Mie Honda Heat 23 - 21 BlackRams Tokyo

Full time

21 Dec 2024

Stage: Conference B Round 1

Suzuka Sports Garden

Mie Honda Heat vs BlackRams Tokyo head to head

The Mie Honda Heat edged out BlackRams Tokyo with a close 23-21 victory. Liam Gill opened the scoring with a try for BlackRams Tokyo, followed by a successful conversion from Ichigo Nakakusu. Mie Honda responded with two penalties from Manu Vunipola and a try from Larry Sulunga, making it a tense first half. In the second half, Gill added another try for BlackRams, but Mie Honda's Vunipola kept the scoreboard ticking with his kicks. Pablo Matera's late try provided Mie Honda with the lead, and Vunipola's subsequent conversion was crucial. Despite a late penalty attempt by BlackRams, Mie Honda held on for the win. Both teams showcased resilience, but it was Mie Honda’s tactical execution that ultimately secured their victory.

Weather

Temperature: 8.2°C (Feels like 7.4°C) Condition: Cloudy Wind: 5.0 km/h, gusting to 8.8 km/h Humidity: 66% Cloud Cover: 97%

Highlights

Events

Kickoff
17'

Try

Liam Gill · BlackRams Tokyo

0 - 5
18'

Conversion

Ichigo Nakakusu · BlackRams Tokyo

0 - 7
22'

Penalty

Manu Vunipola · Mie Honda Heat

3 - 7
25'

Penalty

Manu Vunipola · Mie Honda Heat

6 - 7
28'

Try

Michael Stolberg · BlackRams Tokyo

6 - 12
28'

Yellow Card

Talifolofola Tangipa · Mie Honda Heat
29'

Conversion

Ichigo Nakakusu · BlackRams Tokyo

6 - 14
33'

Missed Drop Goal

Manu Vunipola · Mie Honda Heat
38'

Yellow Card Complete

Talifolofola Tangipa · Mie Honda Heat
Halftime 6 - 14
Second Half
46'

Try

Larry Sulunga · Mie Honda Heat

11 - 14
47'

Conversion

Manu Vunipola · Mie Honda Heat

13 - 14
51'

Substitution

Feinga Fakai on for Katsuyuki Hoshino · Mie Honda Heat
51'

Substitution

Ryoma Nishimura on for Mark Abbott · Mie Honda Heat
51'

Substitution

Takuro Hojo on for Taichi Takenaka · Mie Honda Heat
53'

Missed Drop Goal

Liam Gill · BlackRams Tokyo
55'

Try

Liam Gill · BlackRams Tokyo

13 - 21
55'

Conversion

Ichigo Nakakusu · BlackRams Tokyo

13 - 16
56'

Substitution

Harrison Fox on for Josh Goodhue · BlackRams Tokyo
56'

Substitution

Ikuma Yamada on for Koki Hida · Mie Honda Heat
56'

Substitution

Hayata Nakao on for Haruhiko Uemura · Mie Honda Heat
56'

Substitution

Kanato Hirano on for Tatsuhiko Tsurukawa · Mie Honda Heat
59'

Substitution

Ko Sato on for Hinata Takei · BlackRams Tokyo
59'

Substitution

Samuel Waqabaca on for Kazuma Nishi · BlackRams Tokyo
60'

Substitution

Tony Hunt on for Tom Banks · Mie Honda Heat
60'

Substitution

Jan Hendrik Swanepoel on for Ryota Kobayashi · Mie Honda Heat
69'

Try

Pablo Matera · Mie Honda Heat

18 - 21
70'

Conversion

Manu Vunipola · Mie Honda Heat

20 - 21
70'

Substitution

Shohei Oyama on for Paddy Ryan · BlackRams Tokyo
70'

Substitution

Siope Tavo on for Ryohei Isoda · BlackRams Tokyo
80'

Penalty

Manu Vunipola · Mie Honda Heat

23 - 21
Fulltime 23 - 21

Player ratings

Mie Honda Heat

15 Tom Banks 7.0
14 Haruhiko Uemura 6.8
13 Kyogo Okano 7.0
12 Fraser Quirk 6.9
11 Larry Sulunga 6.5
10 Manu Vunipola 6.8
9 Taichi Takenaka 5.9
1 Tatsuhiko Tsurukawa 6.9
2 Koki Hida 7.1
3 Katsuyuki Hoshino 7.3
4 Mark Abbott 7.6
5 Franco Mostert 7.1
6 Pablo Matera 7.8
7 Ryota Kobayashi 6.6
8 Talifolofola Tangipa 6.7
16 Ikuma Yamada 6.4
17 Kanato Hirano 6.3
18 Feinga Fakai 6.5
19 Ryoma Nishimura 6.0
20 Jan Hendrik Swanepoel 6.3
21 Takuro Hojo 6.4
22 Hayata Nakao 6.7
23 Tony Hunt 6.4

BlackRams Tokyo

15 Kotaro Ito 6.6
14 Amanaki Taiyo Lotoahea 6.8
13 Ryohei Isoda 6.6
12 Yuki Ikeda 7.3
11 Netani Vakayalia 6.6
10 Ichigo Nakakusu 6.4
9 TJ Perenara 7.3
1 Kazuma Nishi 6.3
2 Hinata Takei 7.4
3 Paddy Ryan 6.5
4 Michael Stolberg 7.2
5 Josh Goodhue 5.9
6 Brodi McCurran 6.1
7 Shuhei Matsuhashi 6.2
8 Liam Gill 9.3
16 Ko Sato 5.7
17 Samuel Waqabaca 5.8
18 Shohei Oyama 5.8
19 Pohiva Yamato Lotoahea –
20 Harrison Fox 5.7
21 Otoya Kihara –
22 Toshiya Takahashi –
23 Siope Tavo 5.8