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Toyota Verblitz Toyota Verblitz 38 - 54 Tokyo Sungoliath Tokyo Sungoliath

Full time

02 May 2026

Japan League One D1

Stage: Conference B Round 17

Paloma Mizuho Rugby Stadium

Toyota Verblitz vs Tokyo Sungoliath head to head

Tokyo Sungoliath triumphed over Toyota Verblitz with a score of 54-38 in a high-scoring encounter. The home team started strong with a try from Hingano Lolohea, but Sungoliath quickly responded, taking control with tries from Kanji Shimokawa and Shogo Nakano. Cheslin Kolbe's precise conversions added to their momentum, while Sam Cane also crossed for a try before halftime. The second half saw Tevita Tatafu shine for Sungoliath, scoring two tries, while Verblitz's Viliame Tuidraki and Mark Tele'a contributed significantly with their own scores. Despite a late surge from Verblitz, including two tries from Tele'a, Sungoliath held firm to secure the victory. Kolbe's kicking was crucial, finishing the match with multiple conversions. Overall, it was a thrilling contest that showcased both teams' attacking prowess.

Weather

Temperature: 24.4°C (Feels like 23.2°C) Condition: PartlyCloudy Wind: 16.3 km/h, gusting to 38.5 km/h Humidity: 38% Cloud Cover: 40%

Highlights

Events

  • Kickoff
  • 4'

    Try

    Hingano Lolohea 路 Toyota Verblitz

    5 - 0
  • 7'

    Yellow Card

    Shogo Nakano 路 Tokyo Sungoliath

  • 13'

    Try

    Kanji Shimokawa 路 Tokyo Sungoliath

    5 - 5
  • 14'

    Conversion

    Cheslin Kolbe 路 Tokyo Sungoliath

    5 - 7
  • 17'

    Yellow Card Complete

    Shogo Nakano 路 Tokyo Sungoliath

  • 26'

    Try

    Yoshikatsu Hikosaka 路 Toyota Verblitz

    10 - 7
  • 27'

    Conversion

    Shinya Komura 路 Toyota Verblitz

    12 - 7
  • 30'

    Try

    Shogo Nakano 路 Tokyo Sungoliath

    12 - 12
  • 33'

    Try

    Kaleb Trask 路 Tokyo Sungoliath

    12 - 17
  • 34'

    Conversion

    Cheslin Kolbe 路 Tokyo Sungoliath

    12 - 19
  • 34'

    Substitution

    Rikiya Matsuda on for Taichi Takahashi 路 Toyota Verblitz

  • 39'

    Try

    Sam Cane 路 Tokyo Sungoliath

    12 - 24
  • 40'

    Conversion

    Cheslin Kolbe 路 Tokyo Sungoliath

    12 - 26
  • 40'

    Substitution

    Sean McMahon on for Sam Cane 路 Tokyo Sungoliath

  • Halftime 12 - 26
  • Second Half
  • 42'

    Substitution

    Ryuga Hashimoto on for Sean McMahon 路 Tokyo Sungoliath

  • 42'

    Substitution

    Hamdahn Tuipulotu on for Taufa Latu 路 Toyota Verblitz

  • 42'

    Substitution

    Keito Aoki on for Hingano Lolohea 路 Toyota Verblitz

  • 43'

    Try

    Tevita Tatafu 路 Tokyo Sungoliath

    12 - 31
  • 44'

    Conversion

    Cheslin Kolbe 路 Tokyo Sungoliath

    12 - 33
  • 49'

    Try

    Taiga Ozaki 路 Tokyo Sungoliath

    12 - 38
  • 50'

    Conversion

    Cheslin Kolbe 路 Tokyo Sungoliath

    12 - 40
  • 51'

    Substitution

    Aaron Smith on for Kaito Shigeno 路 Toyota Verblitz

  • 51'

    Substitution

    Dick Wilson on for Aidan Morgan 路 Toyota Verblitz

  • 51'

    Substitution

    Kenta Kobayashi on for Yukio Morikawa 路 Tokyo Sungoliath

  • 51'

    Substitution

    Shuhei Takeuchi on for Kan Nakano 路 Tokyo Sungoliath

  • 51'

    Substitution

    Kosuke Horikoshi on for Kienori Go 路 Tokyo Sungoliath

  • 53'

