11:05 p.m. ET BlackRams vs. Heat
• Dec. 27, 2025, 12:30 a.m. ET Steelers vs. Verblitz
• Dec. 27, 2025, 12:30 a.m. ET Spears vs. Sungoliath
• Dec. 28, 2025, 12:00 a.m. ET BlueRevs vs. D-Rocks
• Dec. 28, 2025, 12:30 a.m. ET Dynaboars vs. Wild Knights
• Dec. 28, 2025, 12:30 a.m. ET Eagles vs. Brave Lupus
• Jan. 9, 2026, 10:00 p.m. ET D-Rocks vs. Eagles
• Jan. 10, 2026, 12:30 a.m. ET Sungoliath vs. Steelers
• Jan. 10, 2026, 12:30 a.m. ET Verblitz vs. BlackRams
• Jan. 10, 2026, 12:30 a.m. ET Brave Lupus vs. Dynaboars
• Jan. 10, 2026, 12:30 a.m. ET Wild Knights vs. BlueRevs
• Jan. 10, 2026, 10:00 p.m. ET Heat vs. Spears
• Jan. 16, 2026, 10:00 p.m. ET Eagles vs. Wild Knights
• Jan. 16, 2026, 10:05 p.m. ET Steelers vs. BlackRams
• Jan. 16, 2026, 11:00 p.m. ET BlueRevs vs. Dynaboars
• Jan. 17, 2026, 12:05 a.m. ET D-Rocks vs. Brave Lupus
• Jan. 17, 2026, 12:05 a.m. ET Sungoliath vs. Heat
• Jan. 17, 2026, 12:30 a.m. ET Spears vs. Verblitz
• Jan. 23, 2026, 10:00 p.m. ET Brave Lupus vs. Spears
• Jan. 23, 2026, 11:00 p.m. ET Heat vs. D-Rocks
• Jan. 24, 2026, 12:30 a.m. ET Wild Knights vs. Sungoliath
• Jan. 24, 2026, 12:30 a.m. ET Eagles vs. Steelers
• Jan. 24, 2026, 12:30 a.m. ET Dynaboars vs. BlackRams
• Jan. 25, 2026, 12:00 a.m. ET BlueRevs vs. Verblitz
• Feb. 6, 2026, 10:00 p.m. ET Steelers vs. BlueRevs
• Feb. 6, 2026, 11:00 p.m. ET BlackRams vs. Wild Knights
• Feb. 6, 2026, 11:00 p.m. ET Heat vs. Brave Lupus
• Feb. 7, 2026, 12:30 a.m. ET Spears vs. D-Rocks
• Feb. 7, 2026, 12:30 a.m. ET Verblitz vs. Eagles
• Feb. 8, 2026, 12:30 a.m. ET Sungoliath vs. Dynaboars
• Feb. 13, 2026, TBD Wild Knights vs. Verblitz
• Feb. 13, 2026, TBD Dynaboars vs. Heat
• Feb. 13, 2026, TBD Eagles vs. BlackRams
• Feb. 13, 2026, TBD BlueRevs vs. Spears
• Feb. 13, 2026, TBD D-Rocks vs. Sungoliath
• Feb. 14, 2026, TBD Brave Lupus vs. Steelers
• Feb. 20, 2026, TBD Steelers vs. Wild Knights
• Feb. 20, 2026, TBD Spears vs. Dynaboars
• Feb. 20, 2026, TBD BlackRams vs. D-Rocks
• Feb. 21, 2026, TBD Sungoliath vs. Eagles
• Feb. 21, 2026, TBD Heat vs. BlueRevs
• Feb. 27, 2026, TBD Wild Knights vs. Heat
• Feb. 27, 2026, TBD Brave Lupus vs. BlackRams
• Feb. 27, 2026, TBD D-Rocks vs. Steelers
• Feb. 28, 2026, TBD Eagles vs. Spears
• Feb. 28, 2026, TBD Dynaboars vs. Verblitz
• Feb. 28, 2026, TBD BlueRevs vs. Sungoliath
• Mar. 13, 2026, TBD BlackRams vs. BlueRevs
• Mar. 13, 2026, TBD Steelers vs. Dynaboars
