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Kobe Steelers Kobe Steelers 67 - 21 BlackRams Tokyo BlackRams Tokyo

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17 Jan 2026

Japan League One D1

Stage: Conference B Round 5

Kobe Universiade

Kobe Steelers vs BlackRams Tokyo head to head

The Kobelco Kobe Steelers delivered an impressive performance against BlackRams Tokyo, securing a decisive 67-21 victory. Bryn Gatland was instrumental, scoring multiple tries and conversions, showcasing his skill as fly half. Brodie Retallick also stood out, crossing the line for three tries, reinforcing his status as a key player. The Steelers capitalized on early momentum, quickly responding to an initial try from BlackRams' Liam Gill. Despite a brief resurgence from BlackRams with a try from PJ Latu, they struggled to contain the relentless attack from Kobe. The home side's superior strategy and execution were evident throughout the match, particularly in their dominant forward play. The victory solidified the Steelers' strong position in the Japan League One D1.

Weather

Temperature: 11.5°C (Feels like 12.8°C) Condition: Clear Wind: 8.7 km/h, gusting to 22.2 km/h Humidity: 65% Cloud Cover: 4%

Highlights

Events

  • Kickoff
  • 2'

    Penalty

    Bryn Gatland 路 Kobe Steelers

    3 - 0
  • 7'

    Try

    Liam Gill 路 BlackRams Tokyo

    3 - 5
  • 8'

    Conversion

    Ichigo Nakakusu 路 BlackRams Tokyo

    3 - 7
  • 12'

    Try

    Brodie Retallick 路 Kobe Steelers

    8 - 7
  • 18'

    Try

    Inoke Burua 路 Kobe Steelers

    13 - 7
  • 23'

    Yellow Card

    Isaac Lucas 路 BlackRams Tokyo

  • 24'

    Try

    Brodie Retallick 路 Kobe Steelers

    18 - 7
  • 24'

    Conversion

    Bryn Gatland 路 Kobe Steelers

    20 - 7
  • 26'

    Try

    Brodie Retallick 路 Kobe Steelers

    25 - 7
  • 27'

    Conversion

    Bryn Gatland 路 Kobe Steelers

    27 - 7
  • 33'

    Yellow Card Complete

    Isaac Lucas 路 BlackRams Tokyo

  • 34'

    Try

    Kazuma Ueda 路 Kobe Steelers

    32 - 7
  • 35'

    Conversion

    Bryn Gatland 路 Kobe Steelers

    34 - 7
  • 39'

    Substitution

    Masashi Onishi on for Shin Ouchi 路 BlackRams Tokyo

  • 40'

    Substitution

    Paddy Ryan on for Daigo Sasagawa 路 BlackRams Tokyo

  • Halftime 34 - 7
  • Second Half
  • 43'

    Try

    PJ Latu 路 BlackRams Tokyo

    34 - 12
  • 44'

    Conversion

    Ichigo Nakakusu 路 BlackRams Tokyo

    34 - 14
  • 50'

    Substitution

    Kazuma Nishi on for Yuichiro Taniguchi 路 BlackRams Tokyo

  • 50'

    Substitution

    Brodi McCurran on for Shu Yamamoto 路 BlackRams Tokyo

  • 53'

    Try

    Bryn Gatland 路 Kobe Steelers

    39 - 14
  • 54'

    Conversion

    Bryn Gatland 路 Kobe Steelers

    41 - 14
  • 54'

    Substitution

    Sho Maeda on for Hiroshi Yamashita 路 Kobe Steelers

  • 54'

    Substitution

    Sione Mau on for Ash Dixon 路 Kobe Steelers

  • 54'

    Substitution

    Hikaru Moriwaki on for Shigure Takao 路 Kobe Steelers

  • 54'

    Substitution

    Waisake Raratubua on for Solomone Funaki 路 Kobe Steelers

  • 54'

    Substitution

    Atsushi Hiwasa on for Itsuki Kamimura 路 Kobe Steelers

  • 54'

