BlackRams Tokyo 44 - 45 Brave Lupus Tokyo

Full time

22 Feb 2025

Stage: Conference B Round 9

Prince Chichibu Memorial Stadium

BlackRams Tokyo vs Brave Lupus Tokyo head to head

The match between BlackRams Tokyo and Toshiba Brave Lupus Tokyo finished with a nail-biting score of 44-45. Jone Naikabula opened the scoring for the Brave Lupus with a try, quickly followed by a conversion from Takuro Matsunaga. Matsunaga continued to impress, scoring two more tries and contributing significantly to his team's points. The BlackRams responded with tries from Taira Main and Josh Goodhue, but struggled to keep pace as the Brave Lupus maintained a slender lead. The second half showcased a flurry of scoring, including a powerful try by TJ Perenara for the BlackRams. However, Naikabula's late try solidified Toshiba's victory despite a strong effort from Semisi Tupou. The match highlighted the brilliance of Matsunaga and Naikabula, who were pivotal in the Brave Lupus' hard-fought win.

Weather

Temperature: 6.5°C (Feels like 5.5°C) Condition: MostlyCloudy Wind: 6.9 km/h, gusting to 22.6 km/h Humidity: 35% Cloud Cover: 72%

Highlights

Events

Kickoff
0'

Try

Jone Naikabula · Brave Lupus Tokyo

0 - 5
1'

Conversion

Takuro Matsunaga · Brave Lupus Tokyo

0 - 7
2'

Substitution

Daiki Yanagawa on for Reijiro Yamamoto · BlackRams Tokyo
4'

Penalty

Ichigo Nakakusu · BlackRams Tokyo

3 - 7
12'

Try

Takuro Matsunaga · Brave Lupus Tokyo

3 - 12
14'

Substitution

Reijiro Yamamoto on for Daiki Yanagawa · BlackRams Tokyo
18'

Try

Rob Thompson · Brave Lupus Tokyo

3 - 17
19'

Conversion

Takuro Matsunaga · Brave Lupus Tokyo

3 - 19
19'

Substitution

PJ Latu on for Amanaki Taiyo Lotoahea · BlackRams Tokyo
20'

Try

Taira Main · BlackRams Tokyo

8 - 19
26'

Try

Takuro Matsunaga · Brave Lupus Tokyo

8 - 24
27'

Conversion

Takuro Matsunaga · Brave Lupus Tokyo

8 - 26
34'

Try

Josh Goodhue · BlackRams Tokyo

13 - 26
40'

Substitution

Paddy Ryan on for Shohei Oyama · BlackRams Tokyo
Halftime 13 - 26
Second Half
41'

Try

Shuhei Matsuhashi · BlackRams Tokyo

18 - 26
46'

Try

TJ Perenara · BlackRams Tokyo

23 - 26
47'

Conversion

Ichigo Nakakusu · BlackRams Tokyo

25 - 26
51'

Substitution

Takahiro Ogawa on for Yuhei Sugiyama · Brave Lupus Tokyo
51'

Substitution

Masataka Mikami on for Sena Kimura · Brave Lupus Tokyo
51'

Substitution

Mamoru Harada on for Daigo Hashimoto · Brave Lupus Tokyo
51'

Substitution

Yuta Kokaji on for Taufa Latu · Brave Lupus Tokyo
53'

Try

Yuki Ikeda · BlackRams Tokyo

30 - 26
55'

Try

Rob Thompson · Brave Lupus Tokyo

30 - 31
56'

Conversion

Takuro Matsunaga · Brave Lupus Tokyo

30 - 33
56'

Substitution

Amato Fakatava on for Josh Goodhue · BlackRams Tokyo
58'

Substitution

Taishi Tsumura on for Kazuma Nishi · BlackRams Tokyo
60'

Try

Jone Naikabula · Brave Lupus Tokyo

30 - 38
61'

Substitution

Daiki Yanagawa on for Shuhei Matsuhashi · BlackRams Tokyo
64'

Substitution

Taichi Mano on for Seta Tamanivalu · Brave Lupus Tokyo
65'

Yellow Card

Rob Thompson · Brave Lupus Tokyo
67'

Substitution

Masashi Onishi on for Takeshi Sasaki · Brave Lupus Tokyo
67'

Substitution

Hiroki Yamamoto on for Takuro Matsunaga · Brave Lupus Tokyo
70'

Try

Taishi Tsumura · BlackRams Tokyo

35 - 38
71'

Conversion

Ichigo Nakakusu · BlackRams Tokyo

37 - 38
71'

Substitution

Netani Vakayalia on for Kotaro Ito · BlackRams Tokyo
73'

Try

Taichi Mano · Brave Lupus Tokyo

37 - 43
74'

Conversion

Richie Mo'unga · Brave Lupus Tokyo

37 - 45
74'

Substitution

Asaeli Lausii on for Samuela Anise · Brave Lupus Tokyo
75'

Yellow Card Complete

Rob Thompson · Brave Lupus Tokyo
76'

Try

Semisi Tupou · BlackRams Tokyo

42 - 45
77'

Conversion

Ichigo Nakakusu · BlackRams Tokyo

44 - 45
Fulltime 44 - 45

Player ratings

BlackRams Tokyo

15 Kotaro Ito 6.4
14 Taira Main 7.2
13 Amanaki Taiyo Lotoahea 5.9
12 Yuki Ikeda 7.3
11 Semisi Tupou 6.7
10 Ichigo Nakakusu 5.5
9 TJ Perenara 7.7
1 Kazuma Nishi 6.3
2 Shin Ouchi 6.4
3 Shohei Oyama 5.6
4 Reijiro Yamamoto 6.3
5 Josh Goodhue 7.0
6 Michael Stolberg 6.4
7 Shuhei Matsuhashi 6.5
8 Liam Gill 6.6
16 Masashi Onishi 6.0
17 Taishi Tsumura 6.6
18 Paddy Ryan 6.2
19 Daiki Yanagawa 5.4
20 Amato Fakatava 6.3
21 Shota Yamamoto –
22 PJ Latu 5.6
23 Netani Vakayalia –

Brave Lupus Tokyo

15 Takuro Matsunaga 10.0
14 Jone Naikabula 8.6
13 Seta Tamanivalu 6.3
12 Rob Thompson 9.6
11 Yuto Mori 7.0
10 Richie Mo'unga 8.7
9 Yuhei Sugiyama 6.8
1 Sena Kimura 6.6
2 Daigo Hashimoto 7.4
3 Taufa Latu 6.9
4 Shohei Ito 6.5
5 Samuela Anise 6.3
6 Yoshitaka Tokunaga 8.3
7 Takeshi Sasaki 7.0
8 Michael Leitch 8.4
16 Mamoru Harada 6.7
17 Masataka Mikami 6.7
18 Yuta Kokaji 6.5
19 Hiroki Yamamoto 6.9
20 Asaeli Lausii –
21 Takahiro Ogawa 6.9
22 Taichi Mano 7.6
23 Michael Collins –