2016 Sunwolves season

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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
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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[]

Coaches and management[]

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

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

2016 Super Rugby standings · · discuss
South African Group
Pos Team P W D L PF PA PD TF TA TB LB Pts
1 South Africa Lions 15 11 0 4 535 349 +186 71 42 7 1 52
2 South Africa Stormers 15 10 1 4 440 274 +166 49 28 5 4 51
3 South Africa Sharks 15 9 1 5 360 269 +91 40 30 2 3 43
4 South Africa Bulls 15 9 1 5 399 339 +60 47 37 4 0 42
5 Argentina Jaguares 15 4 0 11 376 427 −51 44 51 1 5 22
6 South Africa Cheetahs 15 4 0 11 377 425 −48 47 48 1 4 21
7 South Africa Southern Kings 15 2 0 13 282 684 −402 34 95 1 0 9
8 Japan Sunwolves 15 1 1 13 293 627 −334 33 88 0 3 9
Legend and competition rules
Legend:
Conference leaders, qualify to 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 = Log Points
Wildcard teams, qualify to finals.
Competition rules:
Qualification:

The top eight teams qualified to the finals, with their final positions in the overall log determining their seedings in the Quarter Finals. The conference winners were seeded #1 to #4 for the Quarter Finals, in order of log points gained during the group stages, while the wildcards were seeded as #5 to #8 in order of log points gained during the group stages. In the Quarter Finals, the conference winners hosted the first round of the finals, with the highest-seeded conference winner hosting the fourth-seeded wildcard entry, the second-seeded conference winner hosting the third-seeded wildcard entry, the third-seeded conference winner hosting the second-seeded wildcard entry and the fourth-seeded conference winner hosting the top-seed wildcard entry. The Quarter Final winners progressed to the Semi-Finals, where the highest seed to reach the Semi-Finals hosted the lowest seed and the second-seeded semi-finalist hosted the third-seeded team. The winner of the Semi-Finals progressed to the Final, at the venue of the highest-seeded team.

 Points breakdown:
* 4 points for a win
* 2 points for a draw
* 1 bonus point for a loss by seven points or less
* 1 bonus point for scoring at least three tries more than the opponent in a match

 Classification:
Teams standings are calculated as follows:[3]
* Conference Leaders (i.e. conference leaders will always be ranked at the top)
* Log points
* Number of games won
* Overall points difference
* Number of tries scored
* Overall try difference

Matches[]

