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RD 5 PREVIEW: Team news, line-ups and comments
Japan’s all-action League One competition continues this weekend with the top-flight set for its fifth instalment this season. Yokohama Canon Eagles (12th) v Saitama Wild Knights (2nd) Mitsuzawa Stadium, Kanagawa - 12.00 KO Ex-All Blacks assistant coach Leon MacDonald’s misfiring Yokohama Canon Eagles host undefeated Saitama Wild Knights in the round’s opening game on Saturday. MacDonald’s side has tasted defeat at the hands of Shizuoka Blue Revs, Mitsubishi Dynaboars, Tosh

Mark Pickering
3 days ago18 min read


EXCLUSIVE – Dylan Riley out for 12 weeks after surgery
Saitama Wild Knights centre Dylan Riley will be out of action for at least 12 weeks after undergoing surgery for a fractured finger. Japan ace Riley, 28, sustained the injury in the 33-3 win against Mitsubishi Dynaboars on 28 December, leaving the field seven minutes into the second half. The former Australia u20s international, who was rested for season-opening demolition of champions Toshiba in round one, has undergone surgery on his little finger which involved inserting k

Mark Pickering
Jan 102 min read


Joe Schmidt to talk to Saitama about picking Koroibete for ANS
Wallabies coach Joe Schmidt plans to speak to Saitama Wild Knights' Robbie Deans about Marika Koroibete’s availability for Australia’s...

Mark Pickering
Sep 27, 20242 min read
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