TV Guide Leagues Teams

Tokyo Sungoliath Tokyo Sungoliath 37 - 39 Kobe Steelers Kobe Steelers

Full time

23 Mar 2025

Japan League One D1

Stage: Conference B Round 12

Prince Chichibu Memorial Stadium

Tokyo Sungoliath vs Kobe Steelers head to head

The match between Tokyo Sungoliath and Kobelco Kobe Steelers ended with a narrow victory for the Steelers, 39-37. Ataata Moeakiola opened the scoring for Kobe with a try, quickly followed by Seiya Ozaki's response for Tokyo. The first half featured a dominant performance from Brodie Retallick, who scored twice for the Steelers, while Mikiya Takamoto contributed significantly for Tokyo with his kicking. The second half saw both teams trading tries, with Shogo Nakano scoring a crucial try for Tokyo early on. In a dramatic finish, Kenta Fukuda's late try secured the win for the Steelers, despite a final effort from Kanta Matsunaga for Tokyo. Both teams displayed attacking flair and resilience, making it an unforgettable match. The result highlighted the competitive nature of the league, with both sides showcasing their strengths.

Weather

Temperature: 23.1°C (Feels like 24.2°C) Condition: MostlyClear Wind: 5.5 km/h, gusting to 16.6 km/h Humidity: 30% Cloud Cover: 29%

Highlights

Events

  • Kickoff
  • 2'

    Try

    Ataata Moeakiola · Kobe Steelers

    0 - 5
  • 5'

    Try

    Seiya Ozaki · Tokyo Sungoliath

    5 - 5
  • 8'

    Yellow Card

    Tiennan Costley · Kobe Steelers

  • 9'

    Penalty

    Mikiya Takamoto · Tokyo Sungoliath

    8 - 5
  • 10'

    Substitution

    Timothy Lafaele on for Bryn Gatland · Kobe Steelers

  • 18'

    Penalty

    Seungsin Lee · Kobe Steelers

    8 - 8
  • 18'

    Try

    Shogo Nakano · Tokyo Sungoliath

    13 - 8
  • 18'

    Yellow Card Complete

    Tiennan Costley · Kobe Steelers

  • 19'

    Substitution

    Bryn Gatland on for Timothy Lafaele · Kobe Steelers

  • 23'

    Try

    Isaiah Punivai · Tokyo Sungoliath

    18 - 8
  • 24'

    Conversion

    Mikiya Takamoto · Tokyo Sungoliath

    20 - 8
  • 24'

    Substitution

    Timothy Lafaele on for Michael Little · Kobe Steelers

  • 30'

    Substitution

    Amanaki Saumaki on for Tiennan Costley · Kobe Steelers

  • 33'

    Try

    Brodie Retallick · Kobe Steelers

    20 - 13
  • 34'

    Conversion

    Bryn Gatland · Kobe Steelers

    20 - 15
  • 39'

    Try

    George Turner · Kobe Steelers

    20 - 20
  • 39'

    Substitution

    Tiennan Costley on for Amanaki Saumaki · Kobe Steelers

  • 40'

    Substitution

    Inoke Burua on for Rakuhei Yamashita · Kobe Steelers

  • Halftime 20 - 20
  • Second Half
  • 43'

    Try

    Shogo Nakano · Tokyo Sungoliath

    25 - 20
  • 43'

    Conversion

    Mikiya Takamoto · Tokyo Sungoliath

    27 - 20
  • 48'

    Penalty

    Mikiya Takamoto · Tokyo Sungoliath

    30 - 20
  • 48'

    Substitution

    Jiwon Gu on for Hiroshi Yamashita · Kobe Steelers

  • 48'

    Substitution

    Kai Yamamoto on for Sione Lavemai · Tokyo Sungoliath

  • 48'

    Substitution

    Amanaki Saumaki on for Waisake Raratubua · Kobe Steelers

  • 52'

    Substitution

    Kienori Go on for Kosuke Horikoshi · Tokyo Sungoliath

  • 52'

    Substitution

    Atsuki Yamamoto on for Kenta Kobayashi · Tokyo Sungoliath

  • 53'

    Substitution

    Kauvaka Kaivelata on for Shigure Takao · Kobe Steelers

  • 53'

