2017 Sunwolves season

Sunwolves
	2017 season
Head coach	Filo Tiatia
Captains	Ed Quirk and ; Harumichi Tatekawa
Stadium	Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium, Tokyo ; Singapore Sports Hub, Singapore
Overall	17th
South African Group	8th
Africa 1 Conference	4th
Record	Won 2, Lost 13
Top try scorer	All: Kenki Fukuoka and ; Timothy Lafaele (4)
Top points scorer	All: Yu Tamura (52)
Home colours	Away colours
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In 2017, the Sunwolves participated in the 2017 Super Rugby competition, their second ever appearance in the competition since joining in 2016. 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 2017 Super Rugby season were:

2017 Sunwolves coaches and management
Position	Name
Head coach	Filo Tiatia
Assistant coaches	Shin Hasegawa
	Simon Jones
	Ben Herring
	Atsushi Tanabe

Squad

The following players were named in the Sunwolves squad for the 2017 Super Rugby season:

2017 Sunwolves squad
Player	Club	Position/s	Date of birth (age)	Super Rugby		Sunwolves
Player	Club	Position/s	Date of birth (age)	Apps	Pts	Apps	Pts
Takuma Asahara	Toshiba Brave Lupus	Prop	(1987-09-07)7 September 1987 (aged 29)	14	0	14	0
Kohei Asahori	Toyota Verblitz	Prop	(1994-02-03)3 February 1994 (aged 23)	–	–	–	–
Michael Bond	Coca-Cola Red Sparks	Centre	(1987-01-27)27 January 1987 (aged 30)	–	–	–	–
Willie Britz	NTT Shining Arcs	Flanker	(1988-08-31)31 August 1988 (aged 28)	25	0	–	–
Derek Carpenter	Suntory Sungoliath	Centre	(1988-07-26)26 July 1988 (aged 28)	12	25	12	25
Hayden Cripps	Tokyo Gas	Fly-half	(1990-10-30)30 October 1990 (aged 26)	–	–	–	–
Shota Emi	Suntory Sungoliath	Winger	(1991-12-08)8 December 1991 (aged 25)	–	–	–	–
Kenki Fukuoka	Panasonic Wild Knights	Winger	(1992-09-07)7 September 1992 (aged 24)	–	–	–	–
Teruya Goto	NEC Green Rockets	Winger	(1991-12-18)18 December 1991 (aged 25)	–	–	–	–
Kazushi Hano	NTT Shining Arcs	Fullback	(1991-06-21)21 June 1991 (aged 25)	–	–	–	–
Uwe Helu	Yamaha Júbilo	Flanker	(1990-07-12)12 July 1990 (aged 26)	–	–	–	–
Takeshi Hino	Yamaha Júbilo	Hooker	(1990-01-20)20 January 1990 (aged 27)	–	–	–	–
Shota Horie	Panasonic Wild Knights	Hooker	(1986-01-21)21 January 1986 (aged 31)	30	20	12	15
Malgene Ilaua	Toshiba Brave Lupus	Number eight	(1993-06-05)5 June 1993 (aged 23)	–	–	–	–
Keita Inagaki	Panasonic Wild Knights	Prop	(1990-06-02)2 June 1990 (aged 26)	11	0	10	0
Heiichiro Ito	Yamaha Júbilo	Prop	(1990-10-05)5 October 1990 (aged 26)	–	–	–	–
Kyosuke Kajikawa	Toshiba Brave Lupus	Lock	(1987-09-05)5 September 1987 (aged 29)	–	–	–	–
Shokei Kin	NTT Shining Arcs	Flanker	(1991-10-03)3 October 1991 (aged 25)	2	0	2	0
Takeshi Kizu	Kobe Steel Kobelco Steelers	Hooker	(1988-07-15)15 July 1988 (aged 28)	12	0	12	0
Koo Ji-won	Takushoku University	Prop	(1994-07-02)2 July 1994 (aged 22)	4	0	4	0
Naohiro Kotaki	Toshiba Brave Lupus	Lock	(1992-06-13)13 June 1992 (aged 24)	3	0	3	0
Timothy Lafaele	Coca-Cola Red Sparks	Centre	(1991-08-19)19 August 1991 (aged 25)	–	–	–	–
Shinya Makabe	Suntory Sungoliath	Lock	(1987-03-26)26 March 1987 (aged 29)	6	0	6	0
