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Hockings in Japan debut five years after Aussie exit

Former Reds lock Harry Hockings is set to take his rugby career in Japan to another level. (Dan Peled/AAP PHOTOS)

Harry Hockings will make his debut for Eddie Jones' Japan, five years on from his controversial exit from Australian rugby due to a pay dispute.

The giant lock, a former under-20 Australian representative tipped by ex-Queensland Reds coach Brad Thorn as a potential 100-Test Wallaby, will come off the bench against Wales on Saturday.

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