Kobelco Kobe Steelers - Saitama Wild Knigkts (22-17) | Top League

Full-time Men's Senior Asia Top League Final Saturday 31 May 2025
JAP
Kobelco Kobe Steelers
Form V V D V D
Coach: -
No bonus
Amanaki Saumaki 19' E
Waisake Raratubua 39' E
Willie Potgieter 65' E
Bryn Gatland1Tr · 1P
Lee Seung Sin1Tr
Stadium: Noevir Stadium Kobe, Kobe
22-17
Half-time: 15-7
3 tries 2 tries
Head-to-head
D 32-46 02/03/2025
D 18-28 16/03/2024
D 10-48 26/02/2023
D 31-37 16/04/2022
D 37-41 29/01/2022
Attendance: - · Broadcaster: -
JAP
Saitama Wild Knigkts
Form V V N V D
Coach: -
No bonus
Asaleli Valu 32' E
Marika Koroibete 53' E
Kyohei Yamasawa2Tr · 1P

Quick summary

Kobelco Kobe Steelers beat Saitama Wild Knigkts 22–17 in a 5-try match. Kyohei Yamasawa finishes as top scorer with 7 points (1 penalty, 2 conversions).
KY
Top scorer
Kyohei Yamasawa
Saitama Wild Knigkts · 7 pts (2 cons, 1 pen.)
Key figures
3 Tries 2
2 Cons 2
1 Penalties 1

Breakdown by period

Period Kobelco Kobe Steelers Saitama Wild Knigkts
1st half 15 7
2nd half 7 10
Total 22 17

Match feed

All Tries Penalties / Drop goals Cards Substitutions
E Try T Conv. P Penalty / Drop goal J Yellow O Orange R Red ↔ Replacement
Kobelco Kobe Steelers
MIN
Saitama Wild Knigkts
1st half 15 - 7
P
Bryn Gatland Penalty
9'3-0
E
Amanaki Saumaki Try
19'8-0
32'8-5
E
Asaleli Valu Try
32'8-7
T
Kyohei Yamasawa Conversion
T
Bryn Gatland Conversion
39'10-7
E
Waisake Raratubua Try
39'15-7
2nd half 7 - 10
43'15-7
↔
Atsushi SakateKenji Sato Replacement
↔
Takuya KitadeGeorge Turner Replacement
50'15-7
↔
Willie PotgieterAmanaki Saumaki Replacement
50'15-7
53'15-12
E
Marika Koroibete Try
53'15-14
T
Kyohei Yamasawa Conversion
53'15-14
↔
Lisala FinauAsaleli Valu Replacement
↔
Hiroshi YamashitaJiwon Gu Replacement
54'15-14
60'15-17
P
Kyohei Yamasawa Penalty
↔
Takuma MotohashiWaisake Raratubua Replacement
60'15-17
60'15-17
↔
Taiki KoyamaYuta Takagi Replacement
↔
Itsuki KamimuraAtsushi Hiwasa Replacement
62'15-17
↔
Tali IoasaBryn Gatland Replacement
62'15-17
63'15-17
↔
Daniel PerezCraig Millar Replacement
63'15-17
↔
Liam MitchellLodewyk de Jager Replacement
63'15-17
↔
Shota FukuiItsuki Onishi Replacement
E
Willie Potgieter Try
65'20-17
T
Lee Seung Sin Conversion
65'22-17
↔
Go MaedaShigure Takao Replacement
66'22-17
↔
Hayata Tsujino Replacement
72'22-17
76'22-17
↔
Juan WilsonLachlan Boshier Replacement

Match stats

Kobelco Kobe Steelers Saitama Wild Knigkts
22
Points scored
17
3
Tries
2
-
Possession (%)
-
Kobelco Kobe Steelers Saitama Wild Knigkts
3
Tries
2
-
Carries
-
-
Metres gained
-
-
Line breaks
-
-
Defenders beaten
-
-
Offloads
-
Kobelco Kobe Steelers Saitama Wild Knigkts
-
Tackles made
-
-
% de plaquage
-
-
Tackles missed
-
-
Turnovers won
-
-
Dominant tackles
-
Kobelco Kobe Steelers Saitama Wild Knigkts
2
Conversions
2
1
Penalties scored
1
0
Drop goals — none
0
-
Kicks
-
-
Kicking metres
-
-
m / coup de pied
-
-
Box kicks
-
-
50:22
-
Kobelco Kobe Steelers Saitama Wild Knigkts
0
Yellow cards — none
0
0
Orange cards — none
0
0
Red cards — none
0
-
Penalties conceded
-
-
En-avants
-

