Saitama Wild Knights vs Tokyo Sungoliath 31-30 · Japan Rugby League One

Match report

Saitama Wild Knights beat Tokyo Sungoliath 31-30 at Kumagaya Rugby Stadium, Saitama Prefecture, Kumagaya City in round 6 of the Japan Rugby League One on Saturday, 24 January 2026.

That makes it six wins in a row for Saitama Wild Knights.

Written automatically from the match data; updated as results come in.

Head to head

10

Saitama Wild Knights wins (100%)

0

Draws (0%)

0

Tokyo Sungoliath wins (0%)

Last 10 meetings, since May 2021

Biggest Saitama Wild Knights win

60–17

10 May 2025

Last 5 meetings

6 Jun 2026 · Top League
Saitama Wild Knights26
Tokyo Sungoliath19
6 Jun 2026Saitama Wild Knights26–19Tokyo SungoliathTop League
28 Mar 2026 · Top League
Tokyo Sungoliath34
Saitama Wild Knights36
28 Mar 2026Tokyo Sungoliath34–36Saitama Wild KnightsTop League
24 Jan 2026 · Top League
Saitama Wild Knights31
Tokyo Sungoliath30
24 Jan 2026Saitama Wild Knights31–30Tokyo SungoliathTop League
10 May 2025 · Top League
Saitama Wild Knights60
Tokyo Sungoliath17
10 May 2025Saitama Wild Knights60–17Tokyo SungoliathTop League
21 Dec 2024 · Top League
Tokyo Sungoliath12
Saitama Wild Knights33
21 Dec 2024Tokyo Sungoliath12–33Saitama Wild KnightsTop League

Lineups

Avg. age

31.3

Avg. age

29.3

Saitama Wild Knights

1Craig Millar(35)
2Atsushi Sakate(33)
3Asaeli Ai Valu(37)
4Esei Haangana(27)
5Jack Cornelsen(32)
6Ben Gunter(28)
7Lachlan Boshier(31)
8Viliami Afu Kaipouli(29)
9Shu Hagihara(25)
10Takuya Yamasawa(32)
11Marika Koroibete(34)
12Damian De Allende(34)
13Vince Aso(31)
14Koki Takeyama(30)
15Ryuji Noguchi(31)

Replacements

16Kenji Sato(23)
17Keita Inagaki(36)
18Taniela Vea(26)
19Ockie Barnard(25)
20Juan Wilson(25)
21Kumsu Lee(24)
22Maurice Marks(25)
23Kyohei Yamasawa(28)

Tokyo Sungoliath

1Kenta Kobayashi(27)
2Kosuke Horikoshi(31)
3Syuhei Takeuchi(28)
4Ryuga Hashimoto(27)
5Harry Hockings(28)
6Kanji Shimokawa(27)
7Sam Cane(34)
8Sean McMahon(32)
9Yutaka Nagare(34)
10Mikiya Takamoto(25)
11Taiga Ozaki(28)
12Shogo Nakano(29)
13Isaiah Punivai(25)
14Kotaro Matsushima(33)
15Cheslin Kolbe(32)