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Tokyo Sungoliath Tokyo Sungoliath 60 - 31 Mie Honda Heat Mie Honda Heat

Full time

05 Apr 2025

Japan League One D1

Stage: Conference B Round 14

Hanazono Rugby Stadium

Tokyo Sungoliath vs Mie Honda Heat head to head

Tokyo Sungoliath secured a commanding victory over Mie Honda Heat with a score of 60-31. Sean McMahon opened the scoring with a try, and Yutaka Nagare quickly followed suit, establishing an early lead. Mie Honda responded through Naoki Motomura and Larry Sulunga, but Sungoliath's relentless attack continued with tries from McMahon, Cheslin Kolbe, and Mikiya Takamoto, pushing the score to 31-12 by halftime. In the second half, Takamoto added yet another try, while Shogo Nakano and Ryosuke Kawase also crossed the line, showcasing Sungoliath's offensive prowess. Mie Honda managed tries from Jan Hendrik Swanepoel and Gwangtee Oh, but they were unable to keep pace with the dominant home side. Kolbe's conversions were instrumental, as he added several to his tally throughout the match. Overall, Tokyo Sungoliath's performance highlighted their attacking strength and set the tone for their aspirations in the league.

Weather

Temperature: 17.1°C (Feels like 15.1°C) Condition: Cloudy Wind: 9.2 km/h, gusting to 19.7 km/h Humidity: 30% Cloud Cover: 93%

Highlights

Events

  • Kickoff
  • 3'

    Try

    Sean McMahon 路 Tokyo Sungoliath

    5 - 0
  • 7'

    Try

    Naoki Motomura 路 Mie Honda Heat

    5 - 5
  • 13'

    Try

    Yutaka Nagare 路 Tokyo Sungoliath

    10 - 5
  • 19'

    Try

    Larry Sulunga 路 Mie Honda Heat

    10 - 10
  • 20'

    Conversion

    Manu Vunipola 路 Mie Honda Heat

    10 - 12
  • 22'

    Try

    Sean McMahon 路 Tokyo Sungoliath

    15 - 12
  • 23'

    Conversion

    Mikiya Takamoto 路 Tokyo Sungoliath

    17 - 12
  • 26'

    Substitution

    Ryoma Nishimura on for Talifolofola Tangipa 路 Mie Honda Heat

  • 27'

    Try

    Cheslin Kolbe 路 Tokyo Sungoliath

    22 - 12
  • 32'

    Substitution

    Koki Hida on for Ikuma Yamada 路 Mie Honda Heat

  • 34'

    Try

    Mikiya Takamoto 路 Tokyo Sungoliath

    27 - 12
  • 35'

    Conversion

    Cheslin Kolbe 路 Tokyo Sungoliath

    29 - 12
  • 39'

    Substitution

    Ryosuke Kawase on for Seiya Ozaki 路 Tokyo Sungoliath

  • 40'

    Substitution

    Kanji Shimokawa on for Ryosuke Kawase 路 Tokyo Sungoliath

  • Halftime 29 - 12
  • Second Half
  • 43'

    Try

    Mikiya Takamoto 路 Tokyo Sungoliath

    34 - 12
  • 44'

    Conversion

    Cheslin Kolbe 路 Tokyo Sungoliath

    36 - 12
  • 45'

    Substitution

    Hayata Nakao on for Manu Vunipola 路 Mie Honda Heat

  • 45'

    Substitution

    Kenta Fukuda on for Yutaka Nagare 路 Tokyo Sungoliath

  • 45'

    Substitution

    Jan Hendrik Swanepoel on for Mark Abbott 路 Mie Honda Heat

  • 47'

    Try

    Jan Hendrik Swanepoel 路 Mie Honda Heat

    36 - 17
  • 48'

    Conversion

    Gwangtee Oh 路 Mie Honda Heat

    36 - 19
  • 48'

    Substitution

    Shogo Nezuka on for Azuma Doei 路 Mie Honda Heat

  • 48'

    Substitution

    Tatsuhiko Tsurukawa on for Matthys Basson 路 Mie Honda Heat

  • 48'

    Substitution

    Sam Jeffries on for Sean McMahon 路 Tokyo Sungoliath

  • 53'

    Try

    Shogo Nezuka 路 Mie Honda Heat

    36 - 24
  • 54'

