Mie Honda Heat 12 - 35 Brave Lupus Tokyo

Full time

02 Feb 2025

Stage: Conference B Round 6

Suzuka Sports Garden

Mie Honda Heat vs Brave Lupus Tokyo head to head

Toshiba Brave Lupus Tokyo dominated Mie Honda Heat with a decisive 35-12 victory. Takuro Matsunaga was instrumental, scoring a try and converting all five of his attempts. The away team took an early lead with a try from Matsunaga in the 14th minute. Mie Honda responded with a try from Talifolofola Tangipa, but they struggled to keep up. Shannon Frizell and Jone Naikabula added tries for Toshiba, showcasing their attacking prowess. Mie Honda's late effort by FC du Plessis was too little, too late. The victory demonstrated Toshiba's strength and tactical superiority throughout the match.

Weather

Temperature: 8.6°C (Feels like 7.1°C) Condition: Cloudy Wind: 6.9 km/h, gusting to 16.2 km/h Humidity: 76% Cloud Cover: 99%

Highlights

Events

Kickoff
14'

Try

Takuro Matsunaga · Brave Lupus Tokyo

0 - 5
15'

Conversion

Takuro Matsunaga · Brave Lupus Tokyo

0 - 7
16'

Substitution

Yuto Mori on for Masaki Hamada · Brave Lupus Tokyo
18'

Yellow Card

Michael Leitch · Brave Lupus Tokyo
28'

Yellow Card Complete

Michael Leitch · Brave Lupus Tokyo
31'

Substitution

Kyogo Okano on for Johnny Fa'auli · Mie Honda Heat
32'

Try

Talifolofola Tangipa · Mie Honda Heat

5 - 7
Halftime 5 - 7
Second Half
49'

Substitution

Feinga Fakai on for Katsuyuki Hoshino · Mie Honda Heat
49'

Substitution

Ryoma Nishimura on for Mark Abbott · Mie Honda Heat
49'

Substitution

Ryo Furuta on for Lomano Lemeki · Mie Honda Heat
52'

Try

Shannon Frizell · Brave Lupus Tokyo

5 - 12
53'

Conversion

Takuro Matsunaga · Brave Lupus Tokyo

5 - 14
54'

Substitution

Samuela Anise on for Shohei Ito · Brave Lupus Tokyo
54'

Substitution

Taufa Latu on for Yuta Kokaji · Brave Lupus Tokyo
54'

Substitution

Daigo Hashimoto on for Mamoru Harada · Brave Lupus Tokyo
57'

Try

Takeshi Sasaki · Brave Lupus Tokyo

5 - 19
58'

Conversion

Takuro Matsunaga · Brave Lupus Tokyo

5 - 21
58'

Substitution

Jan Hendrik Swanepoel on for Franco Mostert · Mie Honda Heat
58'

Substitution

Kohei Takahashi on for Yuhei Sugiyama · Brave Lupus Tokyo
58'

Substitution

Taichi Takenaka on for Azuma Doei · Mie Honda Heat
58'

Substitution

Takumi Fujii on for Tatsuhiko Tsurukawa · Mie Honda Heat
58'

Substitution

Ikuma Yamada on for Koki Hida · Mie Honda Heat
60'

Try

Jone Naikabula · Brave Lupus Tokyo

5 - 26
61'

Conversion

Takuro Matsunaga · Brave Lupus Tokyo

5 - 28
70'

Try

Yoshitaka Tokunaga · Brave Lupus Tokyo

5 - 33
71'

Conversion

Takuro Matsunaga · Brave Lupus Tokyo

5 - 35
80'

Try

FC du Plessis · Mie Honda Heat

10 - 35
81'

Conversion

Hayata Nakao · Mie Honda Heat

12 - 35
Fulltime 12 - 35

Player ratings

Mie Honda Heat

15 Tom Banks 5.6
14 FC du Plessis 8.0
13 Johnny Fa'auli 6.4
12 Fraser Quirk 7.1
11 Lomano Lemeki 6.0
10 Hayata Nakao 5.7
9 Azuma Doei 5.8
1 Tatsuhiko Tsurukawa 6.3
2 Koki Hida 6.8
3 Katsuyuki Hoshino 5.8
4 Mark Abbott 6.6
5 Franco Mostert 6.2
6 Pablo Matera 6.4
7 Tony Hunt 5.9
8 Talifolofola Tangipa 6.8
16 Ikuma Yamada 5.7
17 Takumi Fujii 5.8
18 Feinga Fakai 6.1
19 Ryoma Nishimura 6.0
20 Jan Hendrik Swanepoel 5.7
21 Taichi Takenaka 6.0
22 Kyogo Okano 5.2
23 Ryo Furuta 6.1

Brave Lupus Tokyo

15 Takuro Matsunaga 9.5
14 Jone Naikabula 7.9
13 Seta Tamanivalu 7.1
12 Taichi Mano 8.0
11 Masaki Hamada 6.8
10 Richie Mo'unga 7.2
9 Yuhei Sugiyama 7.0
1 Sena Kimura 6.8
2 Mamoru Harada 7.6
3 Yuta Kokaji 7.1
4 Shohei Ito 6.8
5 Jacob Pierce 6.4
6 Shannon Frizell 7.6
7 Takeshi Sasaki 7.8
8 Michael Leitch 5.8
16 Daigo Hashimoto 6.4
17 Teruo Makabe –
18 Taufa Latu 6.1
19 Samuela Anise 6.4
20 Yoshitaka Tokunaga –
21 Kohei Takahashi 6.3
22 Gentaro Ikenaga –
23 Yuto Mori 8.2