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

27 February 2016 Sunwolves 13–26 Lions Prince Chichibu Memorial Stadium, Tokyo  
13:15 Try: Shota Horie Try 59'
Con: Tusi Pisi Kick 60' (1/1)
Pen: Tusi Pisi Kick 7', 39' (2/2)
Riaan Viljoen (0/1)
Cards: Tusi Pisi Temporarily suspended from 66' to 76' 66' to 76' 		Report[4]
Scoreboard[5] 		Try: Robbie Coetzee Try 19'
Courtnall Skosan Try 34'
Jaco Kriel Try 42'
Lionel Mapoe Try 66'
Con: Elton Jantjies Kick 35', 43', 67' (3/4)
Pen: Elton Jantjies (0/2)
 Attendance: 19,814[5]
Referee: Ben O'Keeffe
12 March 2016 Sunwolves 31–32 Cheetahs National Stadium, Singapore  
18:55 Try: Akihito Yamada Try 4', 14', 34'
Shota Horie Try 39'
Con: Tusi Pisi Kick 5', 15', 35', 40' (4/4)
Pen: Tusi Pisi Kick 43' (1/2)
Yu Tamura (0/1)
Cards: Ed Quirk Yellow card 71' 		Report[6]
Scoreboard[7] 		Try: Niel Marais Try 24', 54'
Uzair Cassiem Try 45'
Boom Prinsloo Try 72'
Con: Niel Marais Kick 25', 46', 55' (3/3)
Shaun Venter (0/1)
Pen: Niel Marais Kick 7', 10' (2/2)
 Attendance: 8,808[7]
Referee: Quinton Immelman
19 March 2016 Sunwolves 9–35 Rebels Prince Chichibu Memorial Stadium, Tokyo  
13:15 Pen: Tusi Pisi Kick 3', 28', 43' (3/3)
 Report[8]
Scoreboard[9] 		Try: Jordy Reid Try 12'
Ben Meehan Try 49'
Tom English Try 57'
Sean McMahon Try 70'
Con: Jack Debreczeni Kick 50', 58' (2/3)
Daniel Hawkins Kick 71' (1/1)
Pen: Jack Debreczeni Kick 26', 36', 54' (3/3)
Cards: Lopeti Timani Temporarily suspended from 60' to 71' 60' to 71' 		Attendance: 16,444[10]
Referee: Mike Fraser
26 March 2016 Sunwolves 27–30 Bulls National Stadium, Singapore  
18:55 Try: Andrew Durutalo Try 2'
Akihito Yamada Try 56'
Yuki Yatomi Try 82'
Con: Tusi Pisi Kick 3', 58', 83' (3/3)
Pen: Tusi Pisi Kick 14', 51' (2/2)
Riaan Viljoen (0/1)
Cards: Tomás Leonardi Temporarily suspended from 20' to 31' 20' to 31'
Ed Quirk Temporarily suspended from 68' to 78' 68' to 78' 		Report[11]
Scoreboard[12] 		Try: Adriaan Strauss Try 26'
Roelof Smit Try 47'
Jamba Ulengo Try 66'
Con: Tian Schoeman Kick 27', 48', 67' (3/3)
Pen: Tian Schoeman Kick 6', 17', 21' (3/5)
 Attendance: 7,971[12]
Referee: Will Houston
2 April 2016 Southern Kings 33–28 Sunwolves Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth  
17:05 Try: Steven Sykes Try 3'
Malcolm Jaer Try 17'
Shane Gates Try 33'
Elgar Watts Try 79'
Con: Louis Fouché Kick 4', 79' (2/4)
Pen: Louis Fouché Kick 8', 30', 60' (3/3)
 Report[13]
Scoreboard[14] 		Try: Shota Horie Try 23'
Tusi Pisi Try 25'
Tim Bond Try 39'
Akihito Yamada Try 80'
Con: Tusi Pisi Kick 24' (1/4)
Pen: Tusi Pisi Kick 10', 55' (2/2)
 Attendance: 5,437[14]
Referee: Rasta Rasivhenge
8 April 2016 Stormers 46–19 Sunwolves DHL Newlands, Cape Town  
19:00 Try: Sikhumbuzo Notshe Try 11', 51'
Kobus van Wyk Try 17'
Scarra Ntubeni Try 23'
Cheslin Kolbe Try 25'
Louis Schreuder Try 54'
Jean-Luc du Plessis Try 79'
Con: Jean-Luc du Plessis Kick 12', 26', 52', 55' (4/7)
Pen: Jean-Luc du Plessis Kick 6' (1/2)
 Report[15]
Scoreboard[16] 		Try: Riaan Viljoen Try 30', 66'
Yuki Yatomi Try 45'
Con: Yu Tamura Kick 46', 67' (2/3)
Cards: Tim Bond Red card 71' 		Attendance: 20,303[16]
Referee: Nic Berry
15 April 2016 Cheetahs 92–17 Sunwolves Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein  
19:00 Try: Torsten van Jaarsveld Try 7'
Francois Venter Try 9'
Uzair Cassiem Try 15'
Raymond Rhule Try 18'
Sergeal Petersen Try 21', 33', 75'
Shaun Venter Try 26'
Hilton Lobberts Try 43'
Clayton Blommetjies Try 46'
Paul Schoeman Try 64', 78', 80'
Jacques du Toit Try 70'
Con: Niel Marais Kick 8', 10', 16', 19', 34', 44', 47', 65' (8/11)
Fred Zeilinga Kick 76', 79', 80' (3/3)
 Report[17]
Scoreboard[18] 		Try: Derek Carpenter Try 48'
Mifiposeti Paea Try 60'
Con: Tusi Pisi Kick 49', 61' (2/2)
Pen: Tusi Pisi Kick 4' (1/1)
 Referee: Nic Berry
23 April 2016 Sunwolves 36–28 Jaguares Prince Chichibu Memorial Stadium, Tokyo  
14:15 Try: Yasutaka Sasakura Try 21'
