Urayasu D-Rocks
27 - 24
Wild Knights
01 May 2026
Stage: Conference A Round 17
Prince Chichibu Memorial Stadium
The Urayasu D-Rocks triumphed 27-24 over the Saitama Wild Knights in a thrilling Japan League One D1 clash. Saitama took an early lead with tries from Saito and Wilson, establishing a 12-0 advantage. The D-Rocks responded fiercely, scoring three tries in quick succession, including two from Ioane, and a penalty from Tamura to lead 20-12 at halftime. In the second half, Esei Haangana scored for Saitama, narrowing the gap to 20-19. However, D-Rocks' Lisala scored a late try, which proved crucial despite Saitama's Wilson adding another try shortly after. Tamura's overall kicking and leadership were pivotal for Urayasu throughout the match. This victory marked a significant turnaround for the D-Rocks against their rivals, having faced defeats in their previous encounters.
Weather
Temperature: 18.3°C (Feels like 12.9°C) Condition: Windy Wind: 29.1 km/h, gusting to 61.9 km/h Humidity: 67% Cloud Cover: 12%
Highlights
Events
- 0' kickoff
- 6' try Takaya Saito
- 7' conversion Takaya Saito
- 7' substitution Kaisei Umeda
- 9' try Juan Wilson
- 10' substitution Shin Takeuchi
- 22' try Soma Matsumoto
- 23' conversion Hikaru Tamura
- 26' try Tamati Ioane
- 28' conversion Hikaru Tamura
- 28' substitution Samisoni Tua
- 28' substitution Hendrik Tui
- 40' penalty Hikaru Tamura
- 40' substitution Craig Millar
- 40' substitution Luteru Laulala
- 40' half_time
- 40' second_half
- 47' try Tamati Ioane
- 49' substitution Marika Koroibete
- 49' substitution Takaya Saito
- 49' substitution Taiki Fujii
- 50' substitution Ryuji Noguchi
- 55' try Esei Haangana
- 56' conversion Takuya Yamasawa
- 56' substitution Esei Haangana
- 57' substitution Atsushi Sakate
- 58' substitution Takashi Omoto
- 58' substitution Manaaki Selby-Rickit
- 58' substitution Gakuto Ishida
- 58' substitution Maurice Marks
- 58' substitution Takaya Saito
- 62' try Juan Wilson
- 62' substitution Ren Iinuma
- 67' substitution Tamati Ioane
- 71' substitution Ben Gunter
- 71' substitution Marika Koroibete
- 72' substitution Ryohei Yamanaka
- 79' substitution Samisoni Tua
- 80' drop_goal_miss Hikaru Tamura
- 81' try Siosifa Lisala
- 80' full_time