Kobe Steelers 24 - 19 Mie Honda Heat

● full_time 80 minutes

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%

Highlights

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