2018 Sunwolves season

2018 Sunwolves season
StadiumsChichibunomiya Rugby Stadium, Tokyo
Mong Kok Stadium, Hong Kong
Singapore Sports Hub, Singapore
Head coachJamie Joseph /
Tony Brown (caretaker)
CaptainsWillie Britz and
Yutaka Nagare
Rank15th (overall)
5th (Australian Conference)
RecordLost 5
Top points scorerHosea Saumaki (20)
Top try scorerHosea Saumaki (4)
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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.

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 JosephHead coach
Tony BrownAssistant coach (attack coach)
Scott HansenAssistant coach (defence coach)
Shin HasegawaAssistant coach (scrum coach)
Atsushi TanabeAssistant 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
Japan Asaeli Ai ValuPanasonic Wild KnightsProp7 May 1989 (aged 28)0000
Japan Takuma Asahara (short-term)Toshiba Brave LupusProp7 September 1987 (aged 30)250250
Georgia (country) Jaba BregvadzeHooker24 April 1987 (aged 30)0000
South Africa Willie BritzNTT Shining ArcsNumber 831 August 1988 (aged 29)37101210
New Zealand Jason EmeryCentre21 September 1993 (aged 24)351000
Japan Kenki FukuokaPanasonic Wild KnightsWing7 September 1992 (aged 25)920920
Japan Yoshikazu FujitaPanasonic Wild KnightsFullback8 October 1993 (aged 24)0000
South Africa Grant HattinghKubota SpearsLock3 October 1990 (aged 27)551000
Japan Uwe HeluYamaha JúbiloLock12 July 1990 (aged 27)105105
Japan Kazuki HimenoToyota VerblitzLock27 July 1994 (aged 23)0000
Japan Takeshi Hino (short-term)Yamaha JúbiloHooker20 January 1990 (aged 28)910910
Japan Shota HoriePanasonic Wild KnightsHooker21 January 1986 (aged 32)34201515
Japan Keita InagakiPanasonic Wild KnightsProp2 June 1990 (aged 27)180170
Japan Shintaro IshiharaSuntory SungoliathProp17 June 1990 (aged 27)0000
Japan Kai IshiiNTT Shining ArcsWing4 August 1993 (aged 24)0000
Georgia (country) Nika KhatiashviliProp22 May 1992 (aged 25)0000
Japan Koo Ji-wonHonda HeatProp20 July 1994 (aged 23)6060
South Africa Lappies LabuschagnéKubota SpearsFlanker11 January 1989 (aged 29)503500
Japan Timothy LafaeleCoca-Cola Red SparksCentre19 August 1991 (aged 26)922922
Japan Fetuani LautaimiToyota VerblitzNumber 821 October 1992 (aged 25)0000
Japan Michael LeitchToshiba Brave LupusNumber 87 October 1988 (aged 29)343500
Japan Lomano LemekiHonda HeatWing20 January 1989 (aged 29)0000
New Zealand Michael LittleMitsubishi DynaboarsCentre14 March 1993 (aged 24)0000
Japan Shinya MakabeSuntory SungoliathLock26 March 1987 (aged 30)100100
Fiji Semisi MasirewaKintetsu LinersWing9 June 1992 (aged 25)17000
Japan Rikiya MatsudaPanasonic Wild KnightsCentre3 May 1994 (aged 23)0000
Japan Kotaro MatsushimaSuntory SungoliathScrum-half26 February 1993 (aged 24)14090
New Zealand Craig MillarProp29 October 1990 (aged 27)10000
Australia James MooreToshiba Brave LupusLock11 June 1993 (aged 24)0000
Japan Daishi MurataSuntory SungoliathCentre29 May 1988 (aged 29)0000
Japan Yutaka NagareSuntory SungoliathScrum-half4 September 1992 (aged 25)0000
Japan Ryoto NakamuraSuntory SungoliathCentre3 June 1991 (aged 26)0000
Cook Islands Masakatsu NishikawaSuntory SungoliathFlanker18 May 1987 (aged 30)0000
Japan Yusuke NiwaiCanon EaglesHooker22 October 1991 (aged 26)100100
Japan Ryuji NoguchiTokai UniversityFullback15 July 1995 (aged 22)0000
Japan Shunsuke NunomakiPanasonic Wild KnightsFlanker13 July 1992 (aged 25)4040
New Zealand Hayden ParkerFly-half19 November 1990 (aged 27)3010100
Australia Ed QuirkCanon EaglesFlanker28 August 1991 (aged 26)6310245
New Zealand Robbie RobinsonRicoh Black RamsFullback22 August 1989 (aged 28)446900
Japan Atsushi SakatePanasonic Wild KnightsHooker21 June 1993 (aged 24)5050
Tonga Hosea SaumakiCanon EaglesWing10 May 1992 (aged 25)0000
Japan Kaito ShigenoToyota VerblitzScrum-half21 November 1990 (aged 27)18101810
Japan Yu TamuraCanon EaglesFly-half9 January 1989 (aged 29)24792479
Japan Fumiaki TanakaPanasonic Wild KnightsScrum-half3 January 1985 (aged 33)531575
Japan Harumichi TatekawaKubota SpearsCentre12 December 1989 (aged 28)155155
Japan Sione TeaupaKubota SpearsCentre9 July 1992 (aged 25)0000
Japan Yoshitaka TokunagaToshiba Brave LupusNumber 810 April 1992 (aged 25)6565
Japan Will TupouCoca-Cola Red SparksCentre20 July 1990 (aged 27)211085
Japan Keisuke UchidaPanasonic Wild KnightsScrum-half22 February 1992 (aged 25)115115
South Africa Gerhard van den HeeverYamaha JúbiloWing13 April 1989 (aged 28)577000
Japan Wimpie van der WaltNTT Docomo Red HurricanesFlanker / lock6 January 1989 (aged 29)193000
South Africa Hencus van WykMunakata Sanix BluesProp2 March 1992 (aged 25)5000
Australia Rahboni Warren-VosayacoNTT Shining ArcsFlanker28 September 1995 (aged 22)710710
Cook Islands Alex WoontonRicoh Black RamsProp27 February 1988 (aged 29)0000
Australia Sam WykesPanasonic Wild KnightsLock25 April 1988 (aged 29)100251310
Japan Akihito YamadaPanasonic Wild KnightsWing26 July 1985 (aged 32)10451045
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 New Zealand Crusaders161402542295+24777397063
2 South Africa Lions16907519435+8477556446
3 Australia Waratahs16916557445+11274594244
4 New Zealand Hurricanes161105474343+13166435251
5 New Zealand Chiefs161105463368+9560483249
6 New Zealand Highlanders161006437445−859573144
7 Argentina Jaguares16907409418−951552038
8 South Africa Sharks16718437442−549572436
9 Australia Rebels16709440461−2157605336
10 Australia Brumbies16709393422−2956522434
11 South Africa Stormers166010390423−3346560529
12 South Africa Bulls166010441502−6159662329
13 Australia Reds166010389501−11249661328
14 New Zealand Blues164012378509−13150662422
15 Japan Sunwolves163013404664−26048990214
Australian Conference
Pos Team P W D L PF PA PD TF TA TB LB Pts
1 Australia Waratahs16916557445+11274594244
2 Australia Rebels16709440461−2157605336
3 Australia Brumbies16709393422−2956522434
4 Australia Reds166010389501−11249661328
5 Japan Sunwolves163013404664−26048990214

