Toyota Verblitz 25 - 18 BlackRams Tokyo

Full time

11 Jan 2025

Stage: Conference B Round 4

Gifu Memorial Centre Nagaragawa Stadium

Toyota Verblitz vs BlackRams Tokyo head to head

Toyota Verblitz secured a 25-18 victory against BlackRams Tokyo in a closely contested match. BlackRams surged ahead early, with Nakakusu converting a penalty and Stolberg scoring a try, giving them a 10-0 lead. Verblitz responded with a try from Takahashi and a penalty from Falcon, narrowing the gap. Despite Falcon receiving a yellow card, Verblitz managed to maintain pressure and scored three tries, including a crucial one from Ito. BlackRams attempted to rally, with McCurran and Wada contributing tries, but faltered at vital moments. The home side's defense held firm, especially in the final stages of the game. Ultimately, Verblitz's composure and strategic play secured their hard-fought victory.

Weather

Temperature: 7.4°C (Feels like 7.7°C) Condition: MostlyClear Wind: 9.4 km/h, gusting to 23.3 km/h Humidity: 61% Cloud Cover: 24%

Highlights

Events

Kickoff
5'

Penalty

Ichigo Nakakusu · BlackRams Tokyo

0 - 3
9'

Try

Michael Stolberg · BlackRams Tokyo

0 - 8
10'

Conversion

Ichigo Nakakusu · BlackRams Tokyo

0 - 10
12'

Yellow Card

Tiaan Falcon · Toyota Verblitz
22'

Yellow Card Complete

Tiaan Falcon · Toyota Verblitz
27'

Substitution

Semisi Tupou on for Netani Vakayalia · BlackRams Tokyo
28'

Substitution

Siosaia Fifita on for Yuichiro Wada · Toyota Verblitz
39'

Substitution

Yuichiro Wada on for Siosaia Fifita · Toyota Verblitz
40'

Substitution

Samuel Waqabaca on for Kazuma Nishi · BlackRams Tokyo
40'

Substitution

Ko Sato on for Hinata Takei · BlackRams Tokyo
Halftime 0 - 10
Second Half
41'

Substitution

PJ Latu on for Ichigo Nakakusu · BlackRams Tokyo
43'

Try

Taichi Takahashi · Toyota Verblitz

5 - 10
47'

Penalty

Kotaro Ito · BlackRams Tokyo

5 - 13
52'

Try

Nicholas McCurran · Toyota Verblitz

10 - 13
53'

Substitution

Amato Fakatava on for Harrison Fox · BlackRams Tokyo
53'

Substitution

Shohei Oyama on for Paddy Ryan · BlackRams Tokyo
55'

Try

Yuichiro Wada · Toyota Verblitz

15 - 13
56'

Substitution

Matt McGahan on for Rikiya Matsuda · Toyota Verblitz
57'

Substitution

Siosaia Fifita on for Yuichiro Wada · Toyota Verblitz
59'

Try

Kotaro Ito · BlackRams Tokyo

15 - 18
60'

Substitution

Shunsuke Asaoka on for Genki Sudo · Toyota Verblitz
69'

Substitution

Kaito Shigeno on for Aaron Smith · Toyota Verblitz
69'

Substitution

Kosei Miki on for Pohiva Yamato Lotoahea · Toyota Verblitz
70'

Try

Taichi Takahashi · Toyota Verblitz

20 - 18
71'

Conversion

Tiaan Falcon · Toyota Verblitz

22 - 18
74'

Substitution

Ryusei Kato on for Yoshikatsu Hikosaka · Toyota Verblitz
76'

Substitution

Toby Macpherson on for Kazuki Himeno · Toyota Verblitz
78'

Penalty

Tiaan Falcon · Toyota Verblitz

25 - 18
Fulltime 25 - 18

Player ratings

Toyota Verblitz

15 Tiaan Falcon 6.8
14 Taichi Takahashi 8.4
13 Joseph Manu 7.1
12 Nicholas McCurran 7.6
11 Yuichiro Wada 7.5
10 Rikiya Matsuda 6.2
9 Aaron Smith 7.2
1 Shogo Miura 7.2
2 Yoshikatsu Hikosaka 7.6
3 Genki Sudo 7.2
4 Josh Dickson 6.6
5 Daichi Akiyama 6.9
6 Isaiah Mapusua 7.2
7 William Tupou 7.3
8 Kazuki Himeno 7.8
16 Ryusei Kato –
17 Ryunosuke Momoji –
18 Shunsuke Asaoka 6.2
19 Toby Macpherson –
20 Kosei Miki 6.2
21 Kaito Shigeno 6.2
22 Matt McGahan 6.5
23 Siosaia Fifita 5.7

BlackRams Tokyo

15 Kotaro Ito 7.2
14 Siope Tavo 6.3
13 Ryohei Isoda 6.1
12 Yuki Ikeda 6.6
11 Netani Vakayalia 6.6
10 Ichigo Nakakusu 5.1
9 TJ Perenara 5.7
1 Kazuma Nishi 6.8
2 Hinata Takei 7.1
3 Paddy Ryan 6.8
4 Harrison Fox 6.2
5 Pohiva Yamato Lotoahea 6.5
6 Michael Stolberg 6.9
7 Shuhei Matsuhashi 6.0
8 Liam Gill 8.3
16 Ko Sato 6.3
17 Samuel Waqabaca 6.4
18 Shohei Oyama 5.9
19 Daiki Yanagawa –
20 Amato Fakatava 6.0
21 Toshiya Takahashi –
22 PJ Latu 5.8
23 Semisi Tupou 5.4