Kubota Spears 62 - 14 Shizuoka BlueRevs

Full time

22 Feb 2025

Stage: Conference B Round 9

Edogawa Stadium

Kubota Spears vs Shizuoka BlueRevs head to head

The Kubota Spears delivered a commanding performance against the Shizuoka BlueRevs, finishing with a score of 62-14. Viliami Tahitu'a opened the scoring for the BlueRevs, but the home side quickly responded with tries from Pretorius and Marx. Halatoa Vailea was instrumental, converting five tries and adding a try of his own, showcasing his versatility. The BlueRevs struggled with two early yellow cards, which hampered their efforts to contain the Spears' relentless attack. Despite a late consolation try from Kitamura, the Spears continued to press, with Stevenson scoring twice. The match demonstrated the Spears' attacking prowess and defensive strength, highlighted by their ability to capitalize on the BlueRevs' mistakes. Overall, it was a dominant display that solidified the Kubota Spears' position as a formidable force.

Weather

Temperature: 6.6°C (Feels like 5.5°C) Condition: MostlyCloudy Wind: 7.4 km/h, gusting to 21.3 km/h Humidity: 35% Cloud Cover: 70%

Highlights

Events

Kickoff
5'

Try

Viliami Tahitu'a · Shizuoka BlueRevs

0 - 5
6'

Conversion

Sam Greene · Shizuoka BlueRevs

0 - 7
8'

Yellow Card

Malgene Ilaua · Shizuoka BlueRevs
8'

Try

Rikus Pretorius · Kubota Spears

5 - 7
9'

Conversion

Halatoa Vailea · Kubota Spears

7 - 7
17'

Yellow Card

Vueti Tupou · Shizuoka BlueRevs
18'

Try

Malcolm Marx · Kubota Spears

12 - 7
18'

Yellow Card Complete

Malgene Ilaua · Shizuoka BlueRevs
20'

Conversion

Halatoa Vailea · Kubota Spears

14 - 7
27'

Yellow Card Complete

Vueti Tupou · Shizuoka BlueRevs
29'

Substitution

Kazuhiro Kawata on for Kenta Yamashita · Shizuoka BlueRevs
31'

Try

Halatoa Vailea · Kubota Spears

19 - 7
Halftime 19 - 7
Second Half
43'

Try

Faulua Makisi · Kubota Spears

24 - 7
44'

Conversion

Halatoa Vailea · Kubota Spears

26 - 7
48'

Try

Opeti Helu · Kubota Spears

31 - 7
48'

Substitution

Sean Vete on for Bunkei Kaku · Shizuoka BlueRevs
49'

Substitution

Shunsuke Sakuta on for Takeshi Hino · Shizuoka BlueRevs
51'

Yellow Card

Opeti Helu · Kubota Spears
51'

Substitution

Finau Tupa on for Pieter Labuschagne · Kubota Spears
51'

Substitution

Sione Vuna on for Malgene Ilaua · Shizuoka BlueRevs
53'

Substitution

Yuya Odo on for Jack Wright · Shizuoka BlueRevs
56'

Try

Shaun Stevenson · Kubota Spears

36 - 7
57'

Conversion

Halatoa Vailea · Kubota Spears

38 - 7
58'

Substitution

Bryn Hall on for Shinobu Fujiwara · Kubota Spears
58'

Substitution

Yuya Hirose on for Atsushi Oshikawa · Kubota Spears
59'

Substitution

Kenta Iemura on for Kakeru Okumura · Shizuoka BlueRevs
61'

Try

Shuntaro Kitamura · Shizuoka BlueRevs

38 - 12
61'

Yellow Card Complete

Opeti Helu · Kubota Spears
62'

Conversion

Sam Greene · Shizuoka BlueRevs

38 - 14
62'

Substitution

Kodai Okazaki on for Shuntaro Kitamura · Shizuoka BlueRevs
62'

Substitution

Kota Kaishi on for Yota Kamimori · Kubota Spears
62'

Substitution

Hayate Era on for Malcolm Marx · Kubota Spears
62'

Substitution

Izi Sword on for Opeti Helu · Kubota Spears
62'

Substitution

Yuki Aoki on for David Van Zeeland · Kubota Spears
64'

Missed Drop Goal

Shaun Stevenson · Kubota Spears
64'

Substitution

Opeti Helu on for Izi Sword · Kubota Spears
69'

Substitution

Ougi Yanamoto on for Takeo Suenaga · Kubota Spears
72'

Try

Ougi Yanamoto · Kubota Spears

43 - 14
73'

Yellow Card

Kodai Okazaki · Shizuoka BlueRevs
74'

Penalty Try

No Player · Kubota Spears

50 - 14
76'

Try

Gerhard van den Heever · Kubota Spears

55 - 14
79'

Conversion

Halatoa Vailea · Kubota Spears

57 - 14
81'

Try

Shaun Stevenson · Kubota Spears

62 - 14
Fulltime 62 - 14

Player ratings

Kubota Spears

15 Shaun Stevenson 9.3
14 Halatoa Vailea 9.4
13 Rikus Pretorius 9.2
12 Harumichi Tatekawa 6.7
11 Gerhard van den Heever 7.4
10 Atsushi Oshikawa 7.0
9 Shinobu Fujiwara 6.7
1 Yota Kamimori 6.1
2 Malcolm Marx 8.4
3 Opeti Helu 6.7
4 David Van Zeeland 7.2
5 David Bulbring 6.8
6 Pieter Labuschagne 7.3
7 Takeo Suenaga 6.9
8 Faulua Makisi 7.0
16 Hayate Era 6.2
17 Kota Kaishi 5.9
18 Izi Sword –
19 Yuki Aoki 6.4
20 Finau Tupa 6.6
21 Bryn Hall 6.3
22 Yuya Hirose 6.5
23 Ougi Yanamoto 7.0

Shizuoka BlueRevs

15 Kakeru Okumura 6.4
14 Valynce Te Whare 7.3
13 Sylvian Mahuza 7.1
12 Viliami Tahitu'a 7.2
11 Malo Tuitama 7.5
10 Sam Greene 5.8
9 Shuntaro Kitamura 6.8
1 Kenta Yamashita 6.1
2 Takeshi Hino 6.2
3 Bunkei Kaku 7.2
4 Jack Wright 6.2
5 Murray Douglas 6.5
6 Vueti Tupou 4.8
7 Kwagga Smith 7.4
8 Malgene Ilaua 5.5
16 Shunsuke Sakuta 6.3
17 Kazuhiro Kawata 5.0
18 Sean Vete 6.2
19 Yuya Odo 6.0
20 Sione Vuna 6.6
21 Kodai Okazaki 4.6
22 Kenta Iemura 5.6
23 Hironori Yatomi –