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Toyota Verblitz Toyota Verblitz 28 - 45 Tokyo Sungoliath Tokyo Sungoliath

Full time

27 Apr 2025

Japan League One D1

Stage: Conference B Round 16

Hanazono Rugby Stadium

Toyota Verblitz vs Tokyo Sungoliath head to head

馃帀 1

Tokyo Sungoliath secured a decisive 45-28 victory against Toyota Verblitz at Hanazono Rugby Stadium. The match began with an early try from Cane, swiftly followed by a conversion from Kolbe. Verblitz responded with a penalty try shortly after, showcasing their resilience. However, Sungoliath continued to dominate, with Cane scoring again before halftime, leading 21-7 at the break. In the second half, Ioane added to the away team's tally, while Verblitz's Tupou and Kato managed tries to keep the game competitive. Kolbe's consistent kicking contributed significantly for Sungoliath, as they maintained control throughout. Despite a late try from Fukuda for Verblitz, the away team sealed a convincing win.

Weather

Temperature: 25.4°C (Feels like 24.2°C) Condition: MostlyClear Wind: 19.1 km/h, gusting to 35.2 km/h Humidity: 26% Cloud Cover: 21%

Highlights

Events

  • Kickoff
  • 2'

    Try

    Sam Cane 路 Tokyo Sungoliath

    0 - 5
  • 2'

    Conversion

    Cheslin Kolbe 路 Tokyo Sungoliath

    0 - 7
  • 5'

    Yellow Card

    Seiya Ozaki 路 Tokyo Sungoliath

  • 6'

    Penalty Try

    No Player 路 Toyota Verblitz

    7 - 7
  • 6'

    Substitution

    Matt McGahan on for Viliame Tuidraki 路 Toyota Verblitz

  • 11'

    Try

    Isaiah Punivai 路 Tokyo Sungoliath

    7 - 12
  • 12'

    Conversion

    Cheslin Kolbe 路 Tokyo Sungoliath

    7 - 14
  • 15'

    Yellow Card Complete

    Seiya Ozaki 路 Tokyo Sungoliath

  • 18'

    Substitution

    Viliame Tuidraki on for Matt McGahan 路 Toyota Verblitz

  • 28'

    Try

    William Tupou 路 Toyota Verblitz

    12 - 14
  • 29'

    Conversion

    Shinya Komura 路 Toyota Verblitz

    14 - 14
  • 37'

    Try

    Sam Cane 路 Tokyo Sungoliath

    14 - 19
  • 40'

    Substitution

    Kenta Kobayashi on for Yukio Morikawa 路 Tokyo Sungoliath

  • Halftime 14 - 19
  • Second Half
  • 48'

    Substitution

    Gaku Shimizu on for Shogo Miura 路 Toyota Verblitz

  • 48'

    Substitution

    Yusuke Kizu on for Genki Sudo 路 Toyota Verblitz

  • 48'

    Substitution

    Tamati Ioane on for Sam Cane 路 Tokyo Sungoliath

  • 49'

    Try

    Tamati Ioane 路 Tokyo Sungoliath

    14 - 24
  • 50'

    Substitution

    Blair Ryall on for Kazuki Himeno 路 Toyota Verblitz

  • 50'

    Substitution

    Mikiya Takamoto on for Keisuke Moriya 路 Tokyo Sungoliath

  • 53'

    Try

    Kosuke Horikoshi 路 Tokyo Sungoliath

    14 - 31
  • 53'

    Conversion

    Cheslin Kolbe 路 Tokyo Sungoliath

    14 - 26
  • 54'

    Substitution

    Kaito Shigeno on for Kaisei Tamura 路 Toyota Verblitz

  • 54'

    Substitution

    Matt McGahan on for Shinya Komura 路 Toyota Verblitz

  • 55'

    Try

    Sam Jeffries 路 Tokyo Sungoliath

    14 - 36
  • 56'

