Mie Honda Heat
38 - 37
Dynaboars
16 Feb 2025
Stage: Conference B Round 8
Suzuka Sports Garden
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
- 0' kickoff
- 4' substitution Walt Steenkamp
- 6' try Feinga Fakai
- 7' conversion Hayata Nakao
- 13' try Ryota Kobayashi
- 16' penalty James Grayson
- 23' try James Grayson
- 24' conversion James Grayson
- 35' substitution Hayato Hosoda
- 40' try Honeti Taumohaapai
- 40' half_time
- 40' second_half
- 41' conversion James Grayson
- 43' try Kurt-Lee Arendse
- 44' conversion James Grayson
- 47' try Jackson Hemopo
- 48' conversion James Grayson
- 49' substitution Mark Abbott
- 49' substitution Ryota Kobayashi
- 51' substitution Hayata Nakao
- 52' penalty James Grayson
- 52' substitution Tony Hunt
- 54' try Tom Banks
- 58' substitution Koki Hida
- 62' substitution Naoki Motomura
- 62' substitution Lewis Chessum
- 62' substitution Kota Iwamura
- 62' substitution Kanzo Schinckel
- 63' try Tom Banks
- 64' conversion Gwangtee Oh
- 64' substitution Tatsuhiko Tsurukawa
- 64' substitution Feinga Fakai
- 65' substitution Kyo Yoshida
- 66' penalty James Grayson
- 69' substitution Franco Mostert
- 71' try Fraser Quirk
- 71' conversion Gwangtee Oh
- 73' substitution Tom Banks
- 79' try Ryota Kobayashi
- 79' conversion Gwangtee Oh
- 80' full_time