Kubota Spears

30 - 10

Full Time

Tokyo Sungoliath

Kubota Spears vs Tokyo Sungoliath

Events

Commentary

Live Updates

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

81'

Conversion

Bernard Foley has kicked a conversion.

78'

Try

Great forward play by Kubota Spears allows Hayate Era to score the try.

77'

Cheslin Kolbe curls the ball too far, missing the posts to the right.

73'

Try

Tatsuya Miyazaki scores the try from close range.

72'

Kubota Spears sub Bryn Hall comes onto the field.

64'

Shinobu Fujiwara departs for Kubota Spears.

64'

Kubota Spears sub Izi Sword comes onto the field.

64'

Opeti Helu departs for Kubota Spears.

64'

Kubota Spears sub Hayate Era comes onto the field.

64'

Malcolm Marx departs for Kubota Spears.

64'

Kubota Spears sub Kota Kaishi comes onto the field.

64'

Yota Kamimori departs for Kubota Spears.

64'

Kubota Spears sub Rikus Pretorius comes onto the field.

64'

Harumichi Tatekawa departs for Kubota Spears.

64'

The conversion is on its way from Cheslin Kolbe but it runs out gas over the last few metres, falling short.

63'

Try

Tokyo Sungoliath are only a few metres out, surely they must score! And they do with Sione Lavemai touching down.

62'

Spellbinding play by Kenta Fukuda is finished off with a try.

62'

The defensive line has been broken as Isaiah Punivai goes through the gap.

61'

Kubota Spears sub Yuya Hirose comes onto the field.

60'

Rikus Pretorius departs for Kubota Spears.

60'

Tokyo Sungoliath sub Tatsuya Miyazaki comes onto the field.

60'

Kosuke Horikoshi departs for Tokyo Sungoliath.

60'

Kotaro Hosoki comes on.

54'

Kan Nakano comes off.

54'

Yukio Morikawa comes on.

54'

Kenta Kobayashi comes off.

54'

Trevor Hosea comes on.

52'

Sam Cane comes off.

52'

Bernard Foley has hooked the conversion to the left of the posts.

51'

Try

Nothing was going to stop Finau Tupa from scoring as they record the try for Kubota Spears.

50'

Opeti Helu sets up the try.

50'

Kubota Spears decide to make a substitution, with Finau Tupa getting some game time.

49'

Kubota Spears decide to make a substitution, with Takeo Suenaga being replaced.

49'

Kubota Spears decide to make a substitution, with Pieter Labuschagne getting some game time.

49'

Kubota Spears decide to make a substitution, with Tyler Paul being replaced.

49'

Kubota Spears decide to make a substitution, with Merwe Olivier getting some game time.

49'

Kubota Spears decide to make a substitution, with David Van Zeeland being replaced.

49'

Tokyo Sungoliath decide to make a substitution, with Sione Lavemai getting some game time.

49'

Tokyo Sungoliath decide to make a substitution, with Ryuga Hashimoto being replaced.

49'

Tokyo Sungoliath decide to make a substitution, with Ryoto Nakamura getting some game time.

49'

Tokyo Sungoliath decide to make a substitution, with Shogo Nakano being replaced.

49'

Tokyo Sungoliath make a substitution with Kotaro Matsushima coming on.

40'

Tokyo Sungoliath make a substitution with Seiya Ozaki coming off.

40'

The second half kicks off.

40'

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

40'

Conversion

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

37'

Try

The pick and go results in a try for Kubota Spears as Malcolm Marx goes over.

36'

Fabulous play by Kubota Spears has led to Malcolm Marx being able to wriggle through a gap.

36'

That's a great try assist by Shinobu Fujiwara.

36'

Bernard Foley has ran out of time to kick the Conversion!!

30'

Try

The pressure has finally told as Halatoa Vailea scores from close range.

29'

Kenta Fukuda comes on.

28'

Yutaka Nagare comes off.

28'

This is dangerous for the defence as Mikiya Takamoto bursts through to advance the Tokyo Sungoliath attack.

23'

This is dangerous for the defence as Atsushi Oshikawa bursts through to advance the Kubota Spears attack.

18'

Penalty Goal

Bernard Foley kicks the penalty.

The defensive line has been broken as Koga Nezuka goes through the gap.

Penalty Goal

Bernard Foley has kicked a penalty goal.

The defensive line has been broken as Tyler Paul goes through the gap.

We are underway as the referee blows their whistle.

Match Details

  
 Kubota Spears v Tokyo Sungoliath 
  
 Round 15 
  
 Sat 12th April 2025, 10:30pm PDT 
  
 Hanazono Rugby Stadium 
  
 RugbyPass TV 
  
 Masaki Kondo

Points Flow Chart

Kubota Spears win +20

Time in lead

Mins in lead

98%

% Of Game In Lead

53%

Possession Last 10 min

47%

Points Last 10 min

Key Events

Full Time

Foley

30 - 10

78'

Era

28 - 10

77'

Miyazaki

72'

23 - 10

Lavemai

62'

23 - 5

Tupa

23 - 0

50'

Half Time

Foley

18 - 0

37'

Marx

16 - 0

36'

Vailea

11 - 0

29'

Foley

6 - 0

Foley

3 - 0

Start

22m Entries

Avg. Points Scored

2.7

Entries

Avg. Points Scored

Entries

Attack Profile

Kubota Spears

Tokyo Sungoliath

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Defence Profile

Kubota Spears

Tokyo Sungoliath

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Ruck Speed

0-3 secs

45%

59%

3-6 secs

40%

33%

6+ secs

15%

Rucks Won

Last 5 Penalties

68'

69'

71'

74'

76'

Kubota Spears

Tokyo Sungoliath

Kubota Spears vs Tokyo Sungoliath Kick Off Times & TV Channel

Kubota Spears face off against Tokyo Sungoliath in Japan Rugby League One Round 15 on Sat 12th April 2025 at Hanazono Rugby Stadium. Kick-off in the UK is scheduled for 06:30 and is broadcast on Premier Sports. In South Africa it’s at 07:30 SAST, 17:30 NZST on RugbyPass TV in New Zealand, 15:30 AEST in Australia and 22:30 EST on RugbyPass TV 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 1 place in the league table with Tokyo Sungoliath in 2nd and Kubota Spears in 3rd underlining just how tight this match could be.

Kubota Spears vs Tokyo Sungoliath Squads

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