2018 Sunwolves season

In 2018, the Sunwolves participated in the 2018 Super Rugby competition, the 23rd edition of the competition since its inception in 1996. They were included in the Australian Conference of the competition, along with the Brumbies, Rebels, Reds and Waratahs.

Sunwolves

2018 season
Head coach	Jamie Joseph / Tony Brown (caretaker)
Captain	Willie Britz and Yutaka Nagare
Stadium	Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium, Tokyo Mong Kok Stadium, Hong Kong Singapore Sports Hub, Singapore
Overall	15th
Australian Conference	5th
Record	Won 3, Lost 13
Top try scorer	All: Hosea Saumaki (7)
Top points scorer	All: Hayden Parker (136)
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Personnel

Coaches and management

The Sunwolves coaching and management staff for the 2018 Super Rugby season were:

2018 Sunwolves coaches and management
Name	Title
Jamie Joseph	Head coach
Tony Brown	Assistant coach (attack coach)
Scott Hansen	Assistant coach (defence coach)
Shin Hasegawa	Assistant coach (scrum coach)
Atsushi Tanabe	Assistant coach (skills coach)

Squad

The following players were named in the Sunwolves squad for the 2018 Super Rugby season:[1]

2018 Sunwolves squad
Player	Club	Position/s	Date of birth (age)	Super Rugby		Sunwolves
				Apps	Pts	Apps	Pts
Asaeli Ai Valu	Panasonic Wild Knights	Prop	7 May 1989 (aged 28)	0	0	0	0
Takuma Asahara (short-term)	Toshiba Brave Lupus	Prop	7 September 1987 (aged 30)	25	0	25	0
Jaba Bregvadze	—	Hooker	24 April 1987 (aged 30)	0	0	0	0
Willie Britz	NTT Shining Arcs	Number 8	31 August 1988 (aged 29)	37	10	12	10
Jason Emery	—	Centre	21 September 1993 (aged 24)	35	10	0	0
Kenki Fukuoka	Panasonic Wild Knights	Wing	7 September 1992 (aged 25)	9	20	9	20
Yoshikazu Fujita	Panasonic Wild Knights	Fullback	8 October 1993 (aged 24)	0	0	0	0
Grant Hattingh	Kubota Spears	Lock	3 October 1990 (aged 27)	55	10	0	0
Uwe Helu	Yamaha Júbilo	Lock	12 July 1990 (aged 27)	10	5	10	5
Kazuki Himeno	Toyota Verblitz	Lock	27 July 1994 (aged 23)	0	0	0	0
Takeshi Hino (short-term)	Yamaha Júbilo	Hooker	20 January 1990 (aged 28)	9	10	9	10
Shota Horie	Panasonic Wild Knights	Hooker	21 January 1986 (aged 32)	34	20	15	15
Keita Inagaki	Panasonic Wild Knights	Prop	2 June 1990 (aged 27)	18	0	17	0
Shintaro Ishihara	Suntory Sungoliath	Prop	17 June 1990 (aged 27)	0	0	0	0
Kai Ishii	NTT Shining Arcs	Wing	4 August 1993 (aged 24)	0	0	0	0
Nika Khatiashvili	—	Prop	22 May 1992 (aged 25)	0	0	0	0
Koo Ji-won	Honda Heat	Prop	20 July 1994 (aged 23)	6	0	6	0
Lappies Labuschagné	Kubota Spears	Flanker	11 January 1989 (aged 29)	50	35	0	0
Timothy Lafaele	Coca-Cola Red Sparks	Centre	19 August 1991 (aged 26)	9	22	9	22
Fetuani Lautaimi	Toyota Verblitz	Number 8	21 October 1992 (aged 25)	0	0	0	0
