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Brave Lupus Tokyo Brave Lupus Tokyo 32 - 26 Kobe Steelers Kobe Steelers

Full time

05 Jan 2025

Japan League One D1

Stage: Conference A Round 3

Ajinomoto Stadium

Brave Lupus Tokyo vs Kobe Steelers head to head

Toshiba Brave Lupus Tokyo triumphed over Kobelco Kobe Steelers with a score of 32-26 in a thrilling encounter at Ajinomoto Stadium. Seta Tamanivalu opened the scoring for Toshiba with an early try, converted by Takuro Matsunaga, who also added penalties throughout the match. Kobe responded with a try from Rakuhei Yamashita, but Toshiba quickly regained control with another try from Atsuki Kuwayama. A red card for Kauvaka Kaivelata in the 60th minute significantly hampered Kobe's chances. Jone Naikabula was instrumental for Toshiba, scoring two tries in quick succession to extend their lead. Despite a late surge from Kobe, including a try from Kanta Matsunaga, they fell just short. The victory showcased Toshiba's attacking prowess and resilience in the face of pressure.

Weather

Temperature: 8.5°C (Feels like 7.7°C) Condition: MostlyCloudy Wind: 6.9 km/h, gusting to 17.5 km/h Humidity: 46% Cloud Cover: 70%

Highlights

Events

  • Kickoff
  • 4'

    Try

    Seta Tamanivalu · Brave Lupus Tokyo

    5 - 0
  • 4'

    Conversion

    Takuro Matsunaga · Brave Lupus Tokyo

    7 - 0
  • 12'

    Penalty

    Takuro Matsunaga · Brave Lupus Tokyo

    10 - 0
  • 14'

    Substitution

    Rakuhei Yamashita on for Inoke Burua · Kobe Steelers

  • 20'

    Try

    Rakuhei Yamashita · Kobe Steelers

    10 - 5
  • 24'

    Try

    Atsuki Kuwayama · Brave Lupus Tokyo

    15 - 5
  • 24'

    Conversion

    Takuro Matsunaga · Brave Lupus Tokyo

    17 - 5
  • 30'

    Penalty

    Takuro Matsunaga · Brave Lupus Tokyo

    20 - 5
  • 35'

    Try

    George Turner · Kobe Steelers

    20 - 10
  • 36'

    Conversion

    Seungsin Lee · Kobe Steelers

    20 - 12
  • Halftime 20 - 12
  • Second Half
  • 48'

    Substitution

    Mamoru Harada on for Daigo Hashimoto · Brave Lupus Tokyo

  • 53'

    Substitution

    Rob Thompson on for Taichi Mano · Brave Lupus Tokyo

  • 54'

    Substitution

    Yuto Mori on for Atsuki Kuwayama · Brave Lupus Tokyo

  • 55'

    Substitution

    Takuya Kitade on for George Turner · Kobe Steelers

  • 55'

    Substitution

    Kauvaka Kaivelata on for Shigure Takao · Kobe Steelers

  • 55'

    Substitution

    Waisake Raratubua on for Amanaki Saumaki · Kobe Steelers

  • 55'

    Substitution

    Hiroshi Yamashita on for Jiwon Gu · Kobe Steelers

  • 60'

    Red Card

    Kauvaka Kaivelata · Kobe Steelers

  • 61'

    Substitution

    Teruo Makabe on for Yuta Kokaji · Brave Lupus Tokyo

  • 61'

    Substitution

    Masataka Mikami on for Sena Kimura · Brave Lupus Tokyo

  • 61'

    Substitution

    Samuela Anise on for Warner Dearns · Brave Lupus Tokyo

  • 61'

    Substitution

    Ryohei Yamanaka on for Ngani Laumape · Kobe Steelers

  • 65'

    Substitution

    Shohei Ito on for Takeshi Sasaki · Brave Lupus Tokyo

  • 67'

    Substitution

    Daiki Nakajima on for Atsushi Hiwasa · Kobe Steelers

  • 68'

    Try

    Jone Naikabula · Brave Lupus Tokyo

    25 - 12
  • 71'

    Substitution

    Shigure Takao on for Takara Imamura · Kobe Steelers

  • 72'

    Substitution

    Shotaro Ikedo on for Yuhei Sugiyama · Brave Lupus Tokyo

  • 74'

    Try

    Waisake Raratubua · Kobe Steelers

    25 - 17
  • 74'

    Conversion

    Seungsin Lee · Kobe Steelers

    25 - 19
  • 75'

    Substitution

    Sosefo Fakatava on for Gerard Cowley-Tuioti · Kobe Steelers

  • 76'

    Try

    Jone Naikabula · Brave Lupus Tokyo

    30 - 19
  • 77'

    Conversion

    Takuro Matsunaga · Brave Lupus Tokyo

    32 - 19
  • 78'

    Try

    Kanta Matsunaga · Kobe Steelers

    32 - 26
  • 78'

    Conversion

    Seungsin Lee · Kobe Steelers

    32 - 21
  • Fulltime 32 - 26

Player ratings

Brave Lupus Tokyo
  • 15 Michael Collins 6.2
  • 14 Jone Naikabula 7.4
  • 13 Seta Tamanivalu 6.8
  • 12 Taichi Mano 6.2
  • 11 Atsuki Kuwayama 6.8
  • 10 Takuro Matsunaga 6.7
  • 9 Yuhei Sugiyama 6.2
  • 1 Sena Kimura 6.2
  • 2 Daigo Hashimoto 6.2
  • 3 Yuta Kokaji 6.2
  • 4 Jacob Pierce 6.2
  • 5 Warner Dearns 6.2
  • 6 Shannon Frizell 6.2
  • 7 Takeshi Sasaki 6.2
  • 8 Michael Leitch 6.2
  • 16 Mamoru Harada 6.2
  • 17 Masataka Mikami 6.2
  • 18 Teruo Makabe 6.2
  • 19 Samuela Anise 6.2
  • 20 Shohei Ito 6.2
  • 21 Shotaro Ikedo –
  • 22 Rob Thompson 6.2
  • 23 Yuto Mori 6.2
Kobe Steelers
  • 15 Seungsin Lee 6.0
  • 14 Inoke Burua 5.8
  • 13 Michael Little 5.8
  • 12 Ngani Laumape 5.8
  • 11 Kanta Matsunaga 6.4
  • 10 Timothy Lafaele 5.8
  • 9 Atsushi Hiwasa 5.8
  • 1 Shigure Takao 5.8
  • 2 George Turner 6.4
  • 3 Jiwon Gu 5.8
  • 4 Gerard Cowley-Tuioti 5.8
  • 5 Brodie Retallick 5.8
  • 6 Takara Imamura 5.8
  • 7 Tiennan Costley 5.8
  • 8 Amanaki Saumaki 5.8
  • 16 Takuya Kitade 5.8
  • 17 Kauvaka Kaivelata 3.3
  • 18 Hiroshi Yamashita 5.8
  • 19 Waisake Raratubua 6.4
  • 20 Sosefo Fakatava –
  • 21 Daiki Nakajima 5.8
  • 22 Rakuhei Yamashita 6.4
  • 23 Ryohei Yamanaka 5.8