Wild Knights 27 - 21 BlackRams Tokyo

Full time

26 Apr 2025

Stage: Conference B Round 16

Kumagaya Rugby Stadium

Wild Knights vs BlackRams Tokyo head to head

The Saitama Wild Knights triumphed over BlackRams Tokyo with a score of 27-21 in a closely contested match. Atsushi Sakate opened the scoring with a try for the Wild Knights, followed by Kyohei Yamasawa's successful conversion and penalty, giving them an early lead. BlackRams responded with a try from Kotaro Ito, but PJ Latu received a yellow card shortly after, leaving his team at a disadvantage. The Wild Knights capitalized on this with another try from Koki Takeyama, extending their lead to 17-7 by halftime. In the second half, Hayata Taniyama added to the Wild Knights' tally, bringing the score to 24-7. BlackRams fought back with two tries from TJ Perenara, but a late yellow card for Daigo Sasagawa hindered their efforts. Ultimately, the Wild Knights held on to secure the victory, continuing their strong performance in the league.

Weather

Temperature: 18.5°C (Feels like 17.5°C) Condition: MostlyClear Wind: 12.9 km/h, gusting to 27.5 km/h Humidity: 49% Cloud Cover: 37%

Highlights

Events

Kickoff
15'

Try

Atsushi Sakate · Wild Knights

5 - 0
16'

Conversion

Kyohei Yamasawa · Wild Knights

7 - 0
20'

Penalty

Kyohei Yamasawa · Wild Knights

10 - 0
21'

Try

Kotaro Ito · BlackRams Tokyo

10 - 5
22'

Conversion

Taira Main · BlackRams Tokyo

10 - 7
25'

Yellow Card

PJ Latu · BlackRams Tokyo
30'

Substitution

Hayata Taniyama on for Dylan Riley · Wild Knights
30'

Substitution

Itsuki Onishi on for Lachlan Boshier · Wild Knights
31'

Try

Koki Takeyama · Wild Knights

15 - 7
32'

Conversion

Kyohei Yamasawa · Wild Knights

17 - 7
35'

Yellow Card Complete

PJ Latu · BlackRams Tokyo
40'

Substitution

Asaeli Ai Valu on for Lisala Kisina Finau · Wild Knights
Halftime 17 - 7
Second Half
44'

Substitution

Ryuji Noguchi on for Tom Parton · Wild Knights
46'

Substitution

Craig Millar on for Keita Inagaki · Wild Knights
49'

Try

Hayata Taniyama · Wild Knights

22 - 7
50'

Conversion

Kyohei Yamasawa · Wild Knights

24 - 7
50'

Substitution

Masashi Onishi on for Shin Ouchi · BlackRams Tokyo
50'

Substitution

Kazuma Nishi on for Taishi Tsumura · BlackRams Tokyo
57'

Try

TJ Perenara · BlackRams Tokyo

24 - 12
57'

Substitution

Yuta Takagi on for Hayata Taniyama · Wild Knights
58'

Conversion

Taira Main · BlackRams Tokyo

24 - 14
58'

Substitution

Daigo Sasagawa on for Paddy Ryan · BlackRams Tokyo
62'

Substitution

Xavier Stowers on for Koki Takeyama · Wild Knights
64'

Try

TJ Perenara · BlackRams Tokyo

24 - 19
65'

Conversion

Taira Main · BlackRams Tokyo

24 - 21
69'

Substitution

Reijiro Yamamoto on for Shuhei Matsuhashi · BlackRams Tokyo
75'

Substitution

Ryohei Isoda on for PJ Latu · BlackRams Tokyo
77'

Substitution

Shu Yamamoto on for Harrison Fox · BlackRams Tokyo
80'

Yellow Card

Daigo Sasagawa · BlackRams Tokyo
81'

Penalty

Kyohei Yamasawa · Wild Knights

27 - 21
Fulltime 27 - 21

Player ratings

Wild Knights

15 Tom Parton 7.0
14 Koki Takeyama 6.7
13 Dylan Riley 6.4
12 Vince Aso 7.6
11 Tomoki Osada 7.5
10 Kyohei Yamasawa 6.8
9 Taiki Koyama 5.9
1 Keita Inagaki 6.6
2 Atsushi Sakate 7.4
3 Lisala Kisina Finau 6.7
4 Liam Mitchell 6.7
5 Esei Haangana 7.9
6 Ben Gunter 6.5
7 Lachlan Boshier 6.3
8 Jack Cornelsen 7.6
16 Kenji Sato –
17 Craig Millar 6.4
18 Asaeli Ai Valu 6.5
19 Xavier Stowers 6.0
20 Itsuki Onishi 6.2
21 Yuta Takagi 6.4
22 Hayata Taniyama 7.2
23 Ryuji Noguchi 6.5

BlackRams Tokyo

15 Isaac Lucas 7.5
14 Taira Main 6.9
13 PJ Latu 5.2
12 Yuki Ikeda 7.4
11 Semisi Tupou 6.1
10 Kotaro Ito 7.8
9 TJ Perenara 7.2
1 Taishi Tsumura 6.0
2 Shin Ouchi 6.0
3 Paddy Ryan 6.2
4 Michael Stolberg 6.6
5 Harrison Fox 6.6
6 Brodi McCurran 5.9
7 Shuhei Matsuhashi 6.9
8 Amato Fakatava 6.8
16 Masashi Onishi 6.3
17 Kazuma Nishi 6.1
18 Daigo Sasagawa 4.9
19 Reijiro Yamamoto 5.6
20 Shu Yamamoto –
21 Toshiya Takahashi –
22 Ichigo Nakakusu –
23 Ryohei Isoda –