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Wild Knights Wild Knights 66 - 19 Mie Honda Heat Mie Honda Heat

Full time

28 Feb 2026

Japan League One D1

Stage: Conference A Round 10

Kumagaya Rugby Stadium

Wild Knights vs Mie Honda Heat head to head

The Saitama Wild Knights showcased their attacking prowess in a commanding 66-19 victory over Mie Honda Heat. Taiki Koyama opened the scoring with a try, followed closely by Koki Takeyama and Lachlan Boshier, who both found the try line as well. Takuya Yamasawa's kicking was impeccable, converting multiple tries and contributing to the team's lead. Mie Honda's Dawid Kellerman managed to score, but the Wild Knights maintained control, adding tries from Dylan Riley and Ben Gunter. In the second half, the Knights continued their dominance with Lisala Finau and another try from Gunter. Pablo Matera scored a consolation try for Mie Honda, but it was too little, too late. The match ended with the Wild Knights securing a decisive win, further solidifying their superiority in the league.

Weather

Temperature: 17.1°C (Feels like 12.6°C) Condition: Windy Wind: 34.5 km/h, gusting to 63.8 km/h Humidity: 42% Cloud Cover: 18%

Highlights

Events

  • Kickoff
  • 10'

    Try

    Taiki Koyama 路 Wild Knights

    5 - 0
  • 11'

    Conversion

    Takuya Yamasawa 路 Wild Knights

    7 - 0
  • 13'

    Try

    Koki Takeyama 路 Wild Knights

    12 - 0
  • 14'

    Conversion

    Takuya Yamasawa 路 Wild Knights

    14 - 0
  • 19'

    Try

    Lachlan Boshier 路 Wild Knights

    19 - 0
  • 19'

    Conversion

    Takuya Yamasawa 路 Wild Knights

    21 - 0
  • 20'

    Substitution

    Ryoma Nishimura on for Janko Swanepoel 路 Mie Honda Heat

  • 25'

    Try

    Dawid Kellerman 路 Mie Honda Heat

    21 - 5
  • 26'

    Conversion

    Riku Kitahara 路 Mie Honda Heat

    21 - 7
  • 34'

    Try

    Dylan Riley 路 Wild Knights

    26 - 7
  • 35'

    Conversion

    Koki Takeyama 路 Wild Knights

    28 - 7
  • 39'

    Try

    Lachlan Boshier 路 Wild Knights

    33 - 7
  • 40'

    Conversion

    Takuya Yamasawa 路 Wild Knights

    35 - 7
  • 40'

    Substitution

    Kanato Hirano on for Tatsuhiko Tsurukawa 路 Mie Honda Heat

  • 40'

    Substitution

    Lisala Finau on for Asaeli Ai Valu 路 Wild Knights

  • 40'

    Substitution

    Keita Inagaki on for Craig Millar 路 Wild Knights

  • 40'

    Substitution

    Feinga Fakai on for Matthys Basson 路 Mie Honda Heat

  • 40'

    Substitution

    Pablo Matera on for Ryo Furuta 路 Mie Honda Heat

  • Halftime 35 - 7
  • Second Half
  • 41'

    Try

    Ben Gunter 路 Wild Knights

    40 - 7
  • 42'

    Conversion

    Takuya Yamasawa 路 Wild Knights

    42 - 7
  • 44'

    Try

    Pablo Matera 路 Mie Honda Heat

    42 - 12
  • 45'

    Substitution

    Tatsuhiko Tsurukawa on for Kanato Hirano 路 Mie Honda Heat

  • 46'

    Try

    Jack Cornelsen 路 Wild Knights

    47 - 12
  • 47'

    Conversion

    Takuya Yamasawa 路 Wild Knights

    49 - 12
  • 53'

    Substitution

    Kenji Sato on for Atsushi Sakate 路 Wild Knights

  • 53'

