2016 Sunwolves season

Sunwolves 2016 rugby season

Sunwolves2016 season

Head coach| Mark Hammett
Captain| Shota Horie
Stadium| Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium, Tokyo
Singapore Sports Hub, Singapore
overall| 18th
South African Group| 8th
Africa 1 Conference| 4th
Record| Won 1, Drew 1, Lost 13
Top try scorer| All: Akihito Yamada (9)
Top points scorer| All: Tusi Pisi (105)

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In 2016, the Sunwolves participated in the 2016 Super Rugby competition, their first ever appearance in the competition. They were included in the Africa 1 Conference of the competition, along with the Bulls, Cheetahs and Stormers.

## Personnel

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### Coaches and management

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The Sunwolves coaching and management staff for the 2016 Super Rugby season were:

2016 Sunwolves coaches and management

Position  | Name
Head coach | Mark Hammett
Assistant coaches | Nathan Mauger
Chris Milsted
Takuro Miuchi
Atsushi Tanabe
Wayne Taylor
Filo Tiatia

### Squad

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The following players were named in the Sunwolves squad for the 2016 Super Rugby season:

2016 Sunwolves squad

Player  | Club  | Position/s  | Date of birth (age)  | Super Rugby  | Sunwolves
Apps  | Pts  | Apps  | Pts
Taiyo Ando | Toyota Verblitz | Flanker |  (1987-08-22)22 August 1987 (aged 28) | – | – | – | –
Ryuhei Arita | Coca-Cola Red Sparks | Hooker |  (1989-03-21)21 March 1989 (aged 26) | – | – | – | –
Takuma Asahara | Toshiba Brave Lupus | Prop |  (1987-09-07)7 September 1987 (aged 28) | – | – | – | –
Tim Bond | — | Lock |  (1989-10-25)25 October 1989 (aged 26) | – | – | – | –
Derek Carpenter | Toyota Verblitz | Centre |  (1988-07-26)26 July 1988 (aged 27) | – | – | – | –
Andrew Durutalo | — | Flanker |  (1987-10-25)25 October 1987 (aged 28) | – | – | – | –
Shohei Hirano | Tokai University | Prop |  (1993-08-03)3 August 1993 (aged 22) | – | – | – | –
Atsushi Hiwasa | Suntory Sungoliath | Scrum-half |  (1987-05-22)22 May 1987 (aged 28) | – | – | – | –
Shota Horie | Panasonic Wild Knights | Hooker |  (1986-01-21)21 January 1986 (aged 30) | 18 | 5 | – | –
Yoshiya Hosoda | NEC Green Rockets | Lock |  (1987-08-05)5 August 1987 (aged 28) | – | – | – | –
Keita Inagaki | Panasonic Wild Knights | Prop |  (1990-06-02)2 June 1990 (aged 25) | 1 | 0 | – | –
Daisuke Inoue | Kubota Spears | Scrum-half |  (1989-11-16)16 November 1989 (aged 26) | – | – | – | –
Shinnosuke Kakinaga | Suntory Sungoliath | Prop |  (1991-12-19)19 December 1991 (aged 24) | – | – | – | –
Shokei Kin | NTT Shining Arcs | Flanker |  (1991-10-03)3 October 1991 (aged 24) | – | – | – | –
Takeshi Kizu | Kobe Steel Kobelco Steelers | Hooker |  (1988-07-15)15 July 1988 (aged 27) | – | – | – | –
Kentaro Kodama | Panasonic Wild Knights | Winger |  (1992-01-28)28 January 1992 (aged 24) | – | – | – | –
Koo Ji-won | Takushoku University | Prop |  (1994-07-02)2 July 1994 (aged 21) | – | – | – | –
Naohiro Kotaki | Toshiba Brave Lupus | Lock |  (1992-06-13)13 June 1992 (aged 23) | – | – | – | –
Fa'atiga Lemalu | Munakata Sanix Blues | Number eight |  (1989-04-17)17 April 1989 (aged 26) | – | – | – | –
Tomás Leonardi | — | Number eight |  (1987-07-01)1 July 1987 (aged 28) | 1 | 0 | – | –
Viliami Lolohea | — | Winger |  (1993-07-04)4 July 1993 (aged 22) | – | – | – | –
Shinya Makabe | Suntory Sungoliath | Lock |  (1987-03-26)26 March 1987 (aged 28) | – | – | – | –
Masataka Mikami | Toshiba Brave Lupus | Prop |  (1988-06-04)4 June 1988 (aged 27) | – | – | – | –
Liaki Moli | — | Lock |  (1990-01-04)4 January 1990 (aged 26) | 24 | 5 | – | –
Futoshi Mori | Toshiba Brave Lupus | Hooker |  (1988-04-25)25 April 1988 (aged 27) | – | – | – | –
Tsuyoshi Murata | NEC Green Rockets | Flanker |  (1988-12-15)15 December 1988 (aged 27) | – | – | – | –
Hitoshi Ono | Toshiba Brave Lupus | Lock |  (1978-05-06)6 May 1978 (aged 37) | – | – | – | –
Mifiposeti Paea | NTT Docomo Red Hurricanes | Centre |  (1987-07-06)6 July 1987 (aged 28) | – | – | – | –
Tusi Pisi | Suntory Sungoliath | Fly-half |  (1982-06-18)18 June 1982 (aged 33) | 18 | 8 | – | –
Ed Quirk | — | Flanker |  (1991-08-28)28 August 1991 (aged 24) | 39 | 5 | – | –
Yasutaka Sasakura | Panasonic Wild Knights | Fullback |  (1988-08-04)4 August 1988 (aged 27) | – | – | – | –
Kaito Shigeno | NEC Green Rockets | Scrum-half |  (1990-11-21)21 November 1990 (aged 25) | – | – | – | –
John Stewart | — | Winger |  (1988-02-17)17 February 1988 (aged 28) | – | – | – | –
Yu Tamura | NEC Green Rockets | Fly-half |  (1989-01-09)9 January 1989 (aged 27) | – | – | – | –
Harumichi Tatekawa | Kubota Spears | Fly-half |  (1989-12-02)2 December 1989 (aged 26) | – | – | – | –
Kazuhiko Usami | Canon Eagles | Lock |  (1992-03-17)17 March 1992 (aged 23) | – | – | – | –
Riaan Viljoen | — | Fullback |  (1983-04-01)1 April 1983 (aged 32) | 49 | 85 | – | –
Akihito Yamada | Panasonic Wild Knights | Winger |  (1985-07-26)26 July 1985 (aged 30) | – | – | – | –
Koki Yamamoto | Yamaha Júbilo | Prop |  (1990-10-29)29 October 1990 (aged 25) | – | – | – | –
Ryohei Yamanaka | Kobe Steel Kobelco Steelers | Centre |  (1988-06-22)22 June 1988 (aged 27) | – | – | – | –
Hajime Yamashita | Toyota Industries Shuttles | Fullback |  (1992-06-14)14 June 1992 (aged 23) | – | – | – | –
Yuki Yatomi | Yamaha Júbilo | Scrum-half |  (1985-02-16)16 February 1985 (aged 31) | – | – | – | –
Note: Players' ages and statistics are correct as of 27 February 2016, the date of the opening round of the competition.

