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Saitama Wild Knights v Toyota Verblitz 
Japan Rugby League One - Round 8 
Fri 13th February 2026, 09:30pm PST 
Kumagaya Rugby Stadium 
Toshimasa Sekiya Last 5 Games
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Saitama Wild Knights v Toyota Verblitz Japan Rugby League One - Round 8 Fri 13th February 2026, 09:30pm PST Kumagaya Rugby Stadium Toshimasa Sekiya 
77' 78' 80' 83' 83' 
Rikiya Matsuda 
Lachlan Boshier 
Koki Takeyama 
Liam Mitchell 
Taichi Takahashi Lachlan Boshier Koki Takeyama 
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 Toyota Verblitz in Japan Rugby League One Round 8 on Fri 13th February 2026 at Kumagaya Rugby Stadium. Kick-off in the UK is scheduled for 05:30. In South Africa it’s at 07:30 SAST, 18:30 NZST in New Zealand, 16:30 AEST in Australia and 21:30 EST in the US.
Saitama Wild Knights won the last encounter but Saitama Wild Knights are in the best form of their last 5 games.
Heading into the fixture the two sides are separated by 7 places in the league table with Toyota Verblitz in 1st and Saitama Wild Knights in 8th as such Toyota Verblitz are favourites on paper.
The official squads for Saitama Wild Knights vs Toyota Verblitz 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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