Yokohama Canon Eagles

22 - 30

Full Time

Kubota Spears

Kubota Spears vs Yokohama Canon Eagles

Events

Commentary

Live Updates

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

80'

Hibiki Yamada comes on.

77'

Rikus Pretorius comes off.

77'

Yokohama Canon Eagles decide to make a substitution, with Toshiki Amano getting some game time.

74'

Yokohama Canon Eagles decide to make a substitution, with Faf de Klerk being replaced.

74'

Conversion

Halatoa Vailea has kicked a conversion.

74'

Try

A series of passes by Kubota Spears results in a try for Rikus Pretorius

73'

A gap opened in the defence and Rikus Pretorius took full advantage.

73'

Shaun Stevenson played a key part in that try.

73'

Yokohama Canon Eagles decide to make a substitution, with Viliame Takayawa getting some game time.

71'

Yokohama Canon Eagles decide to make a substitution, with Ryu Fukuhara being replaced.

71'

Yokohama Canon Eagles make a substitution with Shunta Nakamura coming on.

66'

Yokohama Canon Eagles make a substitution with Yusuke Niwai coming off.

66'

Conversion

The Kubota Spears supporters go wild as Halatoa Vailea successfully kicks the conversion.

65'

Try

The kick through from Kubota Spears has allowed Halatoa Vailea to touch down.

64'

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

64'

Atsushi Oshikawa sets up the try.

64'

Yokohama Canon Eagles sub Tatsuro Sugimoto comes onto the field.

64'

Ryosuke Iwaihara departs for Yokohama Canon Eagles.

64'

Yokohama Canon Eagles sub Masato Furukawa comes onto the field.

64'

Naoto Shimada departs for Yokohama Canon Eagles.

64'

Yokohama Canon Eagles sub Naoto Shimada comes onto the field.

64'

Tatsuro Sugimoto departs for Yokohama Canon Eagles.

64'

Yokohama Canon Eagles sub Ryo Tabata comes onto the field.

64'

Yusuke Kajimura departs for Yokohama Canon Eagles.

64'

Yokohama Canon Eagles sub Cormac Daly comes onto the field.

64'

Matthew Philip departs for Yokohama Canon Eagles.

64'

Penalty Goal

The touch judges raise their flags as Yu Tamura kicks the penalty goal.

64'

Yokohama Canon Eagles sub Tatsuro Sugimoto comes onto the field.

62'

Naoto Shimada departs for Yokohama Canon Eagles.

62'

Yokohama Canon Eagles sub Amanaki Lelei Mafi comes onto the field.

62'

Sioeli Vakalahi departs for Yokohama Canon Eagles.

62'

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

60'

Try

Great hands by Kubota Spears leads to a try for Halatoa Vailea

59'

Shaun Stevenson played a key part in that try.

59'

Harumichi Tatekawa comes on.

54'

Yuya Hirose comes off.

54'

Bryn Hall comes on.

54'

Shinobu Fujiwara comes off.

54'

Penalty Goal

Atsushi Oshikawa does the business as their penalty goal attempt goes over.

53'

Yellow Card

Ryosuke Iwaihara (Yokohama Canon Eagles) is shown a yellow card

52'

Sioeli Vakalahi comes on.

51'

Amanaki Lelei Mafi comes off.

51'

Malcolm Marx comes on.

50'

Hayate Era comes off.

50'

Finau Tupa comes on.

50'

Pieter Labuschagne comes off.

50'

Kota Kaishi comes on.

50'

Yota Kamimori comes off.

50'

Ruan Botha comes on.

50'

David Van Zeeland comes off.

50'

Opeti Helu comes on.

50'

Keijiro Tamefusa comes off.

50'

Conversion

The touch judges raise their flags as Yu Tamura kicks the conversion.

50'

Try

Ryu Fukuhara intercepts and has a clean run to the tryline.

49'

Ryu Fukuhara makes the break as the defence re-enacts the parting of the red sea.

49'

Yokohama Canon Eagles decide to make a substitution, with Takato Okabe getting some game time.

47'

Yokohama Canon Eagles decide to make a substitution, with Sioeli Vakalahi being replaced.