Michael Leitch	Toshiba Brave Lupus	Number 8	7 October 1988 (aged 29)	34	35	0	0
Lomano Lemeki	Honda Heat	Wing	20 January 1989 (aged 29)	0	0	0	0
Michael Little	Mitsubishi Dynaboars	Centre	14 March 1993 (aged 24)	0	0	0	0
Shinya Makabe	Suntory Sungoliath	Lock	26 March 1987 (aged 30)	10	0	10	0
Semisi Masirewa	Kintetsu Liners	Wing	9 June 1992 (aged 25)	17	0	0	0
Rikiya Matsuda	Panasonic Wild Knights	Centre	3 May 1994 (aged 23)	0	0	0	0
Kotaro Matsushima	Suntory Sungoliath	Scrum-half	26 February 1993 (aged 24)	14	0	9	0
Craig Millar	—	Prop	29 October 1990 (aged 27)	10	0	0	0
James Moore	Toshiba Brave Lupus	Lock	11 June 1993 (aged 24)	0	0	0	0
Daishi Murata	Suntory Sungoliath	Centre	29 May 1988 (aged 29)	0	0	0	0
Yutaka Nagare	Suntory Sungoliath	Scrum-half	4 September 1992 (aged 25)	0	0	0	0
Ryoto Nakamura	Suntory Sungoliath	Centre	3 June 1991 (aged 26)	0	0	0	0
Masakatsu Nishikawa	Suntory Sungoliath	Flanker	18 May 1987 (aged 30)	0	0	0	0
Yusuke Niwai	Canon Eagles	Hooker	22 October 1991 (aged 26)	10	0	10	0
Ryuji Noguchi	Tokai University	Fullback	15 July 1995 (aged 22)	0	0	0	0
Shunsuke Nunomaki	Panasonic Wild Knights	Flanker	13 July 1992 (aged 25)	4	0	4	0
Hayden Parker	—	Fly-half	19 November 1990 (aged 27)	30	101	0	0
Ed Quirk	Canon Eagles	Flanker	28 August 1991 (aged 26)	63	10	24	5
Robbie Robinson	Ricoh Black Rams	Fullback	22 August 1989 (aged 28)	44	69	0	0
Atsushi Sakate	Panasonic Wild Knights	Hooker	21 June 1993 (aged 24)	5	0	5	0
Hosea Saumaki	Canon Eagles	Wing	10 May 1992 (aged 25)	0	0	0	0
Kaito Shigeno	Toyota Verblitz	Scrum-half	21 November 1990 (aged 27)	18	10	18	10
Yu Tamura	Canon Eagles	Fly-half	9 January 1989 (aged 29)	24	79	24	79
Fumiaki Tanaka	Panasonic Wild Knights	Scrum-half	3 January 1985 (aged 33)	53	15	7	5
Harumichi Tatekawa	Kubota Spears	Centre	12 December 1989 (aged 28)	15	5	15	5
Sione Teaupa	Kubota Spears	Centre	9 July 1992 (aged 25)	0	0	0	0
Yoshitaka Tokunaga	Toshiba Brave Lupus	Number 8	10 April 1992 (aged 25)	6	5	6	5
Will Tupou	Coca-Cola Red Sparks	Centre	20 July 1990 (aged 27)	21	10	8	5
Keisuke Uchida	Panasonic Wild Knights	Scrum-half	22 February 1992 (aged 25)	11	5	11	5
Gerhard van den Heever	Yamaha Júbilo	Wing	13 April 1989 (aged 28)	57	70	0	0
Wimpie van der Walt	NTT Docomo Red Hurricanes	Flanker / lock	6 January 1989 (aged 29)	19	30	0	0
Hencus van Wyk	Munakata Sanix Blues	Prop	2 March 1992 (aged 25)	5	0	0	0
Rahboni Warren-Vosayaco	NTT Shining Arcs	Flanker	28 September 1995 (aged 22)	7	10	7	10
Alex Woonton	Ricoh Black Rams	Prop	27 February 1988 (aged 29)	0	0	0	0
Sam Wykes	Panasonic Wild Knights	Lock	25 April 1988 (aged 29)	100	25	13	10
Akihito Yamada	Panasonic Wild Knights	Wing	26 July 1985 (aged 32)	10	45	10	45
Note: Players' ages and statistics are correct as of 17 February 2018, the date of the opening round of the competition.

