Faultless Falcon leads Toyota’s nine-try blitz

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NAGOYA, JAPAN - FEBRUARY 20: Michael Hooper (2nd L) and Toyota Verblitz players celebrate their 34-33 victory in the Top League match between Toyota Verblitz and Toshiba Brave Lupus at Paloma Mizuho Rugby Stadium on February 20, 2021 in Nagoya, Aichi, Japan. (Photo by Toru Hanai/Getty Images)

TOYOTA VERBLITZ crushed the Munakata Sanix Blues 61-29 to keep up their 100 per cent record in the Top League, as the two other fixtures scheduled for Saturday were postponed due to a storm in Tokyo.
Fly-half Tiaan Falcon was faultless from the kicking tee, converting all seven tries Toyota scored in the first half.
With Michael Hooper and Kieran Read for company in the Verblitz back row, flanker Fetuani Lautaimi triggered the rout with a try on two minutes.
Falcon followed up the conversion with a try of his own six minutes later before two tries by Ryusei Kato and one for Read, Jamie Hen...

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