Toyota Verblitz 24 - 38 Kobe Steelers

Full time

18 Apr 2026

Stage: Conference B Round 15

City of Toyota Stadium

Toyota Verblitz vs Kobe Steelers head to head

Kobelco Kobe Steelers secured a convincing 38-24 victory against Toyota Verblitz in the Japan League One D1 match. Shunsuke Uenobou was instrumental for the Steelers, scoring two tries and converting them, showcasing his attacking prowess. Toyota Verblitz responded with tries from Kaito Shigeno and Shinya Komura, but struggled to maintain momentum. The Steelers capitalized on their numerical advantage after Verblitz's Timothy Lafaele received a yellow card early in the match. Ash Dixon and Inoke Burua continued the scoring for the Steelers, while Rikiya Matsuda's penalty and conversions kept Verblitz in contention. Late tries from Komura helped Verblitz reduce the deficit, but it was not enough to change the outcome. Ultimately, the match underscored the Steelers' dominance in their recent encounters with Verblitz.

Weather

Temperature: 22.7°C (Feels like 22.6°C) Condition: PartlyCloudy Wind: 9.4 km/h, gusting to 22.0 km/h Humidity: 45% Cloud Cover: 50%

Highlights

Events

Kickoff
1'

Try

Shunsuke Uenobou · Kobe Steelers

0 - 5
2'

Conversion

Seungsin Lee · Kobe Steelers

0 - 7
13'

Yellow Card

Timothy Lafaele · Kobe Steelers
15'

Try

Kaito Shigeno · Toyota Verblitz

5 - 7
16'

Conversion

Rikiya Matsuda · Toyota Verblitz

7 - 7
17'

Substitution

Takayuki Watanabe on for Hiroshi Yamashita · Kobe Steelers
23'

Yellow Card Complete

Timothy Lafaele · Kobe Steelers
24'

Try

Shunsuke Uenobou · Kobe Steelers

7 - 12
25'

Conversion

Seungsin Lee · Kobe Steelers

7 - 14
27'

Try

Shinya Komura · Toyota Verblitz

12 - 14
28'

Conversion

Rikiya Matsuda · Toyota Verblitz

14 - 14
31'

Try

Ash Dixon · Kobe Steelers

14 - 19
32'

Conversion

Seungsin Lee · Kobe Steelers

14 - 21
Halftime 14 - 21
Second Half
42'

Penalty

Rikiya Matsuda · Toyota Verblitz

17 - 21
48'

Try

Shunsuke Uenobou · Kobe Steelers

17 - 26
52'

Substitution

Waisake Raratubua on for Willie Potgieter · Kobe Steelers
52'

Substitution

Sho Maeda on for Shigure Takao · Kobe Steelers
53'

Try

Inoke Burua · Kobe Steelers

17 - 31
54'

Substitution

Hamdahn Tuipulotu on for Taufa Latu · Toyota Verblitz
54'

Substitution

Issa Yamakawa on for Josh Dickson · Toyota Verblitz
55'

Substitution

Takuya Kitade on for Ash Dixon · Kobe Steelers
56'

Substitution

Aaron Smith on for Kaito Shigeno · Toyota Verblitz
56'

Substitution

Daiki Nakajima on for Itsuki Kamimura · Kobe Steelers
56'

Substitution

Nicholas McCurran on for Aidan Morgan · Toyota Verblitz
58'

Substitution

Michael Little on for Timothy Lafaele · Kobe Steelers
62'

Substitution

Hanjiro Hirai on for Shogo Miura · Toyota Verblitz
69'

Substitution

Yuichiro Wada on for Siosaia Fifita · Toyota Verblitz
69'

Substitution

Shigure Takao on for Takayuki Watanabe · Kobe Steelers
72'

Try

Inoke Burua · Kobe Steelers

17 - 36
73'

Conversion

Seungsin Lee · Kobe Steelers

17 - 38
73'

Substitution

Ryusei Kato on for Yoshikatsu Hikosaka · Toyota Verblitz
73'

Substitution

Ryusei Koike on for Kosei Miki · Toyota Verblitz
74'

Substitution

Solomone Funaki on for Ardie Savea · Kobe Steelers
75'

Substitution

Daisuke Ito on for Tali Ioasa · Kobe Steelers
79'

Try

Shinya Komura · Toyota Verblitz

24 - 38
79'

Conversion

Rikiya Matsuda · Toyota Verblitz

19 - 38
83'

Yellow Card

Inoke Burua · Kobe Steelers
Fulltime 24 - 38

Player ratings

Toyota Verblitz

15 Shinya Komura 8.3
14 Taichi Takahashi 8.6
13 Siosaia Fifita 5.6
12 Aidan Morgan 5.6
11 Mark Tele'a 6.9
10 Rikiya Matsuda 6.7
9 Kaito Shigeno 6.5
1 Shogo Miura 6.4
2 Yoshikatsu Hikosaka 6.6
3 Taufa Latu 6.2
4 Josh Dickson 6.0
5 Lourens Erasmus 6.4
6 Hingano Lolohea 6.7
7 Kosei Miki 6.1
8 Keito Aoki 6.9
16 Ryusei Kato –
17 Hanjiro Hirai 5.7
18 Hamdahn Tuipulotu 5.9
19 Ryusei Koike –
20 Issa Yamakawa 6.1
21 Aaron Smith 5.6
22 Nicholas McCurran 5.9
23 Yuichiro Wada 5.4

Kobe Steelers

15 Shunsuke Uenobou 9.3
14 Kazuma Ueda 7.2
13 Tali Ioasa 7.3
12 Timothy Lafaele 5.2
11 Inoke Burua 10.0
10 Seungsin Lee 6.9
9 Itsuki Kamimura 6.8
1 Shigure Takao 6.7
2 Ash Dixon 8.1
3 Hiroshi Yamashita 6.2
4 Brodie Retallick 7.7
5 Gerard Cowley-Tuioti 6.7
6 Tiennan Costley 7.5
7 Willie Potgieter 6.9
8 Ardie Savea 6.8
16 Takuya Kitade 6.6
17 Sho Maeda 5.6
18 Takayuki Watanabe 7.7
19 Waisake Raratubua 6.3
20 Solomone Funaki –
21 Daiki Nakajima 6.9
22 Daisuke Ito –
23 Michael Little 6.6