CRFC Fans | Kobelco Kobe Steelers 49 Toyota Verblitz 29

Kobelco Kobe Steelers

4

4

9

9

Steelers

Gerard Cowley-Tuioti tries

Brodie Retallick tries

Ardie Savea (2) tries

Itsuki Kamimura tries

Anton Lienert-Brown tries

Seungsin Lee tries

Bryn Gatland (7) conversions

k.o.: 2:30 pm

27 December, 2025

Venue: Noevir Stadium

Competition: Japan League One

Spectators: 8,759

Katsuki Furuse

Japan League One

Toyota Verblitz

2

2

9

9

Yoshikatsu Hikosaka

Keito Aoki

William Tupou

Shinya Komura

Shinya Komura

Rikiya Matsuda (2)

Rikiya Matsuda

Verblitz

Toyota Verblitz

22

Kicks

13

134

Passes

183

95

Carries

159

444

Meters Run

481

5

Breaks

2

7

Offloads

8

20

Defenders Beaten

31

10

Turnovers

16

1

Yellow Cards

0

13

Penalties

7

15

Dominant Tackles

1

1

Tackle Turnovers

2

31

219

Tackles

105

20

6

Mauls

6

2

52

Rucks

117

4

10

Scrums

8

10

Lineouts

16

2

41

Possession

59

38

Territory

62

65 min

1

60 min

51 min

2

Yoshikatsu Hikosaka

60 min

57 min

Hiroshi Yamashita

3

55 min

71 min

Brodie Retallick

4

60 min

80 min

Gerard Cowley-Tuioti

5

Pieter-Steph du Toit

80 min

80 min

Tiennan Costley

6

80 min

80 min

7

63 min

53 min

Waisake Raratubua

8

80 min

70 min

Itsuki Kamimura

9

55 min

80 min

10

64 min

80 min

11

Viliame Tuidraki

80 min

80 min

12

Nicholas McCurran

68 min

80 min

Anton Lienert-Brown

13

80 min

40 min

14

80 min

70 min

Kanta Matsunaga

15

Taichi Takahashi

80 min

27 min

16

20 min

15 min

Hikaru Moriwaki

17

Ryunosuke Momoji

20 min

23 min

18

Hamdahn Tuipulotu

25 min

9 min

19

20 min

19 min

Solomone Funaki

20

17 min

10 min

21

25 min

10 min

Timothy Lafaele

22

16 min

40 min

Ataata Moeakiola

23

12 min

1

4

7

2

Yoshikatsu Hikosaka

5

Hiroshi Yamashita

3

8

12

Brodie Retallick

4

4

7

Gerard Cowley-Tuioti

5

Pieter-Steph du Toit

12

3

Tiennan Costley

6

18

14

7

5

5

Waisake Raratubua

8

22

2

Itsuki Kamimura

9

6

7

10

8

7

11

Viliame Tuidraki

8

8

12

Nicholas McCurran

4

4

Anton Lienert-Brown

13

10

4

14

11

6

Kanta Matsunaga

15

Taichi Takahashi

10

1

16

2

1

Hikaru Moriwaki

17

Ryunosuke Momoji

3

2

18

Hamdahn Tuipulotu

3

19

6

2

Solomone Funaki

20

5

21

2

Timothy Lafaele

22

2

3

Ataata Moeakiola

23

1

1

2

Yoshikatsu Hikosaka

Hiroshi Yamashita

3

2

Brodie Retallick

4

Gerard Cowley-Tuioti

5

Pieter-Steph du Toit

Tiennan Costley

6

7

Waisake Raratubua

8

Itsuki Kamimura

9

3

10

1

1

11

Viliame Tuidraki

2

12

Nicholas McCurran

1

Anton Lienert-Brown

13

1

14

Kanta Matsunaga

15

Taichi Takahashi

3

16

Hikaru Moriwaki

17

Ryunosuke Momoji

18

Hamdahn Tuipulotu

19

Solomone Funaki

20

21

1

Timothy Lafaele

22

Ataata Moeakiola

23

1

2

Yoshikatsu Hikosaka

Hiroshi Yamashita

3

Brodie Retallick

4

Gerard Cowley-Tuioti

5

Pieter-Steph du Toit

Tiennan Costley

6

7

Waisake Raratubua

8

1

Itsuki Kamimura

9

1

1

10

1

11

Viliame Tuidraki

2

12

Nicholas McCurran

1

Anton Lienert-Brown

13

14

Kanta Matsunaga

15

Taichi Takahashi

16

Hikaru Moriwaki

