BlackRams Tokyo 28 - 40 Toyota Verblitz

Full time

26 Apr 2026

Stage: Conference B Round 16

Prince Chichibu Memorial Stadium

BlackRams Tokyo vs Toyota Verblitz head to head

Toyota Verblitz triumphed over BlackRams Tokyo with a score of 40-28 in a thrilling encounter at Prince Chichibu Memorial Stadium. Mark Tele'a opened the scoring for Verblitz with an early try, converted by Rikiya Matsuda. The BlackRams responded well, with TJ Perenara and Rameka Poihipi both crossing the line, and Ichigo Nakakusu successfully converting their tries. Verblitz fought back with late first-half points from Shinya Komura, ensuring they trailed by just four at halftime. The second half saw quick tries from Isaac Lucas for the BlackRams and Yoshikatsu Hikosaka for Verblitz, maintaining the momentum. A yellow card for Yuta Kurihara briefly disadvantaged the BlackRams, allowing Verblitz to exploit the gap with further scores from Siosaia Fifita and Hamdahn Tuipulotu. Ultimately, Verblitz's consistent scoring and tactical discipline secured their victory despite a valiant effort from the home side.

Weather

Temperature: 20.8°C (Feels like 19.6°C) Condition: MostlyCloudy Wind: 10.1 km/h, gusting to 21.5 km/h Humidity: 46% Cloud Cover: 79%

Highlights

Events

Kickoff
3'

Try

Mark Tele'a · Toyota Verblitz

0 - 5
4'

Conversion

Rikiya Matsuda · Toyota Verblitz

0 - 7
16'

Try

TJ Perenara · BlackRams Tokyo

5 - 7
17'

Conversion

Ichigo Nakakusu · BlackRams Tokyo

7 - 7
17'

Substitution

Shu Yamamoto on for Harrison Fox · BlackRams Tokyo
19'

Substitution

Taishi Tsumura on for Yuichiro Taniguchi · BlackRams Tokyo
29'

Try

Rameka Poihipi · BlackRams Tokyo

12 - 7
30'

Conversion

Ichigo Nakakusu · BlackRams Tokyo

14 - 7
31'

Substitution

Yuta Kurihara on for PJ Latu · BlackRams Tokyo
32'

Substitution

Shin Ouchi on for Masashi Onishi · BlackRams Tokyo
38'

Try

Shinya Komura · Toyota Verblitz

14 - 12
39'

Conversion

Rikiya Matsuda · Toyota Verblitz

14 - 14
Halftime 14 - 14
Second Half
41'

Try

Isaac Lucas · BlackRams Tokyo

19 - 14
42'

Conversion

Ichigo Nakakusu · BlackRams Tokyo

21 - 14
44'

Yellow Card

Yuta Kurihara · BlackRams Tokyo
45'

Try

Yoshikatsu Hikosaka · Toyota Verblitz

21 - 19
46'

Conversion

Rikiya Matsuda · Toyota Verblitz

21 - 21
47'

Substitution

Paddy Ryan on for Daigo Sasagawa · BlackRams Tokyo
49'

Try

Siosaia Fifita · Toyota Verblitz

21 - 26
50'

Conversion

Rikiya Matsuda · Toyota Verblitz

21 - 28
54'

Yellow Card Complete

Yuta Kurihara · BlackRams Tokyo
55'

Substitution

Keito Aoki on for Isaiah Mapusua · Toyota Verblitz
57'

Substitution

Hamdahn Tuipulotu on for Taufa Latu · Toyota Verblitz
57'

Substitution

Nicholas McCurran on for Aidan Morgan · Toyota Verblitz
58'

Yellow Card

Ryusei Koike · Toyota Verblitz
60'

Substitution

Samuel Waqabaca on for Shuhei Matsuhashi · BlackRams Tokyo
60'

Substitution

Viliame Tuidraki on for Rikiya Matsuda · Toyota Verblitz
62'

Try

Liam Gill · BlackRams Tokyo

26 - 28
63'

Conversion

Ichigo Nakakusu · BlackRams Tokyo

28 - 28
66'

Try

Taichi Takahashi · Toyota Verblitz

28 - 33
68'

Substitution

Aaron Smith on for Kaito Shigeno · Toyota Verblitz
68'

Substitution

Issa Yamakawa on for Hingano Lolohea · Toyota Verblitz
68'

Yellow Card Complete

Ryusei Koike · Toyota Verblitz
72'

Substitution

Yusuke Kishi on for Brodi McCurran · BlackRams Tokyo
75'

Try

Hamdahn Tuipulotu · Toyota Verblitz

28 - 38
76'

Conversion

Shinya Komura · Toyota Verblitz

28 - 40
76'

Substitution

Hanjiro Hirai on for Shogo Miura · Toyota Verblitz
Fulltime 28 - 40

Player ratings

BlackRams Tokyo

15 Isaac Lucas 10.0
14 Taira Main 6.4
13 PJ Latu 6.7
12 Rameka Poihipi 7.4
11 Daisuke Nishikawa 5.7
10 Ichigo Nakakusu 5.6
9 TJ Perenara 7.8
1 Yuichiro Taniguchi 5.2
2 Masashi Onishi 6.3
3 Daigo Sasagawa 6.1
4 Harrison Fox 6.3
5 Michael Allardice 5.1
6 Brodi McCurran 7.1
7 Shuhei Matsuhashi 6.3
8 Liam Gill 9.4
16 Shin Ouchi 5.8
17 Taishi Tsumura 5.3
18 Paddy Ryan 5.9
19 Yusuke Kishi –
20 Shu Yamamoto 5.8
21 Samuel Waqabaca 5.9
22 Kotaro Ito –
23 Yuta Kurihara 4.1

Toyota Verblitz

15 Shinya Komura 6.9
14 Taichi Takahashi 9.2
13 Siosaia Fifita 8.5
12 Aidan Morgan 6.3
11 Mark Tele'a 8.7
10 Rikiya Matsuda 6.0
9 Kaito Shigeno 8.0
1 Shogo Miura 6.7
2 Yoshikatsu Hikosaka 8.4
3 Taufa Latu 6.8
4 Hingano Lolohea 7.7
5 Lourens Erasmus 7.0
6 Zach Gallagher 7.6
7 Ryusei Koike 5.5
8 Isaiah Mapusua 6.3
16 Ryusei Kato –
17 Hanjiro Hirai –
18 Hamdahn Tuipulotu 7.7
19 Keito Aoki 6.6
20 Issa Yamakawa 6.3
21 Aaron Smith 6.0
22 Nicholas McCurran 6.4
23 Viliame Tuidraki 7.4