Saitama Wild Knigkts - Kubota Spears Funabashi Tokyo-Bay (24-26) | Japan Rugby League One - Division 1

Full-time Men's Senior Asia Japan Rugby League One - Division 1 Semi-final Sunday 31 May 2026
JAP
Saitama Wild Knigkts
Form V V V D V
Coach: -
Jack Cornelsen 17' E
Maurice Marks 61' E
Yusaku Kihara 78' E
Takaya Saito 79' E
Takuya Yamasawa1Tr
Takaya Saito1Tr
Stadium: Kumagaya Rugby Stadium, Kumagaya
24-26
Half-time: 7-10
4 tries 2 tries
Head-to-head
V 32-30 14/03/2026
D 24-28 25/05/2025
N 29-29 03/05/2025
V 26-24 28/12/2024
V 55-22 22/03/2024
Attendance: - · Broadcaster: -
JAP
Kubota Spears Funabashi Tokyo-Bay
Form V V V D V
Coach: -
Halatoa Vailea 36' E
Haruto Kida 56' E
Shaun Stevenson3P
Bernard Foley2Tr · 1P

Quick summary

Kubota Spears Funabashi Tokyo-Bay beat Saitama Wild Knigkts 26–24 in a 6-try match and 2 cards. Shaun Stevenson finishes as top scorer with 9 points (3 penalties).
SS
Top scorer
Shaun Stevenson
Kubota Spears Funabashi Tokyo-Bay · 9 pts (3 pen.)
Key figures
4 Tries 2
2 Cons 2
0 Penalties 4
1 Cards 1

Breakdown by period

Period Saitama Wild Knigkts Kubota Spears Funabashi Tokyo-Bay
1st half 7 10
2nd half 17 16
Total 24 26

Match feed

All Tries Penalties / Drop goals Cards Substitutions
E Try T Conv. P Penalty / Drop goal J Yellow O Orange R Red ↔ Replacement
Saitama Wild Knigkts
MIN
Kubota Spears Funabashi Tokyo-Bay
1st half 7 - 10
10'0-3
P
Shaun Stevenson Penalty
E
Jack Cornelsen Try
17'5-3
T
Takuya Yamasawa Conversion
18'7-3
J
Dylan Riley Yellow card
31'7-3
34'7-3
↔
Halatoa VaileaKoga Nezuka Replacement
36'7-8
E
Halatoa Vailea Try
37'7-10
T
Bernard Foley Conversion
↔
Takaya SaitoTakuya Yamasawa Replacement
40'7-10
40'7-10
↔
Hayate EraMalcolm Justin Marx Replacement
↔
Takaya SaitoTakuya Yamasawa Replacement
40'7-10
40'7-10
↔
Hayate EraMalcolm Justin Marx Replacement
40'7-10
↔
Pieter Hermias Cornelius (Lappies) LabuschagneTyler Warne Paul Replacement
2nd half 17 - 16
50'7-13
P
Bernard Foley Penalty
↔
Lisala FinauAsaleli Valu Replacement
52'7-13
↔
Lisala FinauAsaleli Valu Replacement
52'7-13
↔
Juan WilsonBen Gunter Replacement
52'7-13
↔
Maurice MarksTomoki Osada Replacement
52'7-13
56'7-18
E
Haruto Kida Try
57'7-18
↔
Halatoa VaileaOpeti Helu Replacement
↔
Yusaku KiharaCraig Millar Replacement
57'7-18
57'7-20
T
Bernard Foley Conversion
↔
Yusaku KiharaCraig Millar Replacement
57'7-20
57'7-20
↔
Kazuki KatoYota Kamimori Replacement
57'7-20
↔
Opeti HeluKeijiro Tamefusa Replacement
57'7-20
↔
Halatoa VaileaYuya Hirose Replacement
E
Maurice Marks Try
61'12-20
↔
Kenji SatoAtsushi Sakate Replacement
61'12-20
↔
Kenji SatoAtsushi Sakate Replacement
61'12-20
62'12-20
↔
Merwe OlivierFaulua Makisi Replacement
62'12-20
↔
Merwe OlivierFaulua Makisi Replacement
67'12-20
↔
Atsushi OshikawaBernard Foley Replacement
67'12-20
↔
Bryn HallIppei Okada Replacement
67'12-20
↔
Atsushi OshikawaBernard Foley Replacement
↔
Ockie BarnardEsei Ha'angana Replacement
69'12-20
69'12-23
P
Shaun Stevenson Penalty
↔
Ockie BarnardEsei Ha'angana Replacement
69'12-23
71'12-26
P
Shaun Stevenson Penalty
77'12-26
J
Merwe Olivier Yellow card
↔
Shu HagiharaTaiki Koyama Replacement
78'12-26
E
Yusaku Kihara Try
78'17-26
↔
Shu HagiharaTaiki Koyama Replacement
78'17-26
E
Takaya Saito Try
79'22-26
T
Takaya Saito Conversion
79'24-26