## Log

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2016 Super Rugby standings  Pos | Team

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1  |  Hurricanes (C) | 15  | 11  | 0  | 4  | 458  | 314  | +144  | 61  | 37  | 7  | 2  | 53  | Quarter-finals (Conference leaders)
2  |  Lions | 15  | 11  | 0  | 4  | 535  | 349  | +186  | 71  | 42  | 7  | 1  | 52
3  |  Stormers | 15  | 10  | 1  | 4  | 440  | 274  | +166  | 49  | 28  | 5  | 4  | 51
4  |  Brumbies | 15  | 10  | 0  | 5  | 425  | 326  | +99  | 56  | 40  | 3  | 0  | 43
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5  |  Highlanders | 15  | 11  | 0  | 4  | 422  | 273  | +149  | 50  | 28  | 4  | 4  | 52  | Quarter-finals (Wildcard)
6  |  Chiefs | 15  | 11  | 0  | 4  | 491  | 341  | +150  | 68  | 39  | 6  | 1  | 51
7  |  Crusaders | 15  | 11  | 0  | 4  | 487  | 317  | +170  | 65  | 40  | 5  | 1  | 50
8  |  Sharks | 15  | 9  | 1  | 5  | 360  | 269  | +91  | 40  | 30  | 2  | 3  | 43
9  |  Bulls | 15  | 9  | 1  | 5  | 399  | 339  | +60  | 47  | 37  | 4  | 0  | 42  |
10  |  Waratahs | 15  | 8  | 0  | 7  | 413  | 317  | +96  | 55  | 37  | 4  | 4  | 40
11  |  Blues | 15  | 8  | 1  | 6  | 374  | 380  | −6  | 45  | 47  | 2  | 3  | 39
12  |  Rebels | 15  | 7  | 0  | 8  | 365  | 486  | −121  | 46  | 65  | 2  | 1  | 31
13  |  Jaguares | 15  | 4  | 0  | 11  | 376  | 427  | −51  | 44  | 51  | 1  | 5  | 22
14  |  Cheetahs | 15  | 4  | 0  | 11  | 377  | 425  | −48  | 47  | 48  | 1  | 4  | 21
15  |  Reds | 15  | 3  | 1  | 11  | 290  | 458  | −168  | 33  | 57  | 0  | 3  | 17
16  |  Force | 15  | 2  | 0  | 13  | 260  | 441  | −181  | 25  | 60  | 0  | 5  | 13
17  |  Southern Kings | 15  | 2  | 0  | 13  | 282  | 684  | −402  | 34  | 95  | 1  | 0  | 9
18  |  Sunwolves | 15  | 1  | 1  | 13  | 293  | 627  | −334  | 33  | 88  | 0  | 3  | 9