Standings

The final standings for the 2018 Super Rugby season were:

2018 Super Rugby standings

Overall standings
Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	TF	TA	TB	LB	Pts
1	Crusaders	16	14	0	2	542	295	+247	77	39	7	0	63
2	Lions	16	9	0	7	519	435	+84	77	55	6	4	46
3	Waratahs	16	9	1	6	557	445	+112	74	59	4	2	44
4	Hurricanes	16	11	0	5	474	343	+131	66	43	5	2	51
5	Chiefs	16	11	0	5	463	368	+95	60	48	3	2	49
6	Highlanders	16	10	0	6	437	445	−8	59	57	3	1	44
7	Jaguares	16	9	0	7	409	418	−9	51	55	2	0	38
8	Sharks	16	7	1	8	437	442	−5	49	57	2	4	36
9	Rebels	16	7	0	9	440	461	−21	57	60	5	3	36
10	Brumbies	16	7	0	9	393	422	−29	56	52	2	4	34
11	Stormers	16	6	0	10	390	423	−33	46	56	0	5	29
12	Bulls	16	6	0	10	441	502	−61	59	66	2	3	29
13	Reds	16	6	0	10	389	501	−112	49	66	1	3	28
14	Blues	16	4	0	12	378	509	−131	50	66	2	4	22
15	Sunwolves	16	3	0	13	404	664	−260	48	99	0	2	14

Australian Conference
Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	TF	TA	TB	LB	Pts
1	Waratahs	16	9	1	6	557	445	+112	74	59	4	2	44
2	Rebels	16	7	0	9	440	461	−21	57	60	5	3	36
3	Brumbies	16	7	0	9	393	422	−29	56	52	2	4	34
4	Reds	16	6	0	10	389	501	−112	49	66	1	3	28
5	Sunwolves	16	3	0	13	404	664	−260	48	99	0	2	14

New Zealand Conference
Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	TF	TA	TB	LB	Pts
1	Crusaders	16	14	0	2	542	295	+247	77	39	7	0	63
2	Hurricanes	16	11	0	5	474	343	+131	66	43	5	2	51
3	Chiefs	16	11	0	5	463	368	+95	60	48	3	2	49
4	Highlanders	16	10	0	6	437	445	−8	59	57	3	1	44
5	Blues	16	4	0	12	378	509	−131	50	66	2	4	22

South African Conference
Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	TF	TA	TB	LB	Pts
1	Lions	16	9	0	7	519	435	+84	77	55	6	4	46
2	Jaguares	16	9	0	7	409	418	−9	51	55	2	0	38
3	Sharks	16	7	1	8	437	442	−5	49	57	2	4	36
4	Stormers	16	6	0	10	390	423	−33	46	56	0	5	29
5	Bulls	16	6	0	10	441	502	−61	59	66	2	3	29

