Toyota Verblitz 22 - 33 Brave Lupus Tokyo

Full time

15 Mar 2025

Stage: Conference B Round 11

City of Toyota Stadium

Toyota Verblitz vs Brave Lupus Tokyo head to head

Toshiba Brave Lupus Tokyo secured a 33-22 victory against Toyota Verblitz in a closely contested match. The away team started strong with early tries from Mo'unga, Thompson, and Sasaki, all converted by Matsunaga, giving them a commanding lead. Verblitz responded with a try from Hooper, but the momentum remained with Tokyo as they maintained pressure. Despite a yellow card for Frizell, Toshiba continued to add points, with Joseph Manu scoring another try. Verblitz attempted a comeback with a try from Naikabula and another from Mo'unga late in the game, but it wasn't enough. The game was characterized by strong performances from Mo'unga and Matsunaga for Tokyo, who both played pivotal roles in their success. Ultimately, Toshiba's early dominance and efficient scoring proved decisive in this thrilling encounter.

Weather

Temperature: 12.3°C (Feels like 9.7°C) Condition: Cloudy Wind: 8.8 km/h, gusting to 18.0 km/h Humidity: 42% Cloud Cover: 99%

Highlights

Events

Kickoff
2'

Try

Richie Mo'unga · Brave Lupus Tokyo

0 - 5
3'

Conversion

Takuro Matsunaga · Brave Lupus Tokyo

0 - 7
6'

Penalty

Matt McGahan · Toyota Verblitz

3 - 7
16'

Try

Rob Thompson · Brave Lupus Tokyo

3 - 12
17'

Conversion

Takuro Matsunaga · Brave Lupus Tokyo

3 - 14
24'

Try

Takeshi Sasaki · Brave Lupus Tokyo

3 - 19
25'

Conversion

Takuro Matsunaga · Brave Lupus Tokyo

3 - 21
29'

Yellow Card

Shannon Frizell · Brave Lupus Tokyo
30'

Try

Michael Hooper · Toyota Verblitz

10 - 21
30'

Conversion

Matt McGahan · Toyota Verblitz

5 - 21
39'

Yellow Card Complete

Shannon Frizell · Brave Lupus Tokyo
Halftime 10 - 21
Second Half
41'

Try

Jone Naikabula · Brave Lupus Tokyo

10 - 26
53'

Substitution

Shohei Ito on for Jacob Pierce · Brave Lupus Tokyo
53'

Substitution

Michael Collins on for Yuto Mori · Brave Lupus Tokyo
55'

Substitution

Taiga Kawasaki on for Yoshikatsu Hikosaka · Toyota Verblitz
55'

Substitution

Shinya Komura on for Matt McGahan · Toyota Verblitz
55'

Substitution

Shogo Miura on for Ryunosuke Momoji · Toyota Verblitz
55'

Substitution

Shunsuke Asaoka on for Genki Sudo · Toyota Verblitz
57'

Substitution

Taufa Latu on for Yuta Kokaji · Brave Lupus Tokyo
57'

Substitution

Takahiro Ogawa on for Yuhei Sugiyama · Brave Lupus Tokyo
57'

Substitution

Taichi Mano on for Rob Thompson · Brave Lupus Tokyo
63'

Yellow Card

Takahiro Ogawa · Brave Lupus Tokyo
64'

Try

Joseph Manu · Toyota Verblitz

15 - 26
65'

Substitution

Daigo Hashimoto on for Mamoru Harada · Brave Lupus Tokyo
67'

Substitution

Josh Dickson on for Richie Gray · Toyota Verblitz
70'

Substitution

Ryusei Koike on for Akito Okui · Toyota Verblitz
70'

Substitution

Yoshitaka Tokunaga on for Michael Leitch · Brave Lupus Tokyo
70'

Substitution

Masataka Mikami on for Sena Kimura · Brave Lupus Tokyo
72'

Try

Siosaia Fifita · Toyota Verblitz

20 - 26
73'

Conversion

Shinya Komura · Toyota Verblitz

22 - 26
73'

Substitution

Michael Leitch on for Takeshi Sasaki · Brave Lupus Tokyo
73'

Yellow Card Complete

Takahiro Ogawa · Brave Lupus Tokyo
78'

Try

Richie Mo'unga · Brave Lupus Tokyo

22 - 31
79'

Conversion

Takuro Matsunaga · Brave Lupus Tokyo

22 - 33
Fulltime 22 - 33

Player ratings

Toyota Verblitz

15 Taichi Takahashi 7.1
14 Joseph Manu 7.6
13 Siosaia Fifita 7.2
12 Nicholas McCurran 6.1
11 Viliame Tuidraki 6.4
10 Matt McGahan 6.2
9 Aaron Smith 7.2
1 Ryunosuke Momoji 5.8
2 Yoshikatsu Hikosaka 6.0
3 Genki Sudo 7.5
4 Richie Gray 6.3
5 Daichi Akiyama 6.2
6 Keito Aoki 6.7
7 Michael Hooper 8.1
8 Akito Okui 7.0
16 Taiga Kawasaki 5.6
17 Shogo Miura 6.5
18 Shunsuke Asaoka 6.1
19 Josh Dickson 5.9
20 Ryusei Koike 5.9
21 Kaito Shigeno –
22 Shinya Komura 6.8
23 Yuki Okada –

Brave Lupus Tokyo

15 Takuro Matsunaga 7.0
14 Jone Naikabula 8.5
13 Seta Tamanivalu 6.2
12 Rob Thompson 6.8
11 Yuto Mori 7.1
10 Richie Mo'unga 9.9
9 Yuhei Sugiyama 6.0
1 Sena Kimura 7.2
2 Mamoru Harada 7.7
3 Yuta Kokaji 7.4
4 Jacob Pierce 6.4
5 Warner Dearns 6.9
6 Shannon Frizell 6.0
7 Takeshi Sasaki 7.7
8 Michael Leitch 8.0
16 Daigo Hashimoto 6.1
17 Masataka Mikami 6.4
18 Taufa Latu 6.3
19 Shohei Ito 7.0
20 Yoshitaka Tokunaga 6.4
21 Takahiro Ogawa 5.8
22 Taichi Mano 6.6
23 Michael Collins 6.0