CRFC Fans | Saitama Wild Knights 26–20 Toyota Verblitz | Japan League One

Saitama Wild Knights

2

2

6

6

Wild Knights

Vince Aso

Ben Gunter tries

Koki Takeyama tries

Lachlan Boshier tries

Takuya Yamasawa (3) conversions

k.o.: 2:30 pm

14 February, 2026

Venue: Kumagaya Rugby Ground

Competition: Japan League One

Spectators: 9,289

Toshimasa Sekiya

Japan League One

Toyota Verblitz

2

2

0

0

Rikiya Matsuda

Akito Okui

Rikiya Matsuda (2)

Rikiya Matsuda

Tiaan Falcon

Verblitz

Toyota Verblitz

36

Kicks

40

179

Passes

189

142

Carries

146

476

Meters Run

526

5

Breaks

5

11

Offloads

8

26

Defenders Beaten

31

13

Turnovers

10

11

Penalties

10

5

Dominant Tackles

3

0

Tackle Turnovers

1

31

183

Tackles

131

26

5

Mauls

3

10

82

Rucks

116

5

1

2

Scrums

6

1

3

13

Lineouts

13

4

48

Possession

52

50

Territory

50

46 min

1

71 min

47 min

2

Yoshikatsu Hikosaka

63 min

46 min

3

Hamdahn Tuipulotu

55 min

80 min

4

Hingano Lolohea

72 min

58 min

5

Lourens Erasmus

80 min

67 min

6

80 min

80 min

Lachlan Boshier

7

80 min

80 min

8

63 min

72 min

9

71 min

80 min

Takuya Yamasawa

10

72 min

58 min

Marika Koroibete

11

80 min

80 min

12

Nicholas McCurran

80 min

80 min

Hayata Taniyama

13

73 min

80 min

14

Taichi Takahashi

80 min

80 min

15

80 min

33 min

16

17 min

34 min

17

9 min

34 min

18

25 min

22 min

19

8 min

13 min

20

17 min

8 min

21

9 min

22 min

22

8 min

0 min

23

7 min

2

1

7

4

2

Yoshikatsu Hikosaka

6

5

3

Hamdahn Tuipulotu

7

15

4

Hingano Lolohea

12

5

5

Lourens Erasmus

12

7

6

13

7

Lachlan Boshier

7

10

8

8

8

6

9

3

12

Takuya Yamasawa

10

5

9

Marika Koroibete

11

14

14

12

Nicholas McCurran

10

7

Hayata Taniyama

13

6

18

14

Taichi Takahashi

9

6

15

9

3

16

2

1

17

2

5

18

2

3

19

2

3

20

4

21

2

22

2

23

1

1

2

Yoshikatsu Hikosaka

1

3

Hamdahn Tuipulotu

4

Hingano Lolohea

2

1

5

Lourens Erasmus

6

1

1

Lachlan Boshier

7

2

8

1

9

2

2

Takuya Yamasawa

10

2

Marika Koroibete

11

1

1

12

Nicholas McCurran

1

Hayata Taniyama

13

1

14

Taichi Takahashi

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

1

2

Yoshikatsu Hikosaka

1

3

Hamdahn Tuipulotu

4

Hingano Lolohea

5

Lourens Erasmus

6

1

1

Lachlan Boshier

7

8

9

Takuya Yamasawa

10

1

Marika Koroibete

11

12

Nicholas McCurran

Hayata Taniyama

13

1

1

14

Taichi Takahashi

1

1

15

1

16

17

18

19

1

20

21

22

23

1

6

8

2

Yoshikatsu Hikosaka

21

35

3

Hamdahn Tuipulotu

21

12

4

Hingano Lolohea

36

4

5

Lourens Erasmus

30

22

6

23

30

Lachlan Boshier

7

22

43

8

32

10

9

14

24

Takuya Yamasawa

10

35

44

Marika Koroibete

11

62

36

12

Nicholas McCurran

16

10

Hayata Taniyama

13

32

102

14

Taichi Takahashi

50

55

15

80

8

16

3

17

3

6

18

3

2

19

9

12

20

22

21

12

22

6

23

Dominant Tackles

Completed Tackles

Missed Tackles

2

14

1

13

3

5

10

2

Yoshikatsu Hikosaka

1

9

2

1

16

3

Hamdahn Tuipulotu

3

3

19

2

4

Hingano Lolohea

8

2

7

5

Lourens Erasmus

13

1

4

9

6

15

1

21

Lachlan Boshier

7

11

2

3

11

8

9

1

2

9

9

2

2

2

8

Takuya Yamasawa

10

2

4

1

2

1

Marika Koroibete

11

9

3

3

9

12

Nicholas McCurran

8

3

11

Hayata Taniyama

13

5

3

14

Taichi Takahashi

9

2

1

5

1

15

1

2

2

3

16

2

1

4

17

1

8

18

5

7

19

1

3

20

1

4

1

21

3

1

22

23

1

(35)

1

(30)

penalty try

(23)

2

(35)

Yoshikatsu Hikosaka

(23)

3

(25)

Hamdahn Tuipulotu

penalties conceded

(30)

4

(22)

Hingano Lolohea

penalty try

penalty try

(26)

5

(32)

Lourens Erasmus

(28)

6

(23)

penalties conceded

Lachlan Boshier

(31)

7

(24)

penalty try

penalties conceded

penalties conceded

(31)

8

(31)

penalty try

(31)

9

(37)

Takuya Yamasawa

(31)

10

(31)

penalties conceded

penalties conceded

Marika Koroibete

(33)

11

(29)

Vince Aso

(31)

12

(29)

Nicholas McCurran

Hayata Taniyama

(24)

13

(27)

penalty try

penalties conceded

(29)

14

(29)

Taichi Takahashi

penalty try

(30)

15

(28)

(32)

16

(27)

(35)

17

(23)

penalties conceded

penalties conceded

(36)

18

(27)

penalty try

penalties conceded

(24)

19

(31)

penalty try

penalty try

penalties conceded

(24)

20

(25)

(24)

21

(35)

(26)

22

(23)

(25)

23

(26)

Only players who played > 40 minutes are rated. Figures show comparison with average player's performance in that position over the last five seasons

62

1

59

46

2

Yoshikatsu Hikosaka

110

424

Lisala Finau(MOM)

3

Hamdahn Tuipulotu

215

126

4

Hingano Lolohea

144

83

5

Lourens Erasmus

151

71

6

138

119

Lachlan Boshier

7

70

42

8

103

79

9

72

117

Takuya Yamasawa

10

142

64

Marika Koroibete

11

114

114

12

Nicholas McCurran

64

77

Hayata Taniyama

13

65

165

14

Taichi Takahashi

94

90

15

94

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