Urayasu D-Rocks 31 - 26 Mie Honda Heat

Full time

08 Feb 2025

Stage: Conference A Round 7

Prince Chichibu Memorial Stadium

Urayasu D-Rocks vs Mie Honda Heat head to head

Urayasu D-Rocks secured a narrow 31-26 victory over Mie Honda Heat in a tightly contested match. Ren Iinuma opened the scoring for the D-Rocks with an early try, followed by a conversion from Hikaru Tamura. Both teams exchanged tries, with Uwe Helu and Caleb Cavubati adding to Urayasu's tally, while Mark Abbott and Haruhiko Uemura responded for Mie. The D-Rocks maintained their lead into halftime, but Mie fought back in the second half with tries from Haruhiko Uemura and Azuma Doei. Tamura's accuracy with the boot was crucial, converting all but one of Urayasu's tries. In a dramatic finish, Tom Banks scored for Mie, but it wasn't enough to clinch victory. The match showcased a blend of aggressive play and strategic kicking, with the D-Rocks ultimately holding on for the win.

Weather

Temperature: 7.8°C (Feels like 2.7°C) Condition: Clear Wind: 23.4 km/h, gusting to 56.5 km/h Humidity: 24% Cloud Cover: 10%

Highlights

Events

Kickoff
0'

Try

Ren Iinuma · Urayasu D-Rocks

5 - 0
1'

Conversion

Hikaru Tamura · Urayasu D-Rocks

7 - 0
4'

Substitution

Soki Watanabe on for FC du Plessis · Mie Honda Heat
14'

Try

Mark Abbott · Mie Honda Heat

7 - 5
18'

Try

Uwe Helu · Urayasu D-Rocks

12 - 5
19'

Conversion

Hikaru Tamura · Urayasu D-Rocks

14 - 5
23'

Substitution

Hendrik Tui on for Tetta Shigematsu · Urayasu D-Rocks
31'

Try

Caleb Cavubati · Urayasu D-Rocks

19 - 5
32'

Conversion

Hikaru Tamura · Urayasu D-Rocks

21 - 5
40'

Substitution

Jan Hendrik Swanepoel on for Mark Abbott · Mie Honda Heat
40'

Substitution

Feinga Fakai on for Katsuyuki Hoshino · Mie Honda Heat
Halftime 21 - 5
Second Half
47'

Try

Haruhiko Uemura · Mie Honda Heat

21 - 10
48'

Conversion

Hayata Nakao · Mie Honda Heat

21 - 12
51'

Try

Zephaniah Tuinona · Urayasu D-Rocks

26 - 12
58'

Substitution

Tevita Tupou on for Tony Hunt · Mie Honda Heat
59'

Try

Shane Gates · Urayasu D-Rocks

31 - 12
59'

Substitution

Sekonaia Pole on for Hidetomo Nabeshima · Urayasu D-Rocks
59'

Substitution

Wimpie van der Walt on for Uwe Helu · Urayasu D-Rocks
59'

Substitution

Azuma Doei on for Taichi Takenaka · Mie Honda Heat
59'

Substitution

Shuhei Takeuchi on for Kim Ryom · Urayasu D-Rocks
60'

Substitution

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

Substitution

Takumi Fujii on for Tatsuhiko Tsurukawa · Mie Honda Heat
63'

Substitution

Waimana Kapa on for Pablo Matera · Mie Honda Heat
63'

Substitution

Tone Tukufuka on for Jasper Wiese · Urayasu D-Rocks
63'

Substitution

Kianu Kereru-Symes on for Ryuji Fujimura · Urayasu D-Rocks
73'

Try

Azuma Doei · Mie Honda Heat

31 - 17
74'

Conversion

Hayata Nakao · Mie Honda Heat

31 - 19
74'

Substitution

Takuhei Yasuda on for Otere Black · Urayasu D-Rocks
81'

Try

Tom Banks · Mie Honda Heat

31 - 26
81'

Conversion

Hayata Nakao · Mie Honda Heat

31 - 21
Fulltime 31 - 26

Player ratings

Urayasu D-Rocks

15 Otere Black 6.8
14 Kai Ishii 6.7
13 Shane Gates 7.1
12 Samu Kerevi 8.0
11 Caleb Cavubati 9.1
10 Hikaru Tamura 6.4
9 Ren Iinuma 6.7
1 Hidetomo Nabeshima 7.1
2 Ryuji Fujimura 8.9
3 Kim Ryom 6.4
4 Uwe Helu 7.5
5 Lourens Erasmus 7.1
6 Zephaniah Tuinona 7.4
7 Tetta Shigematsu 5.8
8 Jasper Wiese 8.0
16 Kianu Kereru-Symes 6.0
17 Sekonaia Pole 6.3
18 Shuhei Takeuchi 6.5
19 Wimpie van der Walt 6.5
20 Hendrik Tui 7.2
21 Tone Tukufuka 6.5
22 Norifumi Hashimoto –
23 Takuhei Yasuda –

Mie Honda Heat

15 Tom Banks 8.9
14 FC du Plessis –
13 Kyogo Okano 7.3
12 Fraser Quirk 6.1
11 Haruhiko Uemura 7.7
10 Hayata Nakao 5.8
9 Taichi Takenaka 6.6
1 Tatsuhiko Tsurukawa 6.4
2 Koki Hida 6.5
3 Katsuyuki Hoshino 5.6
4 Mark Abbott 5.8
5 Franco Mostert 6.7
6 Pablo Matera 7.0
7 Tony Hunt 5.9
8 Talifolofola Tangipa 6.1
16 Ikuma Yamada 5.9
17 Takumi Fujii 5.6
18 Feinga Fakai 6.6
19 Jan Hendrik Swanepoel 6.4
20 Tevita Tupou 5.9
21 Azuma Doei 6.7
22 Soki Watanabe 5.6
23 Waimana Kapa 5.8