Kubota Spears 26 - 18 BlackRams Tokyo

Full time

18 Jan 2025

Stage: Conference B Round 5

Edogawa Stadium

Kubota Spears vs BlackRams Tokyo head to head

The Kubota Spears triumphed over BlackRams Tokyo with a score of 26-18 in a tightly contested match. TJ Perenara opened the scoring for the away side with a try, followed by a conversion from Kotaro Ito. Bernard Foley responded for the Spears, slotting two penalties to keep them in touch. Gerhard van den Heever's try gave the Spears the momentum they needed just before halftime. Faulua Makisi and Rikus Pretorius both crossed the line for the home team, with Foley's reliable kicking adding crucial points. Despite being reduced to 14 men for a period, BlackRams fought back with a late try but fell short. The Spears' strong performance at home secured their victory and maintained their competitive edge in the league.

Weather

Temperature: 7.1°C (Feels like 7.7°C) Condition: Clear Wind: 9.8 km/h, gusting to 15.5 km/h Humidity: 38% Cloud Cover: 2%

Highlights

Events

Kickoff
11'

Try

TJ Perenara · BlackRams Tokyo

0 - 5
12'

Conversion

Kotaro Ito · BlackRams Tokyo

0 - 7
14'

Penalty

Bernard Foley · Kubota Spears

3 - 7
26'

Penalty

Bernard Foley · Kubota Spears

6 - 7
28'

Try

Amanaki Taiyo Lotoahea · BlackRams Tokyo

6 - 12
30'

Yellow Card

Amanaki Taiyo Lotoahea · BlackRams Tokyo
31'

Try

Gerhard van den Heever · Kubota Spears

11 - 12
38'

Penalty

Kotaro Ito · BlackRams Tokyo

11 - 15
Halftime 11 - 15
Second Half
40'

Yellow Card Complete

Amanaki Taiyo Lotoahea · BlackRams Tokyo
45'

Substitution

Paddy Ryan on for Shohei Oyama · BlackRams Tokyo
45'

Substitution

Samuel Waqabaca on for Taishi Tsumura · BlackRams Tokyo
45'

Substitution

Shuhei Matsuhashi on for Liam Gill · BlackRams Tokyo
50'

Substitution

Schalk Erasmus on for Hayate Era · Kubota Spears
50'

Substitution

Shinobu Fujiwara on for Bryn Hall · Kubota Spears
50'

Substitution

Yota Kamimori on for Kota Kaishi · Kubota Spears
50'

Substitution

Opeti Helu on for Keijiro Tamefusa · Kubota Spears
50'

Substitution

Shaun Stevenson on for Tomoki Kishioka · Kubota Spears
50'

Substitution

Tyler Paul on for Merwe Olivier · Kubota Spears
52'

Try

Faulua Makisi · Kubota Spears

16 - 15
55'

Substitution

Brodi McCurran on for Amato Fakatava · BlackRams Tokyo
57'

Try

Rikus Pretorius · Kubota Spears

21 - 15
58'

Conversion

Bernard Foley · Kubota Spears

23 - 15
62'

Penalty

Kotaro Ito · BlackRams Tokyo

23 - 18
66'

Penalty

Bernard Foley · Kubota Spears

26 - 18
66'

Substitution

Asipeli Moala on for David Bulbring · Kubota Spears
66'

Substitution

Harumichi Tatekawa on for Yuya Hirose · Kubota Spears
66'

Substitution

PJ Latu on for Ryohei Isoda · BlackRams Tokyo
66'

Substitution

Semisi Tupou on for Kotaro Ito · BlackRams Tokyo
66'

Substitution

Takanobu Minami on for Toshiya Takahashi · BlackRams Tokyo
67'

Substitution

Shin Ouchi on for Ko Sato · BlackRams Tokyo
75'

Substitution

David Bulbring on for Asipeli Moala · Kubota Spears
Fulltime 26 - 18

Player ratings

Kubota Spears

15 Tomoki Kishioka 6.4
14 Halatoa Vailea 6.5
13 Rikus Pretorius 9.1
12 Yuya Hirose 7.6
11 Gerhard van den Heever 8.7
10 Bernard Foley 6.0
9 Bryn Hall 6.4
1 Kota Kaishi 6.0
2 Hayate Era 7.3
3 Keijiro Tamefusa 6.1
4 David Van Zeeland 6.9
5 David Bulbring 7.5
6 Merwe Olivier 6.6
7 Takeo Suenaga 6.3
8 Faulua Makisi 7.9
16 Schalk Erasmus 7.1
17 Yota Kamimori 6.2
18 Opeti Helu 6.9
19 Tyler Paul 6.6
20 Asipeli Moala –
21 Shinobu Fujiwara 6.4
22 Harumichi Tatekawa 6.2
23 Shaun Stevenson 7.0

BlackRams Tokyo

15 Kotaro Ito 6.7
14 Siope Tavo 5.7
13 Ryohei Isoda 5.6
12 Yuki Ikeda 7.0
11 Amanaki Taiyo Lotoahea 8.3
10 TJ Perenara 6.4
9 Toshiya Takahashi 6.0
1 Taishi Tsumura 5.4
2 Ko Sato 6.4
3 Shohei Oyama 6.2
4 Harrison Fox 6.3
5 Pohiva Yamato Lotoahea 6.0
6 Michael Stolberg 7.9
7 Liam Gill 6.5
8 Amato Fakatava 6.9
16 Shin Ouchi 6.0
17 Samuel Waqabaca 6.0
18 Paddy Ryan 6.3
19 Brodi McCurran 6.0
20 Shuhei Matsuhashi 6.0
21 Takanobu Minami 5.5
22 PJ Latu 6.1
23 Semisi Tupou 5.8