Rikiya Matsuda	Panasonic Wild Knights	Fullback	(1994-05-04)4 May 1994 (aged 22)	–	–	–	–
Shuhei Matsuhashi	Ricoh Blacks Rams	Number eight	(1993-11-24)24 November 1993 (aged 23)	–	–	–	–
Kotaro Matsushima	Suntory Sungoliath	Fullback	(1993-02-26)26 February 1993 (aged 23)	5	0	–	–
Masataka Mikami	Toshiba Brave Lupus	Prop	(1988-06-04)4 June 1988 (aged 28)	14	0	14	0
Yuhimaru Mimura	Yamaha Júbilo	Number eight	(1989-02-27)27 February 1989 (aged 27)	–	–	–	–
Ataata Moeakiola	Tokai University	Winger	(1996-02-06)6 February 1996 (aged 21)	–	–	–	–
Liaki Moli	—	Lock	(1990-01-04)4 January 1990 (aged 27)	38	10	14	5
Yutaka Nagare	Suntory Sungoliath	Scrum-half	(1992-09-04)4 September 1992 (aged 24)	–	–	–	–
Takaaki Nakazuru	Suntory Sungoliath	Winger	(1990-10-24)24 October 1990 (aged 26)	–	–	–	–
Yusuke Niwai	Canon Eagles	Hooker	(1991-10-22)22 October 1991 (aged 25)	–	–	–	–
Shunsuke Nunomaki	Panasonic Wild Knights	Flanker	(1992-07-13)13 July 1992 (aged 24)	–	–	–	–
Yuya Odo	Yamaha Júbilo	Lock	(1990-03-09)9 March 1990 (aged 26)	–	–	–	–
Takahiro Ogawa	Toshiba Brave Lupus	Scrum-half	(1991-03-18)18 March 1991 (aged 25)	–	–	–	–
Jumpei Ogura	NTT Shining Arcs	Fly-half	(1992-07-11)11 July 1992 (aged 24)	–	–	–	–
Hitoshi Ono	Toshiba Brave Lupus	Lock	(1978-05-06)6 May 1978 (aged 38)	12	0	12	0
Ed Quirk	—	Flanker	(1991-08-28)28 August 1991 (aged 25)	54	5	15	0
Atsushi Sakate	Panasonic Wild Knights	Hooker	(1993-06-21)21 June 1993 (aged 23)	–	–	–	–
Yasutaka Sasakura	Panasonic Wild Knights	Fullback	(1988-08-04)4 August 1988 (aged 28)	9	5	9	5
Kaito Shigeno	NEC Green Rockets	Scrum-half	(1990-11-21)21 November 1990 (aged 26)	11	5	11	5
Hikaru Tamura	Toshiba Brave Lupus	Fly-half	(1993-09-12)12 September 1993 (aged 23)	–	–	–	–
Yu Tamura	NEC Green Rockets	Fly-half	(1989-01-09)9 January 1989 (aged 28)	15	27	15	27
Fumiaki Tanaka	Panasonic Wild Knights	Scrum-half	(1985-01-03)3 January 1985 (aged 32)	46	10	–	–
Harumichi Tatekawa	Kubota Spears	Fly-half	(1989-12-02)2 December 1989 (aged 27)	13	5	13	5
JJ Taulagi	Munawata Sanix Blues	Fullback	(1993-06-18)18 June 1993 (aged 23)	10	5	–	–
Yoshitaka Tokunaga	Toshiba Brave Lupus	Number eight	(1992-04-10)10 April 1992 (aged 24)	–	–	–	–
Will Tupou	Coca-Cola Red Sparks	Centre	(1990-07-20)20 July 1990 (aged 26)	13	5	–	–
Keisuke Uchida	Panasonic Wild Knights	Scrum-half	(1992-02-22)22 February 1992 (aged 25)	–	–	–	–
Kazuhiko Usami	Canon Eagles	Lock	(1992-03-17)17 March 1992 (aged 24)	–	–	–	–
Riaan Viljoen	NTT Docomo Red Hurricanes	Fullback	(1983-04-01)1 April 1983 (aged 33)	64	101	15	16
Rahboni Warren-Vosayaco	NTT Shining Arcs	Number eight	(1995-09-28)28 September 1995 (aged 21)	–	–	–	–
Sam Wykes	Coca-Cola Red Sparks	Lock	(1988-04-25)25 April 1988 (aged 28)	87	15	–	–
Yasuo Yamaji	Canon Eagles	Prop	(1985-02-20)20 February 1985 (aged 32)	–	–	–	–
Koki Yamamoto	Yamaha Júbilo	Prop	(1990-10-29)29 October 1990 (aged 26)	1	0	1	0
Ryohei Yamanaka	Kobe Steel Kobelco Steelers	Centre	(1988-06-22)22 June 1988 (aged 28)	2	0	2	0
Kotaro Yatabe	Panasonic Wild Knights	Lock	(1986-07-29)29 July 1986 (aged 30)	–	–	–	–
Yuki Yatomi	Yamaha Júbilo	Scrum-half	(1985-02-16)16 February 1985 (aged 32)	10	10	10	10

