Wild Knights 53 - 26 Urayasu D-Rocks

Full time

01 Feb 2025

Stage: Conference B Round 6

Kumagaya Rugby Stadium

Wild Knights vs Urayasu D-Rocks head to head

The Saitama Wild Knights showcased a commanding performance against the Urayasu D-Rocks, finishing the match with a score of 53-26. Taiki Koyama opened the scoring with a try, quickly followed by successful conversions from Kyohei Yamasawa. The Knights continued their onslaught with tries from Shimane, de Jager, and Aso, establishing a significant lead by halftime. Despite a late fightback from the D-Rocks, highlighted by tries from Ishii and Yasuda, they could not match the Knights' intensity. Yamasawa's kicking was impeccable, contributing crucial points through conversions and penalties. Esei Haangana and Koki Takeyama added to the Knights' tally in the second half, solidifying their dominance. Ultimately, the Knights' relentless attack and strong defense ensured a decisive victory.

Weather

Temperature: 11.6°C (Feels like 11.0°C) Condition: MostlyCloudy Wind: 5.2 km/h, gusting to 13.9 km/h Humidity: 33% Cloud Cover: 76%

Highlights

Events

Kickoff
5'

Try

Taiki Koyama · Wild Knights

5 - 0
6'

Conversion

Kyohei Yamasawa · Wild Knights

7 - 0
16'

Try

Kazuma Shimane · Wild Knights

12 - 0
22'

Penalty

Kyohei Yamasawa · Wild Knights

15 - 0
22'

Substitution

Hendrik Tui on for Zephaniah Tuinona · Urayasu D-Rocks
27'

Try

Lood de Jager · Wild Knights

20 - 0
28'

Conversion

Kyohei Yamasawa · Wild Knights

22 - 0
31'

Try

Vince Aso · Wild Knights

29 - 0
31'

Conversion

Kyohei Yamasawa · Wild Knights

24 - 0
35'

Try

Jasper Wiese · Urayasu D-Rocks

29 - 5
35'

Substitution

Zephaniah Tuinona on for Hendrik Tui · Urayasu D-Rocks
39'

Penalty

Kyohei Yamasawa · Wild Knights

32 - 5
Halftime 32 - 5
Second Half
46'

Try

Vince Aso · Wild Knights

37 - 5
47'

Conversion

Kyohei Yamasawa · Wild Knights

39 - 5
49'

Substitution

Ryota Hasegawa on for Lood de Jager · Wild Knights
51'

Substitution

Craig Millar on for Keita Inagaki · Wild Knights
51'

Substitution

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

Substitution

Kianu Kereru-Symes on for Junichiro Matsushita · Urayasu D-Rocks
51'

Substitution

Tone Tukufuka on for Jasper Wiese · Urayasu D-Rocks
53'

Substitution

Hendrik Tui on for Uwe Helu · Urayasu D-Rocks
56'

Substitution

Shuhei Takeuchi on for Kim Ryom · Urayasu D-Rocks
59'

Try

Kai Ishii · Urayasu D-Rocks

39 - 10
60'

Conversion

Hikaru Tamura · Urayasu D-Rocks

39 - 12
60'

Substitution

Kazuma Nishikawa on for Hidetomo Nabeshima · Urayasu D-Rocks
60'

Substitution

Otere Black on for Taiki Koyama · Wild Knights
60'

Substitution

Yuta Takagi on for Damian de Allende · Wild Knights
60'

Substitution

Seijun Kawasaki on for Ben Gunter · Wild Knights
66'

Try

Esei Haangana · Wild Knights

44 - 12
67'

Conversion

Kyohei Yamasawa · Wild Knights

46 - 12
67'

Substitution

Norifumi Hashimoto on for Ren Iinuma · Urayasu D-Rocks
67'

Substitution

Wimpie van der Walt on for Lourens Erasmus · Urayasu D-Rocks
71'

Yellow Card

Itsuki Onishi · Wild Knights
73'

Substitution

Ryuji Noguchi on for Kyohei Yamasawa · Wild Knights
75'

Try

Koki Takeyama · Wild Knights

51 - 12
76'

Conversion

Koki Takeyama · Wild Knights

53 - 12
78'

Try

Takuhei Yasuda · Urayasu D-Rocks

53 - 17
79'

Conversion

Hikaru Tamura · Urayasu D-Rocks

53 - 19
80'

Try

Kazuma Nishikawa · Urayasu D-Rocks

53 - 24
81'

Conversion

Hikaru Tamura · Urayasu D-Rocks

53 - 26
81'

Yellow Card Complete

Itsuki Onishi · Wild Knights
Fulltime 53 - 26

Player ratings

Wild Knights

15 Tom Parton 7.6
14 Koki Takeyama 7.5
13 Tomoki Osada 6.8
12 Damian de Allende 7.3
11 Vince Aso 9.2
10 Kyohei Yamasawa 7.2
9 Taiki Koyama 7.8
1 Keita Inagaki 6.7
2 Kazuma Shimane 8.2
3 Asaeli Ai Valu 6.6
4 Esei Haangana 7.3
5 Lood de Jager 9.4
6 Ben Gunter 8.4
7 Itsuki Onishi 5.3
8 Jack Cornelsen 6.7
16 Atsushi Sakate –
17 Craig Millar 6.3
18 Taiki Fujii 6.3
19 Lachlan Boshier –
20 Ryota Hasegawa 6.4
21 Yuta Takagi 6.7
22 Seijun Kawasaki 6.3
23 Ryuji Noguchi –

Urayasu D-Rocks

15 Takuhei Yasuda 5.9
14 Kai Ishii 6.9
13 Tana Tuhakaraina 6.2
12 Samu Kerevi 8.9
11 Caleb Cavubati 7.2
10 Hikaru Tamura 6.6
9 Ren Iinuma 5.8
1 Hidetomo Nabeshima 5.5
2 Junichiro Matsushita 6.2
3 Kim Ryom 6.0
4 Uwe Helu 7.1
5 Lourens Erasmus 6.5
6 Zephaniah Tuinona 6.0
7 Daishi Kojima 6.4
8 Jasper Wiese 7.5
16 Kianu Kereru-Symes 5.9
17 Kazuma Nishikawa 5.8
18 Shuhei Takeuchi 6.5
19 Wimpie van der Walt 5.9
20 Hendrik Tui 5.7
21 Tone Tukufuka 6.3
22 Norifumi Hashimoto 5.8
23 Otere Black 5.9