Wild Knights 28 - 28 Brave Lupus Tokyo

Full time

09 Feb 2025

Stage: Conference B Round 7

Kumagaya Rugby Stadium

Wild Knights vs Brave Lupus Tokyo head to head

The match between Saitama Wild Knights and Toshiba Brave Lupus Tokyo ended in an exhilarating 28-28 draw. Saitama's Kyohei Yamasawa opened the scoring with a penalty, but Toshiba responded quickly with a try from Mo'unga, converted by Matsunaga. Aso's try and Takeyama's successful conversion gave Saitama a lead before halftime. In the second half, Takeyama added another try, showcasing his impressive performance with a total of 15 points. However, Toshiba fought back with tries from Tamanivalu and Naikabula, both converted by Matsunaga. The match remained intense as both teams exchanged penalties and tries, ultimately leading to a thrilling stalemate. This contest highlighted the resilience and skill of both sides in the Japan League One D1.

Weather

Temperature: 8.6°C (Feels like 3.0°C) Condition: PartlyCloudy Wind: 21.9 km/h, gusting to 43.1 km/h Humidity: 27% Cloud Cover: 44%

Highlights

Events

Kickoff
2'

Penalty

Kyohei Yamasawa · Wild Knights

3 - 0
5'

Try

Richie Mo'unga · Brave Lupus Tokyo

3 - 5
6'

Conversion

Takuro Matsunaga · Brave Lupus Tokyo

3 - 7
20'

Penalty

Kyohei Yamasawa · Wild Knights

6 - 7
33'

Substitution

Vince Aso on for Kyohei Yamasawa · Wild Knights
34'

Penalty

Koki Takeyama · Wild Knights

9 - 7
35'

Try

Vince Aso · Wild Knights

14 - 7
36'

Conversion

Koki Takeyama · Wild Knights

16 - 7
Halftime 16 - 7
Second Half
46'

Substitution

Ryota Hasegawa on for Ben Gunter · Wild Knights
48'

Substitution

Daigo Hashimoto on for Mamoru Harada · Brave Lupus Tokyo
48'

Substitution

Taufa Latu on for Yuta Kokaji · Brave Lupus Tokyo
49'

Try

Seta Tamanivalu · Brave Lupus Tokyo

16 - 12
50'

Conversion

Takuro Matsunaga · Brave Lupus Tokyo

16 - 14
50'

Substitution

Craig Millar on for Keita Inagaki · Wild Knights
50'

Substitution

Asaeli Ai Valu on for Taiki Fujii · Wild Knights
50'

Substitution

Rob Thompson on for Taichi Mano · Brave Lupus Tokyo
56'

Yellow Card

Ryuji Noguchi · Wild Knights
60'

Substitution

Yoshitaka Tokunaga on for Takeshi Sasaki · Brave Lupus Tokyo
62'

Try

Koki Takeyama · Wild Knights

21 - 14
63'

Conversion

Koki Takeyama · Wild Knights

23 - 14
63'

Substitution

Liam Mitchell on for Lood de Jager · Wild Knights
66'

Try

Yuto Mori · Brave Lupus Tokyo

23 - 19
66'

Yellow Card Complete

Ryuji Noguchi · Wild Knights
67'

Conversion

Takuro Matsunaga · Brave Lupus Tokyo

23 - 21
67'

Substitution

Teruo Makabe on for Sena Kimura · Brave Lupus Tokyo
67'

Substitution

Shota Fukui on for Esei Haangana · Wild Knights
67'

Substitution

Michael Collins on for Seta Tamanivalu · Brave Lupus Tokyo
69'

Try

Jone Naikabula · Brave Lupus Tokyo

23 - 26
70'

Conversion

Takuro Matsunaga · Brave Lupus Tokyo

23 - 28
74'

Try

Koki Takeyama · Wild Knights

28 - 28
79'

Substitution

Kenji Sato on for Atsushi Sakate · Wild Knights
79'

Substitution

Yuta Takagi on for Taiki Koyama · Wild Knights
Fulltime 28 - 28

Player ratings

Wild Knights

15 Ryuji Noguchi 5.9
14 Koki Takeyama 10.0
13 Dylan Riley 6.0
12 Damian de Allende 7.8
11 Tomoki Osada 6.7
10 Kyohei Yamasawa 6.2
9 Taiki Koyama 6.2
1 Keita Inagaki 6.7
2 Atsushi Sakate 7.8
3 Taiki Fujii 6.5
4 Esei Haangana 6.7
5 Lood de Jager 8.6
6 Ben Gunter 6.9
7 Lachlan Boshier 7.0
8 Jack Cornelsen 8.3
16 Kenji Sato –
17 Craig Millar 6.0
18 Asaeli Ai Valu 6.9
19 Liam Mitchell 6.4
20 Ryota Hasegawa 6.3
21 Yuta Takagi –
22 Vince Aso 7.0
23 Shota Fukui 5.9

Brave Lupus Tokyo

15 Takuro Matsunaga 7.4
14 Jone Naikabula 8.1
13 Seta Tamanivalu 7.4
12 Taichi Mano 7.2
11 Yuto Mori 7.5
10 Richie Mo'unga 9.2
9 Yuhei Sugiyama 7.0
1 Sena Kimura 6.8
2 Mamoru Harada 7.2
3 Yuta Kokaji 7.0
4 Shohei Ito 7.0
5 Jacob Pierce 7.0
6 Shannon Frizell 7.2
7 Takeshi Sasaki 6.6
8 Michael Leitch 7.3
16 Daigo Hashimoto 7.6
17 Teruo Makabe 6.1
18 Taufa Latu 6.0
19 Samuela Anise –
20 Yoshitaka Tokunaga 6.2
21 Kohei Takahashi –
22 Rob Thompson 6.2
23 Michael Collins 6.0