BlackRams Tokyo 14 - 42 Kubota Spears

Full time

06 Apr 2025

Stage: Conference B Round 14

Prince Chichibu Memorial Stadium

BlackRams Tokyo vs Kubota Spears head to head

In an emphatic display, Kubota Spears defeated BlackRams Tokyo 42-14 at Prince Chichibu Memorial Stadium. The away team started strong with a try from Nezuka, followed by conversions from Foley, establishing an early lead. Despite a yellow card for Botha, Kubota maintained their momentum, with Marx scoring another try shortly after. Matsushita added to the scoreline before halftime, leaving the home team trailing significantly. After the break, BlackRams Tokyo's McCurran managed a try, but it was overshadowed by further tries from the Spears, including one from Fakatava. Nezuka capped off a remarkable game with another try before Fukuda finally scored for the home side. Bernard Foley's consistent kicking ensured a comprehensive victory for Kubota, reinforcing their dominance in the Japan League One D1.

Weather

Temperature: 16.3°C (Feels like 12.3°C) Condition: Cloudy Wind: 18.2 km/h, gusting to 37.0 km/h Humidity: 66% Cloud Cover: 92%

Highlights

Events

Kickoff
6'

Try

Koga Nezuka · Kubota Spears

0 - 5
6'

Conversion

Bernard Foley · Kubota Spears

0 - 7
14'

Yellow Card

Ruan Botha · Kubota Spears
19'

Try

Malcolm Marx · Kubota Spears

0 - 12
20'

Conversion

Bernard Foley · Kubota Spears

0 - 14
24'

Substitution

Reo Matsushita on for Koga Nezuka · Kubota Spears
24'

Yellow Card Complete

Ruan Botha · Kubota Spears
28'

Try

Reo Matsushita · Kubota Spears

0 - 19
29'

Conversion

Bernard Foley · Kubota Spears

0 - 21
36'

Substitution

Koga Nezuka on for Reo Matsushita · Kubota Spears
40'

Substitution

Masashi Onishi on for Shin Ouchi · BlackRams Tokyo
Halftime 0 - 21
Second Half
41'

Try

Rikus Pretorius · Kubota Spears

0 - 26
42'

Conversion

Bernard Foley · Kubota Spears

0 - 28
47'

Substitution

Amato Fakatava on for Reijiro Yamamoto · BlackRams Tokyo
47'

Substitution

Bryn Hall on for Shinobu Fujiwara · Kubota Spears
50'

Try

Brodi McCurran · BlackRams Tokyo

5 - 28
51'

Conversion

Taira Main · BlackRams Tokyo

7 - 28
51'

Substitution

Ryohei Isoda on for PJ Latu · BlackRams Tokyo
60'

Yellow Card

TJ Perenara · BlackRams Tokyo
61'

Substitution

Rikuto Fukuda on for Malcolm Marx · Kubota Spears
61'

Substitution

Kota Kaishi on for Yota Kamimori · Kubota Spears
61'

Substitution

Keijiro Tamefusa on for Opeti Helu · Kubota Spears
62'

Try

Koga Nezuka · Kubota Spears

7 - 35
62'

Conversion

Bernard Foley · Kubota Spears

7 - 30
63'

Substitution

Kazuma Nishi on for Taishi Tsumura · BlackRams Tokyo
63'

Substitution

Daigo Sasagawa on for Paddy Ryan · BlackRams Tokyo
63'

Substitution

Kotaro Ito on for Semisi Tupou · BlackRams Tokyo
63'

Substitution

Merwe Olivier on for David Bulbring · Kubota Spears
63'

Substitution

Pieter Labuschagne on for Takeo Suenaga · Kubota Spears
63'

Substitution

Reo Matsushita on for Halatoa Vailea · Kubota Spears
70'

Yellow Card Complete

TJ Perenara · BlackRams Tokyo
71'

Try

Amato Fakatava · BlackRams Tokyo

12 - 35
72'

Conversion

Taira Main · BlackRams Tokyo

14 - 35
72'

Substitution

Shuhei Matsuhashi on for Liam Gill · BlackRams Tokyo
72'

Substitution

Toshiya Takahashi on for TJ Perenara · BlackRams Tokyo
79'

Try

Rikuto Fukuda · Kubota Spears

14 - 40
80'

Conversion

Bernard Foley · Kubota Spears

14 - 42
Fulltime 14 - 42

Player ratings

BlackRams Tokyo

15 Taira Main 6.4
14 Tomoya Yamamura 6.6
13 PJ Latu 6.8
12 Yuki Ikeda 7.2
11 Semisi Tupou 5.5
10 Ichigo Nakakusu 5.2
9 TJ Perenara 6.7
1 Taishi Tsumura 5.6
2 Shin Ouchi 6.4
3 Paddy Ryan 6.0
4 Reijiro Yamamoto 6.1
5 Harrison Fox 7.0
6 Michael Stolberg 6.4
7 Liam Gill 6.7
8 Brodi McCurran 7.3
16 Masashi Onishi 5.4
17 Kazuma Nishi 6.2
18 Daigo Sasagawa 6.0
19 Amato Fakatava 7.0
20 Shuhei Matsuhashi –
21 Toshiya Takahashi –
22 Kotaro Ito 6.3
23 Ryohei Isoda 5.7

Kubota Spears

15 Atsushi Oshikawa 6.0
14 Halatoa Vailea 8.0
13 Rikus Pretorius 7.1
12 Harumichi Tatekawa 6.9
11 Koga Nezuka 8.4
10 Bernard Foley 9.6
9 Shinobu Fujiwara 6.6
1 Yota Kamimori 6.9
2 Malcolm Marx 7.2
3 Opeti Helu 6.8
4 Ruan Botha 6.8
5 David Bulbring 6.9
6 Tyler Paul 8.2
7 Takeo Suenaga 7.0
8 Faulua Makisi 7.0
16 Rikuto Fukuda 7.1
17 Kota Kaishi 6.6
18 Keijiro Tamefusa 6.4
19 Merwe Olivier 6.3
20 Pieter Labuschagne 6.4
21 Bryn Hall 6.3
22 Yuya Hirose –
23 Reo Matsushita 8.2