Derek Carpenter Try 57'
Harumichi Tatekawa Try 80'
Con: Tusi Pisi Kick 22', 58', 81' (3/3)
Pen: Tusi Pisi Kick 6', 33', 66', 72' (4/5)
Riaan Viljoen Kick 46' (1/1)
Drop: Tusi Pisi (0/1)
 Report[19]
Scoreboard[20] 		Try: Agustín Creevy Try 9'
Lucas González Amorosino Try 11'
Try 35'
Facundo Isa Try 48'
Con: Juan Martín Hernández Kick 49' (1/4)
Pen: Juan Martín Hernández Kick 40', 69' (2/2)
 Attendance: 14,940[20]
Referee: Jamie Nutbrown
7 May 2016 Sunwolves 22–40 Force Prince Chichibu Memorial Stadium, Tokyo  
14:15 Try: Akihito Yamada Try 4', 79'
Tusi Pisi Try 58'
Derek Carpenter Try 70'
Con: Tusi Pisi (0/2)
Yu Tamura Kick 80' (1/2)
Pen: Tusi Pisi (0/1)
 Report[21]
Scoreboard[22] 		Try: Marcel Brache Try 6', 13', 19'
Brynard Stander Try 27'
Ben McCalman Try 52'
Angus Cottrell Try 75'
Con: Ian Prior Kick 7', 14', 28', 53' (4/5)
Peter Grant Kick 76' (1/1)
 Attendance: 16,885[23]
Referee: Mike Fraser
14 May 2016 Sunwolves 17–17 Stormers National Stadium, Singapore  
19:55 Try: Akihito Yamada Try 12'
Con: Tusi Pisi (0/1)
Pen: Tusi Pisi Kick 6', 27', 32', 50' (4/5)
Riaan Viljoen (0/1)
 Report[24]
Scoreboard[25] 		Try: Pieter-Steph du Toit Try 60'
Vincent Koch Try 80'
Con: Jean-Luc du Plessis Kick 61' (1/1)
Brandon Thomson Kick 81' (1/1)
Pen: Jean-Luc du Plessis Kick 4' (1/1)
 Attendance: 8,749 [26]
Referee: Paul Williams
21 May 2016 Reds 35–25 Sunwolves Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane  
15:05 Try: Curtis Browning Try 15', 42'
James Slipper Try 29'
Cadeyrn Neville Try 59'
Con: Ayumu Goromaru Kick 16', 30' (2/3)
Jake McIntyre Kick 60' (1/1)
Pen: Ayumu Goromaru Kick 5', 55' (2/2)
Jake McIntyre Kick 73' (1/1)
 Report[27]
Scoreboard[28] 		Try: Derek Carpenter Try 23', 51'
Liaki Moli Try 56'
Con: Tusi Pisi Kick 24', 52' (2/3)
Pen: Tusi Pisi Kick 33', 40' (2/4)
 Attendance: 19,073[29]
Referee: Will Houston
28 May 2016 Brumbies 66–5 Sunwolves GIO Stadium, Canberra  
19:45 Try: Scott Fardy Try 12'
Stephen Moore Try 18', 42'
Michael Dowsett Try 23'
Nigel Ah Wong Try 31', 83'
Aidan Toua Try 55'
Jordan Jackson-Hope Try 57'
James Dargaville Try 60'
Lausii Taliauli Try 75'
Con: Christian Lealiifano Kick 13', 19', 24', 32', 43', 58', 61', 84' (8/10)
 Report[30]
Scoreboard[31] 		Try: Akihito Yamada Try 67'
Con: Tusi Pisi (0/1)
Cards: Hitoshi Ono Temporarily suspended from 40' to 50' 40' to 50' 		Attendance: 10,479[32]
Referee: Jaco van Heerden
2 July 2016 Sunwolves 12–57 Waratahs Prince Chichibu Memorial Stadium, Tokyo  
14:15 Pen: Yu Tamura Kick 21', 26', 32' (3/3)
Riaan Viljoen Kick 23' (1/1)
 Report[33]
Scoreboard[34] 		Try: Matt Lucas Try 10', 58'
Jack Dempsey Try 28'
Israel Folau Try 36'
Andrew Kellaway Try 40'
Reece Robinson Try 45', 48'
Matthew Carraro Try 61'
Taqele Naiyaravoro Try 72'
Con: Bernard Foley Kick 11', 29', 37', 46', 49' (5/6)
David Horwitz Kick 59' (1/3)
Cards: Taqele Naiyaravoro Temporarily suspended from 25' to 35' 25' to 35' 		Referee: Brendon Pickerill
9 July 2016 Bulls 50–3 Sunwolves Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria  
17:05 Try: Lappies Labuschagné Try 11'
Dries Swanepoel Try 21'
Jannes Kirsten Try 27'
Francois Brummer Try 32'
Adriaan Strauss Try 43'
Travis Ismaiel Try 73', 77'
Con: Francois Brummer Kick 12', 22', 28', 33' (4/5)
Tian Schoeman Kick 74', 78' (2/2)
Pen: Francois Brummer Kick 17' (1/1)
 Report[35]
Scoreboard[36] 		Pen: Yu Tamura Kick 15' (1/1)
 Referee: Quinton Immelman
15 July 2016 Sharks 40–29 Sunwolves Kings Park Stadium, Durban  
19:00 Try: Coenie Oosthuizen Try 4'
Lwazi Mvovo Try 7'
JP Pietersen Try 21'
André Esterhuizen Try 41'
Garth April Try 70'
Curwin Bosch Try 76'
Con: Garth April Kick 5', 8', 22', 42', 77' (5/6)
 Report[37]
Scoreboard[38] 		Try: Kaito Shigeno Try 14'
Mifiposeti Paea Try 37', 79'
Fa'atiga Lemalu Try 40'
Con: Yu Tamura Kick 15', 38', 80' (3/4)
Pen: Yu Tamura Kick 59' (1/1)
 Referee: Rasta Rasivhenge

