Brave Lupus Tokyo 33 - 34 Kobe Steelers

Full time

15 Feb 2026

Stage: Conference A Round 8

Prince Chichibu Memorial Stadium

Brave Lupus Tokyo vs Kobe Steelers head to head

In a thrilling encounter, Kobelco Kobe Steelers narrowly defeated Toshiba Brave Lupus Tokyo with a final score of 34-33. The Steelers surged to an early lead with tries from Raratubua, Burua, and Ioasa, complemented by Seungsin Lee's conversions and a penalty. Michael Leitch's try before half-time kept Brave Lupus in contention, as they trailed 26-7 at the break. The second half saw Brave Lupus fight back, with Kohei Takahashi and Michael Stolberg scoring tries, while Richie Mo'unga's conversions narrowed the gap. Kanta Matsunaga's second try for the Steelers kept them ahead, but Brave Lupus responded with another try from Matsunaga. The match was intense, with both teams showing resilience, but yellow cards for the Steelers added tension. Ultimately, the Steelers held on for the win, marking a significant victory in the Japan League One D1.

Weather

Temperature: 17.1°C (Feels like 19.4°C) Condition: Clear Wind: 5.4 km/h, gusting to 9.8 km/h Humidity: 45% Cloud Cover: 0%

Highlights

Events

Kickoff
5'

Try

Waisake Raratubua · Kobe Steelers

0 - 5
6'

Conversion

Seungsin Lee · Kobe Steelers

0 - 7
11'

Try

Inoke Burua · Kobe Steelers

0 - 12
21'

Try

Tali Ioasa · Kobe Steelers

0 - 17
26'

Penalty

Seungsin Lee · Kobe Steelers

0 - 20
38'

Try

Michael Leitch · Brave Lupus Tokyo

5 - 20
39'

Conversion

Richie Mo'unga · Brave Lupus Tokyo

7 - 20
40'

Substitution

Sho Maeda on for Jiwon Gu · Kobe Steelers
Halftime 7 - 20
Second Half
45'

Try

Kanta Matsunaga · Kobe Steelers

7 - 25
46'

Conversion

Seungsin Lee · Kobe Steelers

7 - 27
46'

Substitution

Takuma Motohashi on for Brodie Retallick · Kobe Steelers
47'

Try

Kohei Takahashi · Brave Lupus Tokyo

12 - 27
48'

Conversion

Richie Mo'unga · Brave Lupus Tokyo

14 - 27
54'

Substitution

Hikaru Moriwaki on for Shigure Takao · Kobe Steelers
56'

Substitution

Afu Ofeina on for Hiroki Yamamoto · Brave Lupus Tokyo
56'

Substitution

Yuhei Sugiyama on for Kohei Takahashi · Brave Lupus Tokyo
56'

Substitution

Solomone Funaki on for Waisake Raratubua · Kobe Steelers
58'

Try

Michael Stolberg · Brave Lupus Tokyo

19 - 27
59'

Conversion

Richie Mo'unga · Brave Lupus Tokyo

21 - 27
61'

Substitution

Teruo Makabe on for Sena Kimura · Brave Lupus Tokyo
61'

Substitution

Rinpei Sakaki on for Daigo Hashimoto · Brave Lupus Tokyo
61'

Substitution

Yuta Kokaji on for Vea Taumoefolau · Brave Lupus Tokyo
62'

Substitution

Rei Ishioka on for Atsuki Kuwayama · Brave Lupus Tokyo
62'

Substitution

Michael Little on for Tali Ioasa · Kobe Steelers
63'

Substitution

Atsushi Hiwasa on for Itsuki Kamimura · Kobe Steelers
65'

Yellow Card

Gerard Cowley-Tuioti · Kobe Steelers
65'

Substitution

Bryn Gatland on for Seungsin Lee · Kobe Steelers
65'

Substitution

Sione Mau on for Takuya Kitade · Kobe Steelers
66'

Try

Rob Thompson · Brave Lupus Tokyo

26 - 27
67'

Conversion

Richie Mo'unga · Brave Lupus Tokyo

28 - 27
68'

Substitution

Callum MacDonald on for Jacob Pierce · Brave Lupus Tokyo
69'

Try

Kanta Matsunaga · Kobe Steelers

28 - 32
70'

Conversion

Bryn Gatland · Kobe Steelers

28 - 34
73'

Yellow Card

Anton Lienert-Brown · Kobe Steelers
75'

Try

Rei Ishioka · Brave Lupus Tokyo

33 - 34
75'

Yellow Card Complete

Gerard Cowley-Tuioti · Kobe Steelers
Fulltime 33 - 34

Player ratings

Brave Lupus Tokyo

15 Takuro Matsunaga 5.7
14 Shohei Toyoshima 6.9
13 Michael Collins 6.5
12 Rob Thompson 8.1
11 Atsuki Kuwayama 5.1
10 Richie Mo'unga 7.5
9 Kohei Takahashi 7.2
1 Sena Kimura 5.7
2 Daigo Hashimoto 7.1
3 Vea Taumoefolau 6.2
4 Jacob Pierce 6.7
5 Michael Stolberg 6.8
6 Michael Leitch 7.3
7 Takeshi Sasaki 7.3
8 Hiroki Yamamoto 6.1
16 Rinpei Sakaki 6.0
17 Teruo Makabe 5.9
18 Yuta Kokaji 6.2
19 Callum MacDonald 6.3
20 Afu Ofeina 6.0
21 Yuhei Sugiyama 6.7
22 Stephanus Du Toit –
23 Rei Ishioka 6.2

Kobe Steelers

15 Shunsuke Uenobou 6.7
14 Kanta Matsunaga 8.9
13 Anton Lienert-Brown 5.6
12 Tali Ioasa 6.4
11 Inoke Burua 8.2
10 Seungsin Lee 7.5
9 Itsuki Kamimura 6.4
1 Shigure Takao 7.0
2 Takuya Kitade 7.0
3 Jiwon Gu 6.1
4 Brodie Retallick 6.5
5 Gerard Cowley-Tuioti 5.7
6 Tiennan Costley 8.4
7 Ardie Savea 7.2
8 Waisake Raratubua 6.7
16 Sione Mau 6.5
17 Hikaru Moriwaki 5.9
18 Sho Maeda 6.0
19 Takuma Motohashi 6.4
20 Solomone Funaki 6.9
21 Atsushi Hiwasa 6.2
22 Bryn Gatland 6.6
23 Michael Little 6.3