Mie Honda Heat restarts in Division 2 starts from the white star Kamaishi Seawaves shakes off | Rugby Republic

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2022.01.16

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Mie Honda Heat, which had experienced the top league in Japan until last season, will fight in Division 2, which is equivalent to the second division, in the newly reborn league. On January 16th, the opening of “NTT Japan Rugby League One 2022” was held at the local Mie Kotsu G Sports Forest Suzuka, and the start was 48-24 against the Kamaishi Seawaves RFC.

Mie Honda Heat, who made a new start under the new head coach Taihei Ueda, took the initiative in the first half with three consecutive tries.
In the 8th minute, LO Tetuhi Roberts approached the goal at the driving mall, and in the 21st minute, former New Zealand national team FB Matt Duffy broke through the defense and ran to the goal to add points. In the 26th minute, he attacked from the turnover and moved the ball at a good tempo, and captain FL Ryo Furuta became the five pointer.

In the early part of the second half, which was greeted by 19-0, WTB Hiroshi Omata and Nobutaka Ubukata continued to show sharp runs, making a big difference.

On the other hand, Kamaishi Seawaves, led by new head coach Yasuo Suda, struggled with the opponent’s strong defense from the first half, but in the 50th minute (10 minutes in the second half), he unexpectedly hit the lineout and caught the ball without lifting. , Quickly assembled a mall and pushed it all at once to regain the try.

After that, although he was thrown out by Honda Heat again, in the 62nd minute he gained an advantage deep in the opponent’s team, and former New Zealand national team newcomer SO Brett Cameron used a kick to throw the ball rolled into the in-goal by WTB Yutaro Murai. Taro held it down. In the 71st minute, WTB Mitsuru Fukikoshi made a big move, and in the 76th minute, he cut off the try with a power play in front of the goal and showed tenacity.

In the latter half of the second half, when Honda Heat widened the gap, the play became a little rough, but in the end, newcomer CTB Jono Lance from Australia scored the team’s eighth try with his personal skill, and the conclusion to connect to the next race. became.