Tokyo Sungoliath 43 - 34 BlackRams Tokyo

Full time

03 May 2025

Stage: Conference B Round 17

Ajinomoto Stadium

Tokyo Sungoliath vs BlackRams Tokyo head to head

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

Kickoff
3'

Penalty

Cheslin Kolbe · Tokyo Sungoliath

3 - 0
5'

Try

Kosuke Horikoshi · Tokyo Sungoliath

8 - 0
6'

Conversion

Cheslin Kolbe · Tokyo Sungoliath

10 - 0
8'

Missed Drop Goal

Cheslin Kolbe · Tokyo Sungoliath
13'

Try

Netani Vakayalia · BlackRams Tokyo

10 - 5
23'

Substitution

Reijiro Yamamoto on for Brodi McCurran · BlackRams Tokyo
28'

Try

Seiya Ozaki · Tokyo Sungoliath

15 - 5
40'

Yellow Card

Liam Gill · BlackRams Tokyo
Halftime 15 - 5
Second Half
41'

Penalty

Cheslin Kolbe · Tokyo Sungoliath

18 - 5
43'

Penalty

Taira Main · BlackRams Tokyo

18 - 8
47'

Try

Cheslin Kolbe · Tokyo Sungoliath

23 - 8
50'

Yellow Card Complete

Liam Gill · BlackRams Tokyo
52'

Try

Liam Gill · BlackRams Tokyo

23 - 13
53'

Conversion

Taira Main · BlackRams Tokyo

23 - 15
58'

Yellow Card

Shin Ouchi · BlackRams Tokyo
58'

Penalty

Cheslin Kolbe · Tokyo Sungoliath

26 - 15
58'

Substitution

Mikiya Takamoto on for Keisuke Moriya · Tokyo Sungoliath
59'

Substitution

Tamati Ioane on for Sam Cane · Tokyo Sungoliath
60'

Substitution

Masashi Onishi on for Netani Vakayalia · BlackRams Tokyo
60'

Substitution

Kazuma Nishi on for Taishi Tsumura · BlackRams Tokyo
63'

Substitution

Yukio Morikawa on for Kenta Kobayashi · Tokyo Sungoliath
63'

Substitution

Kotaro Hosoki on for Kan Nakano · Tokyo Sungoliath
64'

Yellow Card

Amato Fakatava · BlackRams Tokyo
65'

Penalty

Cheslin Kolbe · Tokyo Sungoliath

29 - 15
67'

Try

Tamati Ioane · Tokyo Sungoliath

34 - 15
68'

Conversion

Cheslin Kolbe · Tokyo Sungoliath

36 - 15
68'

Substitution

Kenta Fukuda on for Yutaka Nagare · Tokyo Sungoliath
68'

Substitution

Koji Iino on for Ryuga Hashimoto · Tokyo Sungoliath
68'

Substitution

Kan Nakano on for Harrison Fox · BlackRams Tokyo
68'

Substitution

Shuhei Matsuhashi on for Netani Vakayalia · BlackRams Tokyo
68'

Substitution

Ryohei Isoda on for Paddy Ryan · BlackRams Tokyo
68'

Substitution

Shohei Oyama on for PJ Latu · BlackRams Tokyo
68'

Yellow Card Complete

Shin Ouchi · BlackRams Tokyo
70'

Try

Liam Gill · BlackRams Tokyo

36 - 20
71'

Substitution

Kienori Go on for Kosuke Horikoshi · Tokyo Sungoliath
73'

Try

Amanaki Taiyo Lotoahea · BlackRams Tokyo

36 - 27
73'

Conversion

Taira Main · BlackRams Tokyo

36 - 22
74'

Yellow Card Complete

Amato Fakatava · BlackRams Tokyo
76'

Try

Cheslin Kolbe · Tokyo Sungoliath

41 - 27
77'

Conversion

Cheslin Kolbe · Tokyo Sungoliath

43 - 27
77'

Substitution

Shota Emi on for Isaiah Punivai · Tokyo Sungoliath
79'

Try

Michael Stolberg · BlackRams Tokyo

43 - 34
79'

Conversion

Taira Main · BlackRams Tokyo

43 - 29
Fulltime 43 - 34

Player ratings

Tokyo Sungoliath

15 Kotaro Matsushima 6.2
14 Seiya Ozaki 7.9
13 Isaiah Punivai 7.8
12 Shogo Nakano 6.8
11 Cheslin Kolbe 10.0
10 Keisuke Moriya 6.0
9 Yutaka Nagare 6.6
1 Kenta Kobayashi 6.8
2 Kosuke Horikoshi 7.4
3 Kan Nakano 6.8
4 Sam Jeffries 6.0
5 Harry Hockings 6.6
6 Kanji Shimokawa 6.5
7 Sam Cane 7.0
8 Ryuga Hashimoto 6.1
16 Kienori Go –
17 Yukio Morikawa 6.6
18 Kotaro Hosoki 6.2
19 Koji Iino 5.9
20 Tamati Ioane 7.7
21 Kenta Fukuda 6.2
22 Mikiya Takamoto 6.5
23 Shota Emi –

BlackRams Tokyo

15 Isaac Lucas 7.6
14 Taira Main 6.0
13 PJ Latu 6.1
12 Yuki Ikeda 6.0
11 Netani Vakayalia 7.3
10 Kotaro Ito 6.3
9 TJ Perenara 6.5
1 Taishi Tsumura 5.7
2 Shin Ouchi 4.8
3 Paddy Ryan 5.9
4 Michael Stolberg 6.0
5 Harrison Fox 6.6
6 Brodi McCurran 6.1
7 Liam Gill 6.5
8 Amato Fakatava 4.6
16 Masashi Onishi 5.9
17 Kazuma Nishi 5.8
18 Shohei Oyama 6.0
19 Reijiro Yamamoto 6.8
20 Shuhei Matsuhashi 5.9
21 Toshiya Takahashi –
22 Amanaki Taiyo Lotoahea –
23 Ryohei Isoda 5.8