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Watch Australian Rugby Games at Shooters

The Team • March 21, 2025

Live Broadcast of Exciting Australian Rugby action in Nagoya including...

NRL Grand Final, State of Origin, Bledisloe Cup

Yes, Shooters Sports Bar & Grill is your classic American sports bar, but we cater to the international community with a variety of world-class sports. So you can bet your Vegemite that we will be showing lots of Aussie rugby action.

We don't usually schedule individual regular season games, but always take requests. If we're open and can get the feed, we can almost always show your desired rugby matches! Don't hesitate to get in touch at 052-202-7077 if there's a specific game you'd like to watch here at Shooters!


Scroll down to check dates and times of this year's games...

Australian Rugby

Many of the bigger games, that you will find pre-scheduled in our event calendar, include the NRL Grand Final and the games from State of Origin.

2025 State of Origin

Shooters Sports Bar & Grill (in Nagoya) plans to show live broadcast of all three State of Origin games.


  • Game 1: May 28th (Wed): 7:05 pm
  • Game 2: June 18th (Wed): 7:05 pm
  • Game 3: July 9th (Wed): 7:05 pm


*Times are Japan Standard Time (JST)

State of Origin

Why not let us know you're coming with a reservation?
The best way to secure the good seats!

2025 Bledisloe Cup

This great rivalry between the Wallabies (Australia) and All Blacks (New Zealand) is always an exciting match up!


Here are the dates for this year's test matches:


  • Test 1: September 27 (Sat) - 13:05
  • Test 2: October 4 (Sat) - 16:45
Bledisloe Cup

Make your reservations early, for the Bledisloe Cup!

2025 NRL Grand Final

The NRL Grand Final (premiership-deciding game of the 2025 National Rugby League season) will take place as follows:


  • Oct 5, 2025 (Sun) with a 15:00 kick-off (JST).
NRL Grand Final

Shooters will be showing the NRL Grand Final live broadcast. Be sure to check the event calendar for any changes to the start time.

As always,
reservations are highly recommended for all of the popular sports!

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