Kubota Spears
39 - 20
Mie Honda Heat
26 Apr 2025
Stage: Conference B Round 16
Edogawa Stadium
The Kubota Spears secured a convincing 39-20 victory over Mie Honda Heat in their Japan League One D1 match. Bernard Foley was instrumental for the Spears, scoring a try and converting all his attempts, finishing with 19 points. The home side established early dominance with tries from Foley and Shinobu Fujiwara, alongside penalties from Foley. Mie Honda's Dawid Kellerman responded with a try, but the Spears quickly answered with Malcolm Marx scoring twice shortly after half-time. Koga Nezuka added to the Spears' tally before Ryota Kobayashi scored a late try for the Heat. Despite a spirited performance from Manu Vunipola, who contributed 10 points for Mie Honda, they struggled to keep pace with Kubota. The victory marked a strong statement from the Spears, continuing their successful run against Mie Honda.
Weather
Temperature: 16.9°C (Feels like 15.2°C) Condition: MostlyCloudy Wind: 10.4 km/h, gusting to 22.3 km/h Humidity: 53% Cloud Cover: 78%
Highlights
Events
- 0' kickoff
- 7' penalty Manu Vunipola
- 9' try Bernard Foley
- 10' conversion Bernard Foley
- 17' penalty Bernard Foley
- 24' penalty Manu Vunipola
- 29' try Dawid Kellerman
- 30' conversion Manu Vunipola
- 40' half_time
- 40' second_half
- 42' try Shinobu Fujiwara
- 45' substitution Azuma Doei
- 48' try Malcolm Marx
- 49' conversion Bernard Foley
- 51' try Malcolm Marx
- 51' substitution David Van Zeeland
- 51' substitution Takeo Suenaga
- 53' substitution Franco Mostert
- 53' substitution Mark Abbott
- 54' try Koga Nezuka
- 56' substitution Matthys Basson
- 56' substitution Tatsuhiko Tsurukawa
- 56' substitution Koki Hida
- 59' substitution Dawid Kellerman
- 59' substitution Tevita Tupou
- 59' substitution Malcolm Marx
- 59' substitution Shinobu Fujiwara
- 59' substitution Opeti Helu
- 59' substitution Yota Kamimori
- 63' try Ryota Kobayashi
- 64' conversion Manu Vunipola
- 64' substitution Koga Nezuka
- 64' substitution Harumichi Tatekawa
- 73' try Halatoa Vailea
- 74' conversion Bernard Foley
- 80' full_time