Kubota Spears 20 - 15 Tokyo Sungoliath

Full time

18 May 2025

Stage: QF Round 19

Hanazono Rugby Stadium

Kubota Spears vs Tokyo Sungoliath head to head

The Kubota Spears triumphed over Tokyo Sungoliath with a final score of 20-15 in a closely contested match. Bernard Foley opened the scoring early with a penalty for the Spears. Cheslin Kolbe responded for the Sungoliath with a try just before halftime, giving them a 7-6 lead. Koga Nezuka scored a try for the Spears shortly after the break, which was converted by Foley, putting them ahead 13-7. Sam Cane and Kolbe combined for another try and conversion for the Sungoliath, reclaiming the lead at 15-13. Ruan Botha's late try along with Foley's conversion sealed the victory for the Spears. Despite a spirited effort from the Sungoliath, they could not find a way to respond in the final minutes.

Weather

Temperature: 26.3°C (Feels like 25.3°C) Condition: Cloudy Wind: 13.0 km/h, gusting to 28.7 km/h Humidity: 61% Cloud Cover: 96%

Highlights

Events

Kickoff
6'

Penalty

Bernard Foley · Kubota Spears

3 - 0
39'

Substitution

Yukio Morikawa on for Kenta Kobayashi · Tokyo Sungoliath
Halftime 3 - 0
Second Half
44'

Try

Cheslin Kolbe · Tokyo Sungoliath

3 - 5
47'

Try

Koga Nezuka · Kubota Spears

8 - 5
48'

Conversion

Bernard Foley · Kubota Spears

10 - 5
52'

Try

Sam Cane · Tokyo Sungoliath

10 - 10
52'

Substitution

Sam Jeffries on for Trevor Hosea · Tokyo Sungoliath
53'

Conversion

Cheslin Kolbe · Tokyo Sungoliath

10 - 12
54'

Substitution

Finau Tupa on for Tyler Paul · Kubota Spears
54'

Substitution

Ruan Botha on for David Bulbring · Kubota Spears
54'

Substitution

Pieter Labuschagne on for Takeo Suenaga · Kubota Spears
54'

Substitution

Keijiro Tamefusa on for Izi Sword · Kubota Spears
59'

Substitution

Kazuki Kato on for Yota Kamimori · Kubota Spears
63'

Try

Ruan Botha · Kubota Spears

15 - 12
64'

Conversion

Bernard Foley · Kubota Spears

17 - 12
64'

Substitution

Tamati Ioane on for Kanji Shimokawa · Tokyo Sungoliath
64'

Substitution

Ryoto Nakamura on for Isaiah Punivai · Tokyo Sungoliath
65'

Substitution

Yuya Hirose on for Bernard Foley · Kubota Spears
69'

Substitution

Bryn Hall on for Shinobu Fujiwara · Kubota Spears
71'

Penalty

Yuya Hirose · Kubota Spears

20 - 12
71'

Substitution

Mikiya Takamoto on for Keisuke Moriya · Tokyo Sungoliath
71'

Substitution

Kenta Fukuda on for Yutaka Nagare · Tokyo Sungoliath
75'

Substitution

Keisuke Moriya on for Kotaro Matsushima · Tokyo Sungoliath
76'

Penalty

Cheslin Kolbe · Tokyo Sungoliath

20 - 15
77'

Missed Drop Goal

Harumichi Tatekawa · Kubota Spears
Fulltime 20 - 15

Player ratings

Kubota Spears

15 Atsushi Oshikawa 7.3
14 Koga Nezuka 8.5
13 Rikus Pretorius 7.2
12 Harumichi Tatekawa 6.4
11 Hibiki Yamada 6.0
10 Bernard Foley 6.9
9 Shinobu Fujiwara 7.4
1 Yota Kamimori 6.5
2 Malcolm Marx 7.9
3 Izi Sword 7.2
4 Merwe Olivier 6.6
5 David Bulbring 6.9
6 Tyler Paul 6.6
7 Takeo Suenaga 6.8
8 Faulua Makisi 6.4
16 Schalk Erasmus –
17 Kazuki Kato 6.7
18 Keijiro Tamefusa 6.1
19 Ruan Botha 6.5
20 Finau Tupa 6.4
21 Bryn Hall 6.1
22 Yuya Hirose 6.0
23 Pieter Labuschagne 6.9

Tokyo Sungoliath

15 Kotaro Matsushima 6.1
14 Cheslin Kolbe 8.5
13 Isaiah Punivai 5.8
12 Shogo Nakano 6.6
11 Hideto Niguma 5.9
10 Keisuke Moriya 6.4
9 Yutaka Nagare 5.3
1 Kenta Kobayashi 6.2
2 Kosuke Horikoshi 6.9
3 Kan Nakano 5.0
4 Trevor Hosea 5.7
5 Harry Hockings 7.2
6 Kanji Shimokawa 6.3
7 Sam Cane 7.3
8 Ryuga Hashimoto 6.8
16 Kienori Go –
17 Yukio Morikawa 5.3
18 Sanshiro Kihara –
19 Sam Jeffries 5.9
20 Tamati Ioane 5.9
21 Kenta Fukuda –
22 Mikiya Takamoto –
23 Ryoto Nakamura 5.6