Kubota Spears 29 - 29 Wild Knights

Full time

03 May 2025

Stage: Conference B Round 17

Prince Chichibu Memorial Stadium

Kubota Spears vs Wild Knights head to head

The match ended in a thrilling 29-29 draw between Kubota Spears and Saitama Wild Knights. Saitama's Mitchell opened the scoring with a try in the seventh minute, converted by Kyohei Yamasawa. Kubota responded swiftly, with Paul and Nezuka both touching down, allowing Foley to convert, bringing the score to 14-12 at halftime. After the break, Kubota extended their lead with a try from Era, but Saitama's Barnard leveled the match with a crucial try of his own. In the closing stages, Yamada scored for Kubota, but Yamasawa's late penalty ensured Saitama remained in contention. The match showcased exceptional performances, particularly from Foley, who contributed significantly for Kubota. Ultimately, both teams shared the spoils in a fiercely contested battle.

Weather

Temperature: 22.9°C (Feels like 22.9°C) Condition: Clear Wind: 13.1 km/h, gusting to 25.8 km/h Humidity: 44% Cloud Cover: 12%

Highlights

Events

Kickoff
7'

Try

Liam Mitchell · Wild Knights

0 - 5
8'

Conversion

Kyohei Yamasawa · Wild Knights

0 - 7
15'

Try

Tyler Paul · Kubota Spears

5 - 7
16'

Conversion

Bernard Foley · Kubota Spears

7 - 7
20'

Try

Takuya Yamasawa · Wild Knights

7 - 12
21'

Conversion

Kyohei Yamasawa · Wild Knights

7 - 14
31'

Try

Koga Nezuka · Kubota Spears

12 - 14
32'

Conversion

Bernard Foley · Kubota Spears

14 - 14
38'

Try

Tomoki Osada · Wild Knights

14 - 19
Halftime 14 - 19
Second Half
46'

Substitution

Ruan Botha on for David Van Zeeland · Kubota Spears
46'

Substitution

Craig Millar on for Keita Inagaki · Wild Knights
46'

Substitution

Asaeli Ai Valu on for Lisala Kisina Finau · Wild Knights
51'

Penalty

Kyohei Yamasawa · Wild Knights

14 - 22
52'

Substitution

Hibiki Yamada on for Halatoa Vailea · Kubota Spears
52'

Substitution

Kota Kaishi on for Yota Kamimori · Kubota Spears
52'

Substitution

Keijiro Tamefusa on for Opeti Helu · Kubota Spears
52'

Substitution

Hayate Era on for Malcolm Marx · Kubota Spears
52'

Substitution

Pieter Labuschagne on for Takeo Suenaga · Kubota Spears
53'

Substitution

Merwe Olivier on for Tyler Paul · Kubota Spears
54'

Penalty

Bernard Foley · Kubota Spears

17 - 22
55'

Substitution

Ockie Barnard on for Liam Mitchell · Wild Knights
55'

Substitution

Esei Haangana on for Lood de Jager · Wild Knights
56'

Try

Hayate Era · Kubota Spears

22 - 22
57'

Conversion

Bernard Foley · Kubota Spears

24 - 22
58'

Substitution

Kenji Sato on for Atsushi Sakate · Wild Knights
58'

Substitution

Vince Aso on for Ryuji Noguchi · Wild Knights
58'

Substitution

Shota Fukui on for Itsuki Onishi · Wild Knights
62'

Substitution

Bryn Hall on for Shinobu Fujiwara · Kubota Spears
64'

Try

Ockie Barnard · Wild Knights

24 - 27
65'

Conversion

Kyohei Yamasawa · Wild Knights

24 - 29
68'

Missed Drop Goal

Kyohei Yamasawa · Wild Knights
70'

Try

Hibiki Yamada · Kubota Spears

29 - 29
Fulltime 29 - 29

Player ratings

Kubota Spears

15 Atsushi Oshikawa 7.8
14 Halatoa Vailea 5.6
13 Rikus Pretorius 7.9
12 Harumichi Tatekawa 6.0
11 Koga Nezuka 7.3
10 Bernard Foley 6.4
9 Shinobu Fujiwara 6.3
1 Yota Kamimori 6.6
2 Malcolm Marx 7.1
3 Opeti Helu 6.6
4 David Van Zeeland 6.1
5 David Bulbring 7.1
6 Tyler Paul 8.0
7 Takeo Suenaga 6.4
8 Faulua Makisi 6.9
16 Hayate Era 6.9
17 Kota Kaishi 6.7
18 Keijiro Tamefusa 6.3
19 Ruan Botha 6.6
20 Pieter Labuschagne 6.5
21 Bryn Hall 6.2
22 Hibiki Yamada 6.9
23 Merwe Olivier 6.0

Wild Knights

15 Takuya Yamasawa 8.6
14 Ryuji Noguchi 7.2
13 Dylan Riley 6.1
12 Damian de Allende 8.0
11 Tomoki Osada 7.1
10 Kyohei Yamasawa 6.0
9 Taiki Koyama 7.2
1 Keita Inagaki 6.7
2 Atsushi Sakate 6.9
3 Lisala Kisina Finau 7.0
4 Liam Mitchell 7.6
5 Lood de Jager 6.9
6 Itsuki Onishi 6.4
7 Lachlan Boshier 6.6
8 Jack Cornelsen 6.6
16 Kenji Sato 6.2
17 Craig Millar 5.9
18 Asaeli Ai Valu 7.0
19 Ockie Barnard 6.9
20 Esei Haangana 6.7
21 Yuta Takagi –
22 Vince Aso 6.1
23 Shota Fukui 6.0