In Round 10 of Japan Rugby League 1, Mie Honda Heat, led by Kieran Crowley, easily defeated Hanazono Kintetsu Liners 20-19, earning their first victory of the season.
Crowley's side won despite scrum-half Takuro Hojo receiving a red card after the half-hour mark for dangerous play.
At this point, the Heat were leading 14-5, and Wallabies full-back Tom Banks took the lead with his second try of the season, stopping them from fighting back, but Hanazono hooker Kazuma Matsuda's try with one minute left left the Heat. It ensured an exciting finale.
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The win lifted Crowley's Heat out of last place and left the Reiners, led by Quade Cooper and Will Genia, as the only team in the league without a win.
Elsewhere in Japan, the top-ranked Saitama Wild Knights also struggled against the Kobelco Kobe Steelers, rallying from an 18-14 deficit early in the second half to earn a 28-18 victory over Kobe.
Kobe's back-rower Amanaki Saumaki scored a try in the third minute to give the hosts the perfect start. Early on, two yellow cards were handed out for dangerous play within two minutes of each other. Saitama's former Hurricanes second-rower Mark Abbott was forced to the sidelines by Kobe midfield back and fellow former Super Rugby player Michael Little, and both teams added penalty goals in the player's absence. .
Winger Tomoki Nagata, another representative from Japan, beat two defenders with a diagonal run just before halftime to score Saitama's first try and give the Wild Knights the lead.
Kobe fought back after the break, but regained the lead with a try from scrum half Hiwasa Atsushi, who received a tasty backflick pass from center Lee Soon-shin, followed by back-rower Itsuki Onishi and returning Japan national team utility back Takuya. They took the lead with a try from a player. Yamazawa guaranteed an undefeated lead in the league.
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Toshiba Brave Lupus Tokyo defeated Mitsubishi Sagamihara Dynaboars 41-19 and continues to chase the Knights.
Coach Todd Blackadder's side jumped out to a 24-0 lead by the 26th minute, including a goal from prolific back-rower Shannon Frizell, but the Dynaboars' prop Hayato Hosoda and English Fly By the time they lost the half, they had narrowed the lead to 24-14. James Grayson received a yellow card for the same incident early in the second half.
With 12 minutes remaining, former All Blacks back-rower Marino Michaele-Tou scored his first try in Japan, and at one point the Dinaboars narrowed the gap to 15 points, but within five minutes of their departure, the match was decided by two tries.
Tokyo Sungoliath maintained their third place with a 39-38 win over Toyota Verblitz over the weekend.
Aaron Smith crossed twice.
Verblitz looked set for an easy win thanks to two tries from All Blacks scrum-half Aaron Smith, but breaks from center Siosaia Fifita and full-back Taichi Takahashi each helped the team to a 31-0 lead. He led by 10.
However, it was Suntory hooker and captain Kosuke Horikoshi who led the counterattack. Horikoshi dived in from a well-worked lineout drive to score his ninth try of the season, with impressive former Queensland Reds second row Harry adding another five minutes later. Hockings ran out to the wing and pulled out a pinpoint wide pass from winger Seiya Ozaki, who usually plays there.
In the 62nd minute, back-row player Sione Labemai scored a body collision from close range, completing the comeback. Six minutes later, fly-half Mikiya Takamoto scored a penalty goal, and Suntory unexpectedly fell to 32-31. He took the lead and gained momentum all the way to the goal line. Insight.
But the drama was just beginning as All Blacks fly-half Beauden Barrett recovered the rebound from a penalty try that bounced off the goal post, and winger Shuhei Yamaguchi scored his fifth try to seal Toyota's win. It looked like it.
Verblitz prop Gaku Shimizu was sent off for a violation of head contact during a tackle, and just as the final siren rang, the Sungoliath achieved glory once more.
After four minutes of possession, scrum-half Naoto Saito scored under the post to break Verblitz's hearts. It's the second time Verblitz has taken a huge lead and then gets nailed again.
Shizuoka Blue Revs defeated Ricoh Black Rams Tokyo 36-29, ending their losing streak at three, thanks in part to a try double by Maro Tuitama, the season's top try scorer.
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Blue Revs' Scottish-born second-rower Murray Douglas also scored two goals, once in each half, and Shizuoka overcame a 6th-minute try from Black Rams and former England back-rower Nathan Hughes to take a 21-17 lead. did. Halftime lead.
Led by two tries from winger Netani Vakayaria, the Black Rams closed to two points, but remained scoreless for the final 14 minutes until Tuitama's second 5-pointer and Shizuoka's fifth allowed the Blue Revs to score. Reached home.
In the end, the Kubota Spears achieved a thrilling 3-point victory over the Yokohama Canon Eagles after a thrilling match in downtown Tokyo.
The Eagles reached home at Chichibunomiya Memorial Stadium with a 26-15 lead with four minutes remaining, but a yellow card given to back-rower Cobus van Dijk for repeated fouls spelled doom for the defending champions. He created a miracle by scoring two goals. A try in the final three minutes gave them a dramatic 29-26 victory.
Spears' win moves them into the top half of the standings, taking sixth place behind the Eagles.
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