Kubota Spears 39 - 10 Toyota Verblitz

Full time

17 Jan 2026

Stage: Conference B Round 5

Edogawa Stadium

Kubota Spears vs Toyota Verblitz head to head

Kubota Spears delivered a commanding performance against Toyota Verblitz, ending the match with a score of 39-10. Tyler Paul opened the scoring with an early try, followed by Bernard Foley's successful conversion and subsequent penalties, showcasing his kicking prowess. The Spears extended their lead with further tries from Olivier, Pretorius, and van den Heever before halftime. After the break, a penalty try awarded to the Spears further solidified their dominance, taking advantage of Verblitz's yellow card for Mark Tele'a. Toyota managed to score a consolation try through Ryusei Kato, but it was not enough to shift momentum. The Spears' defense held strong, limiting Verblitz's scoring opportunities. Overall, it was a comprehensive victory for Kubota, continuing their strong form from previous encounters.

Weather

Temperature: 13.6°C (Feels like 16.5°C) Condition: Clear Wind: 2.9 km/h, gusting to 11.1 km/h Humidity: 38% Cloud Cover: 0%

Highlights

Events

Kickoff
0'

Try

Tyler Paul · Kubota Spears

5 - 0
1'

Conversion

Bernard Foley · Kubota Spears

7 - 0
6'

Penalty

Bernard Foley · Kubota Spears

10 - 0
12'

Penalty

Bernard Foley · Kubota Spears

13 - 0
18'

Try

Merwe Olivier · Kubota Spears

18 - 0
18'

Conversion

Bernard Foley · Kubota Spears

20 - 0
33'

Try

Rikus Pretorius · Kubota Spears

25 - 0
33'

Conversion

Bernard Foley · Kubota Spears

27 - 0
38'

Try

Gerhard van den Heever · Kubota Spears

32 - 0
Halftime 32 - 0
Second Half
44'

Substitution

Aaron Smith on for Kaito Shigeno · Toyota Verblitz
44'

Substitution

Isaiah Mapusua on for Blair Ryall · Toyota Verblitz
49'

Yellow Card

Mark Tele'a · Toyota Verblitz
49'

Penalty Try

No Player · Kubota Spears

39 - 0
50'

Substitution

Akira Ieremia on for Ruan Botha · Kubota Spears
52'

Substitution

Zach Gallagher on for Josh Dickson · Toyota Verblitz
52'

Substitution

Tiaan Falcon on for Nicholas McCurran · Toyota Verblitz
54'

Try

Taichi Takahashi · Toyota Verblitz

39 - 5
56'

Substitution

Kazuki Kato on for Yota Kamimori · Kubota Spears
56'

Substitution

Izi Sword on for Keijiro Tamefusa · Kubota Spears
56'

Substitution

Yuya Hirose on for Haruto Kida · Kubota Spears
59'

Yellow Card Complete

Mark Tele'a · Toyota Verblitz
60'

Substitution

Kazuhiro Taniguchi on for Shinobu Fujiwara · Kubota Spears
60'

Substitution

Malcolm Marx on for Rikuto Fukuda · Kubota Spears
60'

Substitution

Atsushi Oshikawa on for Bernard Foley · Kubota Spears
60'

Substitution

Asipeli Moala on for Takeo Suenaga · Kubota Spears
63'

Substitution

Rikiya Matsuda on for Taichi Takahashi · Toyota Verblitz
69'

Substitution

Hanjiro Hirai on for Shogo Miura · Toyota Verblitz
69'

Substitution

Yusuke Kizu on for Taufa Latu · Toyota Verblitz
74'

Substitution

Ryusei Kato on for Schalk Erasmus · Toyota Verblitz
79'

Try

Ryusei Kato · Toyota Verblitz

39 - 10
Fulltime 39 - 10

Player ratings

Kubota Spears

15 Shaun Stevenson 7.6
14 Gerhard van den Heever 6.4
13 Halatoa Vailea 7.4
12 Rikus Pretorius 8.5
11 Haruto Kida 7.3
10 Bernard Foley 6.8
9 Shinobu Fujiwara 6.1
1 Yota Kamimori 6.5
2 Rikuto Fukuda 6.3
3 Keijiro Tamefusa 6.9
4 Ruan Botha 7.2
5 David Bulbring 7.0
6 Merwe Olivier 8.1
7 Takeo Suenaga 6.8
8 Tyler Paul 8.7
16 Malcolm Marx 6.8
17 Kazuki Kato 6.8
18 Izi Sword 6.3
19 Akira Ieremia 6.6
20 Asipeli Moala 5.9
21 Kazuhiro Taniguchi 5.8
22 Atsushi Oshikawa 6.0
23 Yuya Hirose 6.0

Toyota Verblitz

15 Taichi Takahashi 6.6
14 Mark Tele'a 5.5
13 Siosaia Fifita 5.8
12 Nicholas McCurran 6.2
11 Viliame Tuidraki 6.8
10 Shinya Komura 6.6
9 Kaito Shigeno 5.4
1 Shogo Miura 6.4
2 Schalk Erasmus 7.0
3 Taufa Latu 5.8
4 Josh Dickson 5.7
5 Lourens Erasmus 6.8
6 Keito Aoki 6.1
7 Kazuki Himeno 7.0
8 Blair Ryall 6.3
16 Ryusei Kato –
17 Hanjiro Hirai 5.8
18 Yusuke Kizu 6.0
19 Zach Gallagher 5.7
20 Isaiah Mapusua 6.4
21 Aaron Smith 6.8
22 Rikiya Matsuda 5.9
23 Tiaan Falcon 6.9