Note: Players' ages and statistics are correct as of 23 February 2017, the date of the opening round of the competition.

Log

The final standings for the 2017 Super Rugby season were:^[1]

2016 Super Rugby standings: South African Group
Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	TF	TA	TB	LB	Pts	Qualification
1	Lions	15	14	0	1	590	268	+322	81	27	9	0	65	Conference leaders Qualify to finals
2	Stormers	15	10	0	5	490	436	+54	64	61	3	0	43	Conference leaders Qualify to finals
3	Sharks	15	9	1	5	392	323	+69	38	37	1	3	42	Wildcard teams Qualify to finals
4	Jaguares	15	7	0	8	404	386	+18	49	45	1	4	33
5	Southern Kings	15	6	0	9	391	470	−79	49	60	1	3	28	Dropped from Super Rugby for the 2018 season
6	Cheetahs	15	4	0	11	395	551	−156	46	75	1	4	21	Dropped from Super Rugby for the 2018 season
7	Bulls	15	4	0	11	339	459	−120	39	59	0	4	20
8	Sunwolves	15	2	0	13	315	671	−356	41	96	1	3	12

Africa 1 Conference
Pos	Team v t e	Pts
1	Stormers	43
2	Cheetahs	21
3	Bulls	20
4	Sunwolves	12

Overall
Pos	Team v t e	Pts	Qualification
1	Lions	65	Conference leaders Qualify to finals
2	Crusaders	63
3	Stormers	43
4	Brumbies	34
5	Hurricanes	58	Wildcard teams Qualify to finals
6	Chiefs	57
7	Highlanders	51
8	Sharks	42
9	Blues	37
10	Jaguares	33
11	Southern Kings	28	Dropped from Super Rugby for the 2018 season
12	Force	26
13	Cheetahs	21
14	Reds	21
15	Bulls	20
16	Waratahs	19
17	Sunwolves	12
18	Rebels	9

Source: ^[1]

Competition rules
Qualification: The top 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 #4 for the quarter-finals, in order of log points gained during the group stages, while the wildcards will be seeded as #5 to #8 in order of log points gained during the group stages. In the quarter-finals, the conference winners will host 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 will progress to the semi-finals, where the winners of quarter-finals 1 and 4 will play each other, as well as the winners of quarter-finals 2 and 3, 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.
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:^[2] * 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