47'

Atsushi Oshikawa will not be happy with that conversion attempt, as they had the direction but not the power.

43'

Try

Slick passing by Kubota Spears leads to a try for Halatoa Vailea.

42'

Halatoa Vailea makes the break as the defence re-enacts the parting of the red sea.

42'

Shaun Stevenson played a key part in that try.

42'

The second half kicks off.

40'

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

42'

Fabulous play by Kubota Spears has led to Halatoa Vailea being able to wriggle through a gap.

40'

Fabulous play by Yokohama Canon Eagles has led to Ryu Fukuhara being able to wriggle through a gap.

39'

Fabulous play by Yokohama Canon Eagles has led to Masayoshi Takezawa being able to wriggle through a gap.

38'

Conversion

Yu Tamura does the business as their conversion attempt goes over.

33'

Try

The pressure has finally told as Matthew Philip scores from close range.

32'

Trouble here as Matthew Philip breaches the defence.

32'

Faf de Klerk sets up the try.

32'

Trouble here as Jesse Kriel breaches the defence.

30'

Trouble here as Faf de Klerk breaches the defence.

30'

Trouble here as Shinobu Fujiwara breaches the defence.

27'

This is dangerous for the defence as Shinobu Fujiwara bursts through to advance the Kubota Spears attack.

23'

This is dangerous for the defence as Masayoshi Takezawa bursts through to advance the Yokohama Canon Eagles attack.

17'

A gap opened in the defence and Shinobu Fujiwara took full advantage.

11'

Penalty Goal

Atsushi Oshikawa kicks the penalty.

The defensive line has been broken as Rikus Pretorius goes through the gap.

Yu Tamura has hooked the conversion to the right of the posts.

Try

A stunning solo try from Naoto Shimada

The defensive line has been broken as Naoto Shimada goes through the gap.

Yusuke Kajimura sets up the try.

We are underway as the referee blows their whistle.

Match Details

  
 Yokohama Canon Eagles v Kubota Spears 
  
 Round 7 
  
 Fri 7th February 2025, 09:10pm PST 
  
 NHK Spring Mitsuzawa Football Stadium 
  
 Takehito Namekawa

Points Flow Chart

Kubota Spears win +8

Time in lead

Mins in lead

79%

% Of Game In Lead

20%

49%

Possession Last 10 min

51%

Points Last 10 min

Key Events

Full Time

Vailea

74'

22 - 30

Pretorius

73'

22 - 28

Vailea

65'

22 - 23

Vailea

64'

22 - 21

Tamura

22 - 16

64'

Vailea

59'

19 - 16

Oshikawa

53'

19 - 11

Iwaihara

19 - 8

52'

Tamura

19 - 8

50'

Fukuhara

17 - 8

49'

Vailea

42'

12 - 8

Half Time

Tamura

12 - 3

33'

Philip

10 - 3

32'

Oshikawa

5 - 3

Shimada

5 - 0

Start

22m Entries

Avg. Points Scored

2.7

Entries

Avg. Points Scored

Entries

Attack Profile

Yokohama Canon Eagles

Kubota Spears

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Defence Profile

Yokohama Canon Eagles

Kubota Spears

More Less

Ruck Speed

0-3 secs

64%

68%

3-6 secs

26%

25%

6+ secs

10%

Rucks Won

Last 5 Penalties

55'

58'

63'

68'

Yokohama Canon Eagles

Kubota Spears

Yokohama Canon Eagles vs Kubota Spears Kick Off Times & TV Channel

Yokohama Canon Eagles face off against Kubota Spears in Japan Rugby League One Round 7 on Fri 7th February 2025 at NHK Spring Mitsuzawa Football Stadium. Kick-off in the UK is scheduled for 05:10. In South Africa it’s at 07:10 SAST, 18:10 NZST in New Zealand, 16:10 AEST in Australia and 21:10 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 2 places in the league table with Kubota Spears in 2nd and Yokohama Canon Eagles in 4th underlining just how tight this match could be.

Yokohama Canon Eagles vs Kubota Spears Squads

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