Wild Knights 24 - 28 Kubota Spears

Full time

25 May 2025

Stage: SF Round 20

Prince Chichibu Memorial Stadium

Wild Knights vs Kubota Spears head to head

In a thrilling encounter, the Kubota Spears narrowly defeated the Saitama Wild Knights 28-24. Malcolm Marx opened the scoring with a try for the Spears, followed by another from Shinobu Fujiwara, giving them an early lead. The Wild Knights responded through Jack Cornelsen's try and Kyohei Yamasawa's conversion, leveling the score momentarily. Bernard Foley's boot kept the Spears ahead with two penalties and a conversion after Fujiwara's second try. The Wild Knights regained momentum with Koki Takeyama's try and another conversion from Yamasawa, closing the gap. However, Kyohei Yamasawa's subsequent try and conversion secured the Spears' victory. The match showcased intense competition, with both teams displaying skillful play and determination.

Weather

Temperature: 25.0°C (Feels like 23.6°C) Condition: Cloudy Wind: 16.8 km/h, gusting to 51.9 km/h Humidity: 73% Cloud Cover: 91%

Highlights

Events

Kickoff
2'

Try

Malcolm Marx · Kubota Spears

0 - 5
5'

Penalty

Kyohei Yamasawa · Wild Knights

3 - 5
8'

Try

Shinobu Fujiwara · Kubota Spears

3 - 10
9'

Conversion

Bernard Foley · Kubota Spears

3 - 12
13'

Try

Jack Cornelsen · Wild Knights

8 - 12
14'

Conversion

Kyohei Yamasawa · Wild Knights

10 - 12
28'

Penalty

Bernard Foley · Kubota Spears

10 - 15
31'

Try

Shinobu Fujiwara · Kubota Spears

10 - 20
32'

Conversion

Bernard Foley · Kubota Spears

10 - 22
40'

Substitution

Craig Millar on for Keita Inagaki · Wild Knights
40'

Substitution

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

Substitution

Finau Tupa on for Tyler Paul · Kubota Spears
Halftime 10 - 22
Second Half
44'

Substitution

Esei Haangana on for Liam Mitchell · Wild Knights
44'

Substitution

Marika Koroibete on for Tomoki Osada · Wild Knights
47'

Penalty

Halatoa Vailea · Kubota Spears

10 - 25
50'

Try

Koki Takeyama · Wild Knights

15 - 25
51'

Conversion

Kyohei Yamasawa · Wild Knights

17 - 25
51'

Substitution

Tyler Paul on for Finau Tupa · Kubota Spears
55'

Substitution

Keijiro Tamefusa on for Opeti Helu · Kubota Spears
55'

Substitution

Pieter Labuschagne on for Takeo Suenaga · Kubota Spears
56'

Try

Kyohei Yamasawa · Wild Knights

22 - 25
57'

Conversion

Kyohei Yamasawa · Wild Knights

24 - 25
59'

Substitution

Finau Tupa on for Tyler Paul · Kubota Spears
62'

Substitution

Itsuki Onishi on for Lood de Jager · Wild Knights
65'

Substitution

Kenji Sato on for Atsushi Sakate · Wild Knights
65'

Substitution

Bryn Hall on for Shinobu Fujiwara · Kubota Spears
65'

Substitution

Kota Kaishi on for Yota Kamimori · Kubota Spears
67'

Substitution

Hibiki Yamada on for Koga Nezuka · Kubota Spears
67'

Substitution

David Van Zeeland on for Ruan Botha · Kubota Spears
67'

Substitution

Yuta Takagi on for Taiki Koyama · Wild Knights
70'

Substitution

Hayate Era on for Malcolm Marx · Kubota Spears
71'

Substitution

Ryuji Noguchi on for Koki Takeyama · Wild Knights
77'

Penalty

Halatoa Vailea · Kubota Spears

24 - 28
Fulltime 24 - 28

Player ratings

Wild Knights

15 Takuya Yamasawa 6.6
14 Koki Takeyama 7.8
13 Dylan Riley 6.8
12 Damian de Allende 6.1
11 Tomoki Osada 5.8
10 Kyohei Yamasawa 7.8
9 Taiki Koyama 6.9
1 Keita Inagaki 5.5
2 Atsushi Sakate 5.6
3 Lisala Kisina Finau 6.2
4 Liam Mitchell 6.4
5 Lood de Jager 6.8
6 Ben Gunter 7.2
7 Lachlan Boshier 6.8
8 Jack Cornelsen 7.9
16 Kenji Sato 5.8
17 Craig Millar 5.2
18 Asaeli Ai Valu 5.7
19 Esei Haangana 6.6
20 Itsuki Onishi 5.9
21 Yuta Takagi 5.7
22 Marika Koroibete 5.8
23 Ryuji Noguchi –

Kubota Spears

15 Atsushi Oshikawa 5.9
14 Halatoa Vailea 6.5
13 Rikus Pretorius 7.1
12 Harumichi Tatekawa 7.1
11 Koga Nezuka 7.0
10 Bernard Foley 6.5
9 Shinobu Fujiwara 8.2
1 Yota Kamimori 7.2
2 Malcolm Marx 9.3
3 Opeti Helu 7.5
4 Ruan Botha 7.1
5 David Bulbring 7.1
6 Tyler Paul 7.3
7 Takeo Suenaga 6.8
8 Faulua Makisi 8.1
16 Hayate Era 6.2
17 Kota Kaishi 6.4
18 Keijiro Tamefusa 6.2
19 David Van Zeeland 6.1
20 Finau Tupa 6.9
21 Bryn Hall 6.2
22 Hibiki Yamada 6.2
23 Pieter Labuschagne 6.7