CRFC Fans | Toyota Verblitz 24–38 Kobelco Kobe Steelers | Japan League One

Toyota Verblitz

2

2

4

4

Verblitz

Kaito Shigeno tries

Shinya Komura (2) tries

Rikiya Matsuda (3) conversions

Rikiya Matsuda penalty goals

k.o.: 2:30 pm

18 April, 2026

Venue: Toyota Stadium

Competition: Japan League One

Spectators: 24,354

Masaki Kondo

Japan League One

Kobelco Kobe Steelers

3

3

8

8

Shunsuke Uenobo (3)

Ash Dixon

Inoke Burua (2)

Seungsin Lee (4)

Steelers

Kobelco Kobe Steelers

22

Kicks

21

164

Passes

215

107

Carries

126

390

Meters Run

688

5

Breaks

14

4

Offloads

15

27

Defenders Beaten

42

14

Turnovers

16

0

Yellow Cards

2

6

Penalties

16

11

Dominant Tackles

12

2

Tackle Turnovers

3

42

125

Tackles

115

27

3

Mauls

3

5

80

Rucks

84

3

8

Scrums

5

1

5

15

Lineouts

10

1

47

Possession

53

46

Territory

54

60 min

1

63 min

73 min

Yoshikatsu Hikosaka

2

54 min

54 min

3

Hiroshi Yamashita

17 min

54 min

4

Brodie Retallick

80 min

80 min

Lourens Erasmus

5

Gerard Cowley-Tuioti

80 min

80 min

Hingano Lolohea

6

Tiennan Costley

80 min

73 min

7

Willie Potgieter

52 min

80 min

8

74 min

56 min

9

Itsuki Kamimura

56 min

80 min

10

80 min

80 min

11

80 min

56 min

12

Timothy Lafaele

48 min

60 min

13

75 min

80 min

Taichi Takahashi

14

80 min

80 min

15

Shunsuke Uenobo

80 min

7 min

16

54 min

20 min

17

52 min

26 min

Hamdahn Tuipulotu

18

Takayuki Watanabe

52 min

7 min

19

Waisake Raratubua

28 min

26 min

20

Solomone Funaki

6 min

24 min

21

24 min

24 min

Nicholas McCurran

22

5 min

20 min

23

22 min

5

1

3

3

Yoshikatsu Hikosaka

2

6

7

3

Hiroshi Yamashita

1

1

4

Brodie Retallick

15

5

Lourens Erasmus

5

Gerard Cowley-Tuioti

13

12

Hingano Lolohea

6

Tiennan Costley

8

1

7

Willie Potgieter

7

7

8

7

3

9

Itsuki Kamimura

4

3

10

8

9

11

13

5

12

Timothy Lafaele

4

9

13

7

11

Taichi Takahashi

14

8

10

15

Shunsuke Uenobo

7

16

1

1

17

1

2

Hamdahn Tuipulotu

18

Takayuki Watanabe

5

1

19

Waisake Raratubua

3

3

20

Solomone Funaki

1

3

21

2

2

Nicholas McCurran

22

1

4

23

1

1

Yoshikatsu Hikosaka

2

2

1

3

Hiroshi Yamashita

1

4

Brodie Retallick

2

Lourens Erasmus

5

Gerard Cowley-Tuioti

2

Hingano Lolohea

6

Tiennan Costley

7

Willie Potgieter

8

9

Itsuki Kamimura

1

10

1

11

2

12

Timothy Lafaele

13

3

Taichi Takahashi

14

1

1

15

Shunsuke Uenobo

1

16

1

17

Hamdahn Tuipulotu

18

Takayuki Watanabe

19

Waisake Raratubua

20

Solomone Funaki

21

Nicholas McCurran

22

23

1

Yoshikatsu Hikosaka

2

1

3

Hiroshi Yamashita

4

Brodie Retallick

2

Lourens Erasmus

5

Gerard Cowley-Tuioti

1

Hingano Lolohea

6

Tiennan Costley

7

Willie Potgieter

8

1

9

Itsuki Kamimura

10

1

11

5

12

Timothy Lafaele

13

1

1

Taichi Takahashi

14

1

2

15

Shunsuke Uenobo