Statistical comparison match vs season average

Indicator
Kobelco Kobe Steelers
20 matches played
Saitama Wild Knigkts
19 matches played
Competition
115 matches played
Points scored
22 ▼
avg. 34
17 ▼
avg. 39.5
30.6
Tries
3 ▼
avg. 4.85
2 ▼
avg. 5.37
4.33
First try
19'
avg. 15'36
32'
avg. 16'18
19'42
Penalties scored
1 ▲
avg. 0.85
1 ▼
avg. 1.63
0.9
% wins
55%
74%
—
% vic. domicile
67%
80%
56%
% vic. extérieur
45%
67%
44%

Line-ups

Top scorer
BG
Bryn Gatland
2 attempts
5 pts
Kobelco Kobe Steelers
1 Shigure Takao 66'
2 George Turner 50'
3 Jiwon Gu 54'
4 Gerard Cowley-Tuioti
5 Brodie Retallick
6 Waisake Raratubua E 39'60'
7 Solomone Funaki
8 Amanaki Saumaki E 19'50'
9 Atsushi Hiwasa 62'
10 Bryn Gatland P 9'T 39'62'
11 Inoke Burua
12 Timothy Lafaele
13 Lee Seung Sin T 65'
14 Kazuma Ueda
15 Kenta Matsunaga
Replacements
16 Takuya Kitade 50'
17 Willie Potgieter E 65'50'
18 Hiroshi Yamashita 54'
19 Itsuki Kamimura 62'
20 Takuma Motohashi 60'
21 Tali Ioasa 62'
22 Go Maeda 66'
23 Hayata Tsujino 72'
Top scorer
KY
Kyohei Yamasawa
3 attempts
7 pts
Saitama Wild Knigkts
1 Craig Millar 63'
2 Kenji Sato 43'
3 Asaleli Valu E 32'53'
4 Esei Ha'angana
5 Lodewyk de Jager 63'
6 Itsuki Onishi 63'
7 Lachlan Boshier 76'
8 Jack Cornelsen
9 Yuta Takagi 60'
10 Kyohei Yamasawa T 32'T 53'P 60'
11 Marika Koroibete E 53'
12 Damian de Allende
13 Dylan Riley
14 Koki Takeyama
15 Takuya Yamasawa
Replacements
16 Atsushi Sakate 43'
17 Lisala Finau 53'
18 Taiki Koyama 60'
19 Daniel Perez 63'
20 Liam Mitchell 63'
21 Shota Fukui 63'
22 Juan Wilson 76'

Stats by player

Kobelco Kobe Steelers
6
60'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
5
Points
60'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
8
50'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
5
Points
50'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
17
30'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
5
Points
30'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
1
66'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
66'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
2
50'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
50'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
3
54'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
54'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
4
80'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
80'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
5
80'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
80'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
7
80'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
80'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
9
62'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
62'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
10
62'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
62'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
11
80'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
80'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
12
80'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
80'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
13
80'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
80'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
14
80'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
80'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
15
80'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
80'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
16
30'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
30'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
18
26'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
26'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
19
18'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
18'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
20
20'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
20'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
21
18'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
18'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
22
14'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
14'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
23
8'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
8'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
Saitama Wild Knigkts
3
53'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
5
Points
53'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
11
80'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
5
Points
80'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
1
63'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
63'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
2
43'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
43'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
4
80'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
80'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
5
63'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
63'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
6
63'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
63'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
7
76'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
76'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
8
80'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
80'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
9
60'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
60'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
10
80'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
80'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
12
80'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
80'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
13
80'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
80'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
14
80'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
80'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
15
80'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
80'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
16
37'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
37'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
17
27'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
27'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
18
20'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
20'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
19
17'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
17'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
20
17'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
17'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
21
17'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
17'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
22
4'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
4'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
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