Tokyo Sungoliath 22 - 27 Kubota Spears

Full time

18 Apr 2026

Stage: Conference B Round 15

EGAO Kenko Stadium

Tokyo Sungoliath vs Kubota Spears head to head

In a thrilling encounter at EGAO Kenko Stadium, Kubota Spears narrowly defeated Tokyo Sungoliath 27-22. Sungoliath started strong with a try from Kobayashi, but Spears quickly responded with a try and conversion from Botha and Stevenson. The game saw a yellow card for Vailea, which impacted Spears' momentum, yet they managed to score another try through Marx. Sungoliath's Siebert scored twice, with Kolbe converting both, giving them a lead at halftime. After the break, Spears' Paul and Kida scored tries to regain control, with Stevenson adding crucial conversions. Despite a late penalty by Kolbe, the Sungoliath couldn't clinch the win. The match exemplified intense competition, with both teams showcasing their attacking prowess.

Weather

Temperature: 23.4°C (Feels like 23.6°C) Condition: MostlyCloudy Wind: 6.6 km/h, gusting to 18.1 km/h Humidity: 62% Cloud Cover: 85%

Highlights

Events

Kickoff
3'

Try

Kenta Kobayashi · Tokyo Sungoliath

5 - 0
5'

Try

Ruan Botha · Kubota Spears

5 - 5
6'

Conversion

Shaun Stevenson · Kubota Spears

5 - 7
18'

Yellow Card

Halatoa Vailea · Kubota Spears
26'

Try

Malcolm Marx · Kubota Spears

5 - 12
28'

Yellow Card Complete

Halatoa Vailea · Kubota Spears
29'

Try

Pierich Siebert · Tokyo Sungoliath

10 - 12
30'

Conversion

Cheslin Kolbe · Tokyo Sungoliath

12 - 12
38'

Try

Pierich Siebert · Tokyo Sungoliath

17 - 12
39'

Conversion

Cheslin Kolbe · Tokyo Sungoliath

19 - 12
40'

Substitution

Ryuga Hashimoto on for Patrick Vakata · Tokyo Sungoliath
Halftime 19 - 12
Second Half
43'

Try

Tyler Paul · Kubota Spears

19 - 17
44'

Conversion

Shaun Stevenson · Kubota Spears

19 - 19
47'

Substitution

Sean McMahon on for George Hammond · Tokyo Sungoliath
51'

Substitution

Keijiro Tamefusa on for Izi Sword · Kubota Spears
58'

Substitution

Mikiya Takamoto on for Kaleb Trask · Tokyo Sungoliath
59'

Substitution

Sam Cane on for Pierich Siebert · Tokyo Sungoliath
60'

Try

Haruto Kida · Kubota Spears

19 - 24
60'

Substitution

Kota Kaishi on for Yota Kamimori · Kubota Spears
62'

Substitution

Tatsuya Miyazaki on for Kosuke Horikoshi · Tokyo Sungoliath
62'

Substitution

Kan Nakano on for Shuhei Takeuchi · Tokyo Sungoliath
62'

Substitution

Atsuki Yamamoto on for Kenta Kobayashi · Tokyo Sungoliath
64'

Substitution

Masanori Miyao on for Yutaka Nagare · Tokyo Sungoliath
65'

Penalty

Halatoa Vailea · Kubota Spears

19 - 27
68'

Penalty

Cheslin Kolbe · Tokyo Sungoliath

22 - 27
68'

Substitution

Hayate Era on for Malcolm Marx · Kubota Spears
68'

Substitution

David Van Zeeland on for Akira Ieremia · Kubota Spears
68'

Substitution

Asipeli Moala on for Tyler Paul · Kubota Spears
73'

Substitution

Hibiki Yamada on for Haruto Kida · Kubota Spears
73'

Substitution

Bryn Hall on for Shinobu Fujiwara · Kubota Spears
77'

Substitution

Tomoki Kishioka on for Yuya Hirose · Kubota Spears
Fulltime 22 - 27

Player ratings

Tokyo Sungoliath

15 Cheslin Kolbe 7.2
14 Seiya Ozaki 6.6
13 Isaiah Punivai 6.7
12 Shogo Nakano 6.3
11 Taiga Ozaki 7.2
10 Kaleb Trask 4.9
9 Yutaka Nagare 6.2
1 Kenta Kobayashi 7.7
2 Kosuke Horikoshi 6.5
3 Shuhei Takeuchi 6.5
4 George Hammond 6.5
5 Harry Hockings 6.1
6 Patrick Vakata 6.0
7 Kanji Shimokawa 6.3
8 Pierich Siebert 7.8
16 Tatsuya Miyazaki 6.3
17 Atsuki Yamamoto 6.0
18 Kan Nakano 6.0
19 Ryuga Hashimoto 6.0
20 Sam Cane 6.2
21 Sean McMahon 6.5
22 Masanori Miyao 6.1
23 Mikiya Takamoto 6.3

Kubota Spears

15 Shaun Stevenson 7.9
14 Halatoa Vailea 4.8
13 Rikus Pretorius 7.3
12 Yuya Hirose 6.3
11 Haruto Kida 8.3
10 Atsushi Oshikawa 6.2
9 Shinobu Fujiwara 6.5
1 Yota Kamimori 7.8
2 Malcolm Marx 9.3
3 Izi Sword 6.4
4 Akira Ieremia 7.0
5 Ruan Botha 8.1
6 Tyler Paul 8.0
7 Takeo Suenaga 6.7
8 Faulua Makisi 7.8
16 Hayate Era 6.5
17 Kota Kaishi 6.3
18 Keijiro Tamefusa 6.0
19 David Van Zeeland 6.0
20 Asipeli Moala 6.4
21 Bryn Hall –
22 Tomoki Kishioka –
23 Hibiki Yamada –