Kobe Steelers 22 - 17 Wild Knights

Full time

31 May 2025

Stage: Bronze Final Round 21

Prince Chichibu Memorial Stadium

Kobe Steelers vs Wild Knights head to head

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Kobelco Kobe Steelers triumphed over Saitama Wild Knights with a score of 22-17 in a tightly contested match. Bryn Gatland opened the scoring with an early penalty for the Steelers, followed by a try from Amanaki Saumaki. The Wild Knights responded with a try from Asaeli Ai Valu, which was converted by Kyohei Yamasawa, narrowing the gap. Just before halftime, Waisake Raratubua extended the Steelers' lead with another try, converted by Gatland. In the second half, Marika Koroibete scored for the Wild Knights, adding pressure on the home team. Willie Potgieter's try for the Steelers proved crucial, as it kept them ahead despite a late penalty by Yamasawa. Ultimately, the Steelers held on to secure a hard-fought victory at Prince Chichibu Memorial Stadium.

Weather

Temperature: 16.6°C (Feels like 12.6°C) Condition: Rain Wind: 18.9 km/h, gusting to 45.9 km/h Humidity: 82% Cloud Cover: 99%

Highlights

Events

Kickoff
8'

Penalty

Bryn Gatland · Kobe Steelers

3 - 0
18'

Try

Amanaki Saumaki · Kobe Steelers

8 - 0
31'

Try

Asaeli Ai Valu · Wild Knights

8 - 5
32'

Conversion

Kyohei Yamasawa · Wild Knights

8 - 7
38'

Try

Waisake Raratubua · Kobe Steelers

13 - 7
39'

Conversion

Bryn Gatland · Kobe Steelers

15 - 7
Halftime 15 - 7
Second Half
42'

Substitution

Atsushi Sakate on for Kenji Sato · Wild Knights
44'

Substitution

Ryuji Noguchi on for Koki Takeyama · Wild Knights
49'

Substitution

Takuya Kitade on for George Turner · Kobe Steelers
49'

Substitution

Willie Potgieter on for Amanaki Saumaki · Kobe Steelers
51'

Try

Marika Koroibete · Wild Knights

15 - 12
52'

Conversion

Kyohei Yamasawa · Wild Knights

15 - 14
52'

Substitution

Lisala Kisina Finau on for Asaeli Ai Valu · Wild Knights
53'

Substitution

Hiroshi Yamashita on for Jiwon Gu · Kobe Steelers
57'

Substitution

Koki Takeyama on for Ryuji Noguchi · Wild Knights
59'

Penalty

Kyohei Yamasawa · Wild Knights

15 - 17
59'

Substitution

Taiki Koyama on for Yuta Takagi · Wild Knights
59'

Substitution

Takuma Motohashi on for Waisake Raratubua · Kobe Steelers
61'

Substitution

Itsuki Kamimura on for Atsushi Hiwasa · Kobe Steelers
61'

Substitution

Tali Ioasa on for Bryn Gatland · Kobe Steelers
62'

Substitution

Liam Mitchell on for Takuya Kitade · Kobe Steelers
62'

Substitution

George Turner on for Itsuki Onishi · Kobe Steelers
62'

Substitution

Shota Fukui on for Craig Millar · Wild Knights
62'

Substitution

Daniel Perez on for Tali Ioasa · Wild Knights
66'

Try

Willie Potgieter · Kobe Steelers

20 - 17
66'

Conversion

Seungsin Lee · Kobe Steelers

22 - 17
66'

Substitution

Sho Maeda on for Shigure Takao · Kobe Steelers
75'

Substitution

Juan Wilson on for Lachlan Boshier · Wild Knights
Fulltime 22 - 17

Player ratings

Kobe Steelers

15 Kanta Matsunaga 7.6
14 Kazuma Ueda 6.5
13 Seungsin Lee 6.3
12 Timothy Lafaele 6.3
11 Inoke Burua 7.7
10 Bryn Gatland 6.1
9 Atsushi Hiwasa 7.1
1 Shigure Takao 6.8
2 George Turner 7.1
3 Jiwon Gu 6.3
4 Gerard Cowley-Tuioti 6.9
5 Brodie Retallick 7.3
6 Waisake Raratubua 7.8
7 Solomone Funaki 7.2
8 Amanaki Saumaki 8.3
16 Takuya Kitade 6.4
17 Sho Maeda 6.2
18 Hiroshi Yamashita 5.9
19 Takuma Motohashi 6.4
20 Willie Potgieter 7.4
21 Itsuki Kamimura 6.3
22 Tali Ioasa –
23 Hayata Tsujino –

Wild Knights

15 Takuya Yamasawa 6.3
14 Koki Takeyama 6.5
13 Dylan Riley 6.4
12 Damian de Allende 6.4
11 Marika Koroibete 7.0
10 Kyohei Yamasawa 5.8
9 Yuta Takagi 6.0
1 Craig Millar 5.8
2 Kenji Sato 7.1
3 Asaeli Ai Valu 7.1
4 Esei Haangana 6.5
5 Lood de Jager 6.2
6 Itsuki Onishi 5.5
7 Lachlan Boshier 7.6
8 Jack Cornelsen 6.1
16 Atsushi Sakate 6.6
17 Daniel Perez 5.9
18 Lisala Kisina Finau 6.0
19 Liam Mitchell 6.0
20 Juan Wilson –
21 Taiki Koyama 6.1
22 Ryuji Noguchi 5.7
23 Shota Fukui 6.0