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May 25, 2021
After ending his storied playing career with a Top League championship, Panasonic Wild Knights winger Kenki Fukuoka was awarded Most Valuable Player accolades during the league’s awards ceremony on Monday night.
The 28-year-old was given the league’s highest honor just one day after Panasonic captured their first title in four years with a 31-26 win over the Suntory Sungoliath in the playoff final.
“I’m extremely honored to receive such a great award in my final year as a player as well as the final year for the Top League,” said Fukuoka, who racked up seven tries during the season.
”If there is such a competition we would love to participate in it. ”But.lots of discussions will be needed. And I can also say that the JRFU have been in conversations with many other unions, including New Zealand Rugby and also Australian rugby. Once everything has been fixed we’ll make an announcement as soon as possible. ”I personally would look forward to that opportunity coming in the near future. We’d love to participate in such a competition.”
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Robbie Deans with Panasonic Wild Knights GM Hitoshi Iijima. Deans won the Top League title for the fourth time after the Panasonic Wild Knights beat Barrett’s Suntory side on Sunday, and the former Crusaders and Wallabies coach said he felt the top Japanese teams could hold their own in an abbreviated format.
); What a luxury. Any other team in the world is taking either Mo unga or Barrett at 10
The Crusaders out-half is in superb form and starred againt last weekend against the Reds. By The42 Team Monday 24 May 2021, 12:55 PM 3 hours ago 6,119 Views 2 Comments
Mo unga was superb against last weekend.
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THE ALL BLACKS get their 2021 season underway in six weeks’ time with a clash against Tonga before back-to-back Tests against Fiji and there is a growing sense that Richie Mo’unga will be wearing their number 10 shirt.
Beauden Barrett’s stint with Suntory Goliath in Japan concluded last weekend with defeat to the Panasonic Wild Knights in the Top League final, meaning he will be back in the mix under All Blacks head coach Ian Foster over the coming months.
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