Dynaboars 34 - 22 Tokyo Sungoliath

Full time

16 Mar 2025

Stage: Conference A Round 11

Takebishi Stadium

Dynaboars vs Tokyo Sungoliath head to head

Mitsubishi Sagamihara Dynaboars secured a 34-22 victory against Tokyo Sungoliath at Takebishi Stadium. Matt Vaega was the standout performer, scoring three tries and contributing significantly with his kicking. The Dynaboars took an early lead with a penalty and two tries from Vaega, establishing a 15-3 advantage. Tokyo responded with a try from Shogo Nakano, but Epineri Uluiviti's late first-half try extended Sagamihara's lead to 22-10 at halftime. In the second half, Cheslin Kolbe scored for Tokyo, bringing the score to 22-15. Vaega added another try for the Dynaboars, followed by a late try from Satoshi Koizumi, sealing the win. Despite a spirited effort from Sungoliath, the Dynaboars showcased their attacking prowess and held on for the victory.

Weather

Temperature: 8.5°C (Feels like 2.4°C) Condition: Drizzle Wind: 19.4 km/h, gusting to 41.5 km/h Humidity: 80% Cloud Cover: 99%

Highlights

Events

Kickoff
2'

Penalty

Matt Vaega · Dynaboars

3 - 0
5'

Try

Matt Vaega · Dynaboars

8 - 0
11'

Penalty

Mikiya Takamoto · Tokyo Sungoliath

8 - 3
22'

Try

Matt Vaega · Dynaboars

13 - 3
23'

Conversion

Matt Vaega · Dynaboars

15 - 3
28'

Substitution

Trevor Hosea on for Sean McMahon · Tokyo Sungoliath
34'

Try

Shogo Nakano · Tokyo Sungoliath

15 - 8
38'

Try

Epineri Uluiviti · Dynaboars

20 - 8
39'

Conversion

Matt Vaega · Dynaboars

22 - 8
40'

Substitution

Ryoto Nakamura on for Taiga Ozaki · Tokyo Sungoliath
Halftime 22 - 8
Second Half
42'

Substitution

Yuji Chae on for Hayato Hosoda · Dynaboars
43'

Try

Cheslin Kolbe · Tokyo Sungoliath

22 - 13
43'

Conversion

Mikiya Takamoto · Tokyo Sungoliath

22 - 15
46'

Substitution

Kan Nakano on for Shinnosuke Kakinaga · Tokyo Sungoliath
46'

Substitution

Seunghyok Lee on for Yoshimitsu Yasue · Dynaboars
51'

Try

Matt Vaega · Dynaboars

27 - 15
55'

Try

Ryosuke Kawase · Tokyo Sungoliath

27 - 20
56'

Conversion

Mikiya Takamoto · Tokyo Sungoliath

27 - 22
57'

Substitution

Seiya Ozaki on for Ryosuke Kawase · Tokyo Sungoliath
63'

Substitution

Haniteli Filatoa Vailea on for Charlie Lawrence · Dynaboars
67'

Substitution

Timote Tavalea on for Masataka Tsuruya · Dynaboars
69'

Substitution

Satoshi Koizumi on for Honeti Taumohaapai · Dynaboars
75'

Try

Satoshi Koizumi · Dynaboars

32 - 22
76'

Conversion

Matt Vaega · Dynaboars

34 - 22
77'

Substitution

Kanzo Schinckel on for Khutha Mchunu · Dynaboars
77'

Substitution

James Grayson on for Kota Iwamura · Dynaboars
Fulltime 34 - 22

Player ratings

Dynaboars

15 Kurt-Lee Arendse 8.1
14 Naco Joape 7.5
13 Matt Vaega 10.0
12 Charlie Lawrence 7.9
11 Honeti Taumohaapai 7.6
10 Jack Stratton 6.5
9 Kota Iwamura 6.2
1 Hayato Hosoda 6.4
2 Yoshimitsu Yasue 6.7
3 Khutha Mchunu 6.4
4 Walt Steenkamp 6.4
5 Lewis Chessum 6.7
6 Epineri Uluiviti 5.8
7 Masataka Tsuruya 6.9
8 Kyo Yoshida 7.6
16 Seunghyok Lee 6.8
17 Yuji Chae 6.5
18 Kanzo Schinckel –
19 Kohki Matsumoto –
20 Timote Tavalea 6.3
21 James Grayson –
22 Haniteli Filatoa Vailea 6.7
23 Satoshi Koizumi 7.6

Tokyo Sungoliath

15 Kotaro Matsushima 7.8
14 Ryosuke Kawase 7.0
13 Taiga Ozaki 5.2
12 Shogo Nakano 6.8
11 Cheslin Kolbe 7.7
10 Mikiya Takamoto 6.8
9 Yutaka Nagare 5.9
1 Kenta Kobayashi 6.9
2 Kienori Go 6.4
3 Shinnosuke Kakinaga 6.4
4 Ryuga Hashimoto 6.6
5 Sam Jeffries 6.2
6 Kanji Shimokawa 5.9
7 Sam Cane 6.7
8 Sean McMahon 6.1
16 Tatsuya Miyazaki –
17 Yukio Morikawa –
18 Kan Nakano 5.9
19 Trevor Hosea 6.4
20 Sione Lavemai –
21 Kenta Fukuda –
22 Ryoto Nakamura 5.5
23 Seiya Ozaki 5.9