Wild Knights 46 - 32 Kobe Steelers

Full time

02 Mar 2025

Stage: Conference B Round 10

Kumagaya Rugby Stadium

Wild Knights vs Kobe Steelers head to head

The Saitama Wild Knights defeated the Kobelco Kobe Steelers 46-32 in a thrilling encounter at Kumagaya Rugby Stadium. Jack Cornelsen opened the scoring with a try for the Wild Knights, quickly followed by Waisake Raratubua's response for the Steelers. Damian de Allende then crossed the line to extend the Knights' lead, before Bryn Gatland's penalties kept the Steelers competitive. The first half concluded with Tatsuhiro Tanji's try for the Knights and a yellow card for Ryuji Noguchi just before the break. In the second half, Willie Potgieter added another try for the Steelers, but the Knights maintained momentum with further tries from de Allende, Vince Aso, and Kyohei Yamasawa. Ultimately, Yamasawa's late try sealed the victory for Saitama, marking a standout performance for him. The match showcased both teams' attacking flair, but the Knights' consistent scoring proved decisive.

Weather

Temperature: 20.5°C (Feels like 22.0°C) Condition: MostlyClear Wind: 4.1 km/h, gusting to 16.8 km/h Humidity: 24% Cloud Cover: 27%

Highlights

Events

Kickoff
14'

Try

Jack Cornelsen · Wild Knights

5 - 0
17'

Try

Waisake Raratubua · Kobe Steelers

5 - 5
18'

Conversion

Bryn Gatland · Kobe Steelers

5 - 7
19'

Try

Damian de Allende · Wild Knights

10 - 7
25'

Penalty

Bryn Gatland · Kobe Steelers

10 - 10
28'

Penalty

Kyohei Yamasawa · Wild Knights

13 - 10
28'

Substitution

Itsuki Onishi on for Lachlan Boshier · Wild Knights
31'

Penalty

Bryn Gatland · Kobe Steelers

13 - 13
33'

Try

Willie Potgieter · Kobe Steelers

13 - 18
34'

Conversion

Bryn Gatland · Kobe Steelers

13 - 20
37'

Try

Tatsuhiro Tanji · Wild Knights

18 - 20
38'

Conversion

Kyohei Yamasawa · Wild Knights

20 - 20
40'

Yellow Card

Ryuji Noguchi · Wild Knights
Halftime 20 - 20
Second Half
42'

Try

Willie Potgieter · Kobe Steelers

20 - 25
43'

Conversion

Bryn Gatland · Kobe Steelers

20 - 27
45'

Substitution

Craig Millar on for Sho Furuhata · Wild Knights
45'

Substitution

Asaeli Ai Valu on for Taiki Fujii · Wild Knights
46'

Try

Ataata Moeakiola · Kobe Steelers

20 - 32
50'

Yellow Card Complete

Ryuji Noguchi · Wild Knights
56'

Try

Damian de Allende · Wild Knights

25 - 32
56'

Conversion

Kyohei Yamasawa · Wild Knights

27 - 32
57'

Substitution

Isileli Nakajima on for Shigure Takao · Kobe Steelers
57'

Substitution

Sho Maeda on for Hiroshi Yamashita · Kobe Steelers
58'

Substitution

Tom Parton on for Tatsuhiro Tanji · Wild Knights
59'

Try

Vince Aso · Wild Knights

32 - 32
60'

Conversion

Kyohei Yamasawa · Wild Knights

34 - 32
61'

Substitution

Takuya Kitade on for Kenta Matsuoka · Kobe Steelers
61'

Substitution

Takara Imamura on for Gerard Cowley-Tuioti · Kobe Steelers
61'

Substitution

Ngani Laumape on for Timothy Lafaele · Kobe Steelers
62'

Try

Ben Gunter · Wild Knights

39 - 32
63'

Conversion

Kyohei Yamasawa · Wild Knights

41 - 32
63'

Substitution

Daiki Nakajima on for Atsushi Hiwasa · Kobe Steelers
63'

Substitution

Rakuhei Yamashita on for Ryohei Yamanaka · Kobe Steelers
65'

Substitution

Liam Mitchell on for Esei Haangana · Wild Knights
65'

Substitution

Seijun Kawasaki on for Vince Aso · Wild Knights
65'

Substitution

Solomone Funaki on for Waisake Raratubua · Kobe Steelers
84'

Try

Kyohei Yamasawa · Wild Knights

46 - 32
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Player ratings

Wild Knights

15 Ryuji Noguchi 5.5
14 Tatsuhiro Tanji 7.8
13 Tomoki Osada 6.2
12 Damian de Allende 9.5
11 Vince Aso 8.5
10 Kyohei Yamasawa 8.1
9 Taiki Koyama 7.2
1 Sho Furuhata 6.3
2 Atsushi Sakate 7.6
3 Taiki Fujii 7.0
4 Esei Haangana 7.4
5 Lood de Jager 7.5
6 Ben Gunter 8.8
7 Lachlan Boshier 6.0
8 Jack Cornelsen 7.4
16 Kenji Sato –
17 Craig Millar 6.6
18 Asaeli Ai Valu 6.6
19 Liam Mitchell 6.5
20 Itsuki Onishi 7.1
21 Yuta Takagi –
22 Seijun Kawasaki 6.3
23 Tom Parton 6.3

Kobe Steelers

15 Ryohei Yamanaka 5.6
14 Ataata Moeakiola 6.6
13 Timothy Lafaele 6.5
12 Seungsin Lee 6.6
11 Kanta Matsunaga 6.2
10 Bryn Gatland 7.5
9 Atsushi Hiwasa 6.3
1 Shigure Takao 6.2
2 Kenta Matsuoka 6.5
3 Hiroshi Yamashita 6.7
4 Gerard Cowley-Tuioti 6.5
5 Brodie Retallick 6.3
6 Tiennan Costley 7.1
7 Willie Potgieter 7.6
8 Waisake Raratubua 8.5
16 Takuya Kitade 5.7
17 Isileli Nakajima 6.4
18 Sho Maeda 6.2
19 Takara Imamura 5.9
20 Solomone Funaki 6.3
21 Daiki Nakajima 6.0
22 Ngani Laumape 6.0
23 Rakuhei Yamashita 5.9