	25 February 2017	Sunwolves	17–83	Hurricanes	Prince Chichibu Memorial Stadium, Tokyo
	13:15	Try: Riaan Viljoen 33' Shokei Kin 69' Willie Britz 77' Con: Hikaru Tamura (0/1) Timothy Lafaele 78' (1/2)	Report^[4] Scoreboard^[5]	Try: Ardie Savea 5', 10' Vince Aso 7', 56' Ricky Riccitelli 13' TJ Perenara 20' Julian Savea 27' Ngani Laumape 36' Blade Thomson 41' Michael Fatialofa 45', 53' Brad Shields 48' Wes Goosen 58' Con: Otere Black 6', 8', 21', 28', 37', 46', 49', 57', 59' (9/13) Cards: Michael Fatialofa 73'	Attendance: 17,553^[3] Referee: Egon Seconds

	4 March 2017	Sunwolves	23–37	Southern Kings	National Stadium, Singapore
	18:55	Try: Timothy Lafaele 21' Kenki Fukuoka 78' Takaaki Nakazuru 80' Con: Hayden Cripps 22' (1/3) Pen: Hayden Cripps 56', 62' (2/4)	Report^[6] Scoreboard^[7]	Try: Rudi van Rooyen 14' Chris Cloete 33' Ruaan Lerm 65' Malcolm Jaer 77' Con: Lionel Cronjé 15', 34', 66', 78' (4/4) Pen: Lionel Cronjé 1', 54', 59' (3/3)	Referee: Marius van der Westhuizen

	11 March 2017	Cheetahs	38–31	Sunwolves	Toyota Stadium, Bloemfontein
	17:15	Try: Torsten van Jaarsveld 14' Oupa Mohojé 35' Clinton Swart 51' Rayno Benjamin 66' Con: Fred Zeilinga 15', 36', 51' (3/4) Pen: Fred Zeilinga 21', 32', 41', 73' (4/4)	Report^[9] Scoreboard^[10]	Try: Shota Emi 0' Hayden Cripps 24' Kenki Fukuoka 54', 61' Con: Hayden Cripps 1', 24' (2/2) Jamie-Jerry Taulagi 55', 61' (2/2) Pen: Hayden Cripps 39' (1/1) Cards: Takuma Asahara 64' to 74'	Attendance: 15,250^[8] Referee: Rasta Rasivhenge

	17 March 2017	Bulls	34–21	Sunwolves	Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
	19:00	Try: Jan Serfontein 11', 64' Pierre Schoeman 29' Jason Jenkins 45' Con: Handré Pollard 12', 31', 46' (3/3) Tian Schoeman 65' (1/1) Pen: Handré Pollard 22' (1/3) Tian Schoeman 59' (1/1) Cards: Renaldo Bothma 40'	Report^[11] Scoreboard^[12]	Try: Kenki Fukuoka 39' Ed Quirk 70' Con: Jumpei Ogura 71' (1/1) Pen: Hayden Cripps 2', 27', 32' (3/3)	Attendance: 9,363^[8] Referee: Jamie Nutbrown

	25 March 2017	Sunwolves	31–44	Stormers	National Stadium, Singapore
	18:55	Try: Derek Carpenter 5', 42' Shota Emi 21' Liaki Moli 24' Con: Jumpei Ogura 6', 22', 25', 43' (4/4) Pen: Jumpei Ogura 10' (1/1) Cards: Kaito Shigeno 75'	Report^[13] Scoreboard^[14]	Try: EW Viljoen 17' Rynhardt Elstadt 34' Wilco Louw 52' Dewaldt Duvenage 59' Bongi Mbonambi 76' Bjorn Basson 80' Con: Robert du Preez 18', 35', 52', 61' (4/6) Pen: Robert du Preez 3', 38' (2/2) Cards: Rynhardt Elstadt 6' to 16' Oli Kebble 65' to 75'	Referee: Federico Anselmi

	8 April 2017	Sunwolves	21–20	Bulls	Prince Chichibu Memorial Stadium, Tokyo
	14:15	Try: Rahboni Warren-Vosayaco 6' Takaaki Nakazuru 69' Con: Yu Tamura 70' (1/1) Pen: Hayden Cripps 10', 23' (2/3) Yu Tamura 74' (1/1)	Report^[15] Scoreboard^[16]	Try: Burger Odendaal 12' Travis Ismaiel 63' Con: Tian Schoeman 13', 65' (2/2) Pen: Tian Schoeman 25', 48' (2/2) Cards: Jan Serfontein 68' to 78'	Referee: Will Houston

