Tokyo Sungoliath 40 - 35 Urayasu D-Rocks

Full time

23 Feb 2025

Stage: Conference B Round 9

JIT Recycle Ink Stadium

Tokyo Sungoliath vs Urayasu D-Rocks head to head

Tokyo Sungoliath triumphed over Urayasu D-Rocks with a close score of 40-35 in a high-octane match. Urayasu started strong with early tries from Gates and Laulala, both converted by Black, putting them ahead 14-0. However, the Sungoliath responded quickly, with Niguma and Go scoring tries, and Takamoto converting both to give them a 14-12 lead. Sam Cane added to their tally just before halftime, making it 19-14 at the break. In the second half, Kerevi and Ozaki traded tries for their respective teams, keeping the score tight. The match reached a climactic moment when Cavubati scored for Urayasu, bringing the score to 40-35, but they could not find another breakthrough before time ran out. Takamoto's commanding performance with the boot and contributions from all players sealed a thrilling victory for the home side.

Weather

Temperature: 8.3°C (Feels like 8.8°C) Condition: PartlyCloudy Wind: 5.9 km/h, gusting to 16.8 km/h Humidity: 22% Cloud Cover: 38%

Highlights

Events

Kickoff
2'

Try

Shane Gates · Urayasu D-Rocks

0 - 5
2'

Conversion

Otere Black · Urayasu D-Rocks

0 - 7
12'

Yellow Card

Mikiya Takamoto · Tokyo Sungoliath
13'

Try

Luteru Laulala · Urayasu D-Rocks

0 - 12
14'

Conversion

Otere Black · Urayasu D-Rocks

0 - 14
18'

Try

Hideto Niguma · Tokyo Sungoliath

5 - 14
19'

Conversion

Hideto Niguma · Tokyo Sungoliath

7 - 14
22'

Yellow Card Complete

Mikiya Takamoto · Tokyo Sungoliath
28'

Substitution

Kotaro Hosoki on for Shinnosuke Kakinaga · Tokyo Sungoliath
30'

Try

Kienori Go · Tokyo Sungoliath

12 - 14
31'

Conversion

Mikiya Takamoto · Tokyo Sungoliath

14 - 14
40'

Try

Sam Cane · Tokyo Sungoliath

19 - 14
Halftime 19 - 14
Second Half
41'

Conversion

Mikiya Takamoto · Tokyo Sungoliath

21 - 14
43'

Try

Samu Kerevi · Urayasu D-Rocks

21 - 19
43'

Substitution

Shinnosuke Kakinaga on for Kotaro Hosoki · Tokyo Sungoliath
44'

Conversion

Otere Black · Urayasu D-Rocks

21 - 21
47'

Substitution

Shuhei Takeuchi on for Kim Ryom · Urayasu D-Rocks
52'

Try

Kienori Go · Tokyo Sungoliath

26 - 21
53'

Conversion

Mikiya Takamoto · Tokyo Sungoliath

28 - 21
53'

Substitution

Hendrik Tui on for Wimpie van der Walt · Urayasu D-Rocks
53'

Substitution

Brody MacAskill on for Tone Tukufuka · Urayasu D-Rocks
53'

Substitution

Tatsuya Miyazaki on for Kienori Go · Tokyo Sungoliath
55'

Substitution

Yukio Morikawa on for Kenta Kobayashi · Tokyo Sungoliath
55'

Substitution

Tetta Shigematsu on for Daishi Kojima · Urayasu D-Rocks
58'

Try

Shogo Nakano · Tokyo Sungoliath

33 - 21
59'

Conversion

Mikiya Takamoto · Tokyo Sungoliath

35 - 21
59'

Substitution

Trevor Hosea on for Sam Jeffries · Tokyo Sungoliath
59'

Substitution

Sekonaia Pole on for Hidetomo Nabeshima · Urayasu D-Rocks
60'

Substitution

Kotaro Hosoki on for Shinnosuke Kakinaga · Tokyo Sungoliath
65'

Try

Samu Kerevi · Urayasu D-Rocks

35 - 26
66'

Conversion

Otere Black · Urayasu D-Rocks

35 - 28
67'

Substitution

Takaaki Nakazuru on for Ryosuke Kawase · Tokyo Sungoliath
69'

Substitution

Shokei Kin on for Ryuji Fujimura · Urayasu D-Rocks
69'

Substitution

Kai Yamamoto on for Ryuga Hashimoto · Tokyo Sungoliath
72'

Try

Seiya Ozaki · Tokyo Sungoliath

40 - 28
81'

Try

Caleb Cavubati · Urayasu D-Rocks

40 - 33
82'

Conversion

Otere Black · Urayasu D-Rocks

40 - 35
Fulltime 40 - 35

Player ratings

Tokyo Sungoliath

15 Ryosuke Kawase 8.3
14 Seiya Ozaki 6.3
13 Taiga Ozaki 6.9
12 Shogo Nakano 7.8
11 Hideto Niguma 7.8
10 Mikiya Takamoto 5.6
9 Yutaka Nagare 7.2
1 Kenta Kobayashi 7.3
2 Kienori Go 8.9
3 Shinnosuke Kakinaga 6.9
4 Sam Jeffries 5.8
5 Harry Hockings 7.3
6 Kanji Shimokawa 6.3
7 Sam Cane 7.5
8 Ryuga Hashimoto 7.6
16 Tatsuya Miyazaki 6.7
17 Yukio Morikawa 6.1
18 Kotaro Hosoki 6.4
19 Trevor Hosea 6.4
20 Kai Yamamoto 6.4
21 Max Hughes –
22 Keisuke Moriya –
23 Takaaki Nakazuru 6.2

Urayasu D-Rocks

15 Luteru Laulala 8.4
14 Souma Matsumoto 6.1
13 Shane Gates 7.4
12 Samu Kerevi 9.8
11 Caleb Cavubati 8.1
10 Otere Black 7.5
9 Ren Iinuma 6.3
1 Hidetomo Nabeshima 6.5
2 Ryuji Fujimura 7.3
3 Kim Ryom 6.6
4 Wimpie van der Walt 6.7
5 Lourens Erasmus 6.6
6 Tom Parsons 7.1
7 Daishi Kojima 7.1
8 Tone Tukufuka 6.7
16 Shokei Kin 6.0
17 Sekonaia Pole 5.7
18 Shuhei Takeuchi 5.9
19 Hendrik Tui 5.8
20 Brody MacAskill 6.7
21 Tetta Shigematsu 6.1
22 Norifumi Hashimoto –
23 Takuhei Yasuda –