TOKYO - Kobe Steelers put in a stellar second-half performance to overpower Tokyo Sungoliath 69-23 in the Japan Rugby League One playoff semifinals on Saturday, moving within a win of their first championship.
The Steelers, the regular season leaders guided by Dave Rennie who is leaving at the end of the season to take over at the All Blacks, more than displayed their title credentials by amassing 11 tries to two at Tokyo's Prince Chichibu Memorial Rugby Ground.
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