Legend and Competition rules
Legend:
	Conference leaders, qualified to the finals.		P = Games Played, W = Games Won, D = Games Drawn, L = Games Lost, PF = Points For, PA = Points Against, PD = Points Difference, TF = Tries For, TA = Tries Against, TB = Try Bonus Points, LB = Losing Bonus Points, Pts = Tournament Points
	Wildcard teams, qualified to finals.
Competition rules:[2]
Qualification: Eight teams will qualify to the finals, with their final positions in the overall log determining their seedings in the Quarter Finals. The conference winners will be seeded #1 to #3 for the Quarter Finals, in order of log points gained during the group stages, while the wildcards will be seeded as #4 to #8 in order of log points gained during the group stages. In the Quarter Finals, the three conference winners and the highest-ranked wildcard team will host the first round of the finals, with the highest-seeded conference winner (Team #1) hosting the fifth-seeded wildcard entry (Team #8) in Quarter Final 1, the second-seeded conference winner (Team #2) hosting the fourth-seeded wildcard entry (Team #7) in Quarter Final 3, the third-seeded conference winner (Team #3) hosting the third-seeded wildcard entry (Team #6) in Quarter Final 4 and the top-seeded wildcard entry (Team #4) hosting the second-seed wildcard entry (Team #5) in Quarter Final 2. The Quarter Final winners will progress to the Semi-Finals, where the winners of Quarter Finals 1 and 2 will play each other, as well as the winners of Quarter Finals 3 and 4, each tie hosted by the higher-seeded team. The winner of the Semi-Finals will progress to the Final, again to be held at the venue of the highest-seeded team. Tournament Points breakdown: * 4 tournament points for a win * 2 tournament points for a draw * 1 tournament bonus point for a loss by seven points or less * 1 tournament bonus point for scoring at least three tries more than the opponent in a match Classification: Teams standings are calculated as follows: * Conference Leaders * Tournament points * Number of games won * Overall points difference * Number of tries scored * Overall try difference * Coin toss

Round-by-round

The table below shows the Sunwolves' progression throughout the season. For each round, their cumulative points total is shown with the overall log position:

Team	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	R10	R11	R12	R13	R14	R15	R16	R17	R18	R19	QF	SF	Final
Opposition	Bye	BRU	REB	SHA	LIO	CHI	Bye	WAR	BLU	CRU	HUR	Bye	RED	STO	REB	BRU	BUL	WAR	RED	N/A	N/A	N/A
Cumulative Points	0	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	6	10	10	10	14	14	14	N/A	N/A	N/A
Position (overall)	N/A	12th	14th	15th	15th	15th	15th	15th	15th	15th	15th	15th	15th	15th	15th	15th	15th	15th	15th	N/A	N/A	N/A
Position (Aus Conf.)	N/A	4th	5th	5th	5th	5th	5th	5th	5th	5th	5th	5th	5th	5th	5th	5th	5th	5th	5th	N/A	N/A	N/A
Key:	win	draw	loss	bye

Matches

The Sunwolves played the following matches during the 2018 Super Rugby season:

	24 February 2018	Sunwolves	25–32	Brumbies	Prince Chichibu Memorial Stadium, Tokyo
	13:15	Try: Hosea Saumaki  9', 29' Timothy Lafaele  19' Con: Ryoto Nakamura  10' Hayden Parker  20' Pen: Hayden Parker  65', 80'	Report[3] Scoreboard[4]	Try: Lachlan McCaffrey  24' Kyle Godwin  35' Tevita Kuridrani  42' Joshua Mann-Rea  53' Tom Banks  68' Con: Christian Lealiifano  36', 43' Pen: Christian Lealiifano  6'	Attendance: 14,614[5] Referee: Paul Williams

	3 March 2018	Sunwolves	17–37	Rebels	Prince Chichibu Memorial Stadium, Tokyo
	13:15	Try: Will Tupou  35' Ed Quirk  78' Con: Ryoto Nakamura  37', 79' Pen: Ryoto Nakamura  26' Cards: Ed Quirk  80'	Report[6] Scoreboard[7]	Try: Jack Maddocks  9', 48', 52' Amanaki Mafi  12' Sefa Naivalu  45' penalty try  80' Con: Reece Hodge  50' Pen: Jack Debreczeni  42' Cards: Dane Haylett-Petty  76'	Attendance: 11,181[8] Referee: Egon Seconds

	10 March 2018	Sharks	50–22	Sunwolves	Kings Park Stadium, Durban
	15:05	Try: Makazole Mapimpi  9', 49' Akker van der Merwe  29' Tera Mtembu  36' Jacques Vermeulen  55' S'busiso Nkosi  68' Cameron Wright  75' Con: Robert du Preez  10', 30', 37', 56', 69' Curwin Bosch  76' Pen: Robert du Preez  2'	Report[9] Scoreboard[10]	Try: Lomano Lemeki  45' Wimpie van der Walt  59' Will Tupou  78' Con: Kotaro Matsushima  61' Ryoto Nakamura  79' Pen: Harumichi Tatekawa  25'	Referee: Federico Anselmi

