Beauden Barrett and his Suntory Sungoliath marched on to top spot in their Japan conference.
Kiwis Robbie Deans and Milton Haig, the only coaches with head coaching experience in test rugby in the Top League, are in pole position for the playoffs after the Panasonic Wild Knights and Suntory Sungoliath won their respective conferences in Japan at the weekend. The Wild Knights needed to beat Yamaha Jubilo in order to stay above the Kobelco Steelers in the white conference and achieved the assignment comfortably, with the Hunterville-born former Wales international Hadleigh Parkes scoring two of Panasonic’s eight tries as they romped to a 55-19 win.
Beauden Barrett and Kieran Read to clash in Japan s Top League feature match
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Japan Top League: Beauden Barrett makes flying start, upstaged by team-mate s five-try haul
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