Kubota Spears 30 - 32 Wild Knights

Full time

14 Mar 2026

Stage: Conference B Round 11

Prince Chichibu Memorial Stadium

Kubota Spears vs Wild Knights head to head

In a thrilling encounter at Prince Chichibu Memorial Stadium, the Saitama Wild Knights triumphed over the Kubota Spears with a score of 32-30. Damian de Allende opened the scoring for the Wild Knights with an early try, but the Spears quickly responded with a try from Shinobu Fujiwara and a conversion by Bernard Foley. The teams exchanged penalties and tries, with Koki Takeyama scoring for the Wild Knights before half-time. After the break, the Spears surged ahead with tries from Koga Nezuka and David Bulbring, both converted by Foley. However, a yellow card for Ruan Botha hampered the Spears' momentum. The Wild Knights capitalized on this, scoring two late tries, including one from Ryuji Noguchi, to secure their victory. The match showcased impressive performances from both sides, particularly from Foley and Yamasawa, who excelled in their kicking duties.

Weather

Temperature: 12.5°C (Feels like 11.6°C) Condition: Clear Wind: 12.4 km/h, gusting to 29.9 km/h Humidity: 40% Cloud Cover: 6%

Highlights

Events

Kickoff
13'

Try

Damian de Allende · Wild Knights

0 - 5
18'

Penalty

Halatoa Vailea · Kubota Spears

3 - 5
23'

Try

Shinobu Fujiwara · Kubota Spears

8 - 5
24'

Conversion

Bernard Foley · Kubota Spears

10 - 5
30'

Penalty

Takuya Yamasawa · Wild Knights

10 - 8
33'

Try

Koki Takeyama · Wild Knights

10 - 13
34'

Conversion

Takuya Yamasawa · Wild Knights

10 - 15
Halftime 10 - 15
Second Half
42'

Try

Koga Nezuka · Kubota Spears

15 - 15
43'

Conversion

Bernard Foley · Kubota Spears

17 - 15
44'

Yellow Card

Ruan Botha · Kubota Spears
45'

Penalty

Takuya Yamasawa · Wild Knights

17 - 18
54'

Yellow Card Complete

Ruan Botha · Kubota Spears
57'

Try

David Bulbring · Kubota Spears

22 - 18
58'

Conversion

Bernard Foley · Kubota Spears

24 - 18
58'

Substitution

Ockie Barnard on for Esei Haangana · Wild Knights
58'

Substitution

Yusaku Kihara on for Malcolm Marx · Wild Knights
58'

Substitution

Hayate Era on for Yota Kamimori · Kubota Spears
58'

Substitution

Kota Kaishi on for Opeti Helu · Kubota Spears
58'

Substitution

Izi Sword on for Faulua Makisi · Kubota Spears
58'

Substitution

Akira Ieremia on for Atsushi Sakate · Kubota Spears
59'

Substitution

Kenji Sato on for Asaeli Ai Valu · Wild Knights
63'

Penalty

Shaun Stevenson · Kubota Spears

27 - 18
63'

Substitution

Shu Hagihara on for Taiki Koyama · Wild Knights
66'

Missed Drop Goal

Shaun Stevenson · Kubota Spears
67'

Substitution

Merwe Olivier on for Ruan Botha · Kubota Spears
67'

Substitution

Maurice Marks on for Tomoki Osada · Wild Knights
68'

Try

Ockie Barnard · Wild Knights

27 - 23
69'

Conversion

Takuya Yamasawa · Wild Knights

27 - 25
69'

Substitution

Ryota Hasegawa on for Ben Gunter · Wild Knights
69'

Substitution

Takaya Saito on for Koki Takeyama · Wild Knights
70'

Substitution

Kazuhiro Taniguchi on for Shinobu Fujiwara · Kubota Spears
71'

Penalty

Bernard Foley · Kubota Spears

30 - 25
74'

Substitution

Hibiki Yamada on for Koga Nezuka · Kubota Spears
81'

Try

Ryuji Noguchi · Wild Knights

30 - 30
82'

Conversion

Takuya Yamasawa · Wild Knights

30 - 32
Fulltime 30 - 32

Player ratings

Kubota Spears

15 Shaun Stevenson 6.9
14 Koga Nezuka 7.7
13 Rikus Pretorius 6.4
12 Yuya Hirose 6.2
11 Halatoa Vailea 5.9
10 Bernard Foley 6.6
9 Shinobu Fujiwara 6.9
1 Yota Kamimori 6.0
2 Malcolm Marx 7.1
3 Opeti Helu 7.9
4 Ruan Botha 5.3
5 David Bulbring 7.5
6 Tyler Paul 7.0
7 Takeo Suenaga 5.4
8 Faulua Makisi 7.0
16 Hayate Era 6.4
17 Kota Kaishi 5.9
18 Izi Sword 5.6
19 Merwe Olivier 6.0
20 Akira Ieremia 6.6
21 Kazuhiro Taniguchi 5.8
22 Atsushi Oshikawa –
23 Hibiki Yamada –

Wild Knights

15 Ryuji Noguchi 6.7
14 Koki Takeyama 6.8
13 Dylan Riley 5.7
12 Damian de Allende 7.9
11 Tomoki Osada 7.7
10 Takuya Yamasawa 8.5
9 Taiki Koyama 7.0
1 Keita Inagaki 6.1
2 Atsushi Sakate 6.6
3 Asaeli Ai Valu 7.2
4 Liam Mitchell 7.7
5 Esei Haangana 6.5
6 Ben Gunter 7.3
7 Lachlan Boshier 7.4
8 Jack Cornelsen 7.4
16 Kenji Sato 6.4
17 Yusaku Kihara 6.6
18 Lisala Finau –
19 Ockie Barnard 7.1
20 Ryota Hasegawa 6.4
21 Shu Hagihara 6.2
22 Maurice Marks 6.1
23 Takaya Saito 6.2