2016 Sunwolves season

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.

Sunwolves
2016 season
Head coachMark Hammett
CaptainShota Horie
StadiumChichibunomiya Rugby Stadium, Tokyo
Singapore Sports Hub, Singapore
overall18th
South African Group8th
Africa 1 Conference4th
RecordWon 1, Drew 1, Lost 13
Top try scorerAll: Akihito Yamada (9)
Top points scorerAll: Tusi Pisi (105)
Home colours
Away colours

Personnel

Coaches and management

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

2016 Sunwolves coaches and management
Position Name
Head coachMark Hammett
Assistant coachesNathan Mauger
Chris Milsted
Takuro Miuchi
Atsushi Tanabe
Wayne Taylor
Filo Tiatia

Squad

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 AndoToyota VerblitzFlanker (1987-08-22)22 August 1987 (aged 28)
Ryuhei AritaCoca-Cola Red SparksHooker (1989-03-21)21 March 1989 (aged 26)
Takuma AsaharaToshiba Brave LupusProp (1987-09-07)7 September 1987 (aged 28)
Tim BondLock (1989-10-25)25 October 1989 (aged 26)
Derek CarpenterToyota VerblitzCentre (1988-07-26)26 July 1988 (aged 27)
Andrew DurutaloFlanker (1987-10-25)25 October 1987 (aged 28)
Shohei HiranoTokai UniversityProp (1993-08-03)3 August 1993 (aged 22)
Atsushi HiwasaSuntory SungoliathScrum-half (1987-05-22)22 May 1987 (aged 28)
Shota HoriePanasonic Wild KnightsHooker (1986-01-21)21 January 1986 (aged 30)185
Yoshiya HosodaNEC Green RocketsLock (1987-08-05)5 August 1987 (aged 28)
Keita InagakiPanasonic Wild KnightsProp (1990-06-02)2 June 1990 (aged 25)10
Daisuke InoueKubota SpearsScrum-half (1989-11-16)16 November 1989 (aged 26)
Shinnosuke KakinagaSuntory SungoliathProp (1991-12-19)19 December 1991 (aged 24)
Shokei KinNTT Shining ArcsFlanker (1991-10-03)3 October 1991 (aged 24)
Takeshi KizuKobe Steel Kobelco SteelersHooker (1988-07-15)15 July 1988 (aged 27)
Kentaro KodamaPanasonic Wild KnightsWinger (1992-01-28)28 January 1992 (aged 24)
Koo Ji-wonTakushoku UniversityProp (1994-07-02)2 July 1994 (aged 21)
Naohiro KotakiToshiba Brave LupusLock (1992-06-13)13 June 1992 (aged 23)
Fa'atiga LemaluMunakata Sanix BluesNumber eight (1989-04-17)17 April 1989 (aged 26)
Tomás LeonardiNumber eight (1987-07-01)1 July 1987 (aged 28)10
Viliami LoloheaWinger (1993-07-04)4 July 1993 (aged 22)
Shinya MakabeSuntory SungoliathLock (1987-03-26)26 March 1987 (aged 28)
Masataka MikamiToshiba Brave LupusProp (1988-06-04)4 June 1988 (aged 27)
Liaki MoliLock (1990-01-04)4 January 1990 (aged 26)245
Futoshi MoriToshiba Brave LupusHooker (1988-04-25)25 April 1988 (aged 27)
Tsuyoshi MurataNEC Green RocketsFlanker (1988-12-15)15 December 1988 (aged 27)
Hitoshi OnoToshiba Brave LupusLock (1978-05-06)6 May 1978 (aged 37)
Mifiposeti PaeaNTT Docomo Red HurricanesCentre (1987-07-06)6 July 1987 (aged 28)
Tusi PisiSuntory SungoliathFly-half (1982-06-18)18 June 1982 (aged 33)188
Ed QuirkFlanker (1991-08-28)28 August 1991 (aged 24)395
Yasutaka SasakuraPanasonic Wild KnightsFullback (1988-08-04)4 August 1988 (aged 27)
Kaito ShigenoNEC Green RocketsScrum-half (1990-11-21)21 November 1990 (aged 25)
John StewartWinger (1988-02-17)17 February 1988 (aged 28)
Yu TamuraNEC Green RocketsFly-half (1989-01-09)9 January 1989 (aged 27)
Harumichi TatekawaKubota SpearsFly-half (1989-12-02)2 December 1989 (aged 26)
Kazuhiko UsamiCanon EaglesLock (1992-03-17)17 March 1992 (aged 23)
Riaan ViljoenFullback (1983-04-01)1 April 1983 (aged 32)4985
Akihito YamadaPanasonic Wild KnightsWinger (1985-07-26)26 July 1985 (aged 30)
Koki YamamotoYamaha JúbiloProp (1990-10-29)29 October 1990 (aged 25)
Ryohei YamanakaKobe Steel Kobelco SteelersCentre (1988-06-22)22 June 1988 (aged 27)
Hajime YamashitaToyota Industries ShuttlesFullback (1992-06-14)14 June 1992 (aged 23)
Yuki YatomiYamaha JúbiloScrum-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

