Shizuoka BlueRevs 22 - 17 Wild Knights

Full time

15 Mar 2025

Stage: Conference A Round 11

Yamaha Stadium

Shizuoka BlueRevs vs Wild Knights head to head

The Shizuoka BlueRevs secured a close 22-17 victory over the Saitama Wild Knights at Yamaha Stadium. Sam Greene was instrumental for the home side, scoring a try and converting successfully, while also contributing to the team's overall play. Shuntaro Kitamura opened the scoring with a try in the first quarter, setting the tone for the BlueRevs. Kyohei Yamasawa kept the Wild Knights competitive with multiple penalties and a try, demonstrating his skill as a fly half. The match intensified in the second half with Vueti Tupou adding another try for Shizuoka. Despite a late try from Yamasawa, the Wild Knights fell short, unable to capitalize on their opportunities. Overall, it was a hard-fought match with the BlueRevs managing to hold off a determined Wild Knights side.

Weather

Temperature: 13.5°C (Feels like 9.6°C) Condition: Cloudy Wind: 13.5 km/h, gusting to 29.6 km/h Humidity: 48% Cloud Cover: 98%

Highlights

Events

Kickoff
14'

Penalty

Kyohei Yamasawa · Wild Knights

0 - 3
16'

Penalty

Kyohei Yamasawa · Wild Knights

0 - 6
18'

Substitution

Vince Aso on for Damian de Allende · Wild Knights
20'

Try

Shuntaro Kitamura · Shizuoka BlueRevs

5 - 6
20'

Conversion

Sam Greene · Shizuoka BlueRevs

7 - 6
23'

Penalty

Kyohei Yamasawa · Wild Knights

7 - 9
25'

Substitution

Damian de Allende on for Vince Aso · Wild Knights
36'

Substitution

Sean Vete on for Bunkei Kaku · Shizuoka BlueRevs
40'

Substitution

Craig Millar on for Sho Furuhata · Wild Knights
40'

Substitution

Asaeli Ai Valu on for Taiki Fujii · Wild Knights
Halftime 7 - 9
Second Half
43'

Try

Vueti Tupou · Shizuoka BlueRevs

12 - 9
47'

Penalty

Kyohei Yamasawa · Wild Knights

12 - 12
47'

Substitution

Shunsuke Sakuta on for Takeshi Hino · Shizuoka BlueRevs
49'

Substitution

Tom Parton on for Ryuji Noguchi · Wild Knights
52'

Penalty

Sam Greene · Shizuoka BlueRevs

15 - 12
56'

Substitution

Kodai Okazaki on for Shuntaro Kitamura · Shizuoka BlueRevs
58'

Substitution

Richmond Tongatama on for Malgene Ilaua · Shizuoka BlueRevs
58'

Substitution

Takayoshi Mohara on for Kazuhiro Kawata · Shizuoka BlueRevs
58'

Substitution

Kenta Iemura on for Sylvian Mahuza · Shizuoka BlueRevs
59'

Try

Sam Greene · Shizuoka BlueRevs

20 - 12
60'

Conversion

Sam Greene · Shizuoka BlueRevs

22 - 12
70'

Substitution

Hironori Yatomi on for Valynce Te Whare · Shizuoka BlueRevs
70'

Substitution

Jack Wright on for Murray Douglas · Shizuoka BlueRevs
71'

Try

Kyohei Yamasawa · Wild Knights

22 - 17
71'

Substitution

Itsuki Onishi on for Jack Cornelsen · Wild Knights
73'

Substitution

Liam Mitchell on for Lood de Jager · Wild Knights
73'

Substitution

Vince Aso on for Marika Koroibete · Wild Knights
Fulltime 22 - 17

Player ratings

Shizuoka BlueRevs

15 Charles Piutau 7.0
14 Valynce Te Whare 8.7
13 Sylvian Mahuza 6.9
12 Viliami Tahitu'a 7.5
11 Malo Tuitama 7.3
10 Sam Greene 7.4
9 Shuntaro Kitamura 7.0
1 Kazuhiro Kawata 5.8
2 Takeshi Hino 7.3
3 Bunkei Kaku 6.1
4 Yuya Odo 6.5
5 Murray Douglas 6.8
6 Vueti Tupou 8.5
7 Kwagga Smith 7.8
8 Malgene Ilaua 7.1
16 Shunsuke Sakuta 6.6
17 Takayoshi Mohara 6.1
18 Sean Vete 6.9
19 Jack Wright 6.3
20 Richmond Tongatama 6.9
21 Kodai Okazaki 6.7
22 Kenta Iemura 6.3
23 Hironori Yatomi 6.3

Wild Knights

15 Ryuji Noguchi 5.6
14 Koki Takeyama 6.3
13 Tomoki Osada 5.7
12 Damian de Allende 5.9
11 Marika Koroibete 5.7
10 Kyohei Yamasawa 6.5
9 Taiki Koyama 6.4
1 Sho Furuhata 5.5
2 Kenji Sato 7.1
3 Taiki Fujii 6.2
4 Esei Haangana 5.3
5 Lood de Jager 6.6
6 Ben Gunter 6.8
7 Shota Fukui 6.3
8 Jack Cornelsen 6.6
16 Yuji Shimogama –
17 Craig Millar 6.3
18 Asaeli Ai Valu 6.2
19 Liam Mitchell –
20 Itsuki Onishi –
21 Yuta Takagi –
22 Vince Aso 6.3
23 Tom Parton 5.9