Shizuoka BlueRevs 20 - 35 Kobe Steelers

Full time

17 May 2025

Stage: QF Round 19

Hanazono Rugby Stadium

Shizuoka BlueRevs vs Kobe Steelers head to head

Kobelco Kobe Steelers secured a 35-20 victory over Shizuoka BlueRevs in a competitive match. The Steelers struck first with a penalty from Gatland, but the BlueRevs responded quickly with a try from Te Whare, followed by a conversion from Greene. Te Whare's yellow card at the 16th minute proved costly as the Steelers scored a penalty try, leveling the score. Waisake Raratubua added to the Steelers' tally with a try shortly after, and Gatland's conversion gave them a 15-7 lead. In the second half, Seungsin Lee extended the Steelers’ advantage with a try, converted by Gatland. Shuntaro Kitamura's try for the BlueRevs narrowed the gap, but Inoke Burua's late score solidified the Steelers' dominance. Despite strong performances from Greene and Te Whare, the BlueRevs could not overcome the Steelers' lead.

Weather

Temperature: 24.7°C (Feels like 23.2°C) Condition: Drizzle Wind: 20.4 km/h, gusting to 52.0 km/h Humidity: 81% Cloud Cover: 99%

Highlights

Events

Kickoff
4'

Penalty

Bryn Gatland · Kobe Steelers

0 - 3
8'

Try

Valynce Te Whare · Shizuoka BlueRevs

5 - 3
8'

Conversion

Sam Greene · Shizuoka BlueRevs

7 - 3
16'

Yellow Card

Valynce Te Whare · Shizuoka BlueRevs
16'

Penalty Try

No Player · Kobe Steelers

7 - 10
26'

Try

Waisake Raratubua · Kobe Steelers

7 - 15
26'

Conversion

Bryn Gatland · Kobe Steelers

7 - 17
26'

Yellow Card Complete

Valynce Te Whare · Shizuoka BlueRevs
37'

Penalty

Sam Greene · Shizuoka BlueRevs

10 - 17
40'

Substitution

Sylvian Mahuza on for Viliami Tahitu'a · Shizuoka BlueRevs
40'

Substitution

Kwagga Smith on for Murray Douglas · Shizuoka BlueRevs
40'

Substitution

Takayoshi Mohara on for Kazuhiro Kawata · Shizuoka BlueRevs
Halftime 10 - 17
Second Half
44'

Try

Seungsin Lee · Kobe Steelers

10 - 22
45'

Conversion

Bryn Gatland · Kobe Steelers

10 - 24
45'

Substitution

Richmond Tongatama on for Malgene Ilaua · Shizuoka BlueRevs
46'

Substitution

Takayuki Watanabe on for Hiroshi Yamashita · Kobe Steelers
50'

Try

Shuntaro Kitamura · Shizuoka BlueRevs

15 - 24
51'

Conversion

Sam Greene · Shizuoka BlueRevs

17 - 24
51'

Substitution

Shunsuke Sakuta on for Takeshi Hino · Shizuoka BlueRevs
53'

Substitution

Solomone Funaki on for Willie Potgieter · Kobe Steelers
54'

Substitution

Inoke Burua on for Michael Little · Kobe Steelers
56'

Penalty

Sam Greene · Shizuoka BlueRevs

20 - 24
60'

Substitution

Kenta Matsuoka on for Takuya Kitade · Kobe Steelers
60'

Substitution

Kauvaka Kaivelata on for Shigure Takao · Kobe Steelers
60'

Substitution

Takumi Inaba on for Sean Vete · Shizuoka BlueRevs
72'

Try

Inoke Burua · Kobe Steelers

20 - 29
73'

Substitution

Daiki Nakajima on for Futo Yamaguchi · Shizuoka BlueRevs
73'

Substitution

Kakeru Okumura on for Solomone Funaki · Shizuoka BlueRevs
75'

Penalty

Bryn Gatland · Kobe Steelers

20 - 32
78'

Penalty

Bryn Gatland · Kobe Steelers

20 - 35
78'

Substitution

Kodai Okazaki on for Shuntaro Kitamura · Shizuoka BlueRevs
79'

Substitution

Talilotu Fakatulolo on for Bryn Gatland · Kobe Steelers
Fulltime 20 - 35

Player ratings

Shizuoka BlueRevs

15 Futo Yamaguchi 6.3
14 Valynce Te Whare 6.4
13 Charles Piutau 6.6
12 Viliami Tahitu'a 5.9
11 Malo Tuitama 8.1
10 Sam Greene 6.0
9 Shuntaro Kitamura 7.2
1 Kazuhiro Kawata 4.7
2 Takeshi Hino 5.9
3 Sean Vete 6.0
4 Murray Douglas 6.3
5 Justin Sangster 6.3
6 Vueti Tupou 6.6
7 Yuya Odo 6.0
8 Malgene Ilaua 6.4
16 Shunsuke Sakuta 6.7
17 Takayoshi Mohara 5.1
18 Takumi Inaba 5.4
19 Kwagga Smith 5.9
20 Richmond Tongatama 6.2
21 Kodai Okazaki –
22 Kakeru Okumura –
23 Sylvian Mahuza 6.7

Kobe Steelers

15 Seungsin Lee 7.8
14 Kazuma Ueda 8.1
13 Michael Little 6.8
12 Timothy Lafaele 6.0
11 Kanta Matsunaga 7.6
10 Bryn Gatland 7.2
9 Atsushi Hiwasa 6.0
1 Shigure Takao 5.8
2 Takuya Kitade 7.1
3 Hiroshi Yamashita 6.3
4 Gerard Cowley-Tuioti 6.8
5 Brodie Retallick 7.3
6 Waisake Raratubua 7.9
7 Willie Potgieter 7.1
8 Amanaki Saumaki 8.3
16 Kenta Matsuoka 6.3
17 Kauvaka Kaivelata 5.9
18 Takayuki Watanabe 6.2
19 Naohiro Kotaki –
20 Solomone Funaki 6.2
21 Daiki Nakajima –
22 Talilotu Fakatulolo –
23 Inoke Burua 7.5