Kubota Spears
30 - 27
Toyota Verblitz
22 Dec 2024
Stage: Conference B Round 1
Prince Chichibu Memorial Stadium
The Kubota Spears triumphed 30-27 against Toyota Verblitz in a tightly contested match. Hayate Era opened the scoring with a try for the Spears, but they lost Halatoa Vailea to a yellow card shortly after. Toyota Verblitz responded with two quick tries from Viliame Tuidraki and Kazuki Himeno, both converted by Rikiya Matsuda, taking the lead. Faulua Makisi and Tyler Paul scored tries for the Spears, keeping the match evenly balanced at halftime. In the second half, Bernard Foley's kicking and a try from Yuhei Shimada helped the Spears regain momentum. A late try from Merwe Olivier and a drop goal from Foley sealed the victory for Kubota. The match showcased resilience from both sides, but ultimately, the Spears held on for the win.
Weather
Temperature: 9.1°C (Feels like 3.1°C) Condition: Windy Wind: 25.8 km/h, gusting to 51.3 km/h Humidity: 30% Cloud Cover: 22%
Highlights
Events
- 0' kickoff
- 11' try Hayate Era
- 13' yellow_card Halatoa Vailea
- 19' try Viliame Tuidraki
- 20' conversion Rikiya Matsuda
- 23' yellow_card_complete Halatoa Vailea
- 26' try Kazuki Himeno
- 27' conversion Rikiya Matsuda
- 31' try Faulua Makisi
- 34' substitution Haruto Kida
- 39' try Joseph Manu
- 40' conversion Rikiya Matsuda
- 40' substitution Yamada Hibiki
- 40' half_time
- 40' second_half
- 41' substitution William Tupou
- 46' penalty Rikiya Matsuda
- 46' substitution Kota Kaishi
- 46' substitution Hayate Era
- 46' substitution Keijiro Tamefusa
- 46' substitution Bryn Hall
- 46' substitution Takeo Suenaga
- 50' substitution Daichi Akiyama
- 50' substitution Aaron Smith
- 51' try Tyler Paul
- 52' substitution Yusuke Kizu
- 54' try Yuhei Shimada
- 55' substitution Yoshikatsu Hikosaka
- 58' substitution Joseph Manu
- 63' substitution Shogo Miura
- 64' penalty Rikiya Matsuda
- 64' substitution Yuhei Shimada
- 69' substitution Yuya Hirose
- 74' try Merwe Olivier
- 75' conversion Bernard Foley
- 75' substitution Merwe Olivier
- 75' substitution Viliame Tuidraki
- 82' drop_goal Bernard Foley
- 80' full_time