Kubota Spears

33 - 5

Full Time

Mitsubishi Sagamihara Dynaboars

Kubota Spears vs Mitsubishi Sagamihara Dynaboars

Events

Commentary

Live Updates

The 80 minutes is up! The referee has blown their whistle to end the second half.

83'

Gerhard van den Heever takes the conversion but it hits the upright and bounces away, kick unsuccessful.

71'

Try

What a kick! Gerhard van den Heever takes full advantage to score for Kubota Spears.

70'

A gap opened in the defence and Gerhard van den Heever took full advantage.

70'

That's a great try assist by Yuya Hirose.

70'

Mitsubishi Sagamihara Dynaboars make a substitution with Timote Tavalea coming on.

69'

Mitsubishi Sagamihara Dynaboars make a substitution with Lewis Chessum coming off.

69'

Mitsubishi Sagamihara Dynaboars make a substitution with Ben Paltridge coming on.

66'

Mitsubishi Sagamihara Dynaboars make a substitution with Naco Joape coming off.

66'

Mitsubishi Sagamihara Dynaboars sub Haniteli Filatoa Vailea comes onto the field.

60'

Charlie Lawrence departs for Mitsubishi Sagamihara Dynaboars.

60'

Kubota Spears sub Hayate Era comes onto the field.

60'

Malcolm Marx departs for Kubota Spears.

60'

Kubota Spears sub Keijiro Tamefusa comes onto the field.

60'

Opeti Helu departs for Kubota Spears.

60'

Kubota Spears sub Gerhard van den Heever comes onto the field.

60'

Halatoa Vailea departs for Kubota Spears.

60'

Kubota Spears sub Kazuki Kato comes onto the field.

60'

Yota Kamimori departs for Kubota Spears.

60'

Shunta Koga comes on for Kubota Spears.

55'

Shinobu Fujiwara leaves the field.

55'

Yuya Hirose comes on for Kubota Spears.

55'

Bernard Foley leaves the field.

55'

Kohki Sato comes on for Mitsubishi Sagamihara Dynaboars.

55'

Masataka Tsuruya leaves the field.

55'

Merwe Olivier comes on.

54'

Finau Tupa comes off.

54'

Tyler Paul comes on.

54'

Pieter Labuschagne comes off.

54'

Mitsubishi Sagamihara Dynaboars decide to make a substitution, with Tomoaki Ishii getting some game time.

48'

Mitsubishi Sagamihara Dynaboars decide to make a substitution, with Kanzo Schinckel being replaced.

48'

Mitsubishi Sagamihara Dynaboars decide to make a substitution, with Yuji Chae getting some game time.

48'

Mitsubishi Sagamihara Dynaboars decide to make a substitution, with Jun Morimoto being replaced.

48'

Mitsubishi Sagamihara Dynaboars decide to make a substitution, with Yoshimitsu Yasue getting some game time.

48'

Mitsubishi Sagamihara Dynaboars decide to make a substitution, with Seunghyok Lee being replaced.

48'

Atsushi Oshikawa makes the break as the defence re-enacts the parting of the red sea.

46'

Conversion

Bernard Foley adds the two points for Kubota Spears.

46'

Try

The defence are desperately trying to hold out here but it was to no avail as Shinobu Fujiwara dots the ball down from close range.

45'

Shinobu Fujiwara makes the break as the defence re-enacts the parting of the red sea.

45'

Mitsubishi Sagamihara Dynaboars make a substitution with James Grayson coming on.

40'

Mitsubishi Sagamihara Dynaboars make a substitution with Kota Iwamura coming off.

40'

The second half kicks off.

40'

The half-time whistle blows and both teams head for the dressing rooms.

40'

Mitsubishi Sagamihara Dynaboars go for goal with Matt Vaega taking the conversion but their aim is not up to scratch as the ball slides to the left of the post.

39'

Try

The pick and go results in a try for Mitsubishi Sagamihara Dynaboars as Masataka Tsuruya goes over.

38'

Conversion

Bernard Foley does the business as their conversion attempt goes over.

33'

Try

It's going to take a miracle to stop this Kubota Spears maul...no miracles today as Pieter Labuschagne powers over.

32'

Trouble here as Ruan Botha breaches the defence.

27'

This is dangerous for the defence as Koga Nezuka bursts through to advance the Kubota Spears attack.

23'

Conversion

Bernard Foley converts the try.

18'

Try

Great forward play by Kubota Spears allows Malcolm Marx to score the try.

18'

A gap opened in the defence and Ruan Botha took full advantage.

14'

Conversion

Bernard Foley has kicked a conversion.

Try

Kubota Spears are only a few metres out, surely they must score! And they do with Faulua Makisi touching down.

The defensive line has been broken as Atsushi Oshikawa goes through the gap.

The defensive line has been broken as Halatoa Vailea goes through the gap.

We are underway as the referee blows their whistle.

Match Details

  
 Kubota Spears v Mitsubishi Sagamihara Dynaboars 
  
 Round 13 
  
 Fri 28th March 2025, 08:00pm PDT 
  
 Edogawa Stadium 
  
 Masaki Kondo

Points Flow Chart

Kubota Spears win +28

Time in lead

Mins in lead

99%

% Of Game In Lead

13%

Possession Last 10 min

87%

Points Last 10 min

Key Events

Full Time

van den Heever

33 - 5

70'

Foley

28 - 5

46'

Fujiwara

26 - 5

45'

Half Time

Tsuruya

38'

21 - 5

Foley

21 - 0

33'

Labuschagne

19 - 0

32'

Foley

14 - 0

18'

Marx

12 - 0

18'

Foley

7 - 0

Makisi

5 - 0

Start

22m Entries

Avg. Points Scored

2.5

Entries

Avg. Points Scored

0.6

Entries

Attack Profile

Kubota Spears

Mitsubishi Sagamihara Dynaboars

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Defence Profile

Kubota Spears

Mitsubishi Sagamihara Dynaboars

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Ruck Speed

0-3 secs

65%

56%

3-6 secs

26%

39%

6+ secs

Rucks Won

Last 5 Penalties

71'

72'

76'

79'

Kubota Spears

Mitsubishi Sagamihara Dynaboars

Kubota Spears vs Mitsubishi Sagamihara Dynaboars Kick Off Times & TV Channel

Kubota Spears face off against Mitsubishi Sagamihara Dynaboars in Japan Rugby League One Round 13 on Fri 28th March 2025 at Edogawa Stadium. Kick-off in the UK is scheduled for 03:00. In South Africa it’s at 05:00 SAST, 16:00 NZST in New Zealand, 14:00 AEST in Australia and 20:00 EST in the US.

Kubota Spears won the last encounter but Kubota Spears are in the best form of their last 5 games.

Table Standings

Heading into the fixture the two sides are separated by just 3 places in the league table with Mitsubishi Sagamihara Dynaboars in 2nd and Kubota Spears in 5th underlining just how tight this match could be.

Kubota Spears vs Mitsubishi Sagamihara Dynaboars Squads

The official squads for Kubota Spears vs Mitsubishi Sagamihara Dynaboars will become available around 24- 48 hours before kick-off. Teams can still make changes up to an hour before the match however.