Toyota Verblitz 17 - 21 Mie Honda Heat

Full time

28 Dec 2024

Stage: Conference B Round 2

Gifu Memorial Centre Nagaragawa Stadium

Toyota Verblitz vs Mie Honda Heat head to head

Mie Honda Heat secured a thrilling 21-17 victory over Toyota Verblitz in a closely contested match. Hayata Nakao put the Heat on the scoreboard early with two penalties within the first ten minutes. Verblitz responded with a try from Taichi Takahashi and another from Yoshikatsu Hikosaka, taking a 12-6 lead before halftime. The Heat's Tevita Tupou received a yellow card, impacting their defensive efforts. After the break, Takahashi scored again for Verblitz, but the Heat rallied back with tries from Tupou and Azuma Doei. Manu Vunipola's successful conversion after Doei's try sealed the win for Mie Honda Heat. The match showcased intense competition and outstanding individual performances from both teams.

Weather

Temperature: 7.4°C (Feels like 1.5°C) Condition: PartlyCloudy Wind: 21.9 km/h, gusting to 46.9 km/h Humidity: 53% Cloud Cover: 54%

Highlights

Events

Kickoff
4'

Penalty

Hayata Nakao · Mie Honda Heat

0 - 3
9'

Penalty

Hayata Nakao · Mie Honda Heat

0 - 6
23'

Try

Taichi Takahashi · Toyota Verblitz

5 - 6
26'

Yellow Card

Tevita Tupou · Mie Honda Heat
32'

Try

Yoshikatsu Hikosaka · Toyota Verblitz

10 - 6
36'

Yellow Card Complete

Tevita Tupou · Mie Honda Heat
39'

Yellow Card

Johnny Faauli · Mie Honda Heat
Halftime 10 - 6
Second Half
41'

Penalty

FC du Plessis · Mie Honda Heat

10 - 9
49'

Substitution

Feinga Fakai on for Taiki Yoshioka · Mie Honda Heat
49'

Substitution

Mark Abbott on for Ryoma Nishimura · Mie Honda Heat
49'

Yellow Card Complete

Johnny Faauli · Mie Honda Heat
53'

Substitution

Joseph Manu on for Siosaia Fifita · Toyota Verblitz
57'

Substitution

Kaito Shigeno on for Aaron Smith · Toyota Verblitz
57'

Substitution

Richie Gray on for Daichi Akiyama · Toyota Verblitz
57'

Substitution

Shunsuke Asaoka on for Genki Sudo · Toyota Verblitz
58'

Try

Taichi Takahashi · Toyota Verblitz

15 - 9
59'

Conversion

Rikiya Matsuda · Toyota Verblitz

17 - 9
60'

Substitution

Manu Vunipola on for Hayata Nakao · Mie Honda Heat
60'

Substitution

Ikuma Yamada on for Koki Hida · Mie Honda Heat
60'

Substitution

Kanato Hirano on for Tatsuhiko Tsurukawa · Mie Honda Heat
60'

Substitution

Azuma Doei on for Li Tevita · Mie Honda Heat
63'

Substitution

Kapa Waimana on for Pablo Matera · Mie Honda Heat
66'

Substitution

Lautaimi Fetuani on for Kosei Miki · Toyota Verblitz
66'

Substitution

Shuhei Yamaguchi on for Nicholas McCurran · Toyota Verblitz
67'

Try

Tevita Tupou · Mie Honda Heat

17 - 14
68'

Substitution

Ryusei Kato on for Yoshikatsu Hikosaka · Toyota Verblitz
73'

Try

Azuma Doei · Mie Honda Heat

17 - 19
74'

Conversion

Manu Vunipola · Mie Honda Heat

17 - 21
Fulltime 17 - 21

Player ratings

Toyota Verblitz

15 Tiaan Falcon 6.5
14 Taichi Takahashi 8.0
13 Siosaia Fifita 5.7
12 Nicholas McCurran 7.2
11 Viliame Tuidraki 7.4
10 Rikiya Matsuda 6.4
9 Aaron Smith 6.5
1 Shogo Miura 6.5
2 Yoshikatsu Hikosaka 7.0
3 Genki Sudo 6.0
4 Josh Dickson 6.7
5 Daichi Akiyama 6.8
6 Isaiah Mapusua 5.6
7 Kosei Miki 6.7
8 Kazuki Himeno 6.9
16 Ryusei Kato 6.0
17 Ryunosuke Momoji –
18 Shunsuke Asaoka 6.1
19 Richie Gray 5.6
20 Lautaimi Fetuani 6.3
21 Kaito Shigeno 5.6
22 Joseph Manu 5.9
23 Shuhei Yamaguchi 5.9

Mie Honda Heat

15 FC du Plessis 7.0
14 Larry Sulunga 6.2
13 Johnny Faauli 5.4
12 Fraser Quirk 7.8
11 Li Tevita 6.6
10 Hayata Nakao 7.1
9 Taichi Takenaka 6.8
1 Tatsuhiko Tsurukawa 7.0
2 Koki Hida 8.0
3 Taiki Yoshioka 6.4
4 Ryoma Nishimura 7.0
5 Franco Mostert 6.6
6 Tevita Tupou 7.3
7 Ryota Kobayashi 6.4
8 Pablo Matera 8.1
16 Ikuma Yamada 6.5
17 Kanato Hirano 6.4
18 Feinga Fakai 6.6
19 Mark Abbott 6.6
20 Kapa Waimana 6.3
21 Azuma Doei 7.0
22 Manu Vunipola 6.4
23 Kyogo Okano –