Match stats

Saitama Wild Knigkts Kubota Spears Funabashi Tokyo-Bay
24
Points scored
26
4
Tries
2
-
Possession (%)
-
Saitama Wild Knigkts Kubota Spears Funabashi Tokyo-Bay
4
Tries
2
-
Carries
-
-
Metres gained
-
-
Line breaks
-
-
Defenders beaten
-
-
Offloads
-
Saitama Wild Knigkts Kubota Spears Funabashi Tokyo-Bay
-
Tackles made
-
-
% de plaquage
-
-
Tackles missed
-
-
Turnovers won
-
-
Dominant tackles
-
Saitama Wild Knigkts Kubota Spears Funabashi Tokyo-Bay
2
Conversions
2
0
Penalties scored
4
0
Drop goals — none
0
-
Kicks
-
-
Kicking metres
-
-
m / coup de pied
-
-
Box kicks
-
-
50:22
-
Saitama Wild Knigkts Kubota Spears Funabashi Tokyo-Bay
1
Yellow cards
1
0
Orange cards — none
0
0
Red cards — none
0
-
Penalties conceded
-
-
En-avants
-

Statistical comparison match vs season average

Indicator
Saitama Wild Knigkts
18 matches played
Kubota Spears Funabashi Tokyo-Bay
19 matches played
Competition
115 matches played
Points scored
24 ▼
avg. 36.9
26 ▼
avg. 38.7
30.8
Tries
4 ▼
avg. 5.17
2 ▼
avg. 5.58
4.41
First try
17'
avg. 9'48
36'
avg. 17'18
18'54
Penalties scored
0 ▼
avg. 1.06
4 ▲
avg. 0.89
0.81
Yellow cards
1 ▲
avg. 0.22
1 ▲
avg. 0.53
0.61
% wins
89%
79%
—
% vic. domicile
100%
80%
53%
% vic. extérieur
78%
78%
47%

Line-ups

Top scorer
TS
Takaya Saito
1 try · 1 attempt
7 pts
Saitama Wild Knigkts
1 Craig Millar 57'
2 Atsushi Sakate 61'
3 Asaleli Valu 52'
4 Liam Mitchell
5 Esei Ha'angana 69'
6 Ben Gunter 52'
7 Lachlan Boshier
8 Jack Cornelsen E 17'
9 Taiki Koyama 78'
10 Takuya Yamasawa T 18'40'
11 Tomoki Osada 52'
12 Damian de Allende
13 Dylan Riley CJ 31'
14 Koki Takeyama
15 Ryuji Noguchi
Replacements
16 Kenji Sato 61'
17 Yusaku Kihara E 78'57'
18 Lisala Finau 52'
19 Ockie Barnard 69'
20 Juan Wilson 52'
21 Shu Hagihara 78'
22 Maurice Marks E 61'52'
23 Takaya Saito E 79'T 79'40'
Top scorer
SS
Shaun Stevenson
3 attempts
9 pts
Kubota Spears Funabashi Tokyo-Bay
1 Yota Kamimori 57'
2 Malcolm Justin Marx 40'
3 Keijiro Tamefusa 57'
4 Akira Ieremia
5 David James Bulbring
6 Tyler Warne Paul 40'
7 Takeo Suenaga
8 Faulua Makisi 62'
9 Ippei Okada 67'
10 Bernard Foley T 37'P 50'T 57'67'
11 Haruto Kida E 56'
12 Yuya Hirose 57'
13 Rikus Pretorius
14 Koga Nezuka 34'
15 Shaun Stevenson P 10'P 69'P 71'
Replacements
16 Hayate Era 40'
17 Kazuki Kato 57'
18 Opeti Helu 57'
19 Merwe Olivier CJ 77'62'
20 Pieter Hermias Cornelius (Lappies) Labuschagne 40'
21 Bryn Hall 67'
22 Atsushi Oshikawa 67'
23 Halatoa Vailea E 36'57'

Stats by player

Saitama Wild Knigkts
8
80'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
5
Points
80'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
17
23'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
5
Points
23'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
22
28'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
5
Points
28'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
23
40'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
5
Points
40'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
1
57'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
57'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
2
61'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
61'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
3
52'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
52'
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
69'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
69'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
6
52'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
52'
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
78'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
78'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
10
40'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
40'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
11
52'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
52'
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
19'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
19'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
18
28'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
28'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
19
11'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
11'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
20
28'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
28'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
21
2'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
2'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
Kubota Spears Funabashi Tokyo-Bay
11
80'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
5
Points
80'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
23
23'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
5
Points
23'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
1
57'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
57'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
2
40'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
40'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
3
57'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
57'
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
6
40'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
40'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
7
80'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
80'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
8
62'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
62'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
9
67'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
67'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
10
67'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
67'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
12
57'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
57'
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
34'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
34'
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
40'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
40'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
17
23'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
23'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
18
23'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
23'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
19
18'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
18'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
40'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
21
13'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
13'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
22
13'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
13'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
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