    Substitution

    Kenta Matsuoka on for George Turner · Kobe Steelers

  • 59'

    Yellow Card

    Kai Yamamoto · Tokyo Sungoliath

  • 60'

    Try

    Brodie Retallick · Kobe Steelers

    30 - 25
  • 61'

    Conversion

    Bryn Gatland · Kobe Steelers

    30 - 27
  • 61'

    Substitution

    Kenta Fukuda on for Yutaka Nagare · Tokyo Sungoliath

  • 61'

    Substitution

    Ryoto Nakamura on for Isaiah Punivai · Tokyo Sungoliath

  • 64'

    Substitution

    Kotaro Hosoki on for Kan Nakano · Tokyo Sungoliath

  • 69'

    Yellow Card Complete

    Kai Yamamoto · Tokyo Sungoliath

  • 70'

    Try

    Ataata Moeakiola · Kobe Steelers

    30 - 32
  • 71'

    Conversion

    Bryn Gatland · Kobe Steelers

    30 - 34
  • 71'

    Substitution

    Koji Iino on for Ryuga Hashimoto · Tokyo Sungoliath

  • 74'

    Try

    Kenta Fukuda · Tokyo Sungoliath

    35 - 34
  • 74'

    Substitution

    Itsuki Kamimura on for Atsushi Hiwasa · Kobe Steelers

  • 74'

    Substitution

    Naohiro Kotaki on for Solomone Funaki · Kobe Steelers

  • 75'

    Conversion

    Mikiya Takamoto · Tokyo Sungoliath

    37 - 34
  • 75'

    Substitution

    Hideto Niguma on for Seiya Ozaki · Tokyo Sungoliath

  • 76'

    Substitution

    Kosuke Horikoshi on for Kienori Go · Tokyo Sungoliath

  • 79'

    Try

    Kanta Matsunaga · Kobe Steelers

    37 - 39
  • Fulltime 37 - 39

Player ratings

Tokyo Sungoliath
  • 15 Kotaro Matsushima 6.5
  • 14 Seiya Ozaki 9.0
  • 13 Isaiah Punivai 6.6
  • 12 Shogo Nakano 9.2
  • 11 Cheslin Kolbe 8.8
  • 10 Mikiya Takamoto 7.4
  • 9 Yutaka Nagare 6.5
  • 1 Kenta Kobayashi 6.5
  • 2 Kosuke Horikoshi 6.6
  • 3 Kan Nakano 6.6
  • 4 Trevor Hosea 6.2
  • 5 Sam Jeffries 7.0
  • 6 Ryuga Hashimoto 7.7
  • 7 Kanji Shimokawa 6.3
  • 8 Sione Lavemai 6.4
  • 16 Kienori Go 6.3
  • 17 Atsuki Yamamoto 5.7
  • 18 Kotaro Hosoki 5.6
  • 19 Koji Iino –
  • 20 Kai Yamamoto 5.1
  • 21 Kenta Fukuda 7.3
  • 22 Ryoto Nakamura 6.1
  • 23 Hideto Niguma –
Kobe Steelers
  • 15 Rakuhei Yamashita 5.8
  • 14 Ataata Moeakiola 9.0
  • 13 Michael Little 6.8
  • 12 Seungsin Lee 7.3
  • 11 Kanta Matsunaga 7.2
  • 10 Bryn Gatland 6.5
  • 9 Atsushi Hiwasa 6.5
  • 1 Shigure Takao 7.0
  • 2 George Turner 7.5
  • 3 Hiroshi Yamashita 6.1
  • 4 Gerard Cowley-Tuioti 7.4
  • 5 Brodie Retallick 9.2
  • 6 Tiennan Costley 5.5
  • 7 Solomone Funaki 7.4
  • 8 Waisake Raratubua 6.4
  • 16 Kenta Matsuoka 6.6
  • 17 Kauvaka Kaivelata 6.8
  • 18 Jiwon Gu 6.6
  • 19 Naohiro Kotaki –
  • 20 Amanaki Saumaki 7.0
  • 21 Itsuki Kamimura –
  • 22 Timothy Lafaele 7.2
  • 23 Inoke Burua 6.0