Tokyo Sungoliath Tokyo Sungoliath 40 - 35 Urayasu D-Rocks Urayasu D-Rocks

● full_time 80 minutes

23 Feb 2025

Japan League One D1

Stage: Conference B Round 9

JIT Recycle Ink Stadium

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

  • 0' kickoff
  • 2' try Shane Gates
  • 2' conversion Otere Black
  • 12' yellow_card Mikiya Takamoto
  • 13' try Luteru Laulala
  • 14' conversion Otere Black
  • 18' try Hideto Niguma
  • 19' conversion Hideto Niguma
  • 22' yellow_card_complete Mikiya Takamoto
  • 28' substitution Shinnosuke Kakinaga
  • 30' try Kienori Go
  • 31' conversion Mikiya Takamoto
  • 40' try Sam Cane
  • 40' half_time
  • 40' second_half
  • 41' conversion Mikiya Takamoto
  • 43' try Samu Kerevi
  • 43' substitution Kotaro Hosoki
  • 44' conversion Otere Black
  • 47' substitution Kim Ryom
  • 52' try Kienori Go
  • 53' conversion Mikiya Takamoto
  • 53' substitution Wimpie van der Walt
  • 53' substitution Tone Tukufuka
  • 53' substitution Kienori Go
  • 55' substitution Kenta Kobayashi
  • 55' substitution Daishi Kojima
  • 58' try Shogo Nakano
  • 59' conversion Mikiya Takamoto
  • 59' substitution Sam Jeffries
  • 59' substitution Hidetomo Nabeshima
  • 60' substitution Shinnosuke Kakinaga
  • 65' try Samu Kerevi
  • 66' conversion Otere Black
  • 67' substitution Ryosuke Kawase
  • 69' substitution Ryuji Fujimura
  • 69' substitution Ryuga Hashimoto
  • 72' try Seiya Ozaki
  • 81' try Caleb Cavubati
  • 82' conversion Otere Black
  • 80' full_time