Urayasu D-Rocks 27 - 24 Wild Knights

Full time

01 May 2026

Stage: Conference A Round 17

Prince Chichibu Memorial Stadium

Urayasu D-Rocks vs Wild Knights head to head

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

Kickoff
6'

Try

Takaya Saito · Wild Knights

0 - 5
7'

Conversion

Takaya Saito · Wild Knights

0 - 7
7'

Substitution

Gakuto Ishida on for Kaisei Umeda · Urayasu D-Rocks
9'

Try

Juan Wilson · Wild Knights

0 - 12
10'

Substitution

Hendrik Tui on for Shin Takeuchi · Urayasu D-Rocks
22'

Try

Soma Matsumoto · Urayasu D-Rocks

5 - 12
23'

Conversion

Hikaru Tamura · Urayasu D-Rocks

7 - 12
26'

Try

Tamati Ioane · Urayasu D-Rocks

12 - 12
28'

Conversion

Hikaru Tamura · Urayasu D-Rocks

14 - 12
28'

Substitution

Luteru Laulala on for Samisoni Tua · Urayasu D-Rocks
28'

Substitution

Shin Takeuchi on for Hendrik Tui · Urayasu D-Rocks
40'

Penalty

Hikaru Tamura · Urayasu D-Rocks

17 - 12
40'

Substitution

Yusaku Kihara on for Craig Millar · Wild Knights
40'

Substitution

Samisoni Tua on for Luteru Laulala · Urayasu D-Rocks
Halftime 17 - 12
Second Half
47'

Try

Tamati Ioane · Urayasu D-Rocks

22 - 12
49'

Substitution

Maurice Marks on for Marika Koroibete · Wild Knights
49'

Substitution

Takuya Yamasawa on for Takaya Saito · Wild Knights
49'

Substitution

Lisala Finau on for Taiki Fujii · Wild Knights
50'

Substitution

Takaya Saito on for Ryuji Noguchi · Wild Knights
55'

Try

Esei Haangana · Wild Knights

22 - 17
56'

Conversion

Takuya Yamasawa · Wild Knights

22 - 19
56'

Substitution

Liam Mitchell on for Esei Haangana · Wild Knights
57'

Substitution

Kenji Sato on for Atsushi Sakate · Wild Knights
58'

Substitution

Junichiro Matsushita on for Takashi Omoto · Urayasu D-Rocks
58'

Substitution

Hendrik Tui on for Manaaki Selby-Rickit · Urayasu D-Rocks
58'

Substitution

Kim Ryom on for Gakuto Ishida · Urayasu D-Rocks
58'

Substitution

Marika Koroibete on for Maurice Marks · Wild Knights
58'

Substitution

Ryuji Noguchi on for Takaya Saito · Wild Knights
62'

Try

Juan Wilson · Wild Knights

22 - 24
62'

Substitution

Taisei Konishi on for Ren Iinuma · Urayasu D-Rocks
67'

Substitution

Siosifa Lisala on for Tamati Ioane · Urayasu D-Rocks
71'

Substitution

Ryota Hasegawa on for Ben Gunter · Wild Knights
71'

Substitution

Maurice Marks on for Marika Koroibete · Wild Knights
72'

Substitution

Taiga Ishida on for Ryohei Yamanaka · Urayasu D-Rocks
79'

Substitution

Luteru Laulala on for Samisoni Tua · Urayasu D-Rocks
80'

Missed Drop Goal

Hikaru Tamura · Urayasu D-Rocks
81'

Try

Siosifa Lisala · Urayasu D-Rocks

27 - 24
Fulltime 27 - 24

Player ratings

Urayasu D-Rocks

15 Ryohei Yamanaka 7.2
14 Takuhei Yasuda 8.0
13 Soma Matsumoto 10.0
12 Samisoni Tua 7.5
11 Caleb Cavubati 7.4
10 Hikaru Tamura 7.1
9 Ren Iinuma 6.3
1 Kaisei Umeda –
2 Takashi Omoto 7.3
3 Genki Sudo 7.6
4 Yuzuki Sasaki 6.4
5 Manaaki Selby-Rickit 7.6
6 Shin Takeuchi 6.7
7 Miu Austin Moriyama 7.6
8 Tamati Ioane 9.6
16 Junichiro Matsushita 6.2
17 Gakuto Ishida 6.4
18 Kim Ryom 6.0
19 Hendrik Tui 6.6
20 Siosifa Lisala 7.7
21 Taisei Konishi 6.3
22 Luteru Laulala 6.1
23 Taiga Ishida –

Wild Knights

15 Ryuji Noguchi 6.4
14 Koki Takeyama 7.3
13 Tomoki Osada 6.8
12 Vince Aso 6.1
11 Marika Koroibete 5.8
10 Takaya Saito 6.9
9 Shu Hagihara 5.6
1 Craig Millar 6.2
2 Atsushi Sakate 7.3
3 Taiki Fujii 6.2
4 Xavier Stowers 7.5
5 Esei Haangana 7.7
6 Juan Wilson 8.6
7 Ben Gunter 6.5
8 Jack Cornelsen 7.2
16 Kenji Sato 6.3
17 Yusaku Kihara 6.1
18 Lisala Finau 6.2
19 Liam Mitchell 6.5
20 Ryota Hasegawa –
21 Yoshiaki Taniguchi –
22 Maurice Marks 6.7
23 Takuya Yamasawa 6.2