    Conversion

    Cheslin Kolbe 路 Tokyo Sungoliath

    14 - 38
  • 56'

    Substitution

    Michael Hooper on for Kosei Miki 路 Toyota Verblitz

  • 56'

    Substitution

    Ryusei Kato on for Yoshikatsu Hikosaka 路 Toyota Verblitz

  • 56'

    Substitution

    Daichi Akiyama on for Adre Smith 路 Toyota Verblitz

  • 60'

    Substitution

    Kenta Fukuda on for Yutaka Nagare 路 Tokyo Sungoliath

  • 60'

    Substitution

    Kotaro Hosoki on for Kan Nakano 路 Tokyo Sungoliath

  • 60'

    Substitution

    Syoudai Hirao on for Kosuke Horikoshi 路 Tokyo Sungoliath

  • 66'

    Try

    Ryusei Kato 路 Toyota Verblitz

    19 - 38
  • 67'

    Conversion

    Matt McGahan 路 Toyota Verblitz

    21 - 38
  • 67'

    Substitution

    Sione Lavemai on for Sam Jeffries 路 Tokyo Sungoliath

  • 67'

    Substitution

    Shota Emi on for Cheslin Kolbe 路 Tokyo Sungoliath

  • 78'

    Try

    Viliame Tuidraki 路 Toyota Verblitz

    28 - 38
  • 78'

    Conversion

    Matt McGahan 路 Toyota Verblitz

    23 - 38
  • 79'

    Try

    Kenta Fukuda 路 Tokyo Sungoliath

    28 - 43
  • 81'

    Conversion

    Mikiya Takamoto 路 Tokyo Sungoliath

    28 - 45
  • Fulltime 28 - 45

Player ratings

Toyota Verblitz
  • 15 Taichi Takahashi 7.5
  • 14 Joseph Manu 5.3
  • 13 Siosaia Fifita 6.3
  • 12 Nicholas McCurran 6.2
  • 11 Viliame Tuidraki 8.0
  • 10 Shinya Komura 5.0
  • 9 Kaisei Tamura 6.3
  • 1 Shogo Miura 6.0
  • 2 Yoshikatsu Hikosaka 6.9
  • 3 Genki Sudo 6.2
  • 4 Adre Smith 6.2
  • 5 Josh Dickson 6.2
  • 6 William Tupou 6.9
  • 7 Kosei Miki 5.8
  • 8 Kazuki Himeno 6.6
  • 16 Ryusei Kato 6.8
  • 17 Gaku Shimizu 6.2
  • 18 Yusuke Kizu 5.9
  • 19 Daichi Akiyama 5.8
  • 20 Blair Ryall 6.2
  • 21 Michael Hooper 5.7
  • 22 Kaito Shigeno 6.3
  • 23 Matt McGahan 6.3
Tokyo Sungoliath
  • 15 Kotaro Matsushima 7.3
  • 14 Seiya Ozaki 5.1
  • 13 Isaiah Punivai 8.3
  • 12 Shogo Nakano 7.8
  • 11 Cheslin Kolbe 7.5
  • 10 Keisuke Moriya 6.9
  • 9 Yutaka Nagare 7.3
  • 1 Yukio Morikawa 7.2
  • 2 Kosuke Horikoshi 8.2
  • 3 Kan Nakano 6.4
  • 4 Sam Jeffries 7.7
  • 5 Harry Hockings 7.7
  • 6 Kanji Shimokawa 7.6
  • 7 Sam Cane 8.3
  • 8 Ryuga Hashimoto 8.0
  • 16 Syoudai Hirao 6.5
  • 17 Kenta Kobayashi 6.8
  • 18 Kotaro Hosoki 6.3
  • 19 Sione Lavemai 6.2
  • 20 Tamati Ioane 7.5
  • 21 Kenta Fukuda 6.8
  • 22 Mikiya Takamoto 6.9
  • 23 Shota Emi 6.2