    Substitution

    Sean McMahon on for Ryuga Hashimoto 路 Tokyo Sungoliath

  • 56'

    Try

    Viliame Tuidraki 路 Toyota Verblitz

    17 - 40
  • 57'

    Conversion

    Rikiya Matsuda 路 Toyota Verblitz

    19 - 40
  • 61'

    Substitution

    Kenta Fukuda on for Yutaka Nagare 路 Tokyo Sungoliath

  • 61'

    Substitution

    Issa Yamakawa on for Isaiah Mapusua 路 Toyota Verblitz

  • 61'

    Substitution

    Isaiah Punivai on for Ryoto Nakamura 路 Tokyo Sungoliath

  • 61'

    Substitution

    Ryuga Hashimoto on for George Hammond 路 Tokyo Sungoliath

  • 62'

    Try

    Tevita Tatafu 路 Tokyo Sungoliath

    19 - 45
  • 63'

    Conversion

    Cheslin Kolbe 路 Tokyo Sungoliath

    19 - 47
  • 63'

    Substitution

    Hanjiro Hirai on for Shogo Miura 路 Toyota Verblitz

  • 65'

    Substitution

    Ryusei Kato on for Ryusei Koike 路 Toyota Verblitz

  • 67'

    Substitution

    Mikiya Takamoto on for Cheslin Kolbe 路 Tokyo Sungoliath

  • 71'

    Try

    Isaiah Punivai 路 Tokyo Sungoliath

    19 - 52
  • 72'

    Conversion

    Kaleb Trask 路 Tokyo Sungoliath

    24 - 54
  • 72'

    Try

    Mark Tele'a 路 Toyota Verblitz

    24 - 52
  • 73'

    Conversion

    Rikiya Matsuda 路 Toyota Verblitz

    26 - 54
  • 76'

    Try

    Ryusei Kato 路 Toyota Verblitz

    31 - 54
  • 79'

    Try

    Mark Tele'a 路 Toyota Verblitz

    38 - 54
  • 79'

    Conversion

    Rikiya Matsuda 路 Toyota Verblitz

    33 - 54
  • Fulltime 38 - 54

Player ratings

Toyota Verblitz
  • 15 Taichi Takahashi 6.0
  • 14 Mark Tele'a 10.0
  • 13 Siosaia Fifita 7.7
  • 12 Aidan Morgan 5.7
  • 11 Viliame Tuidraki 8.1
  • 10 Shinya Komura 6.3
  • 9 Kaito Shigeno 5.9
  • 1 Shogo Miura 6.9
  • 2 Yoshikatsu Hikosaka 8.4
  • 3 Taufa Latu 6.2
  • 4 Hingano Lolohea 6.8
  • 5 Lourens Erasmus 6.7
  • 6 Zach Gallagher 7.3
  • 7 Ryusei Koike 6.4
  • 8 Isaiah Mapusua 5.4
  • 16 Ryusei Kato 7.0
  • 17 Hanjiro Hirai 6.8
  • 18 Hamdahn Tuipulotu 6.7
  • 19 Keito Aoki 6.8
  • 20 Issa Yamakawa 6.3
  • 21 Aaron Smith 6.8
  • 22 Rikiya Matsuda 6.8
  • 23 Dick Wilson 6.3
Tokyo Sungoliath
  • 15 Kotaro Matsushima 8.5
  • 14 Cheslin Kolbe 7.4
  • 13 Shogo Nakano 7.5
  • 12 Ryoto Nakamura 6.6
  • 11 Taiga Ozaki 9.1
  • 10 Kaleb Trask 7.0
  • 9 Yutaka Nagare 6.5
  • 1 Yukio Morikawa 6.4
  • 2 Kienori Go 7.2
  • 3 Kan Nakano 6.6
  • 4 George Hammond 6.4
  • 5 Harry Hockings 7.0
  • 6 Kanji Shimokawa 8.3
  • 7 Sam Cane 7.3
  • 8 Tevita Tatafu 8.6
  • 16 Kosuke Horikoshi 6.6
  • 17 Kenta Kobayashi 7.2
  • 18 Shuhei Takeuchi 6.6
  • 19 Ryuga Hashimoto 6.5
  • 20 Sean McMahon 6.8
  • 21 Kenta Fukuda 6.4
  • 22 Mikiya Takamoto 6.0
  • 23 Isaiah Punivai 6.6