Wild Knights 48 - 24 Mie Honda Heat

Full time

12 Jan 2025

Stage: Conference B Round 4

Kumagaya Rugby Stadium

Wild Knights vs Mie Honda Heat head to head

The Saitama Wild Knights showcased a dominant performance against Mie Honda Heat, winning 48-24. Koki Takeyama was exceptional, scoring three tries and contributing significantly to the team's victory. Esei Haangana and Damian de Allende also added to the scoreline with crucial tries. Mie Honda's Lomano Lemeki attempted to rally his team with two tries, but it wasn't enough to overcome the early deficit. The Wild Knights built a substantial lead by halftime, capitalizing on their opponents' mistakes. Mie Honda faced further challenges with red and yellow cards issued to key players, including Pablo Matera. Kyohei Yamasawa's reliable kicking kept the scoreboard ticking for Saitama, sealing a comprehensive win.

Weather

Temperature: 9.3°C (Feels like 10.7°C) Condition: MostlyClear Wind: 6.3 km/h, gusting to 13.9 km/h Humidity: 42% Cloud Cover: 21%

Highlights

Events

Kickoff
2'

Try

Koki Takeyama · Wild Knights

5 - 0
6'

Try

Esei Haangana · Wild Knights

10 - 0
7'

Conversion

Kyohei Yamasawa · Wild Knights

12 - 0
14'

Substitution

Tatsuhiko Tsurukawa on for Kanato Hirano · Mie Honda Heat
16'

Try

Koki Takeyama · Wild Knights

17 - 0
17'

Conversion

Kyohei Yamasawa · Wild Knights

19 - 0
17'

Substitution

Jan Hendrik Swanepoel on for Franco Mostert · Mie Honda Heat
25'

Try

Lomano Lemeki · Mie Honda Heat

19 - 5
30'

Try

Koki Takeyama · Wild Knights

24 - 5
31'

Conversion

Kyohei Yamasawa · Wild Knights

26 - 5
35'

Try

Damian de Allende · Wild Knights

31 - 5
36'

Conversion

Kyohei Yamasawa · Wild Knights

33 - 5
40'

Substitution

Koki Hida on for Ikuma Yamada · Mie Honda Heat
40'

Substitution

Feinga Fakai on for Katsuyuki Hoshino · Mie Honda Heat
40'

Substitution

Manu Vunipola on for Hayata Nakao · Mie Honda Heat
40'

Substitution

Johnny Fa'auli on for Dawid Kellerman · Mie Honda Heat
40'

Substitution

Craig Millar on for Keita Inagaki · Wild Knights
40'

Substitution

Ryota Hasegawa on for Ben Gunter · Wild Knights
Halftime 33 - 5
Second Half
43'

Try

Lomano Lemeki · Mie Honda Heat

33 - 10
43'

Substitution

Talifolofola Tangipa on for Ryota Kobayashi · Mie Honda Heat
44'

Conversion

Manu Vunipola · Mie Honda Heat

33 - 12
44'

Substitution

Kazuma Shimane on for Atsushi Sakate · Wild Knights
44'

Substitution

Asaeli Ai Valu on for Taiki Fujii · Wild Knights
51'

Try

Lomano Lemeki · Mie Honda Heat

33 - 17
52'

Conversion

Manu Vunipola · Mie Honda Heat

33 - 19
55'

Substitution

Ockie Barnard on for Liam Mitchell · Wild Knights
55'

Substitution

Takuro Hojo on for Lomano Lemeki · Mie Honda Heat
55'

Substitution

Ryota Kobayashi on for Talifolofola Tangipa · Mie Honda Heat
56'

Try

Kyogo Okano · Mie Honda Heat

33 - 24
63'

Penalty

Kyohei Yamasawa · Wild Knights

36 - 24
64'

Try

Ryota Hasegawa · Wild Knights

41 - 24
66'

Substitution

Talifolofola Tangipa on for Ryota Kobayashi · Mie Honda Heat
66'

Substitution

Vince Aso on for Koki Takeyama · Wild Knights
71'

Red Card

Pablo Matera · Mie Honda Heat
74'

Yellow Card

Kyogo Okano · Mie Honda Heat
79'

Try

Lachlan Boshier · Wild Knights

46 - 24
80'

Conversion

Kyohei Yamasawa · Wild Knights

48 - 24
Fulltime 48 - 24

Player ratings

Wild Knights

15 Ryuji Noguchi 7.5
14 Koki Takeyama 9.6
13 Dylan Riley 7.4
12 Damian de Allende 9.0
11 Tomoki Osada 8.1
10 Kyohei Yamasawa 6.9
9 Shu Hagihara 6.8
1 Keita Inagaki 6.7
2 Atsushi Sakate 8.7
3 Taiki Fujii 7.6
4 Liam Mitchell 7.5
5 Esei Haangana 9.1
6 Ben Gunter 8.2
7 Lachlan Boshier 9.1
8 Jack Cornelsen 7.1
16 Kazuma Shimane 6.6
17 Craig Millar 6.5
18 Asaeli Ai Valu 6.7
19 Ockie Barnard 6.6
20 Xavier Stowers –
21 Yuta Takagi –
22 Vince Aso 6.3
23 Ryota Hasegawa 8.3

Mie Honda Heat

15 FC du Plessis 7.2
14 Haruhiko Uemura 6.4
13 Kyogo Okano 6.4
12 Dawid Kellerman 6.3
11 Lomano Lemeki 8.6
10 Hayata Nakao 6.0
9 Azuma Doei 5.3
1 Kanato Hirano 5.9
2 Ikuma Yamada 6.5
3 Katsuyuki Hoshino 6.2
4 Connor Wihongi 6.5
5 Franco Mostert 6.1
6 Tevita Tupou 6.2
7 Ryota Kobayashi 6.3
8 Pablo Matera 4.2
16 Koki Hida 5.5
17 Tatsuhiko Tsurukawa 6.4
18 Feinga Fakai 6.5
19 Jan Hendrik Swanepoel 6.9
20 Talifolofola Tangipa 5.5
21 Takuro Hojo 5.3
22 Manu Vunipola 6.4
23 Johnny Fa'auli 6.1