Kobe Steelers 60 - 45 Shizuoka BlueRevs

Full time

07 Feb 2026

Stage: Conference B Round 7

Kobe Universiade

Kobe Steelers vs Shizuoka BlueRevs head to head

Kobelco Kobe Steelers secured a thrilling 60-45 victory over Shizuoka BlueRevs in a high-scoring encounter. Shunsuke Uenobou had a standout performance, scoring three tries for the Steelers, while Seungsin Lee contributed with five conversions. The BlueRevs fought back through tries from Vueti Tupou and Charles Piutau, but struggled to contain the home side's relentless attack. After leading 36-21 at halftime, Kobe extended their advantage with a try from Tiennan Costley early in the second half. Despite a late rally from Shizuoka, including two tries from Daniel Maiava, they fell short of overcoming the deficit. The match showcased an exciting blend of attacking rugby and defensive resilience from both teams. Ultimately, the Steelers demonstrated their dominance, continuing their strong form in Japan League One D1.

Weather

Temperature: 5.6°C (Feels like 4.6°C) Condition: MostlyCloudy Wind: 7.3 km/h, gusting to 19.4 km/h Humidity: 59% Cloud Cover: 77%

Highlights

Events

Kickoff
6'

Try

Shunsuke Uenobou · Kobe Steelers

5 - 0
9'

Try

Vueti Tupou · Shizuoka BlueRevs

5 - 5
10'

Conversion

Kakeru Okumura · Shizuoka BlueRevs

5 - 7
12'

Try

Itsuki Kamimura · Kobe Steelers

10 - 7
13'

Conversion

Seungsin Lee · Kobe Steelers

12 - 7
16'

Try

Brodie Retallick · Kobe Steelers

17 - 7
19'

Try

Futo Yamaguchi · Shizuoka BlueRevs

17 - 12
20'

Conversion

Kakeru Okumura · Shizuoka BlueRevs

17 - 14
22'

Try

Shunsuke Uenobou · Kobe Steelers

22 - 14
23'

Conversion

Seungsin Lee · Kobe Steelers

24 - 14
24'

Try

Kazuma Ueda · Kobe Steelers

29 - 14
25'

Conversion

Seungsin Lee · Kobe Steelers

31 - 14
29'

Try

Shunsuke Uenobou · Kobe Steelers

36 - 14
30'

Conversion

Seungsin Lee · Kobe Steelers

38 - 14
33'

Try

Richmond Tongatama · Shizuoka BlueRevs

38 - 19
34'

Conversion

Kakeru Okumura · Shizuoka BlueRevs

38 - 21
Halftime 38 - 21
Second Half
45'

Try

Takeshi Hino · Shizuoka BlueRevs

38 - 26
47'

Substitution

Kwagga Smith on for Malgene Ilaua · Shizuoka BlueRevs
47'

Substitution

Malo Tuitama on for Valynce Te Whare · Shizuoka BlueRevs
51'

Substitution

Jiwon Gu on for Hiroshi Yamashita · Kobe Steelers
52'

Try

Tali Ioasa · Kobe Steelers

43 - 26
53'

Conversion

Seungsin Lee · Kobe Steelers

45 - 26
53'

Substitution

Shunsuke Sakuta on for Takeshi Hino · Shizuoka BlueRevs
53'

Substitution

Takumi Inaba on for Heiichiro Ito · Shizuoka BlueRevs
53'

Substitution

Daniel Maiava on for Justin Sangster · Shizuoka BlueRevs
53'

Substitution

Solomone Funaki on for Waisake Raratubua · Kobe Steelers
59'

Try

Tiennan Costley · Kobe Steelers

50 - 26
60'

Substitution

Sione Mau on for Takuya Kitade · Kobe Steelers
60'

Substitution

Hikaru Moriwaki on for Shigure Takao · Kobe Steelers
60'

Substitution

Atsushi Hiwasa on for Itsuki Kamimura · Kobe Steelers
61'

Substitution

Takayoshi Mohara on for Kenta Yamashita · Shizuoka BlueRevs
62'

Substitution

Michael Little on for Tali Ioasa · Kobe Steelers
63'

Try

Inoke Burua · Kobe Steelers

55 - 26
65'

Substitution

Yuya Odo on for Vueti Tupou · Shizuoka BlueRevs
66'

Try

Daniel Maiava · Shizuoka BlueRevs

55 - 31
67'

Conversion

Kakeru Okumura · Shizuoka BlueRevs

55 - 33
67'

Substitution

Kodai Okazaki on for Shuntaro Kitamura · Shizuoka BlueRevs
67'

Substitution

Bryn Gatland on for Seungsin Lee · Kobe Steelers
71'

Try

Charles Piutau · Shizuoka BlueRevs

55 - 38
73'

Substitution

Naohiro Kotaki on for Ardie Savea · Kobe Steelers
77'

Try

Michael Little · Kobe Steelers

60 - 38
79'

Try

Daniel Maiava · Shizuoka BlueRevs

60 - 45
79'

Conversion

Kakeru Okumura · Shizuoka BlueRevs

60 - 40
Fulltime 60 - 45

Player ratings

Kobe Steelers

15 Shunsuke Uenobou 9.3
14 Kazuma Ueda 7.3
13 Anton Lienert-Brown 7.4
12 Tali Ioasa 10.0
11 Inoke Burua 7.8
10 Seungsin Lee 8.1
9 Itsuki Kamimura 7.9
1 Shigure Takao 6.8
2 Takuya Kitade 7.6
3 Hiroshi Yamashita 6.5
4 Brodie Retallick 9.0
5 Gerard Cowley-Tuioti 6.6
6 Tiennan Costley 8.5
7 Ardie Savea 8.1
8 Waisake Raratubua 7.8
16 Sione Mau 6.6
17 Hikaru Moriwaki 6.1
18 Jiwon Gu 6.5
19 Naohiro Kotaki –
20 Solomone Funaki 6.4
21 Atsushi Hiwasa 6.2
22 Bryn Gatland 6.5
23 Michael Little 8.0

Shizuoka BlueRevs

15 Futo Yamaguchi 7.1
14 Kakeru Okumura 7.7
13 Semi Radradra 5.9
12 Charles Piutau 7.3
11 Valynce Te Whare 6.4
10 Kenta Iemura 6.3
9 Shuntaro Kitamura 5.5
1 Kenta Yamashita 6.2
2 Takeshi Hino 7.5
3 Heiichiro Ito 6.3
4 Justin Sangster 6.5
5 Murray Douglas 5.6
6 Vueti Tupou 6.6
7 Malgene Ilaua 6.2
8 Richmond Tongatama 8.4
16 Shunsuke Sakuta 6.4
17 Takayoshi Mohara 5.9
18 Takumi Inaba 5.9
19 Daniel Maiava 8.2
20 Yuya Odo 5.9
21 Kwagga Smith 5.9
22 Kodai Okazaki 6.3
23 Malo Tuitama 5.6