is an Australian-born Japanese

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player who plays as a Flanker. He currently plays for

Panasonic Wild Knights Saitama Wild Knights (formerly Panasonic Wild Knights) is a Japanese rugby union team formerly based in Ōta city, Gunma prefecture which plays in the Top League. Inspired by Tony Brown at fly half (though he was not captain), it dominated the l ...

in Japan's domestic

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International

Cornelsen received his first call-up to his adopted country's wider training squad in April 2021, ahead of British and Irish Lions test. On 24 May, he was named in the 36-man squad for the match against the

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and tour of Scotland and Ireland. Cornelsen qualified for Japan on residency in November 2020.

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* 1994 births Living people Australian rugby union players Rugby union flankers Saitama Wild Knights players Queensland Country (NRC team) players Rugby union locks Japanese rugby union players Japan international rugby union players Place of birth missing (living people) {{Australia-rugbyunion-bio-stub