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Saitama Wild Knights v Kubota Spears 
Japan Rugby League One - Semi Final 
Sat 30th May 2026, 10:05pm PDT 
Chichibunomiya 
Takehito Namekawa Last 5 Games
You can now check the official International World Rankings in the RugbyPass App!
Saitama Wild Knights v Kubota Spears Japan Rugby League One - Semi Final Sat 30th May 2026, 10:05pm PDT Chichibunomiya Takehito Namekawa 
73' 73' 75' 75' 75' 
Shaun Stevenson 
Takaya Saito 
Damian de Allende 
David Bulbring 
Maurice Marks 
Malcolm Marx Maurice Marks 
Taiki Koyama You can now check the official International World Rankings in the RugbyPass App!
You can now check the official International World Rankings in the RugbyPass App!
You can now check the official International World Rankings in the RugbyPass App!
You can now check the official International World Rankings in the RugbyPass App!
You can now check the official International World Rankings in the RugbyPass App!
You can now check the official International World Rankings in the RugbyPass App!
You can now check the official International World Rankings in the RugbyPass App!
You can now check the official International World Rankings in the RugbyPass App!
You can now check the official International World Rankings in the RugbyPass App!
Saitama Wild Knights face off against Kubota Spears in Japan Rugby League One Round 20 on Sat 30th May 2026 at Chichibunomiya. Kick-off in the UK is scheduled for 06:05. In South Africa it’s at 07:05 SAST, 17:05 NZST in New Zealand, 15:05 AEST in Australia and 22:05 EST in the US.
Kubota Spears 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 2 places in the league table with Kubota Spears in 1st and Saitama Wild Knights in 3rd underlining just how tight this match could be.
The official squads for Saitama Wild Knights vs Kubota Spears 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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