Dynaboars 29 - 31 Toyota Verblitz

Full time

01 Mar 2026

Stage: Conference A Round 10

Takebishi Stadium

Dynaboars vs Toyota Verblitz head to head

In a nail-biting encounter at Takebishi Stadium, Toyota Verblitz narrowly defeated Mitsubishi Sagamihara Dynaboars 31-29. The Dynaboars started strong, with Matt Vaega scoring an early try, but Taichi Takahashi quickly responded for Verblitz. The teams exchanged tries, with highlight performances from Takahashi and Marino Mikaele-Tu'u, keeping the score tight throughout. Late in the match, Vaega added his second try, momentarily giving Dynaboars the lead. However, Siosaia Fifita's late try for Verblitz sealed the victory after a tense final minutes. Rikiya Matsuda’s accurate kicking was crucial for Verblitz, while Shun Miyake and James Grayson contributed significantly for the Dynaboars. Ultimately, Verblitz's resilience and tactical play earned them a vital win in Japan League One D1.

Weather

Temperature: 16.7°C (Feels like 17.7°C) Condition: MostlyClear Wind: 7.0 km/h, gusting to 18.5 km/h Humidity: 36% Cloud Cover: 16%

Highlights

Events

Kickoff
2'

Try

Matt Vaega · Dynaboars

5 - 0
8'

Substitution

Isaiah Mapusua on for Akito Okui · Toyota Verblitz
12'

Substitution

Chang-Ho Ahn on for Jun Morimoto · Dynaboars
13'

Substitution

Jose Seru on for Jackson Hemopo · Dynaboars
16'

Substitution

Pieter Scholtz on for Shunsuke Asaoka · Dynaboars
17'

Substitution

Jun Morimoto on for Chang-Ho Ahn · Dynaboars
19'

Try

Taichi Takahashi · Toyota Verblitz

5 - 5
20'

Conversion

Rikiya Matsuda · Toyota Verblitz

5 - 7
21'

Substitution

Chang-Ho Ahn on for Jun Morimoto · Dynaboars
25'

Try

Marino Mikaele-Tu'u · Dynaboars

10 - 7
26'

Conversion

Shun Miyake · Dynaboars

12 - 7
35'

Try

Taichi Takahashi · Toyota Verblitz

12 - 12
36'

Conversion

Rikiya Matsuda · Toyota Verblitz

12 - 14
40'

Substitution

Masataka Tsuruya on for Kyo Yoshida · Dynaboars
Halftime 12 - 14
Second Half
48'

Try

Masataka Tsuruya · Dynaboars

17 - 14
55'

Substitution

Yuichiro Wada on for Tiaan Falcon · Toyota Verblitz
57'

Try

Taichi Takahashi · Toyota Verblitz

17 - 19
58'

Conversion

Rikiya Matsuda · Toyota Verblitz

17 - 21
58'

Substitution

Yuki Miyazato on for Seunghyok Lee · Dynaboars
59'

Try

Yuki Miyazato · Dynaboars

22 - 21
60'

Substitution

Taufa Latu on for Hamdahn Tuipulotu · Toyota Verblitz
60'

Substitution

Josh Dickson on for Hingano Lolohea · Toyota Verblitz
61'

Substitution

Kaito Shigeno on for Aaron Smith · Toyota Verblitz
63'

Substitution

Kota Iwamura on for Brad Weber · Dynaboars
63'

Substitution

James Grayson on for Satoshi Koizumi · Dynaboars
63'

Substitution

Shinya Komura on for Rikiya Matsuda · Toyota Verblitz
67'

Penalty

Shinya Komura · Toyota Verblitz

22 - 24
67'

Substitution

Schalk Erasmus on for Yoshikatsu Hikosaka · Toyota Verblitz
68'

Substitution

Hanjiro Hirai on for Shogo Miura · Toyota Verblitz
71'

Try

Matt Vaega · Dynaboars

27 - 24
72'

Conversion

James Grayson · Dynaboars

29 - 24
77'

Try

Siosaia Fifita · Toyota Verblitz

29 - 29
78'

Conversion

Shinya Komura · Toyota Verblitz

29 - 31
78'

Substitution

Brad Weber on for Kota Iwamura · Dynaboars
78'

Substitution

Shota Taira on for Lukhanyo Am · Dynaboars
Fulltime 29 - 31

Player ratings

Dynaboars

15 Satoshi Koizumi 5.4
14 Matt Vaega 8.0
13 Lukhanyo Am 6.6
12 Haniteli Filatoa Vailea 6.8
11 Naco Joape 7.2
10 Shun Miyake 5.8
9 Brad Weber 6.1
1 Jun Morimoto 5.8
2 Seunghyok Lee 6.6
3 Shunsuke Asaoka 5.2
4 Epineri Uluiviti 6.3
5 Kohki Matsumoto 6.7
6 Jackson Hemopo 5.9
7 Kyo Yoshida 6.9
8 Marino Mikaele-Tu'u 8.1
16 Yuki Miyazato 6.4
17 Chang-Ho Ahn 6.1
18 Pieter Scholtz 6.1
19 Jose Seru 6.3
20 Masataka Tsuruya 6.5
21 Kota Iwamura 5.7
22 James Grayson 6.1
23 Shota Taira –

Toyota Verblitz

15 Tiaan Falcon 6.4
14 Taichi Takahashi 7.8
13 Siosaia Fifita 7.1
12 Nicholas McCurran 6.7
11 Mark Tele'a 8.4
10 Rikiya Matsuda 7.3
9 Aaron Smith 7.6
1 Shogo Miura 6.9
2 Yoshikatsu Hikosaka 6.7
3 Hamdahn Tuipulotu 7.3
4 Hingano Lolohea 7.1
5 Lourens Erasmus 6.8
6 Keito Aoki 8.0
7 Akito Okui –
8 Kazuki Himeno 6.3
16 Schalk Erasmus 6.6
17 Hanjiro Hirai 6.5
18 Taufa Latu 6.2
19 Josh Dickson 6.6
20 Isaiah Mapusua 7.7
21 Kaito Shigeno 6.5
22 Shinya Komura 6.7
23 Yuichiro Wada 7.4