The final standings for the 2016 Super Rugby season are:[1][2]

2016 Super Rugby standings
South African Group
Pos Team P W D L PF PA PD TF TA TB LB Pts
1 Lions151104535349+18671427152
2 Stormers151014440274+16649285451
3 Sharks15915360269+9140302343
4 Bulls15915399339+6047374042
5 Jaguares154011376427−5144511522
6 Cheetahs154011377425−4847481421
7 Southern Kings152013282684−4023495109
8 Sunwolves151113293627−3343388039

Matches

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

Player statistics

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 Inagaki11111 17 117 11 10000
Shota Horie22222222 216 16 2 123015
Shinnosuke Kakinaga3318 18 318 18 3 33318 333 15000
Tim Bond45555 44 7105
Hitoshi Ono5444444 419 444 12000
Liaki Moli6656655 6666666 14105
Andrew Durutalo7777720 77 7777 12105
Ed Quirk 88820 8788 8888888 15000
Atsushi Hiwasa99921 9 21 99 8000
Tusi Pisi10101010101010 10101022 11295105
Yasutaka Sasakura1111232323 23 23 15111111 9105
Yu Tamura12121212121022 22 22 22 22 10101010 1502727
Harumichi Tatekawa1313131313221312 121212121212 13105
Akihito Yamada141414111111 14141414 109045
Riaan Viljoen1515151515151515 15151523 151515 152616
Masataka Mikami16 17 17 17 17 111 111117 17 14000
Takeshi Kizu17 16 16 16 16 16 16 2216 222 12000
Koki Yamamoto18 1000
Shinya Makabe 19 19 19 19 19 4 6000
Yoshiya Hosoda20 20 6620 19 20 6 20 1919 19 20 20 13000
Kaito Shigeno21 21 21 9921 21 9921 9 11105
Derek Carpenter2222 22 121213 13131313131313 125025
Hajime Yamashita23 23 1414 3000
Takuma Asahara18 3318 3318 18 18 18 318 18 18 14000
Mifiposeti Paea23 112223 131111 23 23 23 111422 12 133015
Tomás Leonardi20 821 86 5000
Viliami Lolohea1414141414 5000
Futoshi Mori16 16 16 16 16 4000
Yuki Yatomi21 22 99 21 21 921 921 102010
Koo Ji-won17 17 17 17 1717 4000
Fa'atiga Lemalu19 19 5555419 5 9105
Taiyo Ando20 20 20 2020 777 7000
John Stewart 111111 3000
Daisuke Inoue 21 1000
Naohiro Kotaki 5519 3000
Shokei Kin 20 23 2000
Ryohei Yamanaka 22 22 2000
Kentaro Kodama 23 1000
Total1533128293

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

See also

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