2

16

17

Hamdahn Tuipulotu

18

Takayuki Watanabe

19

Waisake Raratubua

20

Solomone Funaki

21

1

Nicholas McCurran

22

23

1

1

13

Yoshikatsu Hikosaka

2

21

13

3

Hiroshi Yamashita

4

Brodie Retallick

34

1

Lourens Erasmus

5

Gerard Cowley-Tuioti

41

23

Hingano Lolohea

6

Tiennan Costley

19

7

Willie Potgieter

18

23

8

13

4

9

Itsuki Kamimura

48

4

10

33

28

11

189

20

12

Timothy Lafaele

1

6

13

41

90

Taichi Takahashi

14

59

123

15

Shunsuke Uenobo

103

16

3

1

17

9

Hamdahn Tuipulotu

18

Takayuki Watanabe

14

3

19

Waisake Raratubua

11

7

20

Solomone Funaki

4

5

21

24

Nicholas McCurran

22

17

23

14

Dominant Tackles

Completed Tackles

Missed Tackles

1

7

1

1

1

7

1

2

4

Yoshikatsu Hikosaka

2

4

2

6

3

Hiroshi Yamashita

1

2

4

Brodie Retallick

2

5

2

4

17

Lourens Erasmus

5

Gerard Cowley-Tuioti

9

1

2

8

1

Hingano Lolohea

6

Tiennan Costley

2

14

1

5

15

2

7

Willie Potgieter

10

1

9

2

8

3

2

6

9

Itsuki Kamimura

2

2

3

1

10

7

2

2

11

1

11

1

8

7

6

5

1

12

Timothy Lafaele

2

2

3

4

1

13

9

2

3

4

1

Taichi Takahashi

14

1

3

6

3

15

Shunsuke Uenobo

2

4

1

16

4

5

17

3

1

Hamdahn Tuipulotu

18

Takayuki Watanabe

11

2

19

Waisake Raratubua

2

2

5

20

Solomone Funaki

1

2

1

1

1

21

1

2

1

5

Nicholas McCurran

22

1

1

2

23

1

5

(30)

1

(29)

Yoshikatsu Hikosaka

(35)

2

(37)

penalties conceded

(28)

3

(40)

Hiroshi Yamashita

(31)

4

(34)

Brodie Retallick

Lourens Erasmus

(32)

5

(33)

Gerard Cowley-Tuioti

penalty try

penalty try

penalty try

penalty try

Hingano Lolohea

(22)

6

(25)

Tiennan Costley

(24)

7

(24)

Willie Potgieter

(23)

8

(32)

penalty try

(35)

9

(23)

Itsuki Kamimura

(31)

10

(25)

penalties conceded

(29)

11

(26)

penalty try

yellow card

(24)

12

(34)

Timothy Lafaele

penalty try

yellow card

(27)

13

(21)

penalty try

penalty try

Taichi Takahashi

(29)

14

(23)

penalty try

(23)

15

(22)

Shunsuke Uenobo

penalty try

(29)

16

(33)

(23)

17

(26)

penalty try

penalty try

penalties conceded

penalties conceded

Hamdahn Tuipulotu

(26)

18

(31)

Takayuki Watanabe

penalty try

penalty try

(26)

19

(28)

Waisake Raratubua

(25)

20

(24)

Solomone Funaki

(37)

21

(30)

Nicholas McCurran

(29)

22

(24)

penalties conceded

penalties conceded

(26)

23

(33)

penalty try

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

67

1

47

27

Yoshikatsu Hikosaka

2

197

138

3

Hiroshi Yamashita

14

4

Brodie Retallick

249

64

Lourens Erasmus

5

Gerard Cowley-Tuioti

120

70

Hingano Lolohea

6

Tiennan Costley

109

51

7

Willie Potgieter

101

74

8

67

127

9

Itsuki Kamimura

173

37

10

80

85

11

Inoke Burua (MOM)

293

51

12

Timothy Lafaele

15

54

13

125

152

Taichi Takahashi

14

72

213

15

Shunsuke Uenobo

194

Sungoliath