Kobe Steelers 29 - 31 Tokyo Sungoliath

Full time

08 Feb 2025

Stage: Conference A Round 7

Kobe Universiade

Kobe Steelers vs Tokyo Sungoliath head to head

In a closely contested match, Tokyo Sungoliath edged Kobelco Kobe Steelers 31-29. The Steelers started strong with Little scoring a try early on, but Costley's yellow card hindered their momentum. Sungoliath capitalized on this, with Hockings and Ozaki both scoring tries, complemented by Takamoto's accurate kicking. Following halftime, Kosuke Horikoshi added to the away team's lead with another try. The Steelers fought back with Moeakiola, Gatland, and Raratubua all finding the try line, showcasing their resilience. However, a crucial try from Seiya Ozaki for Sungoliath proved decisive. In the end, despite a valiant effort, the Steelers fell short by just two points, leaving Sungoliath triumphant.

Weather

Temperature: 4.0°C (Feels like -2.9°C) Condition: Windy Wind: 24.6 km/h, gusting to 44.3 km/h Humidity: 56% Cloud Cover: 39%

Highlights

Events

Kickoff
12'

Try

Michael Little · Kobe Steelers

5 - 0
14'

Yellow Card

Tiennan Costley · Kobe Steelers
18'

Penalty

Mikiya Takamoto · Tokyo Sungoliath

5 - 3
20'

Substitution

Cheslin Kolbe on for Isaiah Punivai · Tokyo Sungoliath
24'

Yellow Card Complete

Tiennan Costley · Kobe Steelers
29'

Try

Harry Hockings · Tokyo Sungoliath

5 - 8
30'

Conversion

Mikiya Takamoto · Tokyo Sungoliath

5 - 10
32'

Substitution

Isaiah Punivai on for Cheslin Kolbe · Tokyo Sungoliath
37'

Try

Taiga Ozaki · Tokyo Sungoliath

5 - 15
38'

Conversion

Mikiya Takamoto · Tokyo Sungoliath

5 - 17
Halftime 5 - 17
Second Half
41'

Try

Kosuke Horikoshi · Tokyo Sungoliath

5 - 22
42'

Conversion

Mikiya Takamoto · Tokyo Sungoliath

5 - 24
45'

Substitution

Kan Nakano on for Shinnosuke Kakinaga · Tokyo Sungoliath
45'

Substitution

Yukio Morikawa on for Kenta Kobayashi · Tokyo Sungoliath
46'

Try

Ataata Moeakiola · Kobe Steelers

10 - 24
48'

Substitution

Ryuga Hashimoto on for Kanji Shimokawa · Tokyo Sungoliath
53'

Try

Bryn Gatland · Kobe Steelers

15 - 24
54'

Conversion

Bryn Gatland · Kobe Steelers

17 - 24
54'

Substitution

Trevor Hosea on for Tamati Ioane · Tokyo Sungoliath
54'

Substitution

Waisake Raratubua on for Takara Imamura · Kobe Steelers
54'

Substitution

Kenta Matsuoka on for George Turner · Kobe Steelers
54'

Substitution

Ngani Laumape on for Michael Little · Kobe Steelers
57'

Try

Seiya Ozaki · Tokyo Sungoliath

17 - 29
58'

Conversion

Yutaka Nagare · Tokyo Sungoliath

17 - 31
58'

Substitution

Hiroshi Yamashita on for Sho Maeda · Kobe Steelers
61'

Substitution

Willie Potgieter on for Gerard Cowley-Tuioti · Kobe Steelers
61'

Substitution

Cheslin Kolbe on for Taiga Ozaki · Tokyo Sungoliath
61'

Substitution

Keisuke Moriya on for Sean McMahon · Tokyo Sungoliath
63'

Try

Waisake Raratubua · Kobe Steelers

22 - 31
63'

Substitution

Daiki Nakajima on for Atsushi Hiwasa · Kobe Steelers
64'

Conversion

Bryn Gatland · Kobe Steelers

24 - 31
67'

Substitution

Tatsuya Miyazaki on for Kosuke Horikoshi · Tokyo Sungoliath
67'

Substitution

Kenta Fukuda on for Yutaka Nagare · Tokyo Sungoliath
73'

Substitution

Ryota Funabiki on for Kanta Matsunaga · Kobe Steelers
74'

Try

Daiki Nakajima · Kobe Steelers

29 - 31
Fulltime 29 - 31

Player ratings

Kobe Steelers

15 Rakuhei Yamashita 6.8
14 Ataata Moeakiola 8.4
13 Michael Little 7.5
12 Timothy Lafaele 6.1
11 Kanta Matsunaga 6.7
10 Bryn Gatland 7.3
9 Atsushi Hiwasa 5.8
1 Shigure Takao 6.6
2 George Turner 7.5
3 Sho Maeda 6.1
4 Gerard Cowley-Tuioti 6.3
5 Brodie Retallick 7.2
6 Takara Imamura 6.9
7 Tiennan Costley 5.5
8 Amanaki Saumaki 7.3
16 Kenta Matsuoka 7.1
17 Hikaru Moriwaki –
18 Hiroshi Yamashita 5.9
19 Waisake Raratubua 6.7
20 Willie Potgieter 5.8
21 Daiki Nakajima 6.6
22 Ngani Laumape 6.0
23 Ryota Funabiki –

Tokyo Sungoliath

15 Ryosuke Kawase 6.9
14 Seiya Ozaki 7.4
13 Isaiah Punivai 7.5
12 Shogo Nakano 6.6
11 Taiga Ozaki 7.6
10 Mikiya Takamoto 6.6
9 Yutaka Nagare 6.7
1 Kenta Kobayashi 6.7
2 Kosuke Horikoshi 7.8
3 Shinnosuke Kakinaga 6.3
4 Sam Jeffries 7.3
5 Harry Hockings 7.4
6 Sean McMahon 7.3
7 Kanji Shimokawa 7.2
8 Tamati Ioane 6.6
16 Tatsuya Miyazaki 6.2
17 Yukio Morikawa 6.0
18 Kan Nakano 6.4
19 Trevor Hosea 6.5
20 Ryuga Hashimoto 7.2
21 Kenta Fukuda 6.3
22 Keisuke Moriya 6.3
23 Cheslin Kolbe 5.8