Overview
- Saitama Wild Knights beat Urayasu D-Rocks 37-19 in Kumagaya, with Marika Koroibete scoring on his season debut and hooker Atsushi Sakate completing a hat-trick.
- Tokyo Sungoliath came from 10 points down to defeat Toyota Verblitz 43-25, moving top as Cheslin Kolbe delivered two tries and 17 points.
- Defending champions Toshiba Brave Lupus Tokyo edged Shizuoka BlueRevs 26-22, launched by a sixth-minute try from Richie Mo’unga and sealed by Seta Tamanivalu.
- Kubota Spears stayed unbeaten after pulling away late to beat BlackRams Tokyo 50-28, while Kobe Steelers overturned a halftime deficit to beat Mie Honda Heat 28-23 for Dave Rennie’s first win.
- Mitsubishi Sagamihara Dynaboars defeated Yokohama Canon Eagles 17-10 in the Kanagawa derby, leaving Tokyo Sungoliath perfect with Wild Knights and Spears also unbeaten after two rounds.