Kobe Steelers 50 - 22 Urayasu D-Rocks

Full time

19 Jan 2025

Stage: Conference A Round 5

Kobe Misaki Stadium

Kobe Steelers vs Urayasu D-Rocks head to head

Kobelco Kobe Steelers secured a commanding 50-22 victory over Urayasu D-Rocks. Brodie Retallick opened the scoring for the Steelers with an early try, quickly followed by a conversion from Bryn Gatland. The D-Rocks responded with a try from Kai Ishii, but the Steelers maintained their momentum with further tries from Ngani Laumape, Kanta Matsunaga, and Gerard Cowley-Tui, establishing a 28-12 lead at halftime. Gatland's kicking was pivotal, converting five tries and adding a penalty. In the second half, Kanta Matsunaga bagged two more tries, showcasing his speed and finishing ability. The D-Rocks managed a late try through Jasper Wiese, but it was too little, too late. Kobelco's dominant performance solidified their status as a formidable team in the league.

Weather

Temperature: 9.4°C (Feels like 11.5°C) Condition: MostlyClear Wind: 4.7 km/h, gusting to 14.0 km/h Humidity: 56% Cloud Cover: 19%

Highlights

Events

Kickoff
2'

Try

Brodie Retallick · Kobe Steelers

5 - 0
3'

Conversion

Bryn Gatland · Kobe Steelers

7 - 0
11'

Try

Kai Ishii · Urayasu D-Rocks

7 - 5
12'

Conversion

Hikaru Tamura · Urayasu D-Rocks

7 - 7
18'

Penalty

Bryn Gatland · Kobe Steelers

10 - 7
27'

Try

Ngani Laumape · Kobe Steelers

15 - 7
28'

Conversion

Bryn Gatland · Kobe Steelers

17 - 7
29'

Try

Kanta Matsunaga · Kobe Steelers

22 - 7
32'

Substitution

Uwe Helu on for Hendrik Tui · Urayasu D-Rocks
34'

Try

Kai Ishii · Urayasu D-Rocks

22 - 12
40'

Try

Gerard Cowley-Tuioti · Kobe Steelers

27 - 12
40'

Substitution

Hendrik Tui on for Uwe Helu · Urayasu D-Rocks
40'

Substitution

Uwe Helu on for Daishi Kojima · Urayasu D-Rocks
Halftime 27 - 12
Second Half
41'

Conversion

Bryn Gatland · Kobe Steelers

29 - 12
41'

Substitution

Isileli Nakajima on for Shigure Takao · Kobe Steelers
44'

Try

Jasper Wiese · Urayasu D-Rocks

29 - 17
45'

Conversion

Hikaru Tamura · Urayasu D-Rocks

29 - 19
53'

Substitution

Daishi Kojima on for Shingo Nakashima · Urayasu D-Rocks
53'

Substitution

George Turner on for Kenta Matsuoka · Kobe Steelers
53'

Substitution

Sho Maeda on for Gerard Cowley-Tuioti · Kobe Steelers
53'

Substitution

Waisake Raratubua on for Takara Imamura · Kobe Steelers
53'

Substitution

Willie Potgieter on for Ngani Laumape · Kobe Steelers
54'

Penalty

Hikaru Tamura · Urayasu D-Rocks

29 - 22
58'

Substitution

Shuhei Takeuchi on for Kim Ryom · Urayasu D-Rocks
59'

Try

Kanta Matsunaga · Kobe Steelers

34 - 22
60'

Conversion

Bryn Gatland · Kobe Steelers

36 - 22
62'

Substitution

Tone Tukufuka on for Tana Tuhakaraina · Urayasu D-Rocks
62'

Substitution

Zephaniah Tuinona on for Hendrik Tui · Urayasu D-Rocks
66'

Substitution

Junichiro Matsushita on for Ryuji Fujimura · Urayasu D-Rocks
66'

Substitution

Caleb Cavubati on for Junya Matsumoto · Urayasu D-Rocks
67'

Try

Kanta Matsunaga · Kobe Steelers

43 - 22
67'

Conversion

Bryn Gatland · Kobe Steelers

38 - 22
68'

Substitution

Junta Hamano on for Rakuhei Yamashita · Kobe Steelers
68'

Substitution

Norifumi Hashimoto on for Ren Iinuma · Urayasu D-Rocks
70'

Substitution

Yang Jung Soo on for Hidetomo Nabeshima · Urayasu D-Rocks
75'

Substitution

Daiki Nakajima on for Seungsin Lee · Kobe Steelers
79'

Try

Isileli Nakajima · Kobe Steelers

48 - 22
80'

Conversion

Bryn Gatland · Kobe Steelers

50 - 22
Fulltime 50 - 22

Player ratings

Kobe Steelers

15 Rakuhei Yamashita 7.2
14 Ryota Funabiki 7.7
13 Ngani Laumape 8.1
12 Timothy Lafaele 6.6
11 Kanta Matsunaga 10.0
10 Bryn Gatland 8.5
9 Atsushi Hiwasa 5.8
1 Shigure Takao 6.8
2 Kenta Matsuoka 7.1
3 Hiroshi Yamashita 6.4
4 Gerard Cowley-Tuioti 7.3
5 Brodie Retallick 8.9
6 Takara Imamura 6.9
7 Tiennan Costley 6.6
8 Amanaki Saumaki 7.5
16 George Turner 6.5
17 Isileli Nakajima 6.7
18 Sho Maeda 6.7
19 Waisake Raratubua 6.3
20 Willie Potgieter 6.4
21 Daiki Nakajima –
22 Seungsin Lee –
23 Junta Hamano 6.0

Urayasu D-Rocks

15 Takuhei Yasuda 6.6
14 Junya Matsumoto 6.3
13 Tana Tuhakaraina 6.3
12 Otere Black 6.8
11 Kai Ishii 8.6
10 Hikaru Tamura 6.2
9 Ren Iinuma 6.7
1 Hidetomo Nabeshima 5.3
2 Ryuji Fujimura 6.9
3 Kim Ryom 6.8
4 Shingo Nakashima 6.0
5 Tom Parsons 6.0
6 Hendrik Tui 7.1
7 Daishi Kojima 6.6
8 Jasper Wiese 8.3
16 Junichiro Matsushita 6.1
17 Yang Jung Soo 5.9
18 Shuhei Takeuchi 5.7
19 Uwe Helu –
20 Zephaniah Tuinona 5.5
21 Tone Tukufuka 6.0
22 Norifumi Hashimoto 5.9
23 Caleb Cavubati 6.0