Kubota Spears 30 - 27 Toyota Verblitz

Full time

22 Dec 2024

Stage: Conference B Round 1

Prince Chichibu Memorial Stadium

Kubota Spears vs Toyota Verblitz head to head

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

Kickoff
11'

Try

Hayate Era · Kubota Spears

5 - 0
13'

Yellow Card

Halatoa Vailea · Kubota Spears
19'

Try

Viliame Tuidraki · Toyota Verblitz

5 - 5
20'

Conversion

Rikiya Matsuda · Toyota Verblitz

5 - 7
23'

Yellow Card Complete

Halatoa Vailea · Kubota Spears
26'

Try

Kazuki Himeno · Toyota Verblitz

5 - 12
27'

Conversion

Rikiya Matsuda · Toyota Verblitz

5 - 14
31'

Try

Faulua Makisi · Kubota Spears

10 - 14
34'

Substitution

Yamada Hibiki on for Haruto Kida · Kubota Spears
39'

Try

Joseph Manu · Toyota Verblitz

10 - 19
40'

Conversion

Rikiya Matsuda · Toyota Verblitz

10 - 21
40'

Substitution

Haruto Kida on for Yamada Hibiki · Kubota Spears
Halftime 10 - 21
Second Half
41'

Substitution

Isaiah Mapusua on for William Tupou · Toyota Verblitz
46'

Penalty

Rikiya Matsuda · Toyota Verblitz

10 - 24
46'

Substitution

Yota Kamimori on for Kota Kaishi · Kubota Spears
46'

Substitution

Malcolm Marx on for Hayate Era · Kubota Spears
46'

Substitution

Opeti Helu on for Keijiro Tamefusa · Kubota Spears
46'

Substitution

Shinobu Fujiwara on for Bryn Hall · Kubota Spears
46'

Substitution

Asipeli Moala on for Takeo Suenaga · Kubota Spears
50'

Substitution

Josh Dickson on for Daichi Akiyama · Toyota Verblitz
50'

Substitution

Kaito Shigeno on for Aaron Smith · Toyota Verblitz
51'

Try

Tyler Paul · Kubota Spears

15 - 24
52'

Substitution

Shunsuke Asaoka on for Yusuke Kizu · Toyota Verblitz
54'

Try

Yuhei Shimada · Kubota Spears

20 - 24
55'

Substitution

Ryusei Kato on for Yoshikatsu Hikosaka · Toyota Verblitz
58'

Substitution

Shuhei Yamaguchi on for Joseph Manu · Toyota Verblitz
63'

Substitution

Gaku Shimizu on for Shogo Miura · Toyota Verblitz
64'

Penalty

Rikiya Matsuda · Toyota Verblitz

20 - 27
64'

Substitution

Yamada Hibiki on for Yuhei Shimada · Kubota Spears
69'

Substitution

Sione Teaupa on for Yuya Hirose · Kubota Spears
74'

Try

Merwe Olivier · Kubota Spears

25 - 27
75'

Conversion

Bernard Foley · Kubota Spears

27 - 27
75'

Substitution

Yuki Aoki on for Merwe Olivier · Kubota Spears
75'

Substitution

Jone Nabetelevu on for Viliame Tuidraki · Toyota Verblitz
82'

Drop Goal

Bernard Foley · Kubota Spears

30 - 27
Fulltime 30 - 27

Player ratings

Kubota Spears

15 Yuhei Shimada 7.0
14 Halatoa Vailea 4.7
13 Rikus Pretorius 9.1
12 Yuya Hirose 6.9
11 Haruto Kida 8.0
10 Bernard Foley 6.9
9 Bryn Hall 6.5
1 Kota Kaishi 6.5
2 Hayate Era 7.8
3 Keijiro Tamefusa 6.3
4 Merwe Olivier 8.3
5 David Bulbring 6.4
6 Tyler Paul 7.5
7 Takeo Suenaga 6.8
8 Faulua Makisi 7.2
16 Malcolm Marx 7.2
17 Yota Kamimori 6.3
18 Opeti Helu 8.2
19 Yuki Aoki –
20 Asipeli Moala 6.0
21 Shinobu Fujiwara 7.3
22 Yamada Hibiki 6.7
23 Sione Teaupa 6.3

Toyota Verblitz

15 Tiaan Falcon 6.3
14 Taichi Takahashi 5.5
13 Joseph Manu 6.3
12 Siosaia Fifita 6.5
11 Viliame Tuidraki 6.7
10 Rikiya Matsuda 6.6
9 Aaron Smith 6.5
1 Shogo Miura 5.9
2 Yoshikatsu Hikosaka 6.3
3 Yusuke Kizu 6.4
4 Richie Gray 6.7
5 Daichi Akiyama 6.1
6 William Tupou 6.5
7 Kosei Miki 8.0
8 Kazuki Himeno 8.1
16 Ryusei Kato 6.4
17 Gaku Shimizu 5.7
18 Shunsuke Asaoka 6.1
19 Josh Dickson 6.3
20 Isaiah Mapusua 6.3
21 Kaito Shigeno 5.2
22 Shuhei Yamaguchi 6.0
23 Jone Nabetelevu –