Richie Mo'unga's chances of a departing title with Brave Lupus Tokyo in Japan might be disappearing fast, but his future coach with the All Blacks, Dave Rennie, looks a big hope.
Rennie's second-placed Kobe Steelers side continued their march towards the Japan Rugby League One playoffs with another easy win on Saturday.
Kobe, who last won the title in 2018, hammered ex-Wallaby Sean McMahon's Tokyo Sungoliath 49-28.