Urayasu D-Rocks 20 - 33 Kobe Steelers

Full time

12 Apr 2025

Stage: Conference A Round 15

ZA Oripri Stadium

Urayasu D-Rocks vs Kobe Steelers head to head

Kobelco Kobe Steelers secured a convincing 33-20 victory over Urayasu D-Rocks in the Japan League One D1 clash. The Steelers set the tone early, with Seungsin Lee scoring a try to cut the D-Rocks' lead shortly after they took control. Souma Matsumoto and Samu Kerevi both crossed for tries for the D-Rocks, showcasing their attacking prowess. However, the Steelers responded strongly, with Brodie Retallick and Solomone Funaki both scoring to keep the pressure on. Bryn Gatland's kicking was crucial, converting multiple tries and adding penalties to extend the lead. Despite a late effort from Solomone Funaki for the D-Rocks, it wasn't enough to close the gap. The Steelers' victory marked a continuation of their dominance after previously defeating the D-Rocks in January.

Weather

Temperature: 18.8°C (Feels like 17.7°C) Condition: PartlyCloudy Wind: 12.2 km/h, gusting to 24.8 km/h Humidity: 52% Cloud Cover: 46%

Highlights

Events

Kickoff
9'

Yellow Card

Tiennan Costley · Kobe Steelers
17'

Try

Souma Matsumoto · Urayasu D-Rocks

5 - 0
19'

Yellow Card Complete

Tiennan Costley · Kobe Steelers
26'

Try

Samu Kerevi · Urayasu D-Rocks

10 - 0
26'

Substitution

Kenta Matsuoka on for George Turner · Kobe Steelers
27'

Conversion

Otere Black · Urayasu D-Rocks

12 - 0
36'

Try

Seungsin Lee · Kobe Steelers

12 - 5
36'

Conversion

Bryn Gatland · Kobe Steelers

12 - 7
40'

Substitution

Kauvaka Kaivelata on for Shigure Takao · Kobe Steelers
40'

Substitution

Jiwon Gu on for Hiroshi Yamashita · Kobe Steelers
Halftime 12 - 7
Second Half
43'

Try

Brodie Retallick · Kobe Steelers

12 - 12
44'

Conversion

Bryn Gatland · Kobe Steelers

12 - 14
46'

Substitution

Hikaru Tamura on for Otere Black · Urayasu D-Rocks
47'

Try

Solomone Funaki · Kobe Steelers

12 - 19
48'

Substitution

Sekonaia Pole on for Hidetomo Nabeshima · Urayasu D-Rocks
48'

Substitution

Shuhei Takeuchi on for Kim Ryom · Urayasu D-Rocks
56'

Yellow Card

Shuhei Takeuchi · Urayasu D-Rocks
56'

Substitution

Kim Ryom on for Tone Tukufuka · Urayasu D-Rocks
57'

Try

Kanta Matsunaga · Kobe Steelers

12 - 26
57'

Conversion

Bryn Gatland · Kobe Steelers

12 - 21
58'

Substitution

Junichiro Matsushita on for Shokei Kin · Urayasu D-Rocks
61'

Try

Souma Matsumoto · Urayasu D-Rocks

17 - 26
62'

Substitution

Timothy Lafaele on for Michael Little · Kobe Steelers
63'

Substitution

James Moore on for Uwe Helu · Urayasu D-Rocks
63'

Substitution

Waisake Raratubua on for Amanaki Saumaki · Kobe Steelers
64'

Substitution

Kazuma Ueda on for Ataata Moeakiola · Kobe Steelers
66'

Yellow Card Complete

Shuhei Takeuchi · Urayasu D-Rocks
67'

Substitution

Tone Tukufuka on for Kim Ryom · Urayasu D-Rocks
68'

Penalty

Hikaru Tamura · Urayasu D-Rocks

20 - 26
68'

Substitution

Itsuki Kamimura on for Atsushi Hiwasa · Kobe Steelers
72'

Try

Solomone Funaki · Kobe Steelers

20 - 31
72'

Conversion

Bryn Gatland · Kobe Steelers

20 - 33
73'

Substitution

Shingo Nakashima on for Tom Parsons · Urayasu D-Rocks
73'

Substitution

Norifumi Hashimoto on for Ren Iinuma · Urayasu D-Rocks
73'

Substitution

Brody MacAskill on for Tone Tukufuka · Urayasu D-Rocks
73'

Substitution

Willie Potgieter on for Brodie Retallick · Kobe Steelers
Fulltime 20 - 33

Player ratings

Urayasu D-Rocks

15 Israel Folau 8.9
14 Souma Matsumoto 7.6
13 Shane Gates 5.5
12 Samu Kerevi 7.6
11 Takuhei Yasuda 6.6
10 Otere Black 6.1
9 Ren Iinuma 6.4
1 Hidetomo Nabeshima 6.4
2 Shokei Kin 6.7
3 Kim Ryom 5.0
4 Uwe Helu 6.9
5 Lourens Erasmus 6.5
6 Tom Parsons 6.5
7 Tetta Shigematsu 6.2
8 Tone Tukufuka 6.7
16 Junichiro Matsushita 5.8
17 Sekonaia Pole 6.3
18 Shuhei Takeuchi 5.2
19 James Moore 5.7
20 Shingo Nakashima –
21 Brody MacAskill –
22 Norifumi Hashimoto –
23 Hikaru Tamura 6.5

Kobe Steelers

15 Rakuhei Yamashita 7.2
14 Ataata Moeakiola 6.3
13 Michael Little 7.5
12 Seungsin Lee 8.5
11 Kanta Matsunaga 7.8
10 Bryn Gatland 7.1
9 Atsushi Hiwasa 6.5
1 Shigure Takao 6.6
2 George Turner 6.6
3 Hiroshi Yamashita 5.1
4 Gerard Cowley-Tuioti 7.3
5 Brodie Retallick 8.7
6 Tiennan Costley 6.1
7 Solomone Funaki 8.8
8 Amanaki Saumaki 7.8
16 Kenta Matsuoka 8.0
17 Kauvaka Kaivelata 6.6
18 Jiwon Gu 6.2
19 Waisake Raratubua 6.7
20 Willie Potgieter –
21 Itsuki Kamimura 6.5
22 Timothy Lafaele 6.4
23 Kazuma Ueda 6.8