	17 March 2018	Lions	40–38	Sunwolves	Emirates Airline Park, Johannesburg
	17:15	Try: Andries Coetzee  8' Marvin Orie  19' Malcolm Marx  27', 62' Aphiwe Dyantyi  41' Rohan Janse van Rensburg  72' Con: Elton Jantjies  10', 20', 42', 63', 72'	Report[11] Scoreboard[12]	Try: Kotaro Matsushima  22' Craig Millar  31' Hosea Saumaki  51' Kazuki Himeno  59' Atsushi Sakate  80' Con: Will Tupou  23', 32', 52' Ryoto Nakamura  60', 80' Pen: Will Tupou  2'	Referee: Rasta Rasivhenge

	24 March 2018	Sunwolves	10–61	Chiefs	Prince Chichibu Memorial Stadium, Tokyo
	13:15	Try: Semisi Masirewa  36' Hosea Saumaki  42'	Report[13] Scoreboard[14]	Try: Tyler Ardron  4' Brodie Retallick  12' Nathan Harris  17' Solomon Alaimalo  20', 53' Damian McKenzie  45', 65' Liam Polwart  74' Sean Wainui  78' Con: Damian McKenzie  6', 14', 18', 21', 54', 67', 75', 79'	Referee: Will Houston

	7 April 2018	Sunwolves	29–50	Waratahs	Prince Chichibu Memorial Stadium, Tokyo
	14:15	Try: Michael Little  11' Sam Wykes  23' Semisi Masirewa  53' Kazuki Himeno  66' Con: Yu Tamura  12', 25' Hayden Parker  67' Pen: Yu Tamura  28'	Report[15] Scoreboard[16]	Try: Jake Gordon  6', 35' Curtis Rona  16' Will Miller  19' Bryce Hegarty  40' Michael Hooper  45' Taqele Naiyaravoro  72' Con: Bernard Foley  7', 17', 21', 36', 40', 74' Pen: Bernard Foley  14' Cards: Michael Hooper 65' to 75'	Referee: Angus Gardner

	14 April 2018	Sunwolves	10–24	Blues	Prince Chichibu Memorial Stadium, Tokyo
	12:05	Try: Timothy Lafaele  21' Con: Hayden Parker  23' Pen: Yu Tamura  4'	Report[17] Scoreboard[18]	Try: Jordan Hyland  28', 76' Akira Ioane  50' Dalton Papalii  55' Con: Stephen Perofeta  51', 56' Cards: Patrick Tuipulotu 3' to 13'	Referee: Nick Briant

	21 April 2018	Crusaders	33–11	Sunwolves	AMI Stadium, Christchurch
	19:35	Try: Ryan Crotty  1', 57' Matt Todd  9' Manasa Mataele  62' Jack Stratton  80' Con: Mike Delany  3', 10', 58' Mitchell Hunt  80'	Report[19] Scoreboard[20]	Try: Michael Little  12' Pen: Hayden Parker  43', 51'	Referee: Brendon Pickerill

	27 April 2018	Hurricanes	43–15	Sunwolves	Wellington Regional Stadium, Wellington
	19:35	Try: Julian Savea  15' Finlay Christie  28' Reed Prinsep  39' Jordie Barrett  42' Vince Aso  74', 79' Brad Shields  77' Con: Beauden Barrett  16', 29', 40' Jordie Barrett  78'	Report[21] Scoreboard[22]	Try: Lappies Labuschagné  9' Kenki Fukuoka  69' Con: Hayden Parker  10' Pen: Hayden Parker  18'	Referee: Jamie Nutbrown

