Aussies aim for semi-finals in Japan AAP 3 hrs ago Matt McIlraith © Dave Hunt/AAP PHOTOS Wallabies captain Michael Hooper is eyeing a place in the Japanese Top League semi-finals.
Sean McMahon and Harry Hockings might be getting an additional breather, but there will be plenty of other Australians in action when three Top league quarter-finals are played in Japan this weekend.
The Australian pair, along with their injured countryman Samu Kerevi, received a free pass into next week s semi-finals when Damien Hill s Ricoh Black Rams were forced to withdraw from Sunday s quarter-final against Suntory Sungoliath due to a COVID-19 outbreak.
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Kerevi killing it in Japan s Top League AAP 6/03/2021 © AP PHOTO Wallabies centre Samu Kerevi is impressing in Japan s Top league competition.
Former Wallabies vice-captain Samu Kerevi has again shown why he remains a wanted man in Australia with a powerful performance in round three of Japan s Top League.
Among Wallabies coach Dave Rennie s top targets from overseas-based players, Kerevi ran amok, bagging two tries as Suntory Sungoliath outclassed Munakata Sanix Blues 75-10.
With four tries in three games, blockbusting centre Kerevi is relishing life playing outside All Blacks playmaker Beauden Barrett.
Such is the pair s scintillating form in Japan, Kerevi and Barrett could easily meet up on opposite sides later in the year during the Bledisloe Cup.