• Mar. 13, 2026, TBD Heat vs. Eagles
• Mar. 13, 2026, TBD Spears vs. Wild Knights
• Mar. 14, 2026, TBD Verblitz vs. D-Rocks
• Mar. 14, 2026, TBD Sungoliath vs. Brave Lupus
• Mar. 19, 2026, TBD Steelers vs. Eagles
• Mar. 20, 2026, TBD Wild Knights vs. BlackRams
• Mar. 20, 2026, TBD Dynaboars vs. Sungoliath
• Mar. 20, 2026, TBD D-Rocks vs. Spears
• Mar. 21, 2026, TBD Verblitz vs. BlueRevs
• Mar. 21, 2026, TBD Brave Lupus vs. Heat
• Mar. 27, 2026, TBD Eagles vs. Verblitz
• Mar. 27, 2026, TBD D-Rocks vs. Heat
• Mar. 27, 2026, TBD Spears vs. Brave Lupus
• Mar. 27, 2026, TBD Sungoliath vs. Wild Knights
• Mar. 27, 2026, TBD BlueRevs vs. Steelers
• Mar. 28, 2026, TBD BlackRams vs. Dynaboars
• Apr. 3, 2026, TBD Wild Knights vs. Eagles
• Apr. 3, 2026, TBD Verblitz vs. Spears
• Apr. 3, 2026, TBD Heat vs. Sungoliath
• Apr. 3, 2026, TBD Dynaboars vs. BlueRevs
• Apr. 4, 2026, TBD BlackRams vs. Steelers
• Apr. 4, 2026, TBD Brave Lupus vs. D-Rocks
• Apr. 16, 2026, TBD Heat vs. BlackRams
• Apr. 17, 2026, TBD BlueRevs vs. Wild Knights
• Apr. 17, 2026, TBD Dynaboars vs. Brave Lupus
• Apr. 17, 2026, TBD Sungoliath vs. Spears
• Apr. 17, 2026, TBD Eagles vs. D-Rocks
• Apr. 17, 2026, TBD Verblitz vs. Steelers
• Apr. 23, 2026, TBD D-Rocks vs. BlueRevs
• Apr. 24, 2026, TBD Brave Lupus vs. Eagles
• Apr. 24, 2026, TBD Spears vs. Heat
• Apr. 24, 2026, TBD BlackRams vs. Verblitz
• Apr. 24, 2026, TBD Steelers vs. Sungoliath
• Apr. 24, 2026, TBD Wild Knights vs. Dynaboars
• Apr. 30, 2026, TBD D-Rocks vs. Wild Knights
• May 1, 2026, TBD Verblitz vs. Sungoliath
• May 1, 2026, TBD Brave Lupus vs. BlueRevs
• May 1, 2026, TBD BlackRams vs. Spears
• May 1, 2026, TBD Eagles vs. Dynaboars
• May 1, 2026, TBD Steelers vs. Heat
• May 8, 2026, TBD Heat vs. Verblitz
• May 8, 2026, TBD Wild Knights vs. Brave Lupus
• May 8, 2026, TBD BlueRevs vs. Eagles
• May 9, 2026, TBD Dynaboars vs. D-Rocks
• May 9, 2026, TBD Spears vs. Steelers
• May 9, 2026, TBD Sungoliath vs. BlackRams
• May 16, 2026, 11:05 p.m. ET BlueRevs vs. Steelers
• May 18, 2026, 1:30 a.m. ET Spears vs. Sungoliath

Japan Rugby League One Playoff Schedule

• May 24, 2026, TBD Japan Rugby League One SF #2
• May 24, 2026, TBD Japan Rugby League One SF #1
• Jun. 6, 2026, TBD Japan Rugby League One Bronze
• Jun. 6, 2026, TBD Japan Rugby League One Final

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