    Substitution

    Juan Wilson on for Lachlan Boshier 路 Wild Knights

  • 55'

    Substitution

    Koki Hida on for Tevita Ikanivere 路 Mie Honda Heat

  • 55'

    Substitution

    Tevita Li on for Manu Akauola 路 Mie Honda Heat

  • 57'

    Substitution

    Kanato Hirano on for Tatsuhiko Tsurukawa 路 Mie Honda Heat

  • 57'

    Substitution

    Maurice Marks on for Dylan Riley 路 Wild Knights

  • 59'

    Try

    Lisala Finau 路 Wild Knights

    54 - 12
  • 60'

    Conversion

    Takuya Yamasawa 路 Wild Knights

    56 - 12
  • 60'

    Substitution

    Fraser Quirk on for Talifolofola Tangipa 路 Mie Honda Heat

  • 60'

    Substitution

    Takaya Saito on for Takuya Yamasawa 路 Wild Knights

  • 60'

    Substitution

    Ockie Barnard on for Esei Haangana 路 Wild Knights

  • 64'

    Substitution

    Koki Miyasaka on for Taichi Takenaka 路 Mie Honda Heat

  • 67'

    Substitution

    Shu Hagihara on for Taiki Koyama 路 Wild Knights

  • 70'

    Try

    Ben Gunter 路 Wild Knights

    61 - 12
  • 71'

    Conversion

    Takaya Saito 路 Wild Knights

    63 - 12
  • 74'

    Try

    Riku Kitahara 路 Mie Honda Heat

    63 - 17
  • 75'

    Conversion

    Riku Kitahara 路 Mie Honda Heat

    63 - 19
  • 79'

    Penalty

    Takaya Saito 路 Wild Knights

    66 - 19
  • Fulltime 66 - 19

Player ratings

Wild Knights
  • 15 Ryuji Noguchi 6.0
  • 14 Koki Takeyama 7.3
  • 13 Dylan Riley 7.6
  • 12 Damian de Allende 8.3
  • 11 Tomoki Osada 7.6
  • 10 Takuya Yamasawa 8.1
  • 9 Taiki Koyama 7.5
  • 1 Craig Millar 6.7
  • 2 Atsushi Sakate 6.1
  • 3 Asaeli Ai Valu 7.2
  • 4 Liam Mitchell 7.6
  • 5 Esei Haangana 7.7
  • 6 Ben Gunter 8.0
  • 7 Lachlan Boshier 8.5
  • 8 Jack Cornelsen 8.8
  • 16 Kenji Sato 6.0
  • 17 Keita Inagaki 6.3
  • 18 Lisala Finau 6.7
  • 19 Ockie Barnard 6.4
  • 20 Juan Wilson 7.3
  • 21 Shu Hagihara 6.2
  • 22 Maurice Marks 6.7
  • 23 Takaya Saito 6.5
Mie Honda Heat
  • 15 Lomano Lemeki 6.8
  • 14 Ben Paltridge 6.1
  • 13 Dawid Kellerman 6.4
  • 12 Kyogo Okano 6.0
  • 11 Manu Akauola 6.6
  • 10 Riku Kitahara 7.0
  • 9 Taichi Takenaka 5.6
  • 1 Tatsuhiko Tsurukawa 5.7
  • 2 Tevita Ikanivere 6.9
  • 3 Matthys Basson 5.9
  • 4 Janko Swanepoel 5.9
  • 5 Trevor Hosea 6.4
  • 6 Franco Mostert 6.5
  • 7 Ryo Furuta 6.0
  • 8 Talifolofola Tangipa 6.3
  • 16 Koki Hida 6.0
  • 17 Kanato Hirano 5.8
  • 18 Feinga Fakai 6.1
  • 19 Ryoma Nishimura 6.2
  • 20 Pablo Matera 6.1
  • 21 Koki Miyasaka 5.9
  • 22 Fraser Quirk 6.1
  • 23 Tevita Li 6.1