Mie Honda Heat 38 - 37 Dynaboars

Full time

16 Feb 2025

Stage: Conference B Round 8

Suzuka Sports Garden

Mie Honda Heat vs Dynaboars head to head

The Mie Honda Heat edged a thrilling contest against Mitsubishi Sagamihara Dynaboars with a score of 38-37. Feinga Fakai opened the scoring with an early try, quickly followed by another from Ryota Kobayashi, setting the tone for an explosive first half. James Grayson responded for the Dynaboars, scoring multiple penalties and tries, including one just before halftime by Honeti Taumohaapai. The second half saw Grayson continue to shine, contributing significantly to his team's scoring efforts. However, Tom Banks made a crucial impact for the Heat, scoring two tries that kept Mie Honda in contention. In a dramatic finish, Kobayashi's late try sealed the victory, ensuring a narrow win for the home side. Both teams displayed resilience, but it was Mie Honda's ability to capitalize on key moments that ultimately secured the win.

Weather

Temperature: 11.7°C (Feels like 10.8°C) Condition: Cloudy Wind: 5.8 km/h, gusting to 16.8 km/h Humidity: 67% Cloud Cover: 94%

Highlights

Events

Kickoff
4'

Substitution

Lewis Chessum on for Walt Steenkamp · Dynaboars
6'

Try

Feinga Fakai · Mie Honda Heat

5 - 0
7'

Conversion

Hayata Nakao · Mie Honda Heat

7 - 0
13'

Try

Ryota Kobayashi · Mie Honda Heat

12 - 0
16'

Penalty

James Grayson · Dynaboars

12 - 3
23'

Try

James Grayson · Dynaboars

12 - 8
24'

Conversion

James Grayson · Dynaboars

12 - 10
35'

Substitution

Chang-ho Ahn on for Hayato Hosoda · Dynaboars
40'

Try

Honeti Taumohaapai · Dynaboars

12 - 15
Halftime 12 - 15
Second Half
41'

Conversion

James Grayson · Dynaboars

12 - 17
43'

Try

Kurt-Lee Arendse · Dynaboars

12 - 22
44'

Conversion

James Grayson · Dynaboars

12 - 24
47'

Try

Jackson Hemopo · Dynaboars

12 - 29
48'

Conversion

James Grayson · Dynaboars

12 - 31
49'

Substitution

Tevita Tupou on for Mark Abbott · Mie Honda Heat
49'

Substitution

Tony Hunt on for Ryota Kobayashi · Mie Honda Heat
51'

Substitution

Gwangtee Oh on for Hayata Nakao · Mie Honda Heat
52'

Penalty

James Grayson · Dynaboars

12 - 34
52'

Substitution

Ryota Kobayashi on for Tony Hunt · Mie Honda Heat
54'

Try

Tom Banks · Mie Honda Heat

17 - 34
58'

Substitution

Ikuma Yamada on for Koki Hida · Mie Honda Heat
62'

Substitution

Taichi Takenaka on for Naoki Motomura · Mie Honda Heat
62'

Substitution

Marino Mikaele-Tu'u on for Lewis Chessum · Dynaboars
62'

Substitution

Jack Stratton on for Kota Iwamura · Dynaboars
62'

Substitution

Yu Chinen on for Kanzo Schinckel · Dynaboars
63'

Try

Tom Banks · Mie Honda Heat

22 - 34
64'

Conversion

Gwangtee Oh · Mie Honda Heat

24 - 34
64'

Substitution

Takumi Fujii on for Tatsuhiko Tsurukawa · Mie Honda Heat
64'

Substitution

Katsuyuki Hoshino on for Feinga Fakai · Mie Honda Heat
65'

Substitution

Kohki Sato on for Kyo Yoshida · Dynaboars
66'

Penalty

James Grayson · Dynaboars

24 - 37
69'

Substitution

Waimana Kapa on for Franco Mostert · Mie Honda Heat
71'

Try

Fraser Quirk · Mie Honda Heat

31 - 37
71'

Conversion

Gwangtee Oh · Mie Honda Heat

26 - 37
73'

Substitution

Naoki Motomura on for Tom Banks · Mie Honda Heat
79'

Try

Ryota Kobayashi · Mie Honda Heat

38 - 37
79'

Conversion

Gwangtee Oh · Mie Honda Heat

33 - 37
Fulltime 38 - 37

Player ratings

Mie Honda Heat

15 Tom Banks 9.3
14 Larry Sulunga 6.3
13 Kyogo Okano 6.5
12 Fraser Quirk 7.7
11 Naoki Motomura 6.7
10 Hayata Nakao 6.2
9 Azuma Doei 7.3
1 Tatsuhiko Tsurukawa 6.7
2 Koki Hida 6.9
3 Feinga Fakai 7.0
4 Mark Abbott 6.4
5 Jan Hendrik Swanepoel 7.3
6 Franco Mostert 5.7
7 Ryota Kobayashi 7.7
8 Pablo Matera 8.4
16 Ikuma Yamada 6.6
17 Takumi Fujii 6.5
18 Katsuyuki Hoshino 6.2
19 Tevita Tupou 6.1
20 Tony Hunt –
21 Taichi Takenaka 6.2
22 Gwangtee Oh 6.7
23 Waimana Kapa 6.3

Dynaboars

15 Kurt-Lee Arendse 8.1
14 Ben Paltridge 7.3
13 Matt Vaega 6.9
12 Charlie Lawrence 7.4
11 Honeti Taumohaapai 7.9
10 James Grayson 8.0
9 Kota Iwamura 6.7
1 Hayato Hosoda 5.8
2 Seunghyok Lee 6.7
3 Kanzo Schinckel 6.3
4 Walt Steenkamp –
5 Epineri Uluiviti 5.7
6 Kyo Yoshida 6.5
7 Masataka Tsuruya 6.6
8 Jackson Hemopo 8.0
16 Yoshimitsu Yasue –
17 Chang-ho Ahn 6.5
18 Yu Chinen 5.6
19 Lewis Chessum 6.6
20 Kohki Sato 6.5
21 Jack Stratton 5.8
22 Haniteli Filatoa Vailea –
23 Marino Mikaele-Tu'u 6.0