Mie Honda Heat 24 - 17 Tokyo Sungoliath

Full time

04 Apr 2026

Stage: Conference B Round 14

Tochigi Green Stadium

Mie Honda Heat vs Tokyo Sungoliath head to head

Mie Honda Heat secured a 24-17 victory over Tokyo Sungoliath in a thrilling encounter. The home side took an early lead with tries from Matera, Ikanivere, and Paltridge, all converted by Kitahara. Despite a yellow card for Basson, Mie Honda maintained pressure, allowing Ikanivere to score again just after half-time. Tokyo's Nakano responded with a try, converting it himself through Kolbe, narrowing the gap. Late in the match, Horikoshi's try for Tokyo kept the contest alive, but Mie Honda held firm. The match showcased strong performances, particularly from Ikanivere and Kitahara for the home team. This win marked a significant turnaround for Mie Honda against a team they had struggled against in previous encounters.

Weather

Temperature: 14.5°C (Feels like 10.6°C) Condition: Rain Wind: 16.2 km/h, gusting to 24.0 km/h Humidity: 83% Cloud Cover: 99%

Highlights

Events

Kickoff
4'

Try

Pablo Matera · Mie Honda Heat

5 - 0
5'

Conversion

Riku Kitahara · Mie Honda Heat

7 - 0
9'

Try

Tevita Ikanivere · Mie Honda Heat

12 - 0
15'

Try

Ben Paltridge · Mie Honda Heat

17 - 0
29'

Yellow Card

Matthys Basson · Mie Honda Heat
29'

Substitution

Feinga Fakai on for Ben Paltridge · Mie Honda Heat
32'

Try

Shogo Nakano · Tokyo Sungoliath

17 - 5
33'

Conversion

Cheslin Kolbe · Tokyo Sungoliath

17 - 7
39'

Yellow Card Complete

Matthys Basson · Mie Honda Heat
40'

Substitution

Fraser Quirk on for Kyogo Okano · Mie Honda Heat
40'

Substitution

Ben Paltridge on for Feinga Fakai · Mie Honda Heat
Halftime 17 - 7
Second Half
43'

Penalty

Cheslin Kolbe · Tokyo Sungoliath

17 - 10
44'

Try

Tevita Ikanivere · Mie Honda Heat

22 - 10
45'

Conversion

Riku Kitahara · Mie Honda Heat

24 - 10
45'

Substitution

Kosuke Horikoshi on for Tatsuya Miyazaki · Tokyo Sungoliath
45'

Substitution

Kenta Kobayashi on for Atsuki Yamamoto · Tokyo Sungoliath
45'

Substitution

Shuhei Takeuchi on for Kan Nakano · Tokyo Sungoliath
45'

Substitution

Sean McMahon on for Sam Cane · Tokyo Sungoliath
52'

Substitution

Ryoma Nishimura on for Mark Abbott · Mie Honda Heat
52'

Substitution

Taiga Ozaki on for Kotaro Matsushima · Tokyo Sungoliath
56'

Substitution

Feinga Fakai on for Matthys Basson · Mie Honda Heat
56'

Substitution

Koki Hida on for Tevita Ikanivere · Mie Honda Heat
56'

Substitution

Trevor Hosea on for Talifolofola Tangipa · Mie Honda Heat
56'

Substitution

Kazuki Ban on for Sam Jeffries · Mie Honda Heat
61'

Substitution

Ryuga Hashimoto on for Mikiya Takamoto · Tokyo Sungoliath
66'

Try

Kosuke Horikoshi · Tokyo Sungoliath

24 - 15
67'

Conversion

Cheslin Kolbe · Tokyo Sungoliath

24 - 17
68'

Substitution

Rakuhei Yamashita on for Lomano Lemeki · Mie Honda Heat
Fulltime 24 - 17

Player ratings

Mie Honda Heat

15 Lomano Lemeki 6.1
14 Ben Paltridge 8.2
13 Dawid Kellerman 7.3
12 Kyogo Okano 6.7
11 Tevita Li 6.0
10 Riku Kitahara 7.3
9 Azuma Doei 6.7
1 Tatsuhiko Tsurukawa 5.6
2 Tevita Ikanivere 9.2
3 Matthys Basson 4.3
4 Mark Abbott 6.5
5 Franco Mostert 6.3
6 Aseri Masivou 6.7
7 Talifolofola Tangipa 7.3
8 Pablo Matera 8.1
16 Koki Hida 6.4
17 Kazuki Ban 6.8
18 Feinga Fakai 7.0
19 Ryoma Nishimura 6.4
20 Trevor Hosea 7.2
21 Taichi Takenaka –
22 Fraser Quirk 6.8
23 Rakuhei Yamashita 6.1

Tokyo Sungoliath

15 Cheslin Kolbe 7.1
14 Seiya Ozaki 6.0
13 Isaiah Punivai 6.1
12 Shogo Nakano 7.2
11 Kotaro Matsushima 7.2
10 Mikiya Takamoto 5.9
9 Yutaka Nagare 6.3
1 Atsuki Yamamoto 6.3
2 Tatsuya Miyazaki 6.2
3 Kan Nakano 6.3
4 Sam Jeffries 5.8
5 Harry Hockings 7.3
6 Kanji Shimokawa 6.3
7 Sam Cane 5.8
8 Pierich Siebert 6.4
16 Kosuke Horikoshi 7.5
17 Kenta Kobayashi 6.0
18 Shuhei Takeuchi 7.1
19 Ryuga Hashimoto 5.8
20 Sean McMahon 6.3
21 Masanori Miyao –
22 Kaleb Trask –
23 Taiga Ozaki 6.0