	12 May 2018	Sunwolves	63–28	Reds	Prince Chichibu Memorial Stadium, Tokyo
	12:05	Try: Grant Hattingh  30' Hayden Parker  33' Hosea Saumaki  54', 78', 80' penalty try  69' Con: Hayden Parker  30', 35', 55', 80', 80' Pen: Hayden Parker  2', 7', 15', 28', 40', 43', 61'	Report[23] Scoreboard[24]	Try: Brandon Paenga-Amosa  10' Ben Lucas  21' Angus Scott-Young  66' Filipo Daugunu  74' Con: Jono Lance  11', 22', 67', 74' Cards: Duncan Paia'aua 69' to 79'	Referee: Egon Seconds

	19 May 2018	Sunwolves	26–23	Stormers	Mong Kok Stadium, Hong Kong
	13:15	Try: Hayden Parker  24' Grant Hattingh  57' Con: Hayden Parker  25', 58' Pen: Hayden Parker  38', 65', 80' Drop: Hayden Parker  80'	Report[25] Scoreboard[26]	Try: Dillyn Leyds  6', 33' JJ Engelbrecht  21' Con: Jean-Luc du Plessis  22' Pen: SP Marais  71', 74'	Referee: Nic Berry

	25 May 2018	Rebels	40–13	Sunwolves	AAMI Park, Melbourne
	19:45	Try: Marika Koroibete  6', 68', 71' Jack Maddocks  17', 48' Amanaki Mafi  21' Con: Reece Hodge  6', 17', 23', 49', 72'	Report[27] Scoreboard[28]	Try: Lomano Lemeki  3' Con: Hayden Parker  4' Pen: Hayden Parker  32', 38' Cards: Hosea Saumaki 63' to 73'	Referee: Federico Anselmi

	3 June 2018	Brumbies	41–31	Sunwolves	GIO Stadium, Canberra
	16:05	Try: David Pocock  7' Lachlan McCaffrey  12' Tom Banks  26' Andy Muirhead  45' Henry Speight  54', 74' Tom Cusack  58' Con: Christian Lealiifano  8', 28' Wharenui Hawera  75' Cards: Matt Lucas  80'	Report[29] Scoreboard[30]	Try: Jason Emery  35' Hencus van Wyk  42' Ed Quirk  70' Kai Ishii  80' Con: Hayden Parker  36', 43', 71', 80' Pen: Hayden Parker  24'	Referee: Rasta Rasivhenge

	30 June 2018	Sunwolves	42–37	Bulls	National Stadium, Singapore
	19:55	Try: Hayden Parker  2' Keisuke Uchida  19' Gerhard van den Heever  46' Willie Britz  52' Michael Little  65' Rahboni Warren-Vosayaco  75' Con: Hayden Parker  4', 20', 47', 53', 66', 76' Cards: Willie Britz 38' to 48'	Report[31] Scoreboard[32]	Try: Jesse Kriel  23', 28' Handré Pollard  40' Conraad van Vuuren  49' Con: Handré Pollard  24', 28', 40', 50' Pen: Handré Pollard  42', 60', 71'	Referee: Ben O'Keeffe

	7 July 2018	Waratahs	77–25	Sunwolves	Allianz Stadium, Sydney
	19:45	Try: Sekope Kepu  11' Israel Folau  25', 39' Kurtley Beale  34' Ned Hanigan  44' Nick Phipps  47' Taqele Naiyaravoro  52', 73' Curtis Rona  61' Michael Wells  65' Alex Newsome  75', 80' Con: Bernard Foley  13', 36', 48', 54', 63', 67', 74' Pen: Bernard Foley  42'	Report[33] Scoreboard[34]	Try: Akihito Yamada  22', 55' Michael Leitch  28' Con: Hayden Parker  23', 56' Pen: Hayden Parker  10', 20' Cards: Semisi Masirewa  40' Fumiaki Tanaka 70' to 80'	Referee: Federico Anselmi

