Tokyo Sungoliath
43 - 34
BlackRams Tokyo
03 May 2025
Stage: Conference B Round 17
Ajinomoto Stadium
Tokyo Sungoliath secured a thrilling 43-34 victory over BlackRams Tokyo in an intense encounter at Ajinomoto Stadium. Cheslin Kolbe was instrumental, contributing significantly with a try, multiple penalties, and conversions. The home side quickly established dominance, with early tries from Kosuke Horikoshi and Seiya Ozaki. BlackRams Tokyo responded with a try from Netani Vakayalia, but a yellow card for Liam Gill just before halftime hampered their momentum. In the second half, Kolbe added another try shortly after the restart, while Gill later scored again for BlackRams. Despite a late surge with tries from Amanaki Taiyo Lotoahea and Michael Stolberg for the visitors, Sungoliath's early lead proved insurmountable. This match showcased both teams' attacking prowess and set the stage for an exciting season ahead.
Weather
Temperature: 22.5°C (Feels like 21.5°C) Condition: MostlyClear Wind: 16.1 km/h, gusting to 28.7 km/h Humidity: 49% Cloud Cover: 24%
Highlights
Events
- 0' kickoff
- 3' penalty Cheslin Kolbe
- 5' try Kosuke Horikoshi
- 6' conversion Cheslin Kolbe
- 8' drop_goal_miss Cheslin Kolbe
- 13' try Netani Vakayalia
- 23' substitution Brodi McCurran
- 28' try Seiya Ozaki
- 40' yellow_card Liam Gill
- 40' half_time
- 40' second_half
- 41' penalty Cheslin Kolbe
- 43' penalty Taira Main
- 47' try Cheslin Kolbe
- 50' yellow_card_complete Liam Gill
- 52' try Liam Gill
- 53' conversion Taira Main
- 58' yellow_card Shin Ouchi
- 58' penalty Cheslin Kolbe
- 58' substitution Keisuke Moriya
- 59' substitution Sam Cane
- 60' substitution Netani Vakayalia
- 60' substitution Taishi Tsumura
- 63' substitution Kenta Kobayashi
- 63' substitution Kan Nakano
- 64' yellow_card Amato Fakatava
- 65' penalty Cheslin Kolbe
- 67' try Tamati Ioane
- 68' conversion Cheslin Kolbe
- 68' substitution Yutaka Nagare
- 68' substitution Ryuga Hashimoto
- 68' substitution Harrison Fox
- 68' substitution Netani Vakayalia
- 68' substitution Paddy Ryan
- 68' substitution PJ Latu
- 68' yellow_card_complete Shin Ouchi
- 70' try Liam Gill
- 71' substitution Kosuke Horikoshi
- 73' try Amanaki Taiyo Lotoahea
- 73' conversion Taira Main
- 74' yellow_card_complete Amato Fakatava
- 76' try Cheslin Kolbe
- 77' conversion Cheslin Kolbe
- 77' substitution Isaiah Punivai
- 79' try Michael Stolberg
- 79' conversion Taira Main
- 80' full_time