Mie Honda Heat 38 - 26 Toyota Verblitz

Full time

09 May 2026

Stage: Conference B Round 18

Suzuka Sports Garden

Mie Honda Heat vs Toyota Verblitz head to head

Mie Honda Heat secured a convincing 38-26 victory over Toyota Verblitz at the Suzuka Sports Garden. The home side dominated early, with tries from Yamashita, Lemeki, Hojo, Ikanivere, and Li, supported by accurate conversions from Kitahara. Toyota Verblitz responded with efforts from Tele'a and Fifita but struggled to keep pace. A yellow card for Hojo briefly hampered Mie Honda's momentum but they maintained their lead. Tele'a's second try for Verblitz provided a flicker of hope, yet Mie Honda's defense held firm. Kitahara's kicking accuracy proved crucial in maintaining the gap. The match showcased Mie Honda's strength, particularly in the first half, allowing them to reclaim a vital victory in the Japan League One D1.

Weather

Temperature: 19.3°C (Feels like 16.0°C) Condition: MostlyCloudy Wind: 20.0 km/h, gusting to 36.7 km/h Humidity: 39% Cloud Cover: 63%

Highlights

Events

Kickoff
10'

Try

Rakuhei Yamashita · Mie Honda Heat

5 - 0
11'

Conversion

Riku Kitahara · Mie Honda Heat

7 - 0
14'

Try

Lomano Lemeki · Mie Honda Heat

12 - 0
18'

Try

Takuro Hojo · Mie Honda Heat

17 - 0
19'

Conversion

Riku Kitahara · Mie Honda Heat

19 - 0
24'

Try

Tevita Ikanivere · Mie Honda Heat

24 - 0
25'

Conversion

Riku Kitahara · Mie Honda Heat

26 - 0
25'

Substitution

Taufa Latu on for Hamdahn Tuipulotu · Toyota Verblitz
29'

Substitution

Ryusei Kato on for Shintaro Fukuzawa · Toyota Verblitz
36'

Substitution

Hamdahn Tuipulotu on for Taufa Latu · Toyota Verblitz
37'

Try

Tevita Li · Mie Honda Heat

31 - 0
40'

Substitution

Yuichiro Wada on for Aidan Morgan · Toyota Verblitz
40'

Substitution

Hingano Lolohea on for William Tupou · Toyota Verblitz
Halftime 31 - 0
Second Half
43'

Try

Mark Tele'a · Toyota Verblitz

31 - 7
43'

Conversion

Rikiya Matsuda · Toyota Verblitz

31 - 2
44'

Yellow Card

Takuro Hojo · Mie Honda Heat
47'

Substitution

Kazuki Ban on for Tatsuhiko Tsurukawa · Mie Honda Heat
47'

Substitution

Feinga Fakai on for Matthys Basson · Mie Honda Heat
47'

Substitution

Talifolofola Tangipa on for Aseri Masivou · Mie Honda Heat
49'

Try

Tevita Li · Mie Honda Heat

38 - 7
49'

Conversion

Riku Kitahara · Mie Honda Heat

33 - 7
52'

Substitution

Soki Watanabe on for Tevita Li · Mie Honda Heat
52'

Substitution

Janko Swanepoel on for Mark Abbott · Mie Honda Heat
53'

Try

Mark Tele'a · Toyota Verblitz

38 - 12
54'

Substitution

Taufa Latu on for Hamdahn Tuipulotu · Toyota Verblitz
54'

Substitution

Aaron Smith on for Kaito Shigeno · Toyota Verblitz
54'

Yellow Card Complete

Takuro Hojo · Mie Honda Heat
56'

Try

Shinya Komura · Toyota Verblitz

38 - 17
57'

Conversion

Rikiya Matsuda · Toyota Verblitz

38 - 19
63'

Substitution

Koki Hida on for Tevita Ikanivere · Mie Honda Heat
63'

Substitution

Trevor Hosea on for Waimana Kapa · Mie Honda Heat
63'

Substitution

Isaiah Mapusua on for Hingano Lolohea · Toyota Verblitz
63'

Substitution

Hanjiro Hirai on for Shogo Miura · Toyota Verblitz
64'

Substitution

Keisuke Moriya on for Shinya Komura · Toyota Verblitz
67'

Yellow Card

Dawid Kellerman · Mie Honda Heat
77'

Conversion

Rikiya Matsuda · Toyota Verblitz

38 - 26
77'

Try

Siosaia Fifita · Toyota Verblitz

38 - 24
77'

Substitution

Taichi Takenaka on for Takuro Hojo · Mie Honda Heat
77'

Yellow Card Complete

Dawid Kellerman · Mie Honda Heat
Fulltime 38 - 26

Player ratings

Mie Honda Heat

15 Lomano Lemeki 8.2
14 Rakuhei Yamashita 7.2
13 Dawid Kellerman 5.7
12 Johnny Fa'auli 6.3
11 Tevita Li 7.2
10 Riku Kitahara 7.0
9 Takuro Hojo 6.4
1 Tatsuhiko Tsurukawa 6.9
2 Tevita Ikanivere 7.9
3 Matthys Basson 7.6
4 Mark Abbott 7.6
5 Franco Mostert 6.6
6 Waimana Kapa 6.7
7 Pablo Matera 5.9
8 Aseri Masivou 7.7
16 Koki Hida 6.2
17 Kazuki Ban 6.2
18 Feinga Fakai 6.5
19 Janko Swanepoel 6.9
20 Trevor Hosea 6.1
21 Taichi Takenaka –
22 Soki Watanabe 6.0
23 Talifolofola Tangipa 6.7

Toyota Verblitz

15 Shinya Komura 8.1
14 Mark Tele'a 10.0
13 Siosaia Fifita 7.6
12 Aidan Morgan 6.8
11 Viliame Tuidraki 8.5
10 Rikiya Matsuda 6.0
9 Kaito Shigeno 6.9
1 Shogo Miura 6.1
2 Shintaro Fukuzawa 5.9
3 Hamdahn Tuipulotu 6.7
4 Zach Gallagher 6.8
5 Lourens Erasmus 6.7
6 William Tupou 6.5
7 Akito Okui 7.2
8 Keito Aoki 7.2
16 Ryusei Kato 6.3
17 Hanjiro Hirai 6.2
18 Taufa Latu 6.7
19 Hingano Lolohea 6.5
20 Isaiah Mapusua 6.0
21 Aaron Smith 6.7
22 Keisuke Moriya 5.8
23 Yuichiro Wada 6.3