	13 July 2018	Reds	48–27	Sunwolves	Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
	19:45	Try: Liam Wright  5' Eto Nabuli  23', 51' Jono Lance  32' Taniela Tupou  40' Duncan Paia'aua  57' Moses Sorovi  64' Con: Jono Lance  6', 24', 40', 52', 65' Pen: Jono Lance  30' Cards: Duncan Paia'aua 28' to 38' Caleb Timu 45' to 55'	Report[35] Scoreboard[36]	Try: penalty try  28' Ryoto Nakamura  72' Jaba Bregvadze  75' Con: Hayden Parker  73', 75' Pen: Hayden Parker  14', 16' Cards: Ed Quirk  37'	Referee: Ben O'Keeffe

Player statistics

The Super Rugby appearance record for players that represented the Sunwolves in 2018 is as follows:[37]

2018 Sunwolves player statistics
Player name	BRU	REB	SHA	LIO	CHI	WAR	BLU	CRU	HUR	RED	STO	REB	BRU	BUL	WAR	RED	QF	SF	F		App	Try	Con	Pen	DG	Pts
Keita Inagaki	1	17			1	17						17			17	17	N/A	N/A	N/A		7	0	0	0	0	0
Shota Horie	2	2			2	2	2		2	2	2						N/A	N/A	N/A		8	0	0	0	0	0
Koo Ji-won	3	3		3	18	3	3	3				3					N/A	N/A	N/A		8	0	0	0	0	0
Sam Wykes	4	4				5		19			4	19	5				N/A	N/A	N/A		7	1	0	0	0	5
Grant Hattingh	5		5	19			5	5	5	5	5	6		19	5		N/A	N/A	N/A		11	2	0	0	0	10
Kazuki Himeno	6		4	4	4	8	8	8	8	8					8	19	N/A	N/A	N/A		11	2	0	0	0	10
Lappies Labuschagné	7	7		7		7	7	7	7								N/A	N/A	N/A		7	1	0	0	0	5
Willie Britz	8	5	8	20	8		20				8		6	6		8	N/A	N/A	N/A		10	1	0	0	0	5
Yutaka Nagare	9	9	21	9	21	9	9	21	21	9	21				9	9	N/A	N/A	N/A		13	0	0	0	0	0
Robbie Robinson	10	15	23		22								15				N/A	N/A	N/A		5	0	0	0	0	0
Hosea Saumaki	11			11	11	23		14	14	11		11					N/A	N/A	N/A		8	7	0	0	0	35
Ryoto Nakamura	12	12	22	22				22				12		23	23	23	N/A	N/A	N/A		9	1	6	1	0	20
Timothy Lafaele	13	13			13	13	13	13	13	13	13						N/A	N/A	N/A		9	2	0	0	0	10
Lomano Lemeki	14		14	14	23	11	11					14					N/A	N/A	N/A		7	2	0	0	0	10
Jason Emery	15									23	23	15	13	13	13	15	N/A	N/A	N/A		8	1	0	0	0	5
Jaba Bregvadze	16					16	16	2	16		16	2	16	2	2	16	N/A	N/A	N/A		11	1	0	0	0	5
Craig Millar	17	1	1	1	17	1	1	1	1	1	17	1	1	1	1	1	N/A	N/A	N/A		16	1	0	0	0	5
Asaeli Ai Valu	18																N/A	N/A	N/A		1	0	0	0	0	0
James Moore	19	19				4	4	4	4			4	4	4	4	4	N/A	N/A	N/A		11	0	0	0	0	0
Ed Quirk	20	8	20		7	20		20	20	7	7	8	7		7	7	N/A	N/A	N/A		13	2	0	0	0	10
Fumiaki Tanaka	21	21			9	21	21	9	9	21	9			21	21	21	N/A	N/A	N/A		12	0	0	0	0	0
Hayden Parker	22	10				22	22	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	N/A	N/A	N/A		13	3	26	22	1	136
Sione Teaupa	23		13										11				N/A	N/A	N/A		3	0	0	0	0	0
Michael Leitch		6	6	8	6					6	6				6	6	N/A	N/A	N/A		8	1	0	0	0	5
Will Tupou		11	11	13			23	15	15								N/A	N/A	N/A		6	2	3	1	0	19
Akihito Yamada		14									14			11	11	11	N/A	N/A	N/A		5	2	0	0	0	10
