Mie Honda Heat 27 - 32 Kubota Spears

Full time

05 Jan 2025

Stage: Conference B Round 3

Suzuka Sports Garden

Mie Honda Heat vs Kubota Spears head to head

Kubota Spears secured a narrow victory over Mie Honda Heat, finishing 32-27. The match featured an early try from Matera, converted by Vunipola, giving the Heat a 7-0 lead. However, the Spears responded swiftly with tries from Fujiwara and Marx, with Foley's successful conversions putting them ahead. Lomano Lava's impressive double kept Mie Honda in contention, but they struggled to maintain momentum. In the second half, Kobayashi’s try briefly leveled the score, but Pretorius and Kida sealed the win for Kubota. Foley's accurate kicking was crucial, contributing significantly to the Spears' scoreline. Ultimately, the match showcased thrilling exchanges of attacking rugby from both teams.

Weather

Temperature: 7.6°C (Feels like 7.5°C) Condition: MostlyCloudy Wind: 4.0 km/h, gusting to 16.2 km/h Humidity: 55% Cloud Cover: 87%

Highlights

Events

Kickoff
4'

Substitution

Hayata Nakao on for Fraser Quirk · Mie Honda Heat
7'

Substitution

Fraser Quirk on for Hayata Nakao · Mie Honda Heat
8'

Penalty

Bernard Foley · Kubota Spears

0 - 3
10'

Try

Pablo Matera · Mie Honda Heat

5 - 3
11'

Conversion

Manu Vunipola · Mie Honda Heat

7 - 3
19'

Substitution

Keijiro Tamefusa on for Opeti Helu · Kubota Spears
25'

Try

Shinobu Fujiwara · Kubota Spears

7 - 8
25'

Conversion

Bernard Foley · Kubota Spears

7 - 10
35'

Try

Malcolm Marx · Kubota Spears

7 - 15
37'

Try

Lemeki Lomano Lava · Mie Honda Heat

12 - 15
40'

Substitution

Halatoa Vailea on for Koga Nezuka · Kubota Spears
40'

Substitution

Jan Hendrik Swanepoel on for Mark Abbott · Mie Honda Heat
40'

Substitution

Ryota Kobayashi on for Waimana Kapa · Mie Honda Heat
Halftime 12 - 15
Second Half
43'

Penalty

Bernard Foley · Kubota Spears

12 - 18
47'

Try

Ryota Kobayashi · Mie Honda Heat

17 - 18
48'

Conversion

Manu Vunipola · Mie Honda Heat

19 - 18
48'

Substitution

Feinga Fakai on for Taiki Yoshioka · Mie Honda Heat
48'

Substitution

Kanato Hirano on for Tatsuhiko Tsurukawa · Mie Honda Heat
48'

Substitution

Ikuma Yamada on for Koki Hida · Mie Honda Heat
51'

Substitution

Hayate Era on for Malcolm Marx · Kubota Spears
51'

Substitution

Kota Kaishi on for Yota Kamimori · Kubota Spears
51'

Substitution

Merwe Olivier on for David Van Zeeland · Kubota Spears
53'

Try

Lemeki Lomano Lava · Mie Honda Heat

24 - 18
54'

Substitution

Taichi Takenaka on for Azuma Doei · Mie Honda Heat
62'

Substitution

Tomoki Kishioka on for Yuhei Shimada · Kubota Spears
62'

Substitution

Bryn Hall on for Shinobu Fujiwara · Kubota Spears
63'

Substitution

Asipeli Moala on for Takeo Suenaga · Kubota Spears
64'

Try

Rikus Pretorius · Kubota Spears

24 - 23
64'

Conversion

Bernard Foley · Kubota Spears

24 - 25
65'

Substitution

Tony Hunt on for Talifolofola Tangipa · Mie Honda Heat
70'

Penalty

Manu Vunipola · Mie Honda Heat

27 - 25
74'

Try

Haruto Kida · Kubota Spears

27 - 30
75'

Conversion

Bernard Foley · Kubota Spears

27 - 32
Fulltime 27 - 32

Player ratings

Mie Honda Heat

15 Lemeki Lomano Lava 9.5
14 Haruhiko Uemura 6.7
13 Johnny Fa'auli 5.0
12 Fraser Quirk 6.2
11 Larry Sulunga 6.1
10 Manu Vunipola 6.6
9 Azuma Doei 7.2
1 Tatsuhiko Tsurukawa 6.6
2 Koki Hida 6.3
3 Taiki Yoshioka 6.5
4 Mark Abbott 5.7
5 Franco Mostert 5.8
6 Pablo Matera 6.8
7 Waimana Kapa 6.3
8 Talifolofola Tangipa 6.4
16 Ikuma Yamada 5.7
17 Kanato Hirano 6.4
18 Feinga Fakai 7.2
19 Jan Hendrik Swanepoel 6.0
20 Ryota Kobayashi 6.9
21 Taichi Takenaka 5.9
22 Hayata Nakao –
23 Tony Hunt 6.3

Kubota Spears

15 Yuhei Shimada 6.8
14 Koga Nezuka 7.2
13 Sione Teaupa 7.2
12 Rikus Pretorius 7.8
11 Haruto Kida 8.7
10 Bernard Foley 6.2
9 Shinobu Fujiwara 7.4
1 Yota Kamimori 7.1
2 Malcolm Marx 7.9
3 Opeti Helu 6.1
4 David Van Zeeland 8.1
5 David Bulbring 7.5
6 Tyler Paul 7.5
7 Takeo Suenaga 7.4
8 Faulua Makisi 6.6
16 Hayate Era 6.9
17 Kota Kaishi 6.7
18 Keijiro Tamefusa 6.6
19 Merwe Olivier 6.5
20 Asipeli Moala 6.2
21 Bryn Hall 6.3
22 Tomoki Kishioka 6.8
23 Halatoa Vailea 6.2