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Yusaku Kihara Performance Analysis
Japan Rugby League One 2025/2026
Yusaku Kihara featured in 10 matches during the 2025/2026 Japan Rugby League One, representing Saitama Wild Knights. Results included 8 wins and 2 losses.
Yusaku Kihara represented Saitama Wild Knights in the 2025/2026 Japan Rugby League One season, who finished 1st in the regular season table.
Yusaku Kihara played 296 minutes across the Japan Rugby League One 2025/2026. In attack he made 47m with ball in hand, beating 6 defenders and scoring 1 try. Defensively he completed 62 tackles at a rate of 6.2 per game.
In the Japan Rugby League One 2025/2026, Yusaku Kihara completed 7 passes at an accuracy of 78%, contributing 0 try assists and making 27 touches.