Toyota Verblitz 24 - 34 Shizuoka BlueRevs

Full time

22 Mar 2026

Stage: Conference B Round 12

Paloma Mizuho Rugby Stadium

Toyota Verblitz vs Shizuoka BlueRevs head to head

Shizuoka BlueRevs secured a 34-24 victory against Toyota Verblitz at Paloma Mizuho Rugby Stadium. The home side faced early challenges, losing players Hingano Lolohea and Lourens Erasmus to yellow cards within the first 15 minutes. Malo Tuitama and Kwagga Smith scored tries for the BlueRevs, establishing a strong lead. Verblitz fought back with a try from Mark Tele'a, but Kakeru Okumura's consistent kicking kept the pressure on. In the second half, Viliame Tuidraki and Yoshikatsu Hikosaka added tries for the home team, but it was not enough. The BlueRevs responded with crucial scores from Justin Sangster and a final conversion from Okumura. This match extended Shizuoka's winning streak against Verblitz to three games.

Weather

Temperature: 15.6°C (Feels like 13.2°C) Condition: Cloudy Wind: 9.2 km/h, gusting to 19.9 km/h Humidity: 26% Cloud Cover: 94%

Highlights

Events

Kickoff
5'

Substitution

William Tupou on for Akito Okui · Toyota Verblitz
10'

Yellow Card

Hingano Lolohea · Toyota Verblitz
11'

Try

Malo Tuitama · Shizuoka BlueRevs

0 - 5
15'

Yellow Card

Lourens Erasmus · Toyota Verblitz
15'

Try

Kwagga Smith · Shizuoka BlueRevs

0 - 10
15'

Conversion

Kakeru Okumura · Shizuoka BlueRevs

0 - 12
20'

Yellow Card Complete

Hingano Lolohea · Toyota Verblitz
25'

Try

Mark Tele'a · Toyota Verblitz

5 - 12
25'

Yellow Card Complete

Lourens Erasmus · Toyota Verblitz
26'

Conversion

Rikiya Matsuda · Toyota Verblitz

7 - 12
39'

Try

Kakeru Okumura · Shizuoka BlueRevs

7 - 17
40'

Conversion

Kakeru Okumura · Shizuoka BlueRevs

7 - 19
40'

Substitution

Shinya Komura on for Taichi Takahashi · Toyota Verblitz
Halftime 7 - 19
Second Half
46'

Penalty

Kakeru Okumura · Shizuoka BlueRevs

7 - 22
48'

Try

Viliame Tuidraki · Toyota Verblitz

12 - 22
48'

Substitution

Richmond Tongatama on for Malgene Ilaua · Shizuoka BlueRevs
50'

Substitution

Shunsuke Sakuta on for Takeshi Hino · Shizuoka BlueRevs
51'

Substitution

Sam Greene on for Futo Yamaguchi · Shizuoka BlueRevs
54'

Try

Yoshikatsu Hikosaka · Toyota Verblitz

17 - 22
56'

Try

Shunsuke Sakuta · Shizuoka BlueRevs

17 - 27
56'

Substitution

Sena Hosoya on for Shuntaro Kitamura · Shizuoka BlueRevs
56'

Substitution

Shogo Miura on for Hanjiro Hirai · Toyota Verblitz
57'

Substitution

Taufa Latu on for Hamdahn Tuipulotu · Toyota Verblitz
59'

Substitution

Josh Dickson on for William Tupou · Toyota Verblitz
60'

Substitution

Takayoshi Mohara on for Kenta Yamashita · Shizuoka BlueRevs
60'

Substitution

Kaito Shigeno on for Aaron Smith · Toyota Verblitz
60'

Substitution

Schalk Erasmus on for Yoshikatsu Hikosaka · Toyota Verblitz
65'

Try

Keito Aoki · Toyota Verblitz

22 - 27
66'

Conversion

Rikiya Matsuda · Toyota Verblitz

24 - 27
67'

Substitution

Takumi Inaba on for Heiichiro Ito · Shizuoka BlueRevs
72'

Try

Justin Sangster · Shizuoka BlueRevs

24 - 32
73'

Conversion

Kakeru Okumura · Shizuoka BlueRevs

24 - 34
73'

Substitution

Yuichiro Wada on for Nicholas McCurran · Toyota Verblitz
76'

Substitution

Yuya Odo on for Murray Douglas · Shizuoka BlueRevs
Fulltime 24 - 34

Player ratings

Toyota Verblitz

15 Taichi Takahashi 6.5
14 Mark Tele'a 9.1
13 Siosaia Fifita 8.0
12 Nicholas McCurran 6.6
11 Viliame Tuidraki 7.2
10 Rikiya Matsuda 7.0
9 Aaron Smith 6.6
1 Hanjiro Hirai 6.8
2 Yoshikatsu Hikosaka 6.6
3 Hamdahn Tuipulotu 6.2
4 Hingano Lolohea 5.7
5 Lourens Erasmus 5.2
6 Keito Aoki 7.3
7 Akito Okui –
8 Kazuki Himeno 7.6
16 Schalk Erasmus 6.2
17 Shogo Miura 5.8
18 Taufa Latu 6.2
19 Josh Dickson 6.0
20 William Tupou 4.9
21 Kaito Shigeno 6.0
22 Shinya Komura 6.4
23 Yuichiro Wada –

Shizuoka BlueRevs

15 Futo Yamaguchi 6.5
14 Semi Radradra 6.9
13 Charles Piutau 7.3
12 Sylvian Mahuza 7.1
11 Malo Tuitama 7.5
10 Kakeru Okumura 8.5
9 Shuntaro Kitamura 6.7
1 Kenta Yamashita 6.5
2 Takeshi Hino 6.3
3 Heiichiro Ito 6.1
4 Justin Sangster 7.8
5 Murray Douglas 8.0
6 Vueti Tupou 7.4
7 Kwagga Smith 8.3
8 Malgene Ilaua 6.4
16 Shunsuke Sakuta 6.9
17 Takayoshi Mohara 6.3
18 Takumi Inaba 6.3
19 Yuya Odo –
20 Simon Miller –
21 Richmond Tongatama 6.7
22 Sena Hosoya 6.2
23 Sam Greene 6.3