Brave Lupus Tokyo
22 - 24
Mie Honda Heat
22 Mar 2026
Stage: Conference A Round 12
Prince Chichibu Memorial Stadium
Mie Honda Heat narrowly defeated Toshiba Brave Lupus Tokyo 24-22 in a thrilling encounter at Prince Chichibu Memorial Stadium. Richie Mo'unga opened the scoring for the home side with a try early on, but Aseri Masivou quickly responded for Mie Honda. The first half ended with Toshiba leading 12-7 after Andrew Makalio added another try. In the second half, Mie Honda surged ahead with tries from Rakuhei Yamashita and Tevita Li, taking a crucial lead. Afu Ofeina scored a late try for Toshiba, but Mo'unga's conversion was not enough to clinch the win. A yellow card for Seta Tamanivalu hindered the home side's efforts in the final moments. Ultimately, Mie Honda's disciplined performance secured them a vital victory.
Weather
Temperature: 15.5°C (Feels like 12.9°C) Condition: Cloudy Wind: 10.8 km/h, gusting to 19.3 km/h Humidity: 40% Cloud Cover: 92%
Highlights
Events
- 0' kickoff
- 5' try Richie Mo'unga
- 17' try Aseri Masivou
- 17' substitution Takeshi Sasaki
- 18' conversion Riku Kitahara
- 40' half_time
- 40' second_half
- 44' try Andrew Makalio
- 45' conversion Richie Mo'unga
- 48' substitution Lomano Lemeki
- 48' substitution Ryoma Nishimura
- 48' substitution Riku Kitahara
- 54' substitution Hiroki Yamamoto
- 57' try Rakuhei Yamashita
- 57' conversion Dawid Kellerman
- 57' substitution Yuta Kokaji
- 57' substitution Kohei Takahashi
- 59' substitution Kanato Hirano
- 59' substitution Matthys Basson
- 59' substitution Tevita Ikanivere
- 59' substitution Aseri Masivou
- 61' try Tevita Li
- 62' conversion Dawid Kellerman
- 62' substitution Rei Ishioka
- 62' substitution Andrew Makalio
- 67' substitution Sena Kimura
- 71' try Afu Ofeina
- 72' conversion Richie Mo'unga
- 72' substitution Michael Collins
- 73' substitution Azuma Doei
- 75' penalty Richie Mo'unga
- 77' yellow_card Seta Tamanivalu
- 80' penalty Dawid Kellerman
- 80' full_time