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Yokohama Canon Eagles v Saitama Wild Knights 
Japan Rugby League One - Round 5 
Fri 16th January 2026, 07:00pm PST 
Nippatsu NHK Mitsuzawa Stadium 
Koki Yamauchi Last 5 Games
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Yokohama Canon Eagles v Saitama Wild Knights Japan Rugby League One - Round 5 Fri 16th January 2026, 07:00pm PST Nippatsu NHK Mitsuzawa Stadium Koki Yamauchi 
60' 66' 69' 71' 74' 
Koki Takeyama 
Kenji Sato 
Yuto Mori 
Liam Mitchell 
Billy Harmon 
Lachlan Boshier Kenji Sato 
Asahi Doei 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!
Yokohama Canon Eagles face off against Saitama Wild Knights in Japan Rugby League One Round 5 on Fri 16th January 2026 at Nippatsu NHK Mitsuzawa Stadium. Kick-off in the UK is scheduled for 03:00. In South Africa it’s at 05:00 SAST, 16:00 NZST in New Zealand, 14:00 AEST in Australia and 19:00 EST 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 9 places in the league table with Saitama Wild Knights in 1st and Yokohama Canon Eagles in 10th as such Saitama Wild Knights are favourites on paper.
The official squads for Yokohama Canon Eagles 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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