Kobe Steelers
24 - 19
Mie Honda Heat
02 May 2026
Stage: Conference B Round 17
Hanazono Rugby Stadium
The Kobelco Kobe Steelers narrowly defeated the Mie Honda Heat 24-19 in a closely contested match. Imamura opened the scoring for the Steelers with an early try, converted by Gatland. Mie responded with a try from Lemeki, leveling the score before the Steelers surged ahead with two more tries from Burua. The Heat’s Nishimura received a yellow card, impacting their momentum as the Steelers capitalized on the advantage. Just before halftime, Takuro Hojo scored for Mie, bringing the score to 19-17 after Kitahara’s conversion. In the second half, Retallick extended the Steelers' lead with another try, and Gatland's conversion sealed their victory. Despite a valiant effort from Mie, they couldn't close the gap, resulting in a hard-fought win for Kobelco.
Weather
Temperature: 23.0°C (Feels like 21.8°C) Condition: MostlyCloudy Wind: 11.2 km/h, gusting to 25.7 km/h Humidity: 44% Cloud Cover: 78%
Events
- 0' kickoff
- 2' try Takara Imamura
- 2' conversion Bryn Gatland
- 21' try Lomano Lemeki
- 22' conversion Riku Kitahara
- 25' yellow_card Ryoma Nishimura
- 30' try Inoke Burua
- 31' substitution Fraser Quirk
- 34' try Inoke Burua
- 35' yellow_card_complete Ryoma Nishimura
- 37' yellow_card Takayuki Watanabe
- 37' try Takuro Hojo
- 37' substitution Takara Imamura
- 38' conversion Riku Kitahara
- 38' substitution Tali Ioasa
- 40' half_time
- 40' second_half
- 42' substitution Shigure Takao
- 42' substitution Takuya Kitade
- 47' try Brodie Retallick
- 47' conversion Bryn Gatland
- 47' yellow_card_complete Takayuki Watanabe
- 49' substitution Ryoma Nishimura
- 50' substitution Itsuki Kamimura
- 53' try Johnny Fa'auli
- 54' substitution Matthys Basson
- 54' substitution Takara Imamura
- 54' substitution Trevor Hosea
- 54' substitution Tatsuhiko Tsurukawa
- 54' substitution Tevita Ikanivere
- 59' substitution Aseri Masivou
- 67' substitution Inoke Burua
- 71' substitution Waisake Raratubua
- 73' substitution Takuro Hojo
- 80' full_time