Kubota Spears 19 - 24 Kobe Steelers

Full time

10 May 2026

Stage: Conference B Round 18

Edogawa Stadium

Kubota Spears vs Kobe Steelers head to head

In a tightly contested match, the Kobelco Kobe Steelers triumphed over the Kubota Spears with a score of 24-19. Malcolm Marx opened the scoring for the Spears with a try, quickly followed by another from Haruto Kida, both converted by Bernard Foley. The Steelers responded with a try from Michael Little, as Seungsin Lee added a conversion to keep the game close. A yellow card for Hiroshi Yamashita temporarily reduced the Steelers' numbers, but they fought back with a try from Gerard Cowley-Tuioti. The second half saw Tiennan Costley score for the Steelers, followed by a conversion from Lee, extending their lead. Despite Faulua Makisi's late try for the Spears, they fell short as the Steelers held on for victory. This match showcased fierce competition, with both teams displaying skill and determination throughout.

Weather

Temperature: 23.2°C (Feels like 22.4°C) Condition: MostlyClear Wind: 14.0 km/h, gusting to 31.5 km/h Humidity: 41% Cloud Cover: 37%

Highlights

Events

Kickoff
9'

Try

Malcolm Marx · Kubota Spears

5 - 0
10'

Conversion

Bernard Foley · Kubota Spears

7 - 0
15'

Penalty

Seungsin Lee · Kobe Steelers

7 - 3
17'

Yellow Card

Hiroshi Yamashita · Kobe Steelers
17'

Substitution

Solomone Funaki on for Waisake Raratubua · Kobe Steelers
17'

Substitution

Jiwon Gu on for Inoke Burua · Kobe Steelers
18'

Try

Haruto Kida · Kubota Spears

12 - 3
19'

Conversion

Bernard Foley · Kubota Spears

14 - 3
26'

Try

Michael Little · Kobe Steelers

14 - 8
27'

Conversion

Seungsin Lee · Kobe Steelers

14 - 10
27'

Yellow Card Complete

Hiroshi Yamashita · Kobe Steelers
28'

Substitution

Waisake Raratubua on for Solomone Funaki · Kobe Steelers
28'

Substitution

Inoke Burua on for Jiwon Gu · Kobe Steelers
31'

Yellow Card

Haruto Kida · Kubota Spears
31'

Substitution

Bryn Gatland on for Kazuma Ueda · Kobe Steelers
34'

Try

Gerard Cowley-Tuioti · Kobe Steelers

14 - 15
35'

Conversion

Seungsin Lee · Kobe Steelers

14 - 17
37'

Try

Faulua Makisi · Kubota Spears

19 - 17
40'

Substitution

Kazuma Ueda on for Bryn Gatland · Kobe Steelers
40'

Substitution

Jiwon Gu on for Hiroshi Yamashita · Kobe Steelers
Halftime 19 - 17
Second Half
41'

Yellow Card Complete

Haruto Kida · Kubota Spears
51'

Yellow Card

Tiennan Costley · Kobe Steelers
61'

Substitution

Harumichi Tatekawa on for Yuya Hirose · Kubota Spears
61'

Substitution

Keijiro Tamefusa on for Opeti Helu · Kubota Spears
61'

Yellow Card Complete

Tiennan Costley · Kobe Steelers
66'

Substitution

Hayate Era on for Malcolm Marx · Kubota Spears
66'

Substitution

Merwe Olivier on for David Bulbring · Kubota Spears
66'

Substitution

Kazuki Kato on for Yota Kamimori · Kubota Spears
66'

Substitution

Solomone Funaki on for Waisake Raratubua · Kobe Steelers
67'

Try

Tiennan Costley · Kobe Steelers

19 - 22
67'

Substitution

Sho Maeda on for Shigure Takao · Kobe Steelers
67'

Substitution

Kenta Matsuoka on for Ash Dixon · Kobe Steelers
68'

Conversion

Seungsin Lee · Kobe Steelers

19 - 24
69'

Substitution

Akira Ieremia on for Tyler Paul · Kubota Spears
72'

Substitution

Shunta Koga on for Ippei Okada · Kubota Spears
72'

Substitution

Koga Nezuka on for Halatoa Vailea · Kubota Spears
Fulltime 19 - 24

Player ratings

Kubota Spears

15 Shaun Stevenson 8.6
14 Halatoa Vailea 6.5
13 Rikus Pretorius 6.0
12 Yuya Hirose 6.0
11 Haruto Kida 5.9
10 Bernard Foley 5.3
9 Ippei Okada 5.9
1 Yota Kamimori 6.0
2 Malcolm Marx 8.1
3 Opeti Helu 6.5
4 Ruan Botha 6.8
5 David Bulbring 6.2
6 Tyler Paul 6.5
7 Takeo Suenaga 6.0
8 Faulua Makisi 6.8
16 Hayate Era 6.0
17 Kazuki Kato 5.9
18 Keijiro Tamefusa 6.2
19 Merwe Olivier 6.0
20 Akira Ieremia 5.7
21 Shunta Koga –
22 Harumichi Tatekawa 5.8
23 Koga Nezuka –

Kobe Steelers

15 Shunsuke Uenobou 6.0
14 Kazuma Ueda 7.0
13 Anton Lienert-Brown 7.9
12 Michael Little 8.7
11 Inoke Burua 6.6
10 Seungsin Lee 7.1
9 Itsuki Kamimura 6.3
1 Shigure Takao 6.4
2 Ash Dixon 7.3
3 Hiroshi Yamashita 4.8
4 Brodie Retallick 7.4
5 Gerard Cowley-Tuioti 7.9
6 Tiennan Costley 6.0
7 Ardie Savea 7.3
8 Waisake Raratubua 7.8
16 Kenta Matsuoka 6.5
17 Sho Maeda 6.1
18 Jiwon Gu 6.2
19 Naohiro Kotaki –
20 Solomone Funaki 6.7
21 Daiki Nakajima –
22 Bryn Gatland –
23 Timothy Lafaele –