Brave Lupus Tokyo 43 - 33 Tokyo Sungoliath

Full time

15 Feb 2025

Stage: Conference A Round 8

Prince Chichibu Memorial Stadium

Brave Lupus Tokyo vs Tokyo Sungoliath head to head

Toshiba Brave Lupus Tokyo triumphed over Tokyo Sungoliath with a final score of 43-33 in a high-scoring encounter at Prince Chichibu Memorial Stadium. The home side began strongly despite an early yellow card to Kimura, with Tokunaga scoring a try shortly after. Naikabula showcased his finishing skills with two tries before halftime, while Matsunaga also added a try and several conversions, contributing significantly to the scoreline. Sungoliath fought back in the second half, with Kawase and Punivai crossing over, keeping the pressure on. However, Brave Lupus maintained their lead with tries from Mo'unga, Thompson, and Hashimoto, showcasing their attacking prowess. Takamoto's kicking kept Sungoliath in contention, but they ultimately fell short. This victory reinforced Brave Lupus's strong home form and highlighted their resilience against a determined opposition.

Weather

Temperature: 12.7°C (Feels like 11.8°C) Condition: MostlyClear Wind: 11.6 km/h, gusting to 24.1 km/h Humidity: 32% Cloud Cover: 22%

Highlights

Events

Kickoff
2'

Yellow Card

Sena Kimura · Brave Lupus Tokyo
4'

Substitution

Yoshitaka Tokunaga on for Shannon Frizell · Brave Lupus Tokyo
5'

Penalty

Mikiya Takamoto · Tokyo Sungoliath

0 - 3
7'

Try

Yoshitaka Tokunaga · Brave Lupus Tokyo

5 - 3
9'

Try

Ryuga Hashimoto · Tokyo Sungoliath

5 - 8
12'

Yellow Card Complete

Sena Kimura · Brave Lupus Tokyo
14'

Try

Jone Naikabula · Brave Lupus Tokyo

10 - 8
15'

Conversion

Takuro Matsunaga · Brave Lupus Tokyo

12 - 8
15'

Substitution

Hideto Niguma on for Shogo Nakano · Tokyo Sungoliath
17'

Substitution

Shannon Frizell on for Yoshitaka Tokunaga · Brave Lupus Tokyo
23'

Try

Jone Naikabula · Brave Lupus Tokyo

19 - 8
23'

Conversion

Takuro Matsunaga · Brave Lupus Tokyo

14 - 8
27'

Try

Hideto Niguma · Tokyo Sungoliath

19 - 13
27'

Conversion

Mikiya Takamoto · Tokyo Sungoliath

19 - 15
32'

Penalty

Mikiya Takamoto · Tokyo Sungoliath

19 - 18
35'

Try

Takuro Matsunaga · Brave Lupus Tokyo

24 - 18
40'

Substitution

Kan Nakano on for Shinnosuke Kakinaga · Tokyo Sungoliath
Halftime 24 - 18
Second Half
42'

Try

Richie Mo'unga · Brave Lupus Tokyo

29 - 18
42'

Substitution

Tatsuya Miyazaki on for Alex Mafi · Tokyo Sungoliath
43'

Conversion

Takuro Matsunaga · Brave Lupus Tokyo

31 - 18
46'

Try

Ryosuke Kawase · Tokyo Sungoliath

31 - 23
50'

Try

Isaiah Punivai · Tokyo Sungoliath

31 - 28
51'

Conversion

Mikiya Takamoto · Tokyo Sungoliath

31 - 30
51'

Substitution

Yukio Morikawa on for Kenta Kobayashi · Tokyo Sungoliath
53'

Substitution

Teruo Makabe on for Sena Kimura · Brave Lupus Tokyo
53'

Substitution

Daigo Hashimoto on for Mamoru Harada · Brave Lupus Tokyo
53'

Substitution

Taufa Latu on for Yuta Kokaji · Brave Lupus Tokyo
56'

Substitution

Kenta Fukuda on for Yutaka Nagare · Tokyo Sungoliath
57'

Yellow Card

Shannon Frizell · Brave Lupus Tokyo
60'

Substitution

Samuela Anise on for Shohei Ito · Brave Lupus Tokyo
62'

Substitution

Kai Yamamoto on for Sam Cane · Tokyo Sungoliath
66'

Substitution

Michael Collins on for Yuto Mori · Brave Lupus Tokyo
66'

Substitution

Taichi Mano on for Seta Tamanivalu · Brave Lupus Tokyo
67'

Yellow Card Complete

Shannon Frizell · Brave Lupus Tokyo
69'

Try

Rob Thompson · Brave Lupus Tokyo

36 - 30
70'

Conversion

Takuro Matsunaga · Brave Lupus Tokyo

38 - 30
70'

Substitution

Yoshitaka Tokunaga on for Takeshi Sasaki · Brave Lupus Tokyo
70'

Substitution

Kohei Takahashi on for Yuhei Sugiyama · Brave Lupus Tokyo
70'

Substitution

Trevor Hosea on for Sam Jeffries · Tokyo Sungoliath
72'

Penalty

Mikiya Takamoto · Tokyo Sungoliath

38 - 33
74'

Try

Daigo Hashimoto · Brave Lupus Tokyo

43 - 33
76'

Substitution

Keisuke Moriya on for Taiga Ozaki · Tokyo Sungoliath
Fulltime 43 - 33

Player ratings

Brave Lupus Tokyo

15 Takuro Matsunaga 10.0
14 Jone Naikabula 10.0
13 Seta Tamanivalu 7.7
12 Rob Thompson 9.6
11 Yuto Mori 6.6
10 Richie Mo'unga 9.2
9 Yuhei Sugiyama 6.6
1 Sena Kimura 5.1
2 Mamoru Harada 7.2
3 Yuta Kokaji 7.1
4 Shohei Ito 6.8
5 Jacob Pierce 6.7
6 Shannon Frizell 5.2
7 Takeshi Sasaki 7.1
8 Michael Leitch 8.0
16 Daigo Hashimoto 8.2
17 Teruo Makabe 6.1
18 Taufa Latu 6.1
19 Samuela Anise 6.4
20 Yoshitaka Tokunaga 7.0
21 Kohei Takahashi 6.2
22 Taichi Mano 6.4
23 Michael Collins 6.5

Tokyo Sungoliath

15 Ryosuke Kawase 7.5
14 Seiya Ozaki 7.2
13 Isaiah Punivai 7.4
12 Shogo Nakano 6.3
11 Taiga Ozaki 5.1
10 Mikiya Takamoto 5.8
9 Yutaka Nagare 6.1
1 Kenta Kobayashi 6.4
2 Alex Mafi 6.6
3 Shinnosuke Kakinaga 6.4
4 Sam Jeffries 6.0
5 Harry Hockings 7.9
6 Kanji Shimokawa 6.5
7 Sam Cane 8.1
8 Ryuga Hashimoto 7.3
16 Tatsuya Miyazaki 6.8
17 Yukio Morikawa 5.9
18 Kan Nakano 5.8
19 Trevor Hosea 6.0
20 Kai Yamamoto 6.5
21 Kenta Fukuda 6.2
22 Keisuke Moriya –
23 Hideto Niguma 7.3