Atsushi Sakate		16	16	16								16	2				N/A	N/A	N/A		5	1	0	0	0	5
Takuma Asahara		18	3					18	3	3	3			3	3	3	N/A	N/A	N/A		9	0	0	0	0	0
Yoshitaka Tokunaga		20	7	6	20	6	6	6	6	20	20			8			N/A	N/A	N/A		11	0	0	0	0	0
Harumichi Tatekawa		22	10	10								22	12			12	N/A	N/A	N/A		6	0	0	1	0	3
Ryuji Noguchi		23		23	15										15		N/A	N/A	N/A		4	0	0	0	0	0
Yusuke Niwai			2	2	16			16		16				16	16	2	N/A	N/A	N/A		8	0	0	0	0	0
Keisuke Uchida			9	21								9	9	9			N/A	N/A	N/A		5	1	0	0	0	5
Michael Little			12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	13		12	12	13	N/A	N/A	N/A		13	3	0	0	0	15
Kotaro Matsushima			15	15		15	15				15						N/A	N/A	N/A		5	1	1	0	0	7
Shintaro Ishihara			17	17			17	17	17	17	1			17			N/A	N/A	N/A		8	0	0	0	0	0
Hencus van Wyk			18	18	3					18	18	18	3	18	18	18	N/A	N/A	N/A		10	1	0	0	0	5
Wimpie van der Walt			19	5	19	19	19		19	4					19	5	N/A	N/A	N/A		9	1	0	0	0	5
Uwe Helu					5					19	19			5			N/A	N/A	N/A		4	0	0	0	0	0
Yu Tamura					10	10	10		22	22	22						N/A	N/A	N/A		6	0	2	2	0	10
Semisi Masirewa					14	14	14	23	23	15		23	14	14	14		N/A	N/A	N/A		10	2	0	0	0	10
Nika Khatiashvili						18	18		18				18				N/A	N/A	N/A		3	0	0	0	0	0
Kenki Fukuoka								11	11	14	11						N/A	N/A	N/A		4	1	0	0	0	5
Shinya Makabe												5					N/A	N/A	N/A		1	0	0	0	0	0
Shunsuke Nunomaki												7	19	7			N/A	N/A	N/A		3	0	0	0	0	0
Rahboni Warren-Vosayaco												20	8	20	20	20	N/A	N/A	N/A		5	1	0	0	0	5
Kaito Shigeno												21	21				N/A	N/A	N/A		2	0	0	0	0	0
Alex Woonton													17				N/A	N/A	N/A		1	0	0	0	0	0
Fetuani Lautaimi													20				N/A	N/A	N/A		1	0	0	0	0	0
Gerhard van den Heever													22	15			N/A	N/A	N/A		2	1	0	0	0	5
Kai Ishii													23				N/A	N/A	N/A		1	1	0	0	0	5
Rikiya Matsuda														22	22	22	N/A	N/A	N/A		3	0	0	0	0	0
Yoshikazu Fujita																14	N/A	N/A	N/A		1	0	0	0	0	0
penalty try																					–	2	–	–	–	14
Total																					16	48	38	27	1	404

(c) denotes the team captain. For each match, the player's squad number is shown. Starting players are numbered 1 to 15, while the replacements are numbered 16 to 22. If a replacement made an appearance in the match, it is indicated by . "App" refers to the number of appearances made by the player, "Try" to the number of tries scored by the player, "Kck" to the number of points scored via kicks (conversions, penalties or drop goals) and "Pts" refer to the total number of points scored by the player.

• Takeshi Hino, Daishi Murata and Masakatsu Nishikawa did not make any appearances.

See also

• Sunwolves
• 2018 Super Rugby season

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