Yokohama 27 - 33 Toyota Verblitz

Full time

28 Mar 2026

Stage: Conference A Round 13

Nissan Stadium

Yokohama vs Toyota Verblitz head to head

In a thrilling contest, Toyota Verblitz edged out Yokohama Canon Eagles with a final score of 33-27. Shunta Nakamura opened the scoring for the Eagles with a try, quickly converted by Yu Tamura. However, Verblitz responded strongly, with Rikiya Matsuda scoring a try and conversion, followed by additional tries from Keito Aoki and William Tupou. Faf de Klerk showcased his skills for the Eagles, scoring a try and conversions, bringing the home side back into contention. Despite a valiant effort from the Eagles, including a late surge, Verblitz maintained their composure to secure the win. The match featured multiple yellow cards, highlighting the intensity and physicality of the game. Ultimately, Verblitz's strong performance in the first half laid the groundwork for their victory, overcoming their previous loss to the Eagles.

Weather

Temperature: 18.3°C (Feels like 18.2°C) Condition: MostlyClear Wind: 10.4 km/h, gusting to 21.0 km/h Humidity: 57% Cloud Cover: 34%

Highlights

Events

Kickoff
2'

Try

Shunta Nakamura · Yokohama

5 - 0
3'

Conversion

Yu Tamura · Yokohama

7 - 0
17'

Try

Shinya Komura · Toyota Verblitz

7 - 5
17'

Conversion

Rikiya Matsuda · Toyota Verblitz

7 - 7
21'

Substitution

William Tupou on for Kazuki Himeno · Toyota Verblitz
30'

Penalty

Yu Tamura · Yokohama

10 - 7
33'

Try

Rikiya Matsuda · Toyota Verblitz

10 - 12
34'

Conversion

Rikiya Matsuda · Toyota Verblitz

10 - 14
34'

Substitution

Shintaro Fukuzawa on for William Tupou · Toyota Verblitz
37'

Try

Keito Aoki · Toyota Verblitz

10 - 19
38'

Conversion

Rikiya Matsuda · Toyota Verblitz

10 - 21
38'

Substitution

Masato Furukawa on for Daichi Akiyama · Yokohama
40'

Substitution

Kosho Muto on for Viliame Takayawa · Yokohama
40'

Substitution

Yusuke Niwai on for Shintaro Fukuzawa · Toyota Verblitz
40'

Substitution

William Tupou on for Ryosuke Iwaihara · Toyota Verblitz
40'

Substitution

Tatsuro Sugimoto on for Cormac Daly · Yokohama
40'

Substitution

Sioeli Vakalahi on for Takato Okabe · Yokohama
Halftime 10 - 21
Second Half
41'

Yellow Card

Yu Tamura · Yokohama
41'

Try

Faf de Klerk · Yokohama

15 - 21
42'

Conversion

Faf de Klerk · Yokohama

17 - 21
43'

Try

Amanaki Saumaki · Yokohama

22 - 21
44'

Conversion

Faf de Klerk · Yokohama

24 - 21
49'

Try

Viliame Tuidraki · Toyota Verblitz

24 - 26
51'

Yellow Card Complete

Yu Tamura · Yokohama
53'

Yellow Card

Sioeli Vakalahi · Yokohama
53'

Substitution

Toshiki Amano on for Faf de Klerk · Yokohama
53'

Substitution

Levi Aumua on for Masayoshi Takezawa · Yokohama
54'

Try

William Tupou · Toyota Verblitz

24 - 31
55'

Conversion

Rikiya Matsuda · Toyota Verblitz

24 - 33
61'

Substitution

Taufa Latu on for Hamdahn Tuipulotu · Toyota Verblitz
61'

Substitution

Kaito Shigeno on for Aaron Smith · Toyota Verblitz
61'

Substitution

Aidan Morgan on for Nicholas McCurran · Toyota Verblitz
61'

Substitution

Shintaro Fukuzawa on for Yoshikatsu Hikosaka · Toyota Verblitz
63'

Yellow Card

Lourens Erasmus · Toyota Verblitz
63'

Yellow Card Complete

Sioeli Vakalahi · Yokohama
64'

Yellow Card

Hingano Lolohea · Toyota Verblitz
66'

Substitution

Josh Dickson on for Keito Aoki · Toyota Verblitz
68'

Penalty

Yu Tamura · Yokohama

27 - 33
68'

Substitution

Hanjiro Hirai on for Shogo Miura · Toyota Verblitz
69'

Substitution

Yuichiro Wada on for Viliame Tuidraki · Toyota Verblitz
73'

Yellow Card Complete

Lourens Erasmus · Toyota Verblitz
74'

Yellow Card Complete

Hingano Lolohea · Toyota Verblitz
Fulltime 27 - 33

Player ratings

Yokohama

15 Brendan Owen 8.9
14 Viliame Takayawa 6.9
13 Ryo Tabata 5.3
12 Yusuke Kajimura 5.9
11 Masayoshi Takezawa 6.1
10 Yu Tamura 5.1
9 Faf de Klerk 5.9
1 Takato Okabe 6.5
2 Shunta Nakamura 7.2
3 Ryosuke Iwaihara 5.8
4 Cormac Daly 6.9
5 Daichi Akiyama 6.7
6 Sione Halasili 7.2
7 Billy Harmon 9.0
8 Amanaki Saumaki 7.2
16 Yusuke Niwai 6.8
17 Sioeli Vakalahi 4.6
18 Tatsuro Sugimoto 6.5
19 Randall Baker –
20 Masato Furukawa 6.3
21 Toshiki Amano 6.1
22 Levi Aumua 6.8
23 Kosho Muto 5.8

Toyota Verblitz

15 Shinya Komura 9.0
14 Mark Tele'a 7.4
13 Siosaia Fifita 7.3
12 Nicholas McCurran 6.9
11 Viliame Tuidraki 7.8
10 Rikiya Matsuda 7.8
9 Aaron Smith 6.7
1 Shogo Miura 6.5
2 Yoshikatsu Hikosaka 6.7
3 Hamdahn Tuipulotu 6.9
4 Hingano Lolohea 6.2
5 Lourens Erasmus 5.2
6 Keito Aoki 8.5
7 Kosei Miki 6.6
8 Kazuki Himeno 6.6
16 Shintaro Fukuzawa 7.3
17 Hanjiro Hirai 6.3
18 Taufa Latu 6.4
19 Josh Dickson 6.3
20 William Tupou 7.7
21 Kaito Shigeno 6.4
22 Aidan Morgan 6.6
23 Yuichiro Wada 6.1