    Substitution

    Yukio Morikawa on for Kenta Kobayashi 路 Tokyo Sungoliath

  • 54'

    Substitution

    Tatsuya Miyazaki on for Kosuke Horikoshi 路 Tokyo Sungoliath

  • 54'

    Substitution

    Ryoto Nakamura on for Isaiah Punivai 路 Tokyo Sungoliath

  • 59'

    Substitution

    Matthys Basson on for Tatsuhiko Tsurukawa 路 Mie Honda Heat

  • 59'

    Substitution

    Tevita Li on for Dawid Kellerman 路 Mie Honda Heat

  • 59'

    Substitution

    Ryosuke Kawase on for Kotaro Matsushima 路 Tokyo Sungoliath

  • 62'

    Try

    Shogo Nakano 路 Tokyo Sungoliath

    41 - 24
  • 63'

    Conversion

    Cheslin Kolbe 路 Tokyo Sungoliath

    43 - 24
  • 63'

    Substitution

    Kotaro Hosoki on for Kan Nakano 路 Tokyo Sungoliath

  • 66'

    Try

    Seiya Ozaki 路 Tokyo Sungoliath

    48 - 24
  • 67'

    Substitution

    Taiki Yoshioka on for Feinga Fakai 路 Mie Honda Heat

  • 67'

    Substitution

    Tatsuhiko Tsurukawa on for Matthys Basson 路 Mie Honda Heat

  • 69'

    Try

    Shogo Nakano 路 Tokyo Sungoliath

    53 - 24
  • 70'

    Conversion

    Cheslin Kolbe 路 Tokyo Sungoliath

    55 - 24
  • 73'

    Try

    Ryosuke Kawase 路 Tokyo Sungoliath

    60 - 24
  • 76'

    Try

    Gwangtee Oh 路 Mie Honda Heat

    60 - 29
  • 77'

    Conversion

    Gwangtee Oh 路 Mie Honda Heat

    60 - 31
  • Fulltime 60 - 31

Player ratings

Tokyo Sungoliath
  • 15 Kotaro Matsushima 6.9
  • 14 Seiya Ozaki 8.3
  • 13 Isaiah Punivai 6.7
  • 12 Shogo Nakano 10.0
  • 11 Cheslin Kolbe 9.0
  • 10 Mikiya Takamoto 8.4
  • 9 Yutaka Nagare 8.5
  • 1 Kenta Kobayashi 7.0
  • 2 Kosuke Horikoshi 8.0
  • 3 Kan Nakano 7.8
  • 4 Trevor Hosea 7.4
  • 5 Harry Hockings 8.2
  • 6 Ryuga Hashimoto 6.9
  • 7 Kai Yamamoto 6.8
  • 8 Sean McMahon 9.3
  • 16 Tatsuya Miyazaki 6.7
  • 17 Yukio Morikawa 6.7
  • 18 Kotaro Hosoki 6.3
  • 19 Sam Jeffries 6.6
  • 20 Kanji Shimokawa 6.8
  • 21 Kenta Fukuda 6.8
  • 22 Ryoto Nakamura 6.8
  • 23 Ryosuke Kawase 6.9
Mie Honda Heat
  • 15 Tom Banks 8.5
  • 14 Naoki Motomura 7.9
  • 13 Dawid Kellerman 7.4
  • 12 Manu Vunipola 6.9
  • 11 Larry Sulunga 7.1
  • 10 Gwangtee Oh 8.0
  • 9 Azuma Doei 6.1
  • 1 Matthys Basson 6.5
  • 2 Ikuma Yamada 6.0
  • 3 Feinga Fakai 6.8
  • 4 Mark Abbott 6.9
  • 5 Franco Mostert 7.6
  • 6 Ryota Kobayashi 7.1
  • 7 Ryo Furuta 8.4
  • 8 Talifolofola Tangipa 6.3
  • 16 Koki Hida 6.9
  • 17 Tatsuhiko Tsurukawa 6.3
  • 18 Taiki Yoshioka 6.1
  • 19 Ryoma Nishimura 6.4
  • 20 Jan Hendrik Swanepoel 7.1
  • 21 Shogo Nezuka 6.3
  • 22 Hayata Nakao 6.3
  • 23 Tevita Li 5.8