Top League Round One Highlights: Toyota Verblitz Vs Suntory Sungoliath

A big win for the Champions, Sungoliath, as they were rewarded a penalty try after 83 minutes. Both sides struggled to get on the scoresheet early on with Sungoliath finally breaking the deadlock with a try in the 22nd minute but Verblitz responded brilliantly with two quick tries within 10 minutes. Tamura converted a penalty for the visitors as Verblitz took a 12-10 lead into the break. Jamie Henry extended their lead 3 minutes after the break and Steven Yates added another try before the hour mark as Verblitz took a healthy 25-10 lead. Sungoliath fought back through a Hikaru Tamura try before Kazuki Himeno was yellow carded a minute before full time. A massive scrum in three minutes after the hooter handed Suntory Sungoliath the win!