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Gates survives horror tackle in Top League

Shane Gates survived a horror tackle in the Japanese Top League fixture between Kubota Spears and NTT Comms. Honeti Taumohaapai was sent off for the ttackle but it was a bitter end to a good day for...

Bernard Foley guides Kubota Spears to victory

Kubota Spears were guided to a comfortable win over Toshiba thanks to Bernard Foley, Malcolm Marx and Daisuke Inoue. The opening half was a tight affair with Micahel Leitch's sides keeping the Kubota...

HIGHLIGHTS: Kubota Spears v Munakata Sanix Blues

Top League Highlights: Suntory Sungoliath Vs Kubota Spears

Former Wallabies playmaker Matt Giteau gets Suntory over the line in this one with his handy left boot proving to be the difference between the two sides. Giteau's fellow countryman Sean McMahon crossed...

Top League Highlights: Brave Lupus v Kubota Spears

A clutch kick in the final minutes of the match gives Kubota Spears a narrow 24-26 win over Brave Lupus! A back and forth match which saw South Africans' Duane Vermeulen and Gerhard van den Heever dot...

Top League Round One Highlights: Panasonic Wild Knights Vs Kubota Spears

The Wild Knights edged the Spears 15-11 in the opening round of the Japanese Top League. The Wild Knights opened the scoring with an early penalty, but the Spears responded with the games first try to...

Top League Highlights: Shuttles vs Spears

An uneventful game in the opening 40 saw Kubota Spears run away with it at the end as they had a strong finish running in a number of unanswered tries

Top League Highlights: Kubota Spears Vs Canon Eagles

Two late tries by Kubota Spears was not enough for them to secure victory over Canon Eagles who won the match 30-31. The lead exchanged hands throughout the match but in the end it was Yu Tamura's...

Top League Highlights: Kubota Spears vs Shining Arcs

Kubota Spears claimed a 23-17 win over Shining Arcs in the Japan Top League series. Kubota Spears kicked 1 try with 1 conversion and 3 penalty goals in...

Top League Highlights: Red Sparks vs Spears

The Spears edged the Red Sparks 12-5 in a tightly contested round 12 Japanese Top League encounter. No points in the first half saw the sides head into the break all square at 0-0. Each team ran in an...