Toyota Verblitz
24 - 7
Kubota Spears
04 Apr 2026
Stage: Conference B Round 14
Gifu Memorial Centre Nagaragawa Stadium
Toyota Verblitz delivered a commanding performance against Kubota Spears, winning 24-7 at Gifu Memorial Centre. Mark Tele'a opened the scoring with an early try, quickly followed by efforts from Lourens Erasmus and Hingano Lolohea, establishing a strong lead. Rikiya Matsuda's conversion after Lolohea's try capped a dominant first half. The second half saw Aidan Morgan extend the lead with another try, again converted by Matsuda. Kubota Spears struggled to find their rhythm despite substitutions, only managing to score through Opeti Helu late in the match. Matsuda's kicking proved crucial as he added conversions to maintain pressure on the visitors. This victory marked a significant turnaround for Verblitz after previous defeats to Spears in their last encounters.
Weather
Temperature: 15.8°C (Feels like 10.5°C) Condition: Rain Wind: 24.4 km/h, gusting to 43.6 km/h Humidity: 79% Cloud Cover: 97%
Highlights
Events
- 0' kickoff
- 11' try Mark Tele'a
- 19' try Lourens Erasmus
- 26' try Hingano Lolohea
- 27' conversion Rikiya Matsuda
- 32' substitution Bernard Foley
- 36' substitution Koga Nezuka
- 40' half_time
- 40' second_half
- 46' try Aidan Morgan
- 47' conversion Rikiya Matsuda
- 47' substitution Rikuto Fukuda
- 47' substitution Yota Kamimori
- 47' substitution Keijiro Tamefusa
- 47' substitution Takeo Suenaga
- 50' substitution Aidan Morgan
- 50' substitution Taufa Latu
- 57' substitution Shunta Koga
- 57' substitution Yuki Aoki
- 64' substitution Kaito Shigeno
- 64' substitution Josh Dickson
- 71' substitution Shinya Komura
- 71' substitution Shogo Miura
- 74' substitution Keito Aoki
- 76' try Opeti Helu
- 76' conversion Shaun Stevenson
- 77' substitution Yoshikatsu Hikosaka
- 80' full_time