Brave Lupus Tokyo 29 - 3 Kobe Steelers

Full time

24 May 2025

Stage: SF Round 20

Prince Chichibu Memorial Stadium

Brave Lupus Tokyo vs Kobe Steelers head to head

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Toshiba Brave Lupus Tokyo delivered a commanding performance against Kobelco Kobe Steelers, finishing the match with a score of 29-3. The game started with a penalty from Gatland for Kobe, but it was all Tokyo thereafter. Rob Thompson scored the first try in the 14th minute, followed by a conversion from Richie Mo'unga, who was instrumental throughout the game. Kuwayama added another try shortly after halftime, with Mo'unga converting again. A penalty from Mo'unga and a try from Daigo Hashimoto solidified Tokyo's lead. Thompson capped off the scoring with his second try late in the match, showcasing his strong form. Kobe struggled to find their rhythm, and despite some defensive efforts, they were unable to breach Tokyo's solid defense.

Weather

Temperature: 19.7°C (Feels like 17.9°C) Condition: Cloudy Wind: 11.8 km/h, gusting to 26.2 km/h Humidity: 66% Cloud Cover: 100%

Highlights

Events

Kickoff
2'

Penalty

Bryn Gatland · Kobe Steelers

0 - 3
14'

Try

Rob Thompson · Brave Lupus Tokyo

5 - 3
15'

Conversion

Richie Mo'unga · Brave Lupus Tokyo

7 - 3
35'

Substitution

Taichi Mano on for Seta Tamanivalu · Brave Lupus Tokyo
Halftime 7 - 3
Second Half
42'

Try

Toshiki Kuwayama · Brave Lupus Tokyo

12 - 3
43'

Conversion

Richie Mo'unga · Brave Lupus Tokyo

14 - 3
45'

Substitution

Michael Collins on for Shohei Toyoshima · Brave Lupus Tokyo
48'

Penalty

Richie Mo'unga · Brave Lupus Tokyo

17 - 3
49'

Substitution

Kenta Matsuoka on for Takuya Kitade · Kobe Steelers
49'

Substitution

Takayuki Watanabe on for Hiroshi Yamashita · Kobe Steelers
53'

Substitution

Yuta Kokaji on for Taufa Latu · Brave Lupus Tokyo
54'

Substitution

Kauvaka Kaivelata on for Shigure Takao · Kobe Steelers
54'

Substitution

Solomone Funaki on for Willie Potgieter · Kobe Steelers
55'

Yellow Card

Waisake Raratubua · Kobe Steelers
57'

Substitution

Takahiro Ogawa on for Yuhei Sugiyama · Brave Lupus Tokyo
64'

Substitution

Daiki Nakajima on for Atsushi Hiwasa · Kobe Steelers
65'

Substitution

Shohei Ito on for Takeshi Sasaki · Brave Lupus Tokyo
65'

Yellow Card Complete

Waisake Raratubua · Kobe Steelers
66'

Substitution

Samuela Anise on for Jacob Pierce · Brave Lupus Tokyo
66'

Substitution

Daigo Hashimoto on for Mamoru Harada · Brave Lupus Tokyo
67'

Substitution

Inoke Burua on for Michael Little · Kobe Steelers
71'

Substitution

Masataka Mikami on for Sena Kimura · Brave Lupus Tokyo
72'

Substitution

Naohiro Kotaki on for Waisake Raratubua · Kobe Steelers
72'

Substitution

Talilotu Fakatulolo on for Timothy Lafaele · Kobe Steelers
74'

Try

Daigo Hashimoto · Brave Lupus Tokyo

22 - 3
75'

Conversion

Richie Mo'unga · Brave Lupus Tokyo

24 - 3
79'

Try

Rob Thompson · Brave Lupus Tokyo

29 - 3
Fulltime 29 - 3

Player ratings

Brave Lupus Tokyo

15 Takuro Matsunaga 6.5
14 Toshiki Kuwayama 7.4
13 Seta Tamanivalu 6.4
12 Rob Thompson 7.6
11 Shohei Toyoshima 5.8
10 Richie Mo'unga 7.7
9 Yuhei Sugiyama 7.6
1 Sena Kimura 6.7
2 Mamoru Harada 7.0
3 Taufa Latu 6.5
4 Jacob Pierce 6.1
5 Warner Dearns 7.3
6 Shannon Frizell 7.0
7 Takeshi Sasaki 7.4
8 Michael Leitch 8.0
16 Daigo Hashimoto 8.3
17 Masataka Mikami –
18 Yuta Kokaji 6.3
19 Samuela Anise 6.4
20 Shohei Ito 5.8
21 Takahiro Ogawa 6.7
22 Taichi Mano 7.3
23 Michael Collins 6.5

Kobe Steelers

15 Seungsin Lee 6.1
14 Kazuma Ueda 7.3
13 Michael Little 7.6
12 Timothy Lafaele 5.6
11 Kanta Matsunaga 6.2
10 Bryn Gatland 7.0
9 Atsushi Hiwasa 6.0
1 Shigure Takao 5.9
2 Takuya Kitade 6.4
3 Hiroshi Yamashita 5.5
4 Gerard Cowley-Tuioti 6.1
5 Brodie Retallick 7.1
6 Waisake Raratubua 5.0
7 Willie Potgieter 6.8
8 Amanaki Saumaki 6.4
16 Kenta Matsuoka 6.4
17 Kauvaka Kaivelata 6.2
18 Takayuki Watanabe 5.6
19 Naohiro Kotaki –
20 Solomone Funaki 5.9
21 Daiki Nakajima 5.4
22 Talilotu Fakatulolo –
23 Inoke Burua 6.2