    Substitution

    Michael Allardice on for Josh Goodhue 路 BlackRams Tokyo

  • 57'

    Substitution

    Kotaro Ito on for Ichigo Nakakusu 路 BlackRams Tokyo

  • 57'

    Substitution

    Michael Little on for Anton Lienert-Brown 路 Kobe Steelers

  • 59'

    Try

    Bryn Gatland 路 Kobe Steelers

    46 - 14
  • 60'

    Conversion

    Bryn Gatland 路 Kobe Steelers

    48 - 14
  • 60'

    Substitution

    Yuta Akihama on for Daisuke Nishikawa 路 BlackRams Tokyo

  • 64'

    Substitution

    Willie Potgieter on for Ardie Savea 路 Kobe Steelers

  • 65'

    Substitution

    Toshiya Takahashi on for TJ Perenara 路 BlackRams Tokyo

  • 68'

    Try

    Samuel Waqabaca 路 BlackRams Tokyo

    48 - 19
  • 69'

    Conversion

    Kotaro Ito 路 BlackRams Tokyo

    48 - 21
  • 69'

    Substitution

    Ataata Moeakiola on for Daisuke Ito 路 Kobe Steelers

  • 73'

    Try

    Michael Little 路 Kobe Steelers

    53 - 21
  • 75'

    Try

    Seungsin Lee 路 Kobe Steelers

    58 - 21
  • 76'

    Conversion

    Bryn Gatland 路 Kobe Steelers

    60 - 21
  • 77'

    Try

    Brodie Retallick 路 Kobe Steelers

    65 - 21
  • 78'

    Conversion

    Bryn Gatland 路 Kobe Steelers

    67 - 21
  • Fulltime 67 - 21

Player ratings

Kobe Steelers
  • 15 Daisuke Ito 7.7
  • 14 Kazuma Ueda 7.8
  • 13 Anton Lienert-Brown 8.7
  • 12 Seungsin Lee 7.4
  • 11 Inoke Burua 7.3
  • 10 Bryn Gatland 9.3
  • 9 Itsuki Kamimura 6.8
  • 1 Shigure Takao 6.9
  • 2 Ash Dixon 6.7
  • 3 Hiroshi Yamashita 6.2
  • 4 Brodie Retallick 9.8
  • 5 Gerard Cowley-Tuioti 7.5
  • 6 Tiennan Costley 8.0
  • 7 Ardie Savea 8.2
  • 8 Solomone Funaki 6.5
  • 16 Sione Mau 6.5
  • 17 Hikaru Moriwaki 6.5
  • 18 Sho Maeda 6.4
  • 19 Waisake Raratubua 6.7
  • 20 Willie Potgieter 6.5
  • 21 Atsushi Hiwasa 5.9
  • 22 Michael Little 6.6
  • 23 Ataata Moeakiola 7.3
BlackRams Tokyo
  • 15 Isaac Lucas 7.0
  • 14 Taira Main 6.8
  • 13 PJ Latu 7.0
  • 12 Yuki Ikeda 6.1
  • 11 Daisuke Nishikawa 5.2
  • 10 Ichigo Nakakusu 5.7
  • 9 TJ Perenara 5.3
  • 1 Yuichiro Taniguchi 6.4
  • 2 Shin Ouchi 5.8
  • 3 Daigo Sasagawa 6.1
  • 4 Josh Goodhue 6.6
  • 5 Reijiro Yamamoto 7.3
  • 6 Shu Yamamoto 5.7
  • 7 Liam Gill 7.2
  • 8 Samuel Waqabaca 7.0
  • 16 Masashi Onishi 6.3
  • 17 Kazuma Nishi 6.1
  • 18 Paddy Ryan 6.9
  • 19 Michael Allardice 5.9
  • 20 Brodi McCurran 6.0
  • 21 Toshiya Takahashi 5.8
  • 22 Kotaro Ito 5.7
  • 23 Yuta Akihama 6.7