Mie Honda Heat 33 - 53 Wild Knights

Full time

11 Apr 2025

Stage: Conference B Round 15

Prince Chichibu Memorial Stadium

Mie Honda Heat vs Wild Knights head to head

Saitama Wild Knights triumphed over Mie Honda Heat with a score of 53-33 in a high-scoring encounter. The away team started strong, with Ryuji Noguchi scoring an early try, followed quickly by another from Marika Koroibete before his substitution. Mie Honda responded well, with Gwangtee Oh leading the charge, scoring a try and facilitating two more from Dawid Kellerman and Naoki Motomura. The first half concluded with Ben Gunter adding to the Wild Knights' tally, leaving the score at 24-19. In the second half, Kyohei Yamasawa showcased his kicking skills, contributing multiple conversions and a try of his own. The game saw Mie Honda struggle with discipline, receiving two yellow cards that hindered their momentum. Ultimately, Saitama's offensive prowess secured them the victory, continuing their dominance over Mie Honda in the season.

Weather

Temperature: 16.3°C (Feels like 16.3°C) Condition: Drizzle Wind: 6.4 km/h, gusting to 17.9 km/h Humidity: 78% Cloud Cover: 99%

Highlights

Events

Kickoff
7'

Try

Ryuji Noguchi · Wild Knights

0 - 5
8'

Conversion

Kyohei Yamasawa · Wild Knights

0 - 7
12'

Try

Marika Koroibete · Wild Knights

0 - 12
15'

Substitution

Takaya Saito on for Marika Koroibete · Wild Knights
18'

Try

Gwangtee Oh · Mie Honda Heat

5 - 12
20'

Try

Kenji Sato · Wild Knights

5 - 17
21'

Conversion

Kyohei Yamasawa · Wild Knights

5 - 19
28'

Try

Dawid Kellerman · Mie Honda Heat

10 - 19
29'

Conversion

Manu Vunipola · Mie Honda Heat

12 - 19
36'

Try

Naoki Motomura · Mie Honda Heat

17 - 19
37'

Conversion

Manu Vunipola · Mie Honda Heat

19 - 19
40'

Try

Ben Gunter · Wild Knights

19 - 24
40'

Substitution

Craig Millar on for Kenji Sato · Wild Knights
40'

Substitution

Asaeli Ai Valu on for Lisala Kisina Finau · Wild Knights
40'

Substitution

Atsushi Sakate on for Kenji Sato · Wild Knights
40'

Substitution

Craig Millar on for Keita Inagaki · Wild Knights
Halftime 19 - 24
Second Half
41'

Conversion

Kyohei Yamasawa · Wild Knights

19 - 26
46'

Try

Koki Takeyama · Wild Knights

19 - 31
46'

Substitution

Feinga Fakai on for Taiki Yoshioka · Mie Honda Heat
47'

Substitution

Itsuki Onishi on for Shota Fukui · Wild Knights
50'

Penalty

Kyohei Yamasawa · Wild Knights

19 - 34
50'

Substitution

Shogo Nezuka on for Azuma Doei · Mie Honda Heat
51'

Substitution

Ryoma Nishimura on for Mark Abbott · Mie Honda Heat
51'

Substitution

Jan Hendrik Swanepoel on for Franco Mostert · Mie Honda Heat
51'

Substitution

Tatsuhiko Tsurukawa on for Matthys Basson · Mie Honda Heat
54'

Try

Tom Banks · Mie Honda Heat

24 - 34
55'

Conversion

Manu Vunipola · Mie Honda Heat

26 - 34
57'

Yellow Card

Koki Hida · Mie Honda Heat
62'

Yellow Card

Ryota Kobayashi · Mie Honda Heat
63'

Try

Atsushi Sakate · Wild Knights

26 - 39
64'

Substitution

Hiroaki Shirahama on for Tevita Tupou · Mie Honda Heat
66'

Substitution

Lisala Kisina Finau on for Asaeli Ai Valu · Wild Knights
67'

Try

Jack Cornelsen · Wild Knights

26 - 44
67'

Yellow Card Complete

Koki Hida · Mie Honda Heat
68'

Conversion

Kyohei Yamasawa · Wild Knights

26 - 46
68'

Substitution

Shu Hagihara on for Yuta Takagi · Wild Knights
68'

Substitution

Tevita Li on for Dawid Kellerman · Mie Honda Heat
68'

Substitution

Tony Hunt on for Koki Hida · Mie Honda Heat
70'

Substitution

Seijun Kawasaki on for Hayata Taniyama · Wild Knights
72'

Yellow Card Complete

Ryota Kobayashi · Mie Honda Heat
75'

Try

Kyohei Yamasawa · Wild Knights

26 - 51
76'

Conversion

Kyohei Yamasawa · Wild Knights

26 - 53
77'

Substitution

Esei Haangana on for Ben Gunter · Wild Knights
79'

Try

Tevita Li · Mie Honda Heat

31 - 53
80'

Conversion

Manu Vunipola · Mie Honda Heat

33 - 53
Fulltime 33 - 53

Player ratings

Mie Honda Heat

15 Tom Banks 7.2
14 Naoki Motomura 7.2
13 Dawid Kellerman 6.9
12 Manu Vunipola 7.1
11 Larry Sulunga 5.7
10 Gwangtee Oh 6.9
9 Azuma Doei 5.6
1 Matthys Basson 7.1
2 Koki Hida 5.2
3 Taiki Yoshioka 6.3
4 Mark Abbott 5.8
5 Franco Mostert 6.9
6 Ryota Kobayashi 4.6
7 Ryo Furuta 6.4
8 Tevita Tupou 6.0
16 Hiroaki Shirahama 6.5
17 Tatsuhiko Tsurukawa 5.9
18 Feinga Fakai 6.1
19 Ryoma Nishimura 6.2
20 Jan Hendrik Swanepoel 6.2
21 Shogo Nezuka 6.0
22 Tevita Li 6.6
23 Tony Hunt 6.1

Wild Knights

15 Ryuji Noguchi 6.8
14 Koki Takeyama 7.5
13 Hayata Taniyama 7.5
12 Damian de Allende 7.4
11 Marika Koroibete 7.6
10 Kyohei Yamasawa 7.7
9 Yuta Takagi 6.4
1 Keita Inagaki 6.5
2 Kenji Sato 8.2
3 Lisala Kisina Finau 7.3
4 Liam Mitchell 7.1
5 Lood de Jager 6.6
6 Shota Fukui 6.8
7 Ben Gunter 8.0
8 Jack Cornelsen 8.4
16 Atsushi Sakate 6.8
17 Craig Millar 6.7
18 Asaeli Ai Valu 6.5
19 Esei Haangana –
20 Itsuki Onishi 6.7
21 Shu Hagihara 6.3
22 Takaya Saito 7.9
23 Seijun Kawasaki 6.2