Yokohama 10 - 28 Kubota Spears

Full time

01 Mar 2026

Stage: Conference A Round 10

Showa Denko Dome Oita

In a commanding performance, Kubota Spears defeated Yokohama Canon Eagles 28-10 in the Japan League One D1. The away team surged ahead early with a try from Fukuda, converted by Foley. Vailea added two more tries, showcasing his scoring ability, both converted by Foley, who had an outstanding game. The Eagles managed to respond with tries from Kriel and Niwai, but it was not enough to close the gap. Foley's kicking and strategic play significantly impacted the game's flow, allowing Kubota to maintain control. Late in the match, Pretorius secured the victory with another try, further emphasizing the Spears' dominance. Overall, the match highlighted Kubota's strength and tactical superiority over their opponents.

Weather

Temperature: 11.9°C (Feels like 11.5°C) Condition: MostlyCloudy Wind: 6.7 km/h, gusting to 20.0 km/h Humidity: 60% Cloud Cover: 63%

Highlights

Events

Kickoff
3'

Try

Rikuto Fukuda · Kubota Spears

0 - 5
4'

Conversion

Bernard Foley · Kubota Spears

0 - 7
5'

Substitution

Akira Ieremia on for Tyler Paul · Kubota Spears
8'

Substitution

Tyler Paul on for Akira Ieremia · Kubota Spears
18'

Try

Halatoa Vailea · Kubota Spears

0 - 12
19'

Conversion

Bernard Foley · Kubota Spears

0 - 14
20'

Substitution

Izi Sword on for Opeti Helu · Kubota Spears
20'

Substitution

Takato Okabe on for Sioeli Vakalahi · Yokohama
25'

Try

Halatoa Vailea · Kubota Spears

0 - 19
26'

Conversion

Bernard Foley · Kubota Spears

0 - 21
30'

Substitution

Opeti Helu on for Izi Sword · Kubota Spears
33'

Substitution

Ryo Tabata on for Junpei Ogura · Yokohama
37'

Substitution

Asahi Doei on for Chihito Matsui · Yokohama
Halftime 0 - 21
Second Half
50'

Substitution

Yusuke Niwai on for Shunta Nakamura · Yokohama
51'

Substitution

Bryn Hall on for Kazuhiro Taniguchi · Kubota Spears
51'

Substitution

Izi Sword on for Opeti Helu · Kubota Spears
51'

Substitution

Kazuki Kato on for Yota Kamimori · Kubota Spears
52'

Try

Jesse Kriel · Yokohama

5 - 21
53'

Substitution

Masato Furukawa on for Sam Caird · Yokohama
54'

Substitution

Brendan Owen on for Toshiki Amano · Yokohama
54'

Substitution

Hibiki Yamada on for Halatoa Vailea · Kubota Spears
56'

Try

Yusuke Niwai · Yokohama

10 - 21
62'

Substitution

Akira Ieremia on for Takeo Suenaga · Kubota Spears
62'

Substitution

Shota Matsuoka on for Tatsuro Sugimoto · Yokohama
64'

Substitution

Randall Baker on for Cormac Daly · Yokohama
74'

Substitution

Katsuya Okuma on for Rikuto Fukuda · Kubota Spears
74'

Substitution

Yuki Aoki on for Merwe Olivier · Kubota Spears
74'

Substitution

Kanji Futamura on for Hibiki Yamada · Kubota Spears
77'

Try

Rikus Pretorius · Kubota Spears

10 - 26
78'

Conversion

Bernard Foley · Kubota Spears

10 - 28
Fulltime 10 - 28

Player ratings

Yokohama

15 Junpei Ogura 5.3
14 Chihito Matsui 5.3
13 Jesse Kriel 8.6
12 Yusuke Kajimura 6.4
11 Viliame Takayawa 5.7
10 Yu Tamura 4.8
9 Toshiki Amano 5.7
1 Sioeli Vakalahi 5.8
2 Shunta Nakamura 6.6
3 Tatsuro Sugimoto 6.6
4 Cormac Daly 6.8
5 Sam Caird 6.9
6 Daichi Akiyama 5.9
7 Billy Harmon 6.7
8 Sione Halasili 6.7
16 Yusuke Niwai 7.1
17 Takato Okabe 5.1
18 Shota Matsuoka 6.1
19 Randall Baker 5.9
20 Masato Furukawa 6.8
21 Asahi Doei 5.7
22 Ryo Tabata 5.5
23 Brendan Owen 7.2

Kubota Spears

15 Atsushi Oshikawa 6.0
14 Koga Nezuka 7.6
13 Rikus Pretorius 7.8
12 Yuya Hirose 6.0
11 Halatoa Vailea 9.1
10 Bernard Foley 6.4
9 Kazuhiro Taniguchi 6.5
1 Yota Kamimori 6.0
2 Rikuto Fukuda 8.1
3 Opeti Helu 7.8
4 Merwe Olivier 6.6
5 David Bulbring 6.6
6 Tyler Paul 7.3
7 Takeo Suenaga 6.5
8 Faulua Makisi 7.4
16 Katsuya Okuma –
17 Kazuki Kato 6.2
18 Izi Sword 5.9
19 Yuki Aoki –
20 Akira Ieremia 6.1
21 Bryn Hall 6.8
22 Hibiki Yamada 6.3
23 Kanji Futamura –