Kubota Spears 25 - 20 Kobe Steelers

Full time

15 Feb 2025

Stage: Conference B Round 8

Edogawa Stadium

Kubota Spears vs Kobe Steelers head to head

The Kubota Spears narrowly defeated the Kobelco Kobe Steelers 25-20 in a closely contested match. Bryn Gatland opened the scoring for Kobe with an early penalty, but Amanaki Saumaki's yellow card gave Spears an advantage. The Steelers hit back with tries from Gerard Cowley-Tuioti, Ataata Moeakiola, and Ryota Funabiki, showcasing their attacking prowess. However, Bernard Foley kept the Spears in the game with his penalty kicks and conversions, adding to his tally throughout the match. The second half saw Gerhard van den Heever and Bryn Hall score tries for the Spears, with Foley's boot proving vital. Harumichi Tatekawa's late try and conversion gave the Spears the edge they needed. Ultimately, the Spears' resilience and tactical discipline secured their victory at Edogawa Stadium.

Weather

Temperature: 12.5°C (Feels like 11.9°C) Condition: MostlyClear Wind: 11.0 km/h, gusting to 21.7 km/h Humidity: 32% Cloud Cover: 19%

Highlights

Events

Kickoff
1'

Penalty

Bryn Gatland · Kobe Steelers

0 - 3
2'

Yellow Card

Amanaki Saumaki · Kobe Steelers
12'

Yellow Card Complete

Amanaki Saumaki · Kobe Steelers
15'

Penalty

Bernard Foley · Kubota Spears

3 - 3
17'

Try

Gerard Cowley-Tuioti · Kobe Steelers

3 - 8
18'

Conversion

Bryn Gatland · Kobe Steelers

3 - 10
27'

Try

Ataata Moeakiola · Kobe Steelers

3 - 15
37'

Try

Ryota Funabiki · Kobe Steelers

3 - 20
40'

Substitution

Malcolm Marx on for Hayate Era · Kubota Spears
40'

Substitution

Kazuki Kato on for Yota Kamimori · Kubota Spears
40'

Substitution

Opeti Helu on for Keijiro Tamefusa · Kubota Spears
Halftime 3 - 20
Second Half
42'

Try

Gerhard van den Heever · Kubota Spears

8 - 20
44'

Substitution

Sione Teaupa on for Hibiki Yamada · Kubota Spears
46'

Try

Bryn Hall · Kubota Spears

13 - 20
47'

Conversion

Bernard Foley · Kubota Spears

15 - 20
53'

Substitution

David Bulbring on for David Van Zeeland · Kubota Spears
53'

Substitution

Finau Tupa on for Pieter Labuschagne · Kubota Spears
61'

Substitution

Kauvaka Kaivelata on for Shigure Takao · Kobe Steelers
61'

Substitution

Takuya Kitade on for Kenta Matsuoka · Kobe Steelers
61'

Substitution

Sho Maeda on for Hiroshi Yamashita · Kobe Steelers
61'

Substitution

Naohiro Kotaki on for Gerard Cowley-Tuioti · Kobe Steelers
64'

Try

Harumichi Tatekawa · Kubota Spears

22 - 20
64'

Conversion

Bernard Foley · Kubota Spears

17 - 20
68'

Substitution

Rakuhei Yamashita on for Ataata Moeakiola · Kobe Steelers
71'

Penalty

Bernard Foley · Kubota Spears

25 - 20
71'

Substitution

Yuya Hirose on for Halatoa Vailea · Kubota Spears
71'

Substitution

Willie Potgieter on for Waisake Raratubua · Kobe Steelers
71'

Substitution

Timothy Lafaele on for Ngani Laumape · Kobe Steelers
Fulltime 25 - 20

Player ratings

Kubota Spears

15 Shaun Stevenson 7.0
14 Gerhard van den Heever 7.4
13 Halatoa Vailea 8.4
12 Harumichi Tatekawa 8.3
11 Hibiki Yamada 6.2
10 Bernard Foley 6.4
9 Bryn Hall 7.4
1 Yota Kamimori 6.2
2 Hayate Era 6.8
3 Keijiro Tamefusa 6.5
4 David Van Zeeland 6.2
5 Ruan Botha 6.0
6 Pieter Labuschagne 6.2
7 Takeo Suenaga 6.8
8 Faulua Makisi 7.0
16 Malcolm Marx 7.3
17 Kazuki Kato 6.0
18 Opeti Helu 6.5
19 David Bulbring 6.5
20 Finau Tupa 6.3
21 Shunta Koga –
22 Yuya Hirose –
23 Sione Teaupa 6.8

Kobe Steelers

15 Kanta Matsunaga 5.8
14 Ataata Moeakiola 7.4
13 Ngani Laumape 6.8
12 Seungsin Lee 6.0
11 Ryota Funabiki 6.8
10 Bryn Gatland 5.8
9 Atsushi Hiwasa 6.2
1 Shigure Takao 5.7
2 Kenta Matsuoka 6.7
3 Hiroshi Yamashita 6.4
4 Gerard Cowley-Tuioti 7.5
5 Brodie Retallick 6.7
6 Waisake Raratubua 5.4
7 Tiennan Costley 5.3
8 Amanaki Saumaki 4.6
16 Takuya Kitade 6.1
17 Kauvaka Kaivelata 6.1
18 Sho Maeda 5.7
19 Naohiro Kotaki 6.0
20 Willie Potgieter –
21 Daiki Nakajima –
22 Timothy Lafaele –
23 Rakuhei Yamashita 5.7