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BlackRams Tokyo face off against Saitama Wild Knights in Japan Rugby League One Round 7 on Fri 6th February 2026 at Komazawa Olympic Park Stadium. Kick-off in the UK is scheduled for 04:00. In South Africa it’s at 06:00 SAST, 17:00 NZST in New Zealand, 15:00 AEST in Australia and 20:00 EST on Flo Rugby in the US.
Saitama Wild Knights won the last encounter but both teams are in the same form for their last 5 games.
Heading into the fixture the two sides are separated by just 3 places in the league table with Saitama Wild Knights in 1st and BlackRams Tokyo in 4th underlining just how tight this match could be.
The official squads for BlackRams Tokyo vs Saitama Wild Knights will become available around 24- 48 hours before kick-off. Teams can still make changes up to an hour before the match however.
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The Saitama Wild Knights supporters go wild as Takuya Yamasawa successfully kicks the penalty goal.
Ichigo Nakakusu does the business as their penalty goal attempt goes over.
The touch judges raise their flags as Ichigo Nakakusu kicks the penalty goal.
Takuya Yamasawa makes no mistake with that penalty goal attempt.
Takuya Yamasawa has kicked a conversion.
The Saitama Wild Knights pack has powered over for Atsushi Sakate to score the try.