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
Cumulative Points 0 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2
Position (overall) N/A 12th 14th 15th 15th 15th 15th 15th 15th 15th
Position (Aus Conf.) N/A 4th 5th 5th 5th 5th 5th 5th 5th 5th 5th 5th
Key: win draw loss bye

Matches

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

Player statistics

The Super Rugby appearance record for players that represented the Sunwolves in 2018 is as follows:[35]

2018 Sunwolves player statistics
Player name BRU REB SHA LIO CHI WAR [note 1] BLU CRU HUR RED STO REB BRU BUL WAR RED App Try Kck Pts
Keita Inagaki117 117 3000
Shota Horie2222 3000
Koo Ji-won33318 3 4000
Sam Wykes445 2000
Grant Hattingh5519 3000
Kazuki Himeno64448 4105
Lappies Labuschagné7777 3000
Willie Britz85820 8 5000
Yutaka Nagare9921 921 9 5000
Robbie Robinson101523 22 4000
Hosea Saumaki11111123 34020
Ryoto Nakamura121222 22 401515
Timothy Lafaele13131313 3105
Lomano Lemeki14141423 11 4105
Jason Emery15 1000
Jaba Bregvadze16 16 1000
Craig Millar17 11117 1 5105
Asaeli Ai Valu18 1000
James Moore19 19 4 2000
Ed Quirk20 820 720 4105
Fumiaki Tanaka21 21 921 3000
Hayden Parker22 1022 2088
Sione Teaupa23 13 2000
Michael Leitch6686 4000
Will Tupou111113 32919
Akihito Yamada14 1000
Atsushi Sakate16 16 16 3105
Takuma Asahara18 3 2000
Yoshitaka Tokunaga20 7620 6 4000
Harumichi Tatekawa22 1010 3033
Ryuji Noguchi23 23 15 3000
Yusuke Niwai2216 3000
Keisuke Uchida921 2000
Michael Little12121212 3000
Kotaro Matsushima151515 2127
Shintaro Ishihara17 17 2000
Hencus van Wyk18 18 3 3000
Wimpie van der Walt19 519 19 3105
Uwe Helu5 1000
Yu Tamura1010 1000
Semisi Masirewa1414 1105
Nika Khatiashvili18 0000
Total51537112

(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.

  1. The squad for this match has been named, but the match has not yet been played.

See also

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