Yokohama 21 - 50 Wild Knights

Full time

17 Jan 2026

Stage: Conference A Round 5

NHK Spring Mitsuzawa Football Stadium

Saitama Wild Knights delivered a commanding performance against Yokohama Canon Eagles, winning 50-21. The match began with early tries from Cornelsen and Sakate, both converted by Yamasawa, giving the Knights a quick 14-0 lead. The Eagles responded with tries from Mori and Nakamura, but a yellow card to Okabe disrupted their momentum. The Knights capitalized on this, with Takeyama scoring and Yamasawa adding penalties and conversions to extend their lead. In the second half, Takeyama and de Allende added more tries, showcasing the Knights' dominance. Despite a late try from Doei, the Eagles struggled defensively throughout the match. Ultimately, the Wild Knights' tactical superiority and clinical finishing secured a comfortable victory.

Weather

Temperature: 12.8°C (Feels like 15.4°C) Condition: Clear Wind: 4.3 km/h, gusting to 11.2 km/h Humidity: 42% Cloud Cover: 0%

Highlights

Events

Kickoff
4'

Try

Jack Cornelsen · Wild Knights

0 - 5
5'

Conversion

Koki Takeyama · Wild Knights

0 - 7
13'

Try

Atsushi Sakate · Wild Knights

0 - 12
14'

Conversion

Takuya Yamasawa · Wild Knights

0 - 14
19'

Try

Jack Cornelsen · Wild Knights

0 - 19
20'

Conversion

Takuya Yamasawa · Wild Knights

0 - 21
24'

Try

Yuto Mori · Yokohama

5 - 21
25'

Conversion

Yuto Mori · Yokohama

7 - 21
29'

Try

Shunta Nakamura · Yokohama

12 - 21
30'

Conversion

Yuto Mori · Yokohama

14 - 21
32'

Yellow Card

Takato Okabe · Yokohama
34'

Substitution

Tomoki Minami on for Daichi Akiyama · Yokohama
40'

Substitution

Liam Coltman on for Shunta Nakamura · Yokohama
40'

Substitution

Katsuto Kubo on for Dino Lamb · Yokohama
Halftime 14 - 21
Second Half
41'

Penalty

Takuya Yamasawa · Wild Knights

14 - 24
41'

Substitution

Daichi Akiyama on for Tomoki Minami · Yokohama
42'

Yellow Card Complete

Takato Okabe · Yokohama
45'

Yellow Card

Yu Tamura · Yokohama
46'

Try

Koki Takeyama · Wild Knights

14 - 29
47'

Substitution

Kyohei Yamasawa on for Ryuji Noguchi · Wild Knights
50'

Substitution

Esei Haangana on for Viliami Afu Kaipouli · Wild Knights
50'

Substitution

Sione Halasili on for Randall Baker · Yokohama
50'

Substitution

Levi Aumua on for Yusuke Kajimura · Yokohama
50'

Substitution

Keita Inagaki on for Craig Millar · Wild Knights
55'

Yellow Card Complete

Yu Tamura · Yokohama
57'

Substitution

Tatsuro Sugimoto on for Ryosuke Iwaihara · Yokohama
57'

Substitution

Yuragi Muto on for Yuto Mori · Yokohama
58'

Substitution

Kenji Sato on for Atsushi Sakate · Wild Knights
61'

Try

Asahi Doei · Yokohama

19 - 29
62'

Conversion

Yuragi Muto · Yokohama

21 - 29
63'

Substitution

Taniela Vea on for Lisala Finau · Wild Knights
63'

Substitution

Shu Hagihara on for Kumsu Lee · Wild Knights
66'

Substitution

Juan Wilson on for Ben Gunter · Wild Knights
67'

Try

Koki Takeyama · Wild Knights

21 - 34
68'

Conversion

Takuya Yamasawa · Wild Knights

21 - 36
71'

Try

Damian de Allende · Wild Knights

21 - 41
72'

Conversion

Kyohei Yamasawa · Wild Knights

21 - 43
72'

Substitution

Maurice Marks on for Vince Aso · Wild Knights
72'

Substitution

Toshiki Amano on for Asahi Doei · Yokohama
75'

Try

Kenji Sato · Wild Knights

21 - 48
76'

Conversion

Kyohei Yamasawa · Wild Knights

21 - 50
Fulltime 21 - 50

Player ratings

Yokohama

15 Yuto Mori 7.4
14 Kippei Ishida 6.3
13 Jesse Kriel 6.3
12 Yusuke Kajimura 6.1
11 Masayoshi Takezawa 7.2
10 Yu Tamura 5.2
9 Asahi Doei 7.2
1 Takato Okabe 5.0
2 Shunta Nakamura 7.0
3 Ryosuke Iwaihara 6.3
4 Randall Baker 6.1
5 Daichi Akiyama 6.7
6 Dino Lamb 5.3
7 Billy Harmon 6.7
8 Amanaki Saumaki 6.9
16 Liam Coltman 6.0
17 Tomoki Minami –
18 Tatsuro Sugimoto 5.2
19 Katsuto Kubo 6.0
20 Sione Halasili 6.1
21 Toshiki Amano –
22 Yuragi Muto 5.9
23 Levi Aumua 6.5

Wild Knights

15 Ryuji Noguchi 6.1
14 Koki Takeyama 8.3
13 Vince Aso 7.5
12 Damian de Allende 8.3
11 Marika Koroibete 6.2
10 Takuya Yamasawa 6.6
9 Kumsu Lee 6.4
1 Craig Millar 7.1
2 Atsushi Sakate 7.7
3 Lisala Finau 7.6
4 Liam Mitchell 7.8
5 Jack Cornelsen 8.7
6 Ben Gunter 7.3
7 Lachlan Boshier 8.9
8 Viliami Afu Kaipouli 6.3
16 Kenji Sato 7.0
17 Keita Inagaki 6.7
18 Taniela Vea 6.3
19 Esei Haangana 6.4
20 Juan Wilson 6.7
21 Shu Hagihara 6.0
22 Maurice Marks –
23 Kyohei Yamasawa 6.3