Saitama Wild Knights
| Full name | Saitama Panasonic Wild Knights | ||
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| Union | Japan Rugby Football Union | ||
| Nickname | Wild Knights | ||
| Founded | 1960 | ||
| Location | Kumagaya, Saitama | ||
| Ground(s) | Kumagaya Rugby Ground (Capacity: 25,600) | ||
| Director of Rugby | Robbie Deans | ||
| Coach | Kanazawa Atsushi | ||
| League | Japan Rugby League One | ||
| 2024–25 | 2nd of 12, Semi-finals | ||
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The Saitama Panasonic Wild Knights is a professional Japanese rugby union team located in Kumagaya, Saitama prefecture. The team was created in 1960 by students and Sanyo workers. The team compete annually in the top-flight (Division 1) Japan Rugby League One. Originally located in Ōta, Gunma Prefecture, the team was relocated 13 kilometres south to Kumagaya, Saitama Prefecture in 2021.
The Wild Knights, in the fifth season (2007–08) of the top-flight Japanese rugby union, was the first team to go unbeaten throughout a Top League season. They won their first Japanese title, the Top League, in 2011. They became the first team from Gunma Prefecture to win a Top League title, and in 2022, the first team from Saitama prefecture to win a Japan Rugby League One title.