17

Ryunosuke Momoji

18

Hamdahn Tuipulotu

19

Solomone Funaki

20

21

Timothy Lafaele

22

Ataata Moeakiola

23

1

2

15

2

Yoshikatsu Hikosaka

18

Hiroshi Yamashita

3

7

6

Brodie Retallick

4

9

13

Gerard Cowley-Tuioti

5

Pieter-Steph du Toit

50

22

Tiennan Costley

6

24

56

7

10

2

Waisake Raratubua

8

28

17

Itsuki Kamimura

9

50

43

10

27

47

11

Viliame Tuidraki

32

61

12

Nicholas McCurran

14

13

Anton Lienert-Brown

13

65

25

14

43

66

Kanta Matsunaga

15

Taichi Takahashi

43

16

9

Hikaru Moriwaki

17

Ryunosuke Momoji

6

1

18

Hamdahn Tuipulotu

8

19

2

4

Solomone Funaki

20

21

21

5

Timothy Lafaele

22

4

52

Ataata Moeakiola

23

2

Dominant Tackles

Completed Tackles

Missed Tackles

1

9

1

1

3

1

12

1

2

Yoshikatsu Hikosaka

3

2

1

8

Hiroshi Yamashita

3

4

2

12

2

Brodie Retallick

4

7

2

19

3

Gerard Cowley-Tuioti

5

Pieter-Steph du Toit

7

1

23

1

Tiennan Costley

6

15

4

1

27

2

7

11

2

2

17

1

Waisake Raratubua

8

10

2

6

Itsuki Kamimura

9

6

2

9

10

3

3

4

8

2

11

Viliame Tuidraki

1

6

5

7

12

Nicholas McCurran

3

1

4

14

Anton Lienert-Brown

13

6

1

1

14

3

2

3

Kanta Matsunaga

15

Taichi Takahashi

3

2

9

1

16

4

4

1

Hikaru Moriwaki

17

Ryunosuke Momoji

3

1

10

18

Hamdahn Tuipulotu

2

4

19

2

8

Solomone Funaki

20

2

1

1

3

21

3

Timothy Lafaele

22

2

2

3

Ataata Moeakiola

23

1

(29)

1

(30)

penalty try

penalties conceded

yellow card

Ash Dixon

(37)

2

(34)

Yoshikatsu Hikosaka

penalty try

Hiroshi Yamashita

(39)

3

(27)

penalties conceded

penalties conceded

Brodie Retallick

(34)

4

(31)

penalty try

penalties conceded

penalties conceded

penalties conceded

penalties conceded

Gerard Cowley-Tuioti

(33)

5

(33)

Pieter-Steph du Toit

Tiennan Costley

(25)

6

(23)

penalty try

penalties conceded

penalties conceded

(32)

7

(23)

penalties conceded

Waisake Raratubua

(27)

8

(31)

penalty try

Itsuki Kamimura

(23)

9

(37)

penalties conceded

(30)

10

(31)

(26)

11

(28)

Viliame Tuidraki

(24)

12

(29)

Nicholas McCurran

penalties conceded

penalties conceded

Anton Lienert-Brown

(30)

13

(27)

(23)

14

(29)

Kanta Matsunaga

(26)

15

(29)

Taichi Takahashi

(23)

16

(28)

Hikaru Moriwaki

(23)

17

(26)

Ryunosuke Momoji

penalty try

penalty try

Sho Maeda

(26)

18

(25)

Hamdahn Tuipulotu

(28)

19

(25)

Solomone Funaki

(23)

20

(35)

(32)

21

(26)

Timothy Lafaele

(34)

22

(23)

Ataata Moeakiola

(29)

23

(29)

Only players who played > 40 minutes are rated. Figures show comparison with average player's performance in that position over the last five seasons

41

1

42

109

2

Yoshikatsu Hikosaka

76

70

Hiroshi Yamashita

3

131

157

Brodie Retallick

4

53

75

Gerard Cowley-Tuioti

5

Pieter-Steph du Toit (MOM)

164

117

Tiennan Costley

6

60

149

7

58

126

Waisake Raratubua

8

92

117

Itsuki Kamimura

9

145

123

10

83

87

11

Viliame Tuidraki

72

106

12

Nicholas McCurran

60

72

Anton Lienert-Brown

13

120

56

14

76

82

Kanta Matsunaga

15

Taichi Takahashi

77

Black Rams