Yokohama 36 - 51 Wild Knights

Full time

16 Feb 2025

Stage: Conference A Round 8

Prince Chichibu Memorial Stadium

The Saitama Wild Knights defeated the Yokohama Canon Eagles 51-36 in a high-scoring encounter. Koki Takeyama was a standout for Saitama, scoring two early tries and providing a conversion. The Eagles responded with a penalty try and efforts from Matsui and Owen, but struggled to contain the Wild Knights' attack. A red card for Fujii in the first half further hampered Saitama, yet they managed to maintain their momentum. Dylan Riley and Vince Aso both crossed the line for Saitama, showcasing their offensive prowess. The Eagles fought back with tries from Nasamila and Riley, but it wasn't enough to close the gap. Ultimately, the Wild Knights secured the victory, demonstrating their strength in a thrilling match.

Weather

Temperature: 15.3°C (Feels like 14.6°C) Condition: MostlyCloudy Wind: 6.3 km/h, gusting to 16.2 km/h Humidity: 38% Cloud Cover: 77%

Highlights

Events

Kickoff
0'

Substitution

Shota Fukui on for Ryota Hasegawa · Wild Knights
2'

Try

Koki Takeyama · Wild Knights

0 - 5
10'

Try

Koki Takeyama · Wild Knights

0 - 10
11'

Conversion

Kyohei Yamasawa · Wild Knights

0 - 12
14'

Try

Chihito Matsui · Yokohama

5 - 12
17'

Penalty

Kyohei Yamasawa · Wild Knights

5 - 15
19'

Yellow Card

Taiki Fujii · Wild Knights
19'

Penalty Try

No Player · Yokohama

12 - 15
24'

Try

Lood de Jager · Wild Knights

12 - 20
25'

Conversion

Kyohei Yamasawa · Wild Knights

12 - 22
28'

Try

Brendan Owen · Yokohama

17 - 22
29'

Yellow Card Complete

Taiki Fujii · Wild Knights
31'

Red Card

Taiki Fujii · Wild Knights
31'

Substitution

Lekima Nasamila on for Amanaki Lelei Mafi · Yokohama
33'

Try

Lekima Nasamila · Yokohama

22 - 22
34'

Conversion

Yuragi Muto · Yokohama

24 - 22
37'

Substitution

Asaeli Ai Valu on for Shota Fukui · Wild Knights
39'

Yellow Card

Ryosuke Iwaihara · Yokohama
40'

Penalty

Kyohei Yamasawa · Wild Knights

24 - 25
40'

Substitution

Amanaki Lelei Mafi on for Lekima Nasamila · Yokohama
40'

Substitution

Tom Parton on for Kyohei Yamasawa · Wild Knights
40'

Substitution

Vince Aso on for Yusaku Kihara · Wild Knights
40'

Substitution

Craig Millar on for Masato Furukawa · Wild Knights
Halftime 24 - 25
Second Half
42'

Try

Dylan Riley · Wild Knights

24 - 30
43'

Conversion

Koki Takeyama · Wild Knights

24 - 32
43'

Substitution

Cormac Daly on for Liakimatagi Moli · Yokohama
43'

Substitution

Toshiki Amano on for Faf de Klerk · Yokohama
43'

Substitution

Yu Tamura on for Yuragi Muto · Yokohama
49'

Yellow Card Complete

Ryosuke Iwaihara · Yokohama
50'

Substitution

Masato Furukawa on for Shota Matsuoka · Yokohama
51'

Substitution

Kyohei Yamasawa on for Tom Parton · Wild Knights
52'

Try

Vince Aso · Wild Knights

24 - 37
53'

Substitution

Lekima Nasamila on for Amanaki Lelei Mafi · Yokohama
53'

Substitution

Shota Fukui on for Asaeli Ai Valu · Wild Knights
53'

Substitution

Asaeli Ai Valu on for Taiki Fujii · Wild Knights
59'

Try

Kyohei Yamasawa · Wild Knights

24 - 42
60'

Conversion

Kyohei Yamasawa · Wild Knights

24 - 44
60'

Substitution

Kenji Sato on for Atsushi Sakate · Wild Knights
60'

Substitution

Jumpei Ogura on for Yusuke Kajimura · Yokohama
60'

Substitution

Shunta Nakamura on for Yusuke Niwai · Yokohama
60'

Substitution

Shota Matsuoka on for Ryosuke Iwaihara · Yokohama
63'

Substitution

Tomoki Minami on for Takato Okabe · Yokohama
63'

Substitution

Tom Parton on for Tomoki Osada · Wild Knights
67'

Substitution

Yusaku Kihara on for Asaeli Ai Valu · Wild Knights
67'

Substitution

Liam Mitchell on for Lood de Jager · Wild Knights
71'

Try

Viliame Takayawa · Yokohama

29 - 44
73'

Try

Dylan Riley · Wild Knights

29 - 49
74'

Conversion

Kyohei Yamasawa · Wild Knights

29 - 51
77'

Try

Brendan Owen · Yokohama

36 - 51
77'

Conversion

Yu Tamura · Yokohama

31 - 51
Fulltime 36 - 51

Player ratings

Yokohama

15 Brendan Owen 9.9
14 Chihito Matsui 7.4
13 Ryo Tabata 8.2
12 Yusuke Kajimura 6.0
11 Viliame Takayawa 9.1
10 Yuragi Muto 6.3
9 Faf de Klerk 6.6
1 Takato Okabe 5.5
2 Yusuke Niwai 6.7
3 Ryosuke Iwaihara 5.3
4 Liakimatagi Moli 6.0
5 Matthew Philip 8.1
6 Billy Harmon 7.3
7 Masato Furukawa 6.6
8 Amanaki Lelei Mafi 6.5
16 Shunta Nakamura 6.1
17 Tomoki Minami 6.5
18 Shota Matsuoka 6.3
19 Cormac Daly 6.0
20 Lekima Nasamila 6.7
21 Toshiki Amano 5.6
22 Yu Tamura 5.9
23 Jumpei Ogura 6.4

Wild Knights

15 Ryuji Noguchi 6.9
14 Koki Takeyama 9.0
13 Dylan Riley 10.0
12 Damian de Allende 6.6
11 Tomoki Osada 8.0
10 Kyohei Yamasawa 7.7
9 Taiki Koyama 7.6
1 Yusaku Kihara 6.0
2 Atsushi Sakate 7.3
3 Taiki Fujii 2.5
4 Esei Haangana 7.6
5 Lood de Jager 8.0
6 Ryota Hasegawa –
7 Lachlan Boshier 7.3
8 Jack Cornelsen 6.6
16 Kenji Sato 6.6
17 Craig Millar 7.3
18 Asaeli Ai Valu 7.0
19 Liam Mitchell 6.1
20 Shota Fukui 6.7
21 Yuta Takagi –
22 Vince Aso 8.3
23 Tom Parton 6.7