Kubota Spears 26 - 10 Dynaboars

Full time

21 Feb 2026

Stage: Conference B Round 9

Edogawa Stadium

The Kubota Spears secured a convincing 26-10 victory over the Mitsubishi Sagamihara Dynaboars at Edogawa Stadium. The home side started strong with a try from Olivier, followed by two more from Kida, showcasing his finishing ability. Shaun Stevenson was instrumental, converting all three tries and adding a penalty. Despite a yellow card to Nezuka, the Spears maintained their momentum with Helu's try shortly after half-time. The Dynaboars managed to score through Vaega, but it was not enough to close the gap. The Spears' defense held firm, particularly in the second half, limiting the Dynaboars' scoring opportunities. Overall, it was a dominant display by the Spears, continuing their strong form in Japan League One D1.

Weather

Temperature: 13.6°C (Feels like 15.9°C) Condition: Clear Wind: 3.8 km/h, gusting to 11.7 km/h Humidity: 38% Cloud Cover: 6%

Highlights

Events

Kickoff
7'

Penalty

Shun Miyake · Dynaboars

0 - 3
18'

Try

Merwe Olivier · Kubota Spears

5 - 3
30'

Substitution

Opeti Helu on for Keijiro Tamefusa · Kubota Spears
31'

Try

Haruto Kida · Kubota Spears

10 - 3
32'

Conversion

Shaun Stevenson · Kubota Spears

12 - 3
40'

Try

Haruto Kida · Kubota Spears

17 - 3
40'

Substitution

Kyo Yoshida on for Masataka Tsuruya · Dynaboars
Halftime 17 - 3
Second Half
41'

Conversion

Shaun Stevenson · Kubota Spears

19 - 3
49'

Substitution

Rikuto Fukuda on for Hayate Era · Kubota Spears
49'

Substitution

Kazuki Kato on for Yota Kamimori · Kubota Spears
49'

Substitution

Yuki Aoki on for Merwe Olivier · Kubota Spears
49'

Substitution

Jackson Hemopo on for Friedle Olivier · Dynaboars
49'

Substitution

Epineri Uluiviti on for Kohki Matsumoto · Dynaboars
50'

Yellow Card

Koga Nezuka · Kubota Spears
53'

Substitution

Kota Iwamura on for Brad Weber · Dynaboars
53'

Substitution

Charlie Titcombe on for Shun Miyake · Dynaboars
55'

Yellow Card

Halatoa Vailea · Kubota Spears
56'

Try

Matt Vaega · Dynaboars

19 - 8
57'

Conversion

Charlie Titcombe · Dynaboars

19 - 10
60'

Try

Opeti Helu · Kubota Spears

24 - 10
60'

Yellow Card Complete

Koga Nezuka · Kubota Spears
61'

Conversion

Shaun Stevenson · Kubota Spears

26 - 10
63'

Substitution

Bernard Foley on for Atsushi Oshikawa · Kubota Spears
63'

Substitution

Bryn Hall on for Shinobu Fujiwara · Kubota Spears
63'

Substitution

Chang-Ho Ahn on for Jun Morimoto · Dynaboars
63'

Substitution

Shoma Sagawa on for Seunghyok Lee · Dynaboars
63'

Substitution

Shunsuke Asaoka on for Pieter Scholtz · Dynaboars
65'

Yellow Card Complete

Halatoa Vailea · Kubota Spears
68'

Substitution

Rikus Pretorius on for Haruto Kida · Kubota Spears
68'

Substitution

Asipeli Moala on for Pieter Labuschagne · Kubota Spears
Fulltime 26 - 10

Player ratings

Kubota Spears

15 Shaun Stevenson 8.3
14 Koga Nezuka 5.9
13 Halatoa Vailea 5.9
12 Yuya Hirose 5.8
11 Haruto Kida 8.9
10 Atsushi Oshikawa 6.3
9 Shinobu Fujiwara 7.4
1 Yota Kamimori 7.2
2 Hayate Era 7.3
3 Keijiro Tamefusa 7.1
4 Merwe Olivier 7.9
5 Ruan Botha 7.0
6 Akira Ieremia 6.2
7 Pieter Labuschagne 7.5
8 Faulua Makisi 7.3
16 Rikuto Fukuda 6.5
17 Kazuki Kato 6.3
18 Opeti Helu 7.0
19 Yuki Aoki 6.6
20 Asipeli Moala 6.9
21 Bryn Hall 5.9
22 Bernard Foley 6.2
23 Rikus Pretorius 6.3

Dynaboars

15 Satoshi Koizumi 5.3
14 Matt Vaega 7.6
13 Haniteli Filatoa Vailea 7.5
12 Shota Taira 6.1
11 DJ Kashima 5.8
10 Shun Miyake 6.1
9 Brad Weber 7.1
1 Jun Morimoto 5.8
2 Seunghyok Lee 6.7
3 Pieter Scholtz 6.0
4 Friedle Olivier 7.9
5 Gideon Koegelenberg 6.9
6 Kohki Matsumoto 6.4
7 Masataka Tsuruya 5.7
8 Jose Seru 6.9
16 Shoma Sagawa 6.0
17 Chang-Ho Ahn 5.9
18 Shunsuke Asaoka 5.0
19 Jackson Hemopo 6.1
20 Epineri Uluiviti 5.6
21 Kota Iwamura 5.9
22 Charlie Titcombe 6.2
23 Kyo Yoshida 6.6