Yokohama 29 - 47 Kobe Steelers

Full time

04 May 2025

Stage: Conference A Round 17

Prince Chichibu Memorial Stadium

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The Kobelco Kobe Steelers secured a convincing 47-29 victory over the Yokohama Canon Eagles at the Prince Chichibu Memorial Stadium. Chihito Matsui opened the scoring for the Eagles with an early try, but Bryn Gatland quickly responded with two tries for the Steelers, showcasing his exceptional kicking skills with conversions. The Steelers extended their lead with further tries from Inoke Burua and Amanaki Saumaki, dominating the first half. The Eagles fought back with a brace from Matsui and tries from Kippei Ishida and Amanaki Lelei Mafi, but were hampered by yellow cards that disrupted their momentum. Gatland continued to shine for the Steelers, adding crucial points with both tries and conversions. Brodie Retallick's try solidified the Steelers' lead, while Hayata Tsujino capped off the scoring late in the game. Overall, the Steelers demonstrated superior control and execution throughout the match, marking another impressive win over their rivals.

Weather

Temperature: 24.8°C (Feels like 25.2°C) Condition: MostlyClear Wind: 10.5 km/h, gusting to 20.7 km/h Humidity: 47% Cloud Cover: 31%

Highlights

Events

Kickoff
1'

Try

Chihito Matsui · Yokohama

5 - 0
8'

Try

Bryn Gatland · Kobe Steelers

5 - 5
9'

Conversion

Bryn Gatland · Kobe Steelers

5 - 7
20'

Try

Inoke Burua · Kobe Steelers

5 - 12
21'

Conversion

Bryn Gatland · Kobe Steelers

5 - 14
27'

Try

Chihito Matsui · Yokohama

10 - 14
28'

Conversion

Yu Tamura · Yokohama

12 - 14
32'

Try

Amanaki Saumaki · Kobe Steelers

12 - 19
33'

Substitution

Liakimatagi Moli on for Jeandre Labuschagne · Yokohama
Halftime 12 - 19
Second Half
46'

Substitution

Ryosuke Iwaihara on for Tatsuro Sugimoto · Yokohama
46'

Substitution

Takuya Kitade on for George Turner · Kobe Steelers
46'

Substitution

Kauvaka Kaivelata on for Shigure Takao · Kobe Steelers
46'

Substitution

Yuragi Muto on for Naoya Minamihashi · Yokohama
47'

Yellow Card

Liakimatagi Moli · Yokohama
47'

Try

Waisake Raratubua · Kobe Steelers

12 - 24
48'

Conversion

Bryn Gatland · Kobe Steelers

12 - 26
48'

Substitution

Hayate Hiraishi on for Shin Kawamura · Yokohama
48'

Substitution

Hiroshi Yamashita on for Jiwon Gu · Kobe Steelers
52'

Yellow Card

Matthew Philip · Yokohama
54'

Try

Amanaki Saumaki · Kobe Steelers

12 - 31
55'

Conversion

Bryn Gatland · Kobe Steelers

12 - 33
55'

Substitution

Tomoki Minami on for Takato Okabe · Yokohama
57'

Yellow Card

Chihito Matsui · Yokohama
57'

Yellow Card Complete

Liakimatagi Moli · Yokohama
60'

Try

Brodie Retallick · Kobe Steelers

12 - 38
61'

Conversion

Bryn Gatland · Kobe Steelers

12 - 40
61'

Substitution

Gerard Cowley-Tuioti on for Amanaki Saumaki · Kobe Steelers
61'

Substitution

Ataata Moeakiola on for Inoke Burua · Kobe Steelers
62'

Substitution

Hayata Tsujino on for Tali Ioasa · Kobe Steelers
62'

Substitution

Toshiki Amano on for Kouki Arai · Yokohama
62'

Yellow Card Complete

Matthew Philip · Yokohama
63'

Substitution

Naoto Shimada on for Billy Harmon · Yokohama
67'

Substitution

Daiki Nakajima on for Atsushi Hiwasa · Kobe Steelers
67'

Yellow Card Complete

Chihito Matsui · Yokohama
69'

Try

Kippei Ishida · Yokohama

17 - 40
70'

Substitution

Hikaru Hashimoto on for Solomone Funaki · Kobe Steelers
71'

Try

Amanaki Lelei Mafi · Yokohama

22 - 40
72'

Substitution

Brendan Owen on for Jumpei Ogura · Yokohama
73'

Try

Jesse Kriel · Yokohama

27 - 40
74'

Conversion

Yuragi Muto · Yokohama

29 - 40
77'

Try

Hayata Tsujino · Kobe Steelers

29 - 45
78'

Conversion

Bryn Gatland · Kobe Steelers

29 - 47
Fulltime 29 - 47

Player ratings

Yokohama

15 Jumpei Ogura 7.0
14 Kippei Ishida 7.9
13 Jesse Kriel 8.3
12 Naoya Minamihashi 5.5
11 Chihito Matsui 6.2
10 Yu Tamura 6.2
9 Kouki Arai 6.0
1 Takato Okabe 5.8
2 Shin Kawamura 6.4
3 Tatsuro Sugimoto 6.2
4 Jeandre Labuschagne 5.8
5 Matthew Philip 5.5
6 Billy Harmon 6.3
7 Masato Furukawa 6.2
8 Amanaki Lelei Mafi 7.4
16 Hayate Hiraishi 6.5
17 Tomoki Minami 6.5
18 Ryosuke Iwaihara 5.6
19 Liakimatagi Moli 5.2
20 Naoto Shimada 6.0
21 Toshiki Amano 6.8
22 Yuragi Muto 6.3
23 Brendan Owen –

Kobe Steelers

15 Seungsin Lee 6.5
14 Inoke Burua 8.0
13 Timothy Lafaele 6.8
12 Tali Ioasa 6.8
11 Kazuma Ueda 6.5
10 Bryn Gatland 9.0
9 Atsushi Hiwasa 7.7
1 Shigure Takao 6.9
2 George Turner 6.8
3 Jiwon Gu 6.4
4 Waisake Raratubua 7.3
5 Brodie Retallick 7.3
6 Tiennan Costley 6.5
7 Solomone Funaki 6.7
8 Amanaki Saumaki 10.0
16 Takuya Kitade 6.5
17 Kauvaka Kaivelata 6.3
18 Hiroshi Yamashita 6.2
19 Gerard Cowley-Tuioti 6.4
20 Hikaru Hashimoto 6.0
21 Daiki Nakajima 6.2
22 Ataata Moeakiola 6.4
23 Hayata Tsujino 6.9