Brave Lupus Tokyo 24 - 20 Kubota Spears

Full time

24 Jan 2026

Stage: Conference A Round 6

Prince Chichibu Memorial Stadium

Brave Lupus Tokyo vs Kubota Spears head to head

Toshiba Brave Lupus Tokyo secured a narrow victory over Kubota Spears with a final score of 24-20. The match began with a penalty from Spears' Foley, giving them an early lead. Tokyo responded with a try from Stolberg, showcasing their attacking prowess. Just before halftime, Stevenson scored for Kubota, but Tokyo quickly leveled with a try from Takahashi. The second half saw Yamada score for Spears, closing the gap once more. Tokyo's Kuwayama clinched the win with a late try, complemented by Mo'unga's strong kicking performance. Overall, the contest highlighted both teams' resilience and tactical execution, with Toshiba continuing their winning streak against Kubota.

Weather

Temperature: 9.0°C (Feels like 8.6°C) Condition: MostlyClear Wind: 10.4 km/h, gusting to 20.5 km/h Humidity: 29% Cloud Cover: 20%

Highlights

Events

Kickoff
8'

Penalty

Bernard Foley · Kubota Spears

0 - 3
18'

Try

Michael Stolberg · Brave Lupus Tokyo

5 - 3
24'

Substitution

Callum MacDonald on for Jacob Pierce · Brave Lupus Tokyo
27'

Substitution

Jacob Pierce on for Callum MacDonald · Brave Lupus Tokyo
34'

Yellow Card

Ruan Botha · Kubota Spears
40'

Substitution

Keijiro Tamefusa on for Opeti Helu · Kubota Spears
Halftime 5 - 3
Second Half
41'

Try

Shaun Stevenson · Kubota Spears

5 - 8
42'

Conversion

Bernard Foley · Kubota Spears

5 - 10
43'

Try

Kohei Takahashi · Brave Lupus Tokyo

10 - 10
44'

Conversion

Richie Mo'unga · Brave Lupus Tokyo

12 - 10
44'

Yellow Card Complete

Ruan Botha · Kubota Spears
49'

Substitution

Rei Ishioka on for Tjay Clarke · Brave Lupus Tokyo
51'

Substitution

Kazuhiro Taniguchi on for Shinobu Fujiwara · Kubota Spears
51'

Substitution

Faulua Makisi on for David Bulbring · Kubota Spears
52'

Substitution

Yuya Hirose on for Halatoa Vailea · Kubota Spears
52'

Substitution

Callum MacDonald on for Jacob Pierce · Brave Lupus Tokyo
55'

Substitution

Yuta Kokaji on for Vea Taumoefolau · Brave Lupus Tokyo
61'

Substitution

Yuhei Sugiyama on for Kohei Takahashi · Brave Lupus Tokyo
61'

Substitution

Rinpei Sakaki on for Andrew Makalio · Brave Lupus Tokyo
65'

Try

Hibiki Yamada · Kubota Spears

12 - 15
65'

Conversion

Bernard Foley · Kubota Spears

12 - 17
65'

Substitution

Shohei Ito on for Afu Ofeina · Brave Lupus Tokyo
67'

Substitution

Teruo Makabe on for Sena Kimura · Brave Lupus Tokyo
72'

Try

Toshiki Kuwayama · Brave Lupus Tokyo

17 - 17
76'

Penalty

Bernard Foley · Kubota Spears

17 - 20
79'

Try

Richie Mo'unga · Brave Lupus Tokyo

22 - 20
80'

Conversion

Richie Mo'unga · Brave Lupus Tokyo

24 - 20
Fulltime 24 - 20

Player ratings

Brave Lupus Tokyo

15 Takuro Matsunaga 8.3
14 Toshiki Kuwayama 7.9
13 Michael Collins 7.3
12 Rob Thompson 8.3
11 Tjay Clarke 6.9
10 Richie Mo'unga 8.8
9 Kohei Takahashi 7.0
1 Sena Kimura 6.7
2 Andrew Makalio 7.2
3 Vea Taumoefolau 7.1
4 Jacob Pierce 6.6
5 Michael Stolberg 7.7
6 Afu Ofeina 6.6
7 Takeshi Sasaki 6.8
8 Hiroki Yamamoto 7.4
16 Rinpei Sakaki 6.7
17 Teruo Makabe 6.3
18 Yuta Kokaji 6.2
19 Callum MacDonald 6.8
20 Shohei Ito 6.4
21 Yuhei Sugiyama 6.3
22 Stephanus Du Toit –
23 Rei Ishioka 6.5

Kubota Spears

15 Shaun Stevenson 8.9
14 Gerhard van den Heever 7.2
13 Halatoa Vailea 6.2
12 Rikus Pretorius 6.2
11 Hibiki Yamada 7.0
10 Bernard Foley 6.7
9 Shinobu Fujiwara 6.4
1 Yota Kamimori 6.8
2 Malcolm Marx 8.8
3 Opeti Helu 6.1
4 Ruan Botha 5.0
5 David Bulbring 5.8
6 Akira Ieremia 6.4
7 Takeo Suenaga 6.6
8 Tyler Paul 7.4
16 Rikuto Fukuda –
17 Kazuki Kato –
18 Keijiro Tamefusa 6.5
19 Merwe Olivier –
20 Faulua Makisi 6.2
21 Kazuhiro Taniguchi 5.9
22 Atsushi Oshikawa –
23 Yuya Hirose 5.9