Source: [citation needed]

## Matches

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The Sunwolves played the following matches during the 2016 Super Rugby season:

| 27 February 2016  | Sunwolves | 13–26  | Lions | Prince Chichibu Memorial Stadium, Tokyo |

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| 13:15  | Try: Shota Horie 59'
Con: Tusi Pisi 60' (1/1)
Pen: Tusi Pisi 7', 39' (2/2)
Riaan Viljoen (0/1)
Cards: Tusi Pisi 66' to 76' | Report[2]
Scoreboard[1] | Try: Robbie Coetzee 19'
Courtnall Skosan 34'
Jaco Kriel 42'
Lionel Mapoe 66'
Con: Elton Jantjies 35', 43', 67' (3/4)
Pen: Elton Jantjies (0/2)  | Attendance: 19,814[1]
Referee: Ben O'Keeffe

| 12 March 2016  | Sunwolves | 31–32  | Cheetahs | National Stadium, Singapore |

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| 18:55  | Try: Akihito Yamada 4', 14', 34'
Shota Horie 39'
Con: Tusi Pisi 5', 15', 35', 40' (4/4)
Pen: Tusi Pisi 43' (1/2)
Yu Tamura (0/1)
Cards: Ed Quirk 71' | Report[4]
Scoreboard[3] | Try: Niel Marais 24', 54'
Uzair Cassiem 45'
Boom Prinsloo 72'
Con: Niel Marais 25', 46', 55' (3/3)
Shaun Venter (0/1)
Pen: Niel Marais 7', 10' (2/2)  | Attendance: 8,808[3]
Referee: Quinton Immelman

| 19 March 2016  | Sunwolves | 9–35  | Rebels | Prince Chichibu Memorial Stadium, Tokyo |

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| 13:15  | Pen: Tusi Pisi 3', 28', 43' (3/3)  | Report[6]
Scoreboard[7] | Try: Jordy Reid 12'
Ben Meehan 49'
Tom English 57'
Sean McMahon 70'
Con: Jack Debreczeni 50', 58' (2/3)
Daniel Hawkins 71' (1/1)
Pen: Jack Debreczeni 26', 36', 54' (3/3)
Cards: Lopeti Timani 60' to 71' | Attendance: 16,444[5]
Referee: Mike Fraser

| 26 March 2016  | Sunwolves | 27–30  | Bulls | National Stadium, Singapore |

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| 18:55  | Try: Andrew Durutalo 2'
Akihito Yamada 56'
Yuki Yatomi 82'
Con: Tusi Pisi 3', 58', 83' (3/3)
Pen: Tusi Pisi 14', 51' (2/2)
Riaan Viljoen (0/1)
Cards: Tomás Leonardi 20' to 31'
Ed Quirk 68' to 78' | Report[9]
Scoreboard[8] | Try: Adriaan Strauss 26'
Roelof Smit 47'
Jamba Ulengo 66'
Con: Tian Schoeman 27', 48', 67' (3/3)
Pen: Tian Schoeman 6', 17', 21' (3/5)  | Attendance: 7,971[8]
Referee: Will Houston

| 2 April 2016  | Southern Kings | 33–28  | Sunwolves | Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth |

