Tokyo Sungoliath Tokyo Sungoliath 54 - 22 Yokohama Yokohama

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22 Feb 2026

Japan League One D1

Stage: Conference B Round 9

Prince Chichibu Memorial Stadium

Tokyo Sungoliath vs Yokohama head to head

Tokyo Sungoliath secured a convincing 54-22 victory over Yokohama Canon Eagles at Prince Chichibu Memorial Stadium. Cheslin Kolbe was instrumental, scoring multiple penalties and conversions while contributing to the overall attacking play. The home side opened the scoring with tries from Patrick Vakata and Isaiah Punivai, both converted by Kolbe, establishing an early lead. Despite a red card for Sam Jeffries, Tokyo maintained their momentum with strong performances from Sean McMahon and Taiga Ozaki. The Eagles responded with tries from Cormac Daly and Viliame Takayawa, but their efforts were overshadowed by Tokyo's relentless offense. Late tries from Shogo Nakano and Taiga Ozaki sealed the game for the Sungoliath. This match marked a significant turnaround for Tokyo after a previous loss to the same opponents.

Weather

Temperature: 16.7°C (Feels like 14.3°C) Condition: PartlyCloudy Wind: 18.3 km/h, gusting to 36.5 km/h Humidity: 53% Cloud Cover: 38%

Highlights

Events

  • Kickoff
  • 7'

    Substitution

    Junpei Ogura on for Yuragi Muto · Yokohama

  • 8'

    Substitution

    Yukio Morikawa on for Atsuki Yamamoto · Tokyo Sungoliath

  • 12'

    Try

    Patrick Vakata · Tokyo Sungoliath

    5 - 0
  • 13'

    Conversion

    Cheslin Kolbe · Tokyo Sungoliath

    7 - 0
  • 21'

    Try

    Isaiah Punivai · Tokyo Sungoliath

    12 - 0
  • 22'

    Conversion

    Cheslin Kolbe · Tokyo Sungoliath

    14 - 0
  • 31'

    Penalty

    Cheslin Kolbe · Tokyo Sungoliath

    17 - 0
  • 34'

    Try

    Cormac Daly · Yokohama

    17 - 5
  • 35'

    Conversion

    Yu Tamura · Yokohama

    17 - 7
  • 38'

    Try

    Viliame Takayawa · Yokohama

    17 - 12
  • 40'

    Substitution

    Shota Matsuoka on for Tatsuro Sugimoto · Yokohama

  • 40'

    Substitution

    Kazufumi Yamasuga on for Asahi Doei · Yokohama

  • Halftime 17 - 12
  • Second Half
  • 42'

    Penalty

    Cheslin Kolbe · Tokyo Sungoliath

    20 - 12
  • 42'

    Red Card

    Sam Jeffries · Tokyo Sungoliath

  • 44'

    Try

    Lekima Nasamila · Yokohama

    20 - 17
  • 45'

    Conversion

    Yu Tamura · Yokohama

    20 - 19
  • 46'

    Substitution

    Ryuga Hashimoto on for Patrick Vakata · Tokyo Sungoliath

  • 48'

    Penalty

    Yu Tamura · Yokohama

    20 - 22
  • 49'

    Substitution

    Kan Nakano on for Shuhei Takeuchi · Tokyo Sungoliath

  • 51'

    Yellow Card

    Chihito Matsui · Yokohama

  • 53'

    Try

    Kosuke Horikoshi · Tokyo Sungoliath

    25 - 22
  • 54'

    Substitution

    Liakimatagi Moli on for Lekima Nasamila · Yokohama

  • 54'

    Substitution

    Tomoki Minami on for Sioeli Vakalahi · Yokohama

  • 55'

    Try

    Sean McMahon · Tokyo Sungoliath

    30 - 22
  • 56'

    Conversion

    Cheslin Kolbe · Tokyo Sungoliath

    32 - 22
  • 56'

    Substitution

    Tatsuya Miyazaki on for Kosuke Horikoshi · Tokyo Sungoliath

  • 60'

    Try

    Sean McMahon · Tokyo Sungoliath

    37 - 22
  • 60'

    Yellow Card

    Liakimatagi Moli · Yokohama

  • 60'

    Substitution

    Liam Coltman on for Shunta Nakamura · Yokohama

  • 60'

    Substitution

    Daichi Akiyama on for Sam Caird · Yokohama

  • 60'

    Substitution

    Levi Aumua on for Mikiya Takamoto · Tokyo Sungoliath

  • 60'

    Substitution

    Kaleb Trask on for Isaiah Punivai · Tokyo Sungoliath

  • 61'

    Try

    Shogo Nakano · Tokyo Sungoliath

    42 - 22
  • 61'

    Yellow Card Complete

    Chihito Matsui · Yokohama

  • 62'

    Conversion

    Cheslin Kolbe · Tokyo Sungoliath

    44 - 22
  • 66'

    Substitution

    Kenta Fukuda on for Yutaka Nagare · Tokyo Sungoliath

  • 67'

    Try

    Taiga Ozaki · Tokyo Sungoliath

    49 - 22
  • 70'

    Yellow Card Complete

    Liakimatagi Moli · Yokohama

  • 77'

    Try

    Taiga Ozaki · Tokyo Sungoliath

    54 - 22
  • Fulltime 54 - 22

Player ratings

Tokyo Sungoliath
  • 15 Cheslin Kolbe 9.8
  • 14 Seiya Ozaki 8.8
  • 13 Isaiah Punivai 8.3
  • 12 Shogo Nakano 8.7
  • 11 Taiga Ozaki 10.0
  • 10 Mikiya Takamoto 6.5
  • 9 Yutaka Nagare 6.1
  • 1 Atsuki Yamamoto –
  • 2 Kosuke Horikoshi 7.6
  • 3 Shuhei Takeuchi 6.8
  • 4 Sam Jeffries 4.0
  • 5 Harry Hockings 7.8
  • 6 Patrick Vakata 7.9
  • 7 Sean McMahon 9.3
  • 8 Tevita Tatafu 8.4
  • 16 Tatsuya Miyazaki 6.8
  • 17 Yukio Morikawa 6.3
  • 18 Kan Nakano 6.4
  • 19 Ryuga Hashimoto 6.6
  • 20 Sam Cane –
  • 21 Kenta Fukuda 6.3
  • 22 Kaleb Trask 6.7
  • 23 Ryoto Nakamura –
Yokohama
  • 15 Yuragi Muto –
  • 14 Chihito Matsui 3.9
  • 13 Jesse Kriel 5.9
  • 12 Yusuke Kajimura 6.2
  • 11 Viliame Takayawa 7.4
  • 10 Yu Tamura 6.1
  • 9 Asahi Doei 5.6
  • 1 Sioeli Vakalahi 6.9
  • 2 Shunta Nakamura 6.5
  • 3 Tatsuro Sugimoto 5.6
  • 4 Cormac Daly 7.5
  • 5 Sam Caird 5.9
  • 6 Sione Halasili 6.4
  • 7 Billy Harmon 8.3
  • 8 Lekima Nasamila 7.3
  • 16 Liam Coltman 6.0
  • 17 Tomoki Minami 5.9
  • 18 Shota Matsuoka 5.6
  • 19 Daichi Akiyama 6.0
  • 20 Liakimatagi Moli 5.1
  • 21 Kazufumi Yamasuga 5.5
  • 22 Junpei Ogura 5.7
  • 23 Levi Aumua 6.1