Mie Honda Heat

16 - 34

Full Time

Tokyo Sungoliath

Mie Honda Heat vs Tokyo Sungoliath

Events

Commentary

Live Updates

It's all over! The referee has blown their whistle to end the game.

81'

Tokyo Sungoliath decide to make a substitution, with Takahiro Kimura getting some game time.

71'

Tokyo Sungoliath decide to make a substitution, with Naoto Saito being replaced.

71'

Tokyo Sungoliath decide to make a substitution, with Soshi Oga getting some game time.

71'

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

71'

Mitch Hunt curls the ball too far, missing the posts to the right.

71'

Try

Ryo Furuta scores the try from close range.

70'

Tokyo Sungoliath make a substitution with Ryosuke Kawase coming on.

65'

Tokyo Sungoliath make a substitution with Kotaro Matsushima coming off.

65'

Mie Honda Heat make a substitution with Koki Hida coming on.

65'

Mie Honda Heat make a substitution with Seunghyok Lee coming off.

65'

Tokyo Sungoliath make a substitution with Tony Alofipo coming on.

65'

Tokyo Sungoliath make a substitution with Mikiya Takamoto coming off.

65'

Conversion

The Tokyo Sungoliath supporters go wild as Mikiya Takamoto successfully kicks the conversion.

65'

Try

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

64'

Naoto Saito sets up the try.

64'

The defensive line has been broken as Hendrik Tui goes through the gap.

64'

Kienori Go comes on for Tokyo Sungoliath.

59'

Kosuke Horikoshi leaves the field.

59'

Dawid Kellerman comes on for Mie Honda Heat.

59'

Soki Watanabe leaves the field.

59'

Sosiceni Tokoqio comes on for Mie Honda Heat.

59'

Waimana Riedlinger-Kapa leaves the field.

59'

Mitch Hunt hits the left post with the conversion, failing to add the two points.

58'

Try

Nothing was going to stop Kanato Hirano from scoring as they record the try for Mie Honda Heat.

57'

What a run here by Taichi Takenaka as they get over the gainline!

57'

Mikiya Takamoto has hooked the conversion to the left of the posts.

55'

Try

Kotaro Matsushima scores! That alone was worth the admission price!!!

54'

What a run here by Kotaro Matsushima as they get over the gainline!

54'

Haruhiko Uemura comes on.

54'

Issei Shige comes off.

54'

Kanato Hirano comes on.

52'

Tatsuhiko Tsurukawa comes off.

52'

Taichi Takenaka comes on.

52'

Shogo Nezuka comes off.

52'

Kenta Kobayashi comes on.

52'

Yukio Morikawa comes off.

52'

Hendrik Tui comes on.

52'

Sione Lavemai comes off.

52'

Mikiya Takamoto has hooked the conversion to the right of the posts.

52'

Try

Nothing was going to stop Sione Lavemai from scoring as they record the try for Tokyo Sungoliath.

51'

Naoto Saito sets up the try.

51'

What a run here by Isaiah Punivai as they get over the gainline!

50'

What a run here by Kai Yamamoto as they get over the gainline!

50'

Fraser Quirk makes the break as the defence re-enacts the parting of the red sea.

49'

Mie Honda Heat decide to make a substitution, with Matthys Basson getting some game time.

48'

Mie Honda Heat decide to make a substitution, with Katsuyuki Hoshino being replaced.

48'

Mie Honda Heat decide to make a substitution, with Tetuhi Roberts getting some game time.

47'

Mie Honda Heat decide to make a substitution, with Heiden Bedwell-Curtis being replaced.

47'

Isaiah Punivai makes the break as the defence re-enacts the parting of the red sea.

42'

Fabulous play by Mie Honda Heat has led to Heiden Bedwell-Curtis being able to wriggle through a gap.

40'

The second half kicks off.

40'

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

41'

Penalty Goal

Mitch Hunt has kicked a penalty goal.

36'

Penalty Goal

The touch judges raise their flags as Mitch Hunt kicks the penalty goal.

28'

Ryuga Hashimoto comes on.

27'

Sam Cane comes off.

27'

Mikiya Takamoto curls the ball too far, missing the posts to the right.

18'

Try

Great forward play by Tokyo Sungoliath allows Kosuke Horikoshi to score the try.

17'

Mikiya Takamoto has hooked the conversion to the right of the posts.

12'

Try

Kanji Shimokawa scores the try from close range.

11'

Naoto Saito played a key part in that try.

11'

Yellow Card

Heiden Bedwell-Curtis (Mie Honda Heat) is shown a yellow card

A gap opened in the defence and Mikiya Takamoto took full advantage.

The defensive line has been broken as Gwangtee Oh goes through the gap.

Conversion

Mikiya Takamoto has kicked a conversion.

Try

A stunning solo try from Kai Yamamoto

The defensive line has been broken as Kai Yamamoto goes through the gap.

Sam Cane sets up the try.

We are underway as the referee blows their whistle.

Match Details

  
 Mie Honda Heat v Tokyo Sungoliath 
  
 Round 3 
  
 Sat 23rd December 2023, 07:10pm PST 
  
 Suzuka Sports Garden

Points Flow Chart

Tokyo Sungoliath win +18

Time in lead

Mins in lead

% Of Game In Lead

99%

64%

Possession Last 10 min

36%

Points Last 10 min

Key Events

Full Time

Furuta

16 - 34

70'

Takamoto

65'

11 - 34

64'

11 - 32

Hirano

11 - 27

57'

Matsushima

54'

6 - 27

Lavemai

51'

6 - 22

Half Time

Hunt

6 - 17

36'

Hunt

3 - 17

28'

Horikoshi

17'

0 - 17

Shimokawa

11'

0 - 12

Bedwell-Curtis

0 - 7

Takamoto

0 - 7

Yamamoto

0 - 5

Start

22m Entries

Avg. Points Scored

2.6

Entries

Avg. Points Scored

2.6

Entries

Attack Profile

Mie Honda Heat

Tokyo Sungoliath

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Defence Profile

Mie Honda Heat

Tokyo Sungoliath

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Ruck Speed

0-3 secs

63%

66%

3-6 secs

22%

26%

6+ secs

Rucks Won

Mie Honda Heat vs Tokyo Sungoliath Kick Off Times & TV Channel

Mie Honda Heat face off against Tokyo Sungoliath in Japan Rugby League One Round 3 on Sat 23rd December 2023 at Suzuka Sports Garden. Kick-off in the UK is scheduled for 03:10. In South Africa it’s at 05:10 SAST, 16:10 NZST in New Zealand, 14:10 AEST in Australia and 19:10 EST in the US.

Tokyo Sungoliath won the last encounter but Tokyo Sungoliath are in the best form of their last 5 games.

Table Standings

Heading into the fixture the two sides are separated by just 4 places in the league table with Tokyo Sungoliath in 2nd and Mie Honda Heat in 6th underlining just how tight this match could be.

Mie Honda Heat vs Tokyo Sungoliath Squads

The official squads for Mie Honda Heat 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.