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 Inagaki 1 1 1 1 1 17 Substituted in 1 17 Substituted in 1 1 10 0 0 0
Shota Horie 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 16 Substituted in 16 Substituted in 2 12 3 0 15
Shinnosuke Kakinaga 3 3 18 Substituted in 18 Substituted in 3 18 Substituted in 18 Substituted in 3 3 3 3 18 Substituted in 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 Substituted in 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 Substituted in 7 7 7 7 7 7 12 1 0 5
Ed Quirk 8 8 8 20 Substituted in 8 7 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 15 0 0 0
Atsushi Hiwasa 9 9 9 21 Substituted in 9 21 Substituted in 9 9 8 0 0 0
Tusi Pisi 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 22 Substituted in 11 2 95 105
Yasutaka Sasakura 11 11 23 23 23 Substituted in 23 Substituted in 23 Substituted in 15 11 11 11 9 1 0 5
Yu Tamura 12 12 12 12 12 10 22 Substituted in 22 Substituted in 22 Substituted in 22 Substituted in 22 Substituted in 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 Substituted in 15 15 15 15 2 6 16
Masataka Mikami 16 Substituted in 17 Substituted in 17 Substituted in 17 Substituted in 17 Substituted in 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 17 Substituted in 17 Substituted in 14 0 0 0
Takeshi Kizu 17 Substituted in 16 Substituted in 16 Substituted in 16 Substituted in 16 Substituted in 16 16 Substituted in 2 2 16 Substituted in 2 2 2 12 0 0 0
Koki Yamamoto 18 Substituted in 1 0 0 0
Shinya Makabe 19 Substituted in 19 Substituted in 19 Substituted in 19 Substituted in 19 Substituted in 4 6 0 0 0
Yoshiya Hosoda 20 Substituted in 20 Substituted in 6 6 20 Substituted in 19 Substituted in 20 Substituted in 6 20 Substituted in 19 19 Substituted in 19 Substituted in 20 Substituted in 20 Substituted in 13 0 0 0
Kaito Shigeno 21 Substituted in 21 Substituted in 21 Substituted in 9 9 21 Substituted in 21 Substituted in 9 9 21 Substituted in 9 11 1 0 5
Derek Carpenter 22 22 Substituted in 22 Substituted in 12 12 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 12 5 0 25
Hajime Yamashita 23 23 Substituted in 14 14 3 0 0 0
Takuma Asahara 18 Substituted in 3 3 18 Substituted in 3 3 18 Substituted in 18 Substituted in 18 Substituted in 18 Substituted in 3 18 Substituted in 18 Substituted in 18 Substituted in 14 0 0 0
Mifiposeti Paea 23 Substituted in 11 22 23 Substituted in 13 11 11 23 Substituted in 23 Substituted in 23 Substituted in 11 14 22 Substituted in 12 13 3 0 15
Tomás Leonardi 20 Substituted in 8 21 Substituted in 8 6 5 0 0 0
Viliami Lolohea 14 14 14 14 14 5 0 0 0
Futoshi Mori 16 Substituted in 16 16 Substituted in 16 Substituted in 16 Substituted in 4 0 0 0
Yuki Yatomi 21 Substituted in 22 Substituted in 9 9 21 Substituted in 21 Substituted in 9 21 Substituted in 9 21 Substituted in 10 2 0 10
Koo Ji-won 17 Substituted in 17 Substituted in 17 17 Substituted in 17 17 Substituted in 4 0 0 0
Fa'atiga Lemalu 19 Substituted in 19 Substituted in 5 5 5 5 4 19 Substituted in 5 9 1 0 5
Taiyo Ando 20 Substituted in 20 Substituted in 20 Substituted in 20 20 Substituted in 7 7 7 7 0 0 0
John Stewart 11 11 11 3 0 0 0
Daisuke Inoue 21 Substituted in 1 0 0 0
Naohiro Kotaki 5 5 19 Substituted in 3 0 0 0
Shokei Kin 20 Substituted in 23 Substituted in 2 0 0 0
Ryohei Yamanaka 22 Substituted in 22 Substituted in 2 0 0 0
Kentaro Kodama 23 Substituted in 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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