Springbok lock Franco Mostert inspired Honda Heat to a first win of the season as Japan's League One took centre stage over the weekend.
Springbok lock Franco Mostert inspired Honda Heat to a first win of the season as Japan’s League One took centre stage, with the French Top 14 and English Premiership on a bye.started at inside centre for the Knights, who have won all of their 10 games this season.
– Honda Heat gave ex-Italy coach Kieran Crowley his maiden win in Japan Rugby League One after a courageous 20-19 victory over fellow winless side, Kintetsu Liners, in Osaka. Crowley’s men prevailed to gain their first win of the season despite being the third side of the weekend to suffer a red card.started at lock for Honda Heat. The win, achieved against a Kintetsu outfit that fielded the Wallaby halves Quade Cooper and Will Genia, lifted Heat off the bottom of the table.
– At the other end of the point’s table, second-placed Toshiba Brave Lupus Tokyo put the disappointment of last week’s first defeat of the campaign at Kumagaya behind them, despatching Mitsubishi Dynaboars 41-19 to continue their advance towards semi-final qualification. Todd Blackadder’s men out-scored the Dynaboars seven tries to three, with the result rarely in doubt after Brave Lupus breezed to a 24-0 lead from the first 26 minutes of the contest.
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