Toyota Verblitz 24 - 34 Shizuoka BlueRevs

● full_time 80 minutes

22 Mar 2026

Stage: Conference B Round 12

Paloma Mizuho Rugby Stadium

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

0' kickoff
5' substitution Akito Okui
10' yellow_card Hingano Lolohea
11' try Malo Tuitama
15' yellow_card Lourens Erasmus
15' try Kwagga Smith
15' conversion Kakeru Okumura
20' yellow_card_complete Hingano Lolohea
25' try Mark Tele'a
25' yellow_card_complete Lourens Erasmus
26' conversion Rikiya Matsuda
39' try Kakeru Okumura
40' conversion Kakeru Okumura
40' substitution Taichi Takahashi
40' half_time
40' second_half
46' penalty Kakeru Okumura
48' try Viliame Tuidraki
48' substitution Malgene Ilaua
50' substitution Takeshi Hino
51' substitution Futo Yamaguchi
54' try Yoshikatsu Hikosaka
56' try Shunsuke Sakuta
56' substitution Shuntaro Kitamura
56' substitution Hanjiro Hirai
57' substitution Hamdahn Tuipulotu
59' substitution William Tupou
60' substitution Kenta Yamashita
60' substitution Aaron Smith
60' substitution Yoshikatsu Hikosaka
65' try Keito Aoki
66' conversion Rikiya Matsuda
67' substitution Heiichiro Ito
72' try Justin Sangster
73' conversion Kakeru Okumura
73' substitution Nicholas McCurran
76' substitution Murray Douglas
80' full_time