
Marika Koroibete and former Wallabies coach Robbie Deans will be chasing final glory after Saitama Panasonic Wild Knights won the first Japan Rugby League One semi-final.
The unbeaten Wild Knights took their season record to 17 wins after a thrilling 20-17 success over a Yokohama Canon Eagles outfit that fielded Wallabies second-rower Matthew Phillip, alongside the two-time World Cup-winning Springbok centre Jesse Kriel.