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| 17:05  | Try: Steven Sykes 3'
Malcolm Jaer 17'
Shane Gates 33'
Elgar Watts 79'
Con: Louis Fouché 4', 79' (2/4)
Pen: Louis Fouché 8', 30', 60' (3/3)  | Report[11]
Scoreboard[10] | Try: Shota Horie 23'
Tusi Pisi 25'
Tim Bond 39'
Akihito Yamada 80'
Con: Tusi Pisi 24' (1/4)
Pen: Tusi Pisi 10', 55' (2/2)  | Attendance: 5,437[10]
Referee: Rasta Rasivhenge

| 8 April 2016  | Stormers | 46–19  | Sunwolves | DHL Newlands, Cape Town |

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| 19:00  | Try: Sikhumbuzo Notshe 11', 51'
Kobus van Wyk 17'
Scarra Ntubeni 23'
Cheslin Kolbe 25'
Louis Schreuder 54'
Jean-Luc du Plessis 79'
Con: Jean-Luc du Plessis 12', 26', 52', 55' (4/7)
Pen: Jean-Luc du Plessis 6' (1/2)  | Report[13]
Scoreboard[12] | Try: Riaan Viljoen 30', 66'
Yuki Yatomi 45'
Con: Yu Tamura 46', 67' (2/3)
Cards: Tim Bond 71' | Attendance: 20,303[12]
Referee: Nic Berry

| 15 April 2016  | Cheetahs | 92–17  | Sunwolves | Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein |

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| 19:00  | Try: Torsten van Jaarsveld 7'
Francois Venter 9'
Uzair Cassiem 15'
Raymond Rhule 18'
Sergeal Petersen 21', 33', 75'
Shaun Venter 26'
Hilton Lobberts 43'
Clayton Blommetjies 46'
Paul Schoeman 64', 78', 80'
Jacques du Toit 70'
Con: Niel Marais 8', 10', 16', 19', 34', 44', 47', 65' (8/11)
Fred Zeilinga 76', 79', 80' (3/3)  | Report[14]
Scoreboard[15] | Try: Derek Carpenter 48'
Mifiposeti Paea 60'
Con: Tusi Pisi 49', 61' (2/2)
Pen: Tusi Pisi 4' (1/1)  | Referee: Nic Berry

| 23 April 2016  | Sunwolves | 36–28  | Jaguares | Prince Chichibu Memorial Stadium, Tokyo |

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| 14:15  | Try: Yasutaka Sasakura 21'
Derek Carpenter 57'
Harumichi Tatekawa 80'
Con: Tusi Pisi 22', 58', 81' (3/3)
Pen: Tusi Pisi 6', 33', 66', 72' (4/5)
Riaan Viljoen 46' (1/1)
Drop: Tusi Pisi (0/1)  | Report[17]
Scoreboard[16] | Try: Agustín Creevy 9'
Lucas González Amorosino 11'
Emiliano Bofelli 35'
Facundo Isa 48'
Con: Juan Martín Hernández 49' (1/4)
Pen: Juan Martín Hernández 40', 69' (2/2)  | Attendance: 14,940[16]
Referee: Jamie Nutbrown

| 7 May 2016  | Sunwolves | 22–40  | Force | Prince Chichibu Memorial Stadium, Tokyo |

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| 14:15  | Try: Akihito Yamada 4', 79'
Tusi Pisi 58'
Derek Carpenter 70'
Con: Tusi Pisi (0/2)
Yu Tamura 80' (1/2)
Pen: Tusi Pisi (0/1)  | Report[19]
Scoreboard[20] | Try: Marcel Brache 6', 13', 19'
Brynard Stander 27'
Ben McCalman 52'
Angus Cottrell 75'
Con: Ian Prior 7', 14', 28', 53' (4/5)
Peter Grant 76' (1/1)  | Attendance: 16,885[18]
Referee: Mike Fraser

| 14 May 2016  | Sunwolves | 17–17  | Stormers | National Stadium, Singapore |

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| 19:55  | Try: Akihito Yamada 12'
Con: Tusi Pisi (0/1)
Pen: Tusi Pisi 6', 27', 32', 50' (4/5)
Riaan Viljoen (0/1)  | Report[22]
Scoreboard[23] | Try: Pieter-Steph du Toit 60'
Vincent Koch 80'
Con: Jean-Luc du Plessis 61' (1/1)
Brandon Thomson 81' (1/1)
Pen: Jean-Luc du Plessis 4' (1/1)  | Attendance: 8,749 [21]
Referee: Paul Williams

| 21 May 2016  | Reds | 35–25  | Sunwolves | Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane |

