Rugby League One saw four games played in the 9th round of Division 1, the Saitama Panasonic Wild Knights and Toshiba Brave Lupus Tokyo in a winless showdown, with the Wild Knights winning and extending their winning streak from the start of the tournament to 9. Ta.
It was a battle for first place between the Wild Knights, who have won eight straight games since the start of the season, and Brave Lupus, who are in second place with a one-point difference.Rikiya Matsuda scored four penalty goals after a standoff in the first half, and the Wild Knights won 19 points. I led by 10 and turned around.
In the second half, they extended their lead with tries from Tomoki Nagata and Kyohei Yamazawa, and then Brave Lupus caught them up to 5 points, but they got a try just before the end of the game.
The Wild Knights won 36-24, extending their winning streak from the start of the season to nine, and maintained their lead with 42 points.
Brave Lupus, who suffered their first loss, now have 8 wins and 1 loss, with 37 points remaining.
▽Third place Tokyo Suntory Sungoliath defeated Hanazono Kintetsu Liners 34-14, with 7 wins and 2 losses, and 34 points.
The Liners have lost 9 straight games and remain at 1 point.
▽Yokohama Canon Eagles vs. Shizuoka Blue Revs: Eagles won 34-17, with 6 wins and 3 losses, and 28 points.
The Blue Revs, who have lost three straight, now have 3 wins and 6 losses, with 16 points.
▽In the 4-4 match between Kubota Spears Funabashi/Tokyo Bay and Toyota Verbritz, Verbritz defeated last season's champion Spears 31-27.
Verblitz has 23 points with 5 wins and 4 losses.
Spears has lost two in a row and now has 4 wins and 5 losses, with 22 points.