Toyota Verblitz 23 - 33 Shizuoka BlueRevs

Full time

15 Feb 2025

Stage: Conference B Round 8

Gifu Memorial Centre Nagaragawa Stadium

Toyota Verblitz vs Shizuoka BlueRevs head to head

Shizuoka BlueRevs secured a 33-23 victory against Toyota Verblitz in a thrilling contest. Sam Greene's exceptional performance as fly half set the tone, scoring the first try and converting all five. Shuntaro Kitamura also added to the scoreboard with an impressive try, helping the BlueRevs establish an early lead. Toyota Verblitz responded with a try from Joseph Manu and penalties from Rikiya Matsuda, but struggled to keep pace. In the second half, Shunsuke Sakuta's try extended Shizuoka's advantage, while Jack Wright's contribution further solidified their position. Siosaia Fifita's late try for Verblitz offered a glimmer of hope, but it wasn't enough to change the outcome. The match showcased a strong performance from both teams, but ultimately, the BlueRevs emerged victorious.

Weather

Temperature: 11.8°C (Feels like 14.6°C) Condition: Clear Wind: 4.0 km/h, gusting to 13.1 km/h Humidity: 40% Cloud Cover: 2%

Highlights

Events

Kickoff
2'

Try

Sam Greene · Shizuoka BlueRevs

0 - 5
2'

Conversion

Sam Greene · Shizuoka BlueRevs

0 - 7
7'

Try

Shuntaro Kitamura · Shizuoka BlueRevs

0 - 12
8'

Conversion

Sam Greene · Shizuoka BlueRevs

0 - 14
18'

Penalty

Rikiya Matsuda · Toyota Verblitz

3 - 14
19'

Try

Joseph Manu · Toyota Verblitz

8 - 14
20'

Conversion

Rikiya Matsuda · Toyota Verblitz

10 - 14
20'

Substitution

Sean Vete on for Heiichiro Ito · Shizuoka BlueRevs
31'

Substitution

Heiichiro Ito on for Sean Vete · Shizuoka BlueRevs
35'

Substitution

Kenta Iemura on for Futo Yamaguchi · Shizuoka BlueRevs
Halftime 10 - 14
Second Half
41'

Penalty

Rikiya Matsuda · Toyota Verblitz

13 - 14
43'

Try

Takeshi Hino · Shizuoka BlueRevs

13 - 19
50'

Substitution

Kazuhiro Kawata on for Kenta Yamashita · Shizuoka BlueRevs
50'

Substitution

Yusuke Kizu on for Shunsuke Asaoka · Toyota Verblitz
50'

Substitution

Aaron Smith on for Jongchu Ryang · Toyota Verblitz
50'

Substitution

Yoshikatsu Hikosaka on for Ryusei Kato · Toyota Verblitz
50'

Substitution

Daichi Akiyama on for Josh Dickson · Toyota Verblitz
50'

Substitution

Shogo Miura on for Ryunosuke Momoji · Toyota Verblitz
53'

Penalty

Rikiya Matsuda · Toyota Verblitz

16 - 19
58'

Substitution

Shunsuke Sakuta on for Takeshi Hino · Shizuoka BlueRevs
58'

Substitution

Sean Vete on for Heiichiro Ito · Shizuoka BlueRevs
60'

Try

Shunsuke Sakuta · Shizuoka BlueRevs

16 - 24
61'

Conversion

Sam Greene · Shizuoka BlueRevs

16 - 26
61'

Substitution

Lautaimi Fetuani on for Adre Smith · Toyota Verblitz
61'

Substitution

Yuya Odo on for Malgene Ilaua · Shizuoka BlueRevs
69'

Substitution

Dick Wilson on for Matt McGahan · Toyota Verblitz
70'

Try

Jack Wright · Shizuoka BlueRevs

16 - 33
70'

Conversion

Sam Greene · Shizuoka BlueRevs

16 - 28
71'

Substitution

Yuki Okada on for Nicholas McCurran · Toyota Verblitz
71'

Substitution

Kodai Okazaki on for Shuntaro Kitamura · Shizuoka BlueRevs
71'

Substitution

Soma Okazaki on for Sylvian Mahuza · Shizuoka BlueRevs
71'

Substitution

Sione Vuna on for Jack Wright · Shizuoka BlueRevs
82'

Try

Siosaia Fifita · Toyota Verblitz

21 - 33
83'

Conversion

Rikiya Matsuda · Toyota Verblitz

23 - 33
Fulltime 23 - 33

Player ratings

Toyota Verblitz

15 Matt McGahan 6.3
14 Shuhei Yamaguchi 5.4
13 Joseph Manu 7.1
12 Nicholas McCurran 6.4
11 Siosaia Fifita 8.3
10 Rikiya Matsuda 7.3
9 Jongchu Ryang 6.3
1 Ryunosuke Momoji 5.6
2 Ryusei Kato 7.1
3 Shunsuke Asaoka 5.6
4 Richie Gray 6.6
5 Josh Dickson 5.6
6 Adre Smith 6.7
7 Akito Okui 8.0
8 Isaiah Mapusua 6.5
16 Yoshikatsu Hikosaka 5.5
17 Shogo Miura 6.0
18 Yusuke Kizu 6.1
19 Daichi Akiyama 6.2
20 Lautaimi Fetuani 6.1
21 Aaron Smith 6.6
22 Dick Wilson 6.1
23 Yuki Okada –

Shizuoka BlueRevs

15 Futo Yamaguchi 6.5
14 Valynce Te Whare 7.6
13 Sylvian Mahuza 6.2
12 Viliami Tahitu'a 7.1
11 Malo Tuitama 7.1
10 Sam Greene 8.3
9 Shuntaro Kitamura 7.8
1 Kenta Yamashita 6.5
2 Takeshi Hino 7.5
3 Heiichiro Ito 6.7
4 Jack Wright 7.3
5 Murray Douglas 6.5
6 Vueti Tupou 8.2
7 Kwagga Smith 8.8
8 Malgene Ilaua 6.9
16 Shunsuke Sakuta 7.0
17 Kazuhiro Kawata 6.6
18 Sean Vete 6.2
19 Yuya Odo 6.4
20 Sione Vuna –
21 Kodai Okazaki –
22 Kenta Iemura 5.8
23 Soma Okazaki –