Tokyo Sungoliath vs Toyota Verblitz 43-25 · Japan Rugby League One

Match report

Tokyo Sungoliath beat Toyota Verblitz 43-25 at Ajinomoto Stadium, Chofu City, Tokyo in round 2 of the Japan Rugby League One on Saturday, 20 December 2025.

That makes it two wins in a row for Tokyo Sungoliath.

Written automatically from the match data; updated as results come in.

Head to head

7

Tokyo Sungoliath wins (78%)

1

Draws (11%)

1

Toyota Verblitz wins (11%)

Last 9 meetings, since March 2021

Biggest Tokyo Sungoliath win

50–8

16 Jan 2022

Biggest Toyota Verblitz win

27–20

5 Mar 2023

Last 5 meetings

2 May 2026 · Top League
Toyota Verblitz38
Tokyo Sungoliath54
2 May 2026Toyota Verblitz38–54Tokyo SungoliathTop League
20 Dec 2025 · Top League
Tokyo Sungoliath43
Toyota Verblitz25
20 Dec 2025Tokyo Sungoliath43–25Toyota VerblitzTop League
27 Apr 2025 · Top League
Toyota Verblitz28
Tokyo Sungoliath45
27 Apr 2025Toyota Verblitz28–45Tokyo SungoliathTop League
4 Jan 2025 · Top League
Tokyo Sungoliath30
Toyota Verblitz30
4 Jan 2025Tokyo Sungoliath30–30Toyota VerblitzTop League
16 Mar 2024 · Top League
Toyota Verblitz38
Tokyo Sungoliath39
16 Mar 2024Toyota Verblitz38–39Tokyo SungoliathTop League

Lineups

Avg. age

28.3

Avg. age

30.2

Tokyo Sungoliath

1Kenta Kobayashi(27)
2Syoudai Hirao(24)
3Syuhei Takeuchi(28)
4George Hammond(26)
5Harry Hockings(28)
6Kanji Shimokawa(27)
7Kai Yamamoto(26)
8Tevita Malaefoou Tatafu(30)
9Yutaka Nagare(34)
10Mikiya Takamoto(25)
11Cheslin Kolbe(32)
12Isaiah Punivai(25)
13Taiga Ozaki(28)
14Seiya Ozaki(31)
15Kotaro Matsushima(33)

Replacements

16Tatsuya Miyazaki(30)
17Yukio Morikawa(33)
18Kan Nakano(29)
19Ryuga Hashimoto(27)
20Sean McMahon(32)
21Kenta Fukuda(29)
22Ryoto Nakamura(35)
23Kohei Yasuda(24)

Toyota Verblitz

1Shogo Miura(31)
2Yoshikatsu Hikosaka(35)
3Taufa Latu(28)
4Josh Dickson(31)
5Pieter-Steph du Toit(34)
6Keito Aoki(24)
7Kosei Miki(24)
8Kazuki Himeno(32)
9Aaron Smith(37)
10Rikiya Matsuda(32)
11Mark Tele'a(29)
12Nicholas McCurran(30)
13Siosaia Fifita(27)
14Taichi Takahashi(30)
15Tiaan Falcon(29)