Wild Knights 24 - 26 Kubota Spears

Full time

31 May 2026

Stage: SF Round 20

Prince Chichibu Memorial Stadium

Wild Knights vs Kubota Spears head to head

In a thrilling encounter, the Kubota Spears triumphed over the Saitama Wild Knights with a final score of 26-24. Early in the match, Shaun Stevenson kicked a penalty for the Spears, but Jack Cornelsen quickly responded with a try for the Wild Knights, converted by Takuya Yamasawa. The game saw momentum shift as Dylan Riley received a yellow card, allowing Halatoa Vailea to score for Kubota, which was converted by Bernard Foley. The second half featured a crucial try from Maurice Marks for the Wild Knights, but the Spears answered back with a try from Haruto Kida, also converted by Foley. Late in the match, Yusaku Kihara and Takaya Saito scored for Saitama, but it wasn't enough to secure the win. Ultimately, Kubota's disciplined play and effective use of penalties secured their narrow victory. The match highlighted the competitive rivalry between the two teams, with Kubota continuing their recent dominance.

Weather

Temperature: 28.8°C (Feels like 28.4°C) Condition: Cloudy Wind: 8.9 km/h, gusting to 20.6 km/h Humidity: 45% Cloud Cover: 96%

Highlights

Events

Kickoff
9'

Penalty

Shaun Stevenson · Kubota Spears

0 - 3
16'

Try

Jack Cornelsen · Wild Knights

5 - 3
17'

Conversion

Takuya Yamasawa · Wild Knights

7 - 3
30'

Yellow Card

Dylan Riley · Wild Knights
33'

Substitution

Halatoa Vailea on for Koga Nezuka · Kubota Spears
35'

Try

Halatoa Vailea · Kubota Spears

7 - 8
36'

Conversion

Bernard Foley · Kubota Spears

7 - 10
40'

Substitution

Takaya Saito on for Takuya Yamasawa · Wild Knights
40'

Substitution

Koga Nezuka on for Halatoa Vailea · Kubota Spears
40'

Substitution

Hayate Era on for Malcolm Marx · Kubota Spears
40'

Substitution

Pieter Labuschagne on for Tyler Paul · Kubota Spears
Halftime 7 - 10
Second Half
40'

Yellow Card Complete

Dylan Riley · Wild Knights
49'

Penalty

Bernard Foley · Kubota Spears

7 - 13
51'

Substitution

Maurice Marks on for Tomoki Osada · Wild Knights
51'

Substitution

Lisala Finau on for Asaeli Ai Valu · Wild Knights
51'

Substitution

Juan Wilson on for Ben Gunter · Wild Knights
55'

Try

Haruto Kida · Kubota Spears

7 - 18
56'

Conversion

Bernard Foley · Kubota Spears

7 - 20
56'

Substitution

Yusaku Kihara on for Craig Millar · Wild Knights
57'

Substitution

Kazuki Kato on for Keijiro Tamefusa · Kubota Spears
57'

Substitution

Opeti Helu on for Yuya Hirose · Kubota Spears
60'

Try

Maurice Marks · Wild Knights

12 - 20
61'

Substitution

Merwe Olivier on for Faulua Makisi · Kubota Spears
61'

Substitution

Kenji Sato on for Atsushi Sakate · Wild Knights
64'

Missed Drop Goal

Bernard Foley · Kubota Spears
66'

Substitution

Atsushi Oshikawa on for Bernard Foley · Kubota Spears
66'

Substitution

Bryn Hall on for Ippei Okada · Kubota Spears
68'

Penalty

Shaun Stevenson · Kubota Spears

12 - 23
68'

Substitution

Ockie Barnard on for Esei Haangana · Wild Knights
70'

Penalty

Shaun Stevenson · Kubota Spears

12 - 26
75'

Yellow Card

Merwe Olivier · Kubota Spears
76'

Try

Yusaku Kihara · Wild Knights

17 - 26
79'

Try

Takaya Saito · Wild Knights

24 - 26
79'

Conversion

Takaya Saito · Wild Knights

19 - 26
Fulltime 24 - 26

Player ratings

Wild Knights

15 Ryuji Noguchi 5.1
14 Koki Takeyama 5.9
13 Dylan Riley 5.2
12 Damian de Allende 6.3
11 Tomoki Osada 5.8
10 Takuya Yamasawa 6.1
9 Taiki Koyama 5.9
1 Craig Millar 5.9
2 Atsushi Sakate 6.7
3 Asaeli Ai Valu 6.0
4 Liam Mitchell 7.2
5 Esei Haangana 6.3
6 Ben Gunter 6.4
7 Lachlan Boshier 6.2
8 Jack Cornelsen 7.0
16 Kenji Sato 6.2
17 Yusaku Kihara 6.6
18 Lisala Finau 6.0
19 Ockie Barnard 6.0
20 Juan Wilson 6.2
21 Shu Hagihara –
22 Maurice Marks 6.7
23 Takaya Saito 6.8

Kubota Spears

15 Shaun Stevenson 6.8
14 Koga Nezuka 7.8
13 Rikus Pretorius 7.9
12 Yuya Hirose 5.8
11 Haruto Kida 8.5
10 Bernard Foley 6.7
9 Ippei Okada 6.6
1 Yota Kamimori 5.6
2 Malcolm Marx 7.1
3 Keijiro Tamefusa 6.6
4 Akira Ieremia 7.0
5 David Bulbring 6.8
6 Tyler Paul 6.5
7 Takeo Suenaga 6.2
8 Faulua Makisi 6.4
16 Hayate Era 6.6
17 Kazuki Kato 6.6
18 Opeti Helu 7.0
19 Merwe Olivier 5.6
20 Pieter Labuschagne 6.9
21 Bryn Hall 6.4
22 Atsushi Oshikawa 6.5
23 Halatoa Vailea –