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| 15:05  | Try: Curtis Browning 15', 42'
James Slipper 29'
Cadeyrn Neville 59'
Con: Ayumu Goromaru 16', 30' (2/3)
Jake McIntyre 60' (1/1)
Pen: Ayumu Goromaru 5', 55' (2/2)
Jake McIntyre 73' (1/1)  | Report[25]
Scoreboard[26] | Try: Derek Carpenter 23', 51'
Liaki Moli 56'
Con: Tusi Pisi 24', 52' (2/3)
Pen: Tusi Pisi 33', 40' (2/4)  | Attendance: 19,073[24]
Referee: Will Houston

| 28 May 2016  | Brumbies | 66–5  | Sunwolves | GIO Stadium, Canberra |

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| 19:45  | Try: Scott Fardy 12'
Stephen Moore 18', 42'
Michael Dowsett 23'
Nigel Ah Wong 31', 83'
Aidan Toua 55'
Jordan Jackson-Hope 57'
James Dargaville 60'
Lausii Taliauli 75'
Con: Christian Lealiifano 13', 19', 24', 32', 43', 58', 61', 84' (8/10)  | Report[28]
Scoreboard[29] | Try: Akihito Yamada 67'
Con: Tusi Pisi (0/1)
Cards: Hitoshi Ono 40' to 50' | Attendance: 10,479[27]
Referee: Jaco van Heerden

| 2 July 2016  | Sunwolves | 12–57  | Waratahs | Prince Chichibu Memorial Stadium, Tokyo |

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| 14:15  | Pen: Yu Tamura 21', 26', 32' (3/3)
Riaan Viljoen 23' (1/1)  | Report[30]
Scoreboard[31] | Try: Matt Lucas 10', 58'
Jack Dempsey 28'
Israel Folau 36'
Andrew Kellaway 40'
Reece Robinson 45', 48'
Matthew Carraro 61'
Taqele Naiyaravoro 72'
Con: Bernard Foley 11', 29', 37', 46', 49' (5/6)
David Horwitz 59' (1/3)
Cards: Taqele Naiyaravoro 25' to 35' | Referee: Brendon Pickerill

| 9 July 2016  | Bulls | 50–3  | Sunwolves | Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria |

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| 17:05  | Try: Lappies Labuschagné 11'
Dries Swanepoel 21'
Jannes Kirsten 27'
Francois Brummer 32'
Adriaan Strauss 43'
Travis Ismaiel 73', 77'
Con: Francois Brummer 12', 22', 28', 33' (4/5)
Tian Schoeman 74', 78' (2/2)
Pen: Francois Brummer 17' (1/1)  | Report[32]
Scoreboard[33] | Pen: Yu Tamura 15' (1/1)  | Referee: Quinton Immelman

| 15 July 2016  | Sharks | 40–29  | Sunwolves | Kings Park Stadium, Durban |

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| 19:00  | Try: Coenie Oosthuizen 4'
Lwazi Mvovo 7'
JP Pietersen 21'
André Esterhuizen 41'
Garth April 70'
Curwin Bosch 76'
Con: Garth April 5', 8', 22', 42', 77' (5/6)  | Report[34]
Scoreboard[35] | Try: Kaito Shigeno 14'
Mifiposeti Paea 37', 79'
Fa'atiga Lemalu 40'
Con: Yu Tamura 15', 38', 80' (3/4)
Pen: Yu Tamura 59' (1/1)  | Referee: Rasta Rasivhenge

## Player statistics

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The Super Rugby appearance record for players that represented the Sunwolves in 2016 is as follows:

2016 Sunwolves player statistics

Player name  | LIO | CHE | REB | BUL | KIN | STO | CHE | JAG | FOR | STO | RED | BRU | WAR | BUL | SHA |  | App  | Try  | Kck  | Pts
Keita Inagaki | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |  |  |  |  |  | 17  | 1 | 17  | 1 | 1  |  | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0
Shota Horie | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2  | 2 | 16  | 16  | 2 |  |  |  |  | 12 | 3 | 0 | 15
Shinnosuke Kakinaga | 3 | 3 | 18  | 18  | 3 | 18  | 18  | 3  | 3 | 3 | 3 | 18  | 3 | 3 | 3  |  | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0
Tim Bond | 4 | 5 | 5 |  | 5 | 5 |  |  |  | 4 | 4 |  |  |  |  |  | 7 | 1 | 0 | 5
Hitoshi Ono | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |  | 4 | 4  | 4 |  | 19  | 4 |  | 4 | 4  |  | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0
Liaki Moli | 6 | 6 |  | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5  | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6  |  | 14 | 1 | 0 | 5
Andrew Durutalo | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 20  | 7 | 7  | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |  |  |  |  | 12 | 1 | 0 | 5
Ed Quirk | 8 | 8 | 8 | 20  | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8  | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8  |  | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0
Atsushi Hiwasa | 9 | 9 | 9 |  |  | 21  |  | 9  | 21  | 9 | 9 |  |  |  |  |  | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0
Tusi Pisi | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |  | 10 | 10  | 10 | 10 | 10 | 22  |  |  |  |  | 11 | 2 | 95 | 105
Yasutaka Sasakura | 11 | 11 | 23 | 23 |  | 23  | 23  | 23  |  |  |  | 15 | 11 | 11 | 11  |  | 9 | 1 | 0 | 5
Yu Tamura | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 22  | 22  | 22  | 22  | 22  | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10  |  | 15 | 0 | 27 | 27
Harumichi Tatekawa | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 22 | 13 | 12  | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |  |  | 13 | 1 | 0 | 5
Akihito Yamada | 14 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 11 |  |  | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |  |  |  |  | 10 | 9 | 0 | 45
Riaan Viljoen | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15  | 15 | 15 | 15 | 23  | 15 | 15 | 15  |  | 15 | 2 | 6 | 16
Masataka Mikami | 16  | 17  | 17  | 17  | 17  | 1 | 1 | 1  | 1 | 1 | 1 |  | 1 | 17  | 17  |  | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0
Takeshi Kizu | 17  | 16  | 16  |  |  | 16  | 16  | 16  | 16  | 2 | 2 | 16  | 2 | 2 | 2  |  | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0
Koki Yamamoto | 18  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0
Shinya Makabe | 19  | 19  | 19  | 19  | 19  | 4 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0
Yoshiya Hosoda | 20  | 20  | 6 | 6 | 20  | 19  | 20  | 6  | 20  | 19 |  | 19  | 19  | 20  | 20  |  | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0
Kaito Shigeno | 21  | 21  | 21  | 9 | 9 |  | 21  | 21  | 9 |  |  |  | 9 | 21  | 9  |  | 11 | 1 | 0 | 5
Derek Carpenter | 22 | 22  | 22  |  |  | 12 | 12 | 13  | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13  |  | 12 | 5 | 0 | 25
Hajime Yamashita | 23 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 23  | 14 | 14  |  | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0
Takuma Asahara |  | 18  | 3 | 3 | 18  | 3 | 3 | 18  | 18  | 18  | 18  | 3 | 18  | 18  | 18  |  | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0
Mifiposeti Paea |  | 23  | 11 | 22 | 23  | 13 | 11 | 11  | 23  | 23  | 23  | 11 | 14 | 22  | 12  |  | 13 | 3 | 0 | 15
Tomás Leonardi |  |  | 20  | 8 | 21  | 8 | 6 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0
Viliami Lolohea |  |  |  | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0
Futoshi Mori |  |  |  | 16  | 16 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 16  | 16  | 16  |  | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0
Yuki Yatomi |  |  |  | 21  | 22  | 9 | 9 |  |  | 21  | 21  | 9 | 21  | 9 | 21  |  | 10 | 2 | 0 | 10
Koo Ji-won |  |  |  |  |  | 17  | 17  | 17  | 17  | 17 |  | 17  |  |  |  |  | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0
Fa'atiga Lemalu |  |  |  |  |  |  | 19  | 19  | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 19  | 5  |  | 9 | 1 | 0 | 5
Taiyo Ando |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 20  | 20  | 20  | 20 | 20  | 7 | 7 | 7  |  | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0
John Stewart |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 11 | 11 | 11 |  |  |  |  |  | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0
Daisuke Inoue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 21  |  |  |  |  | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0
Naohiro Kotaki |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5 | 5 | 19  |  | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0
Shokei Kin |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 20  | 23  |  |  | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0
Ryohei Yamanaka |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 22  |  | 22  |  | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0
Kentaro Kodama |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 23  |  | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0
Total |  | 15 | 33 | 128 | 293

Squad members Ryuhei Arita, Shohei Hirano, Tsuyoshi Murata and Kazuhiko Usami made no appearances in the competition.

## See also

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* Sunwolves
* 2016 Super Rugby season

## References

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