	14 April 2017	Crusaders	50–3	Sunwolves	AMI Stadium, Christchurch
	19:35	Try: Kieran Read 11' Ben Funnell 23' Manasa Mataele 28', 31', 37' Pete Samu 45' George Bridge 51' Whetu Douglas 58' Con: Richie Mo'unga 12', 23', 46' (3/6) Marty McKenzie 53', 59' (2/2) Cards: Seta Tamanivalu 25' to 35'	Report^[17] Scoreboard^[18]	Pen: Yu Tamura 26' (1/1)	Referee: Nic Berry

	22 April 2017	Highlanders	40–15	Sunwolves	Rugby Park, Invercargill
	17:15	Try: Malakai Fekitoa 3' Liam Squire 34' Aaron Smith 40' Matt Faddes 42', 50' Ben Smith 53' Con: Marty Banks 5', 35', 40', 43', 51' (5/6)	Report^[19] Scoreboard^[20]	Try: Willie Britz 58' Rahboni Warren-Vosayaco 64' Con: Yu Tamura 58' (1/2) Pen: Yu Tamura 11' (1/1)	Referee: Jamie Nutbrown

	29 April 2017	Chiefs	27–20	Sunwolves	FMG Stadium Waikato, Hamilton
	19:35	Try: Hika Elliot 3' Solomon Alaimalo 23' Damian McKenzie 39', 59' Con: Damian McKenzie 40', 61' (2/4) Pen: Damian McKenzie 32' (1/1)	Report^[21] Scoreboard^[22]	Try: Fumiaki Tanaka 45' Derek Carpenter 66' Con: Jamie-Jerry Taulagi 46', 67' (2/2) Pen: Hayden Cripps 20' (1/1) Jamie-Jerry Taulagi 73' (1/1) Cards: Derek Carpenter 80' Jamie-Jerry Taulagi 80'	Referee: Will Houston

	6 May 2017	Jaguares	46–39	Sunwolves	José Amalfitani Stadium, Buenos Aires
	18:40	Try: Leonardo Senatore 8' Emiliano Boffelli 24' penalty try 40' Agustín Creevy 51', 71' Matías Alemanno 66' Matías Moroni 74' Con: Juan Martín Hernández 9', 66' (2/4) Joaquín Díaz Bonilla 75' (1/2) Pen: Juan Martín Hernández 5' (1/1)	Report^[23] Scoreboard^[24]	Try: Will Tupou 1' Shota Emi 17' Yu Tamura 37', 54' Sam Wykes 59' Con: Yu Tamura 2', 38', 55', 60' (4/5) Pen: Yu Tamura 22', 29' (2/2) Cards: Sam Wykes 40' to 50'	Referee: Jaco van Heerden

	20 May 2017	Sunwolves	17–38	Sharks	National Stadium, Singapore
	19:55	Try: Takeshi Hino 18' Shuhei Matsuhashi 51' Con: Yu Tamura 19', 53' (2/2) Pen: Jumpei Ogura 62' (1/1)	Report^[25] Scoreboard^[26]	Try: Lwazi Mvovo 2', 74', 80' Ruan Botha 22' S'busiso Nkosi 34', 78' Con: Garth April 3', 23', 35' (3/3) Benhard Janse van Rensburg 79' (1/3)	Referee: Rohan Hoffmann

	27 May 2017	Sunwolves	7–47	Cheetahs	Prince Chichibu Memorial Stadium, Tokyo
	14:15	Try: Sam Wykes 47' Con: Yu Tamura 47' (1/1)	Report^[27] Scoreboard^[28]	Try: Uzair Cassiem 16', 66' Niell Jordaan 40' Niel Marais 41' Torsten van Jaarsveld 70' Tian Meyer 75' Sergeal Petersen 80' Con: Niel Marais 17', 40', 68', 71', 77' (5/6) Francois Uys 80' (1/1)	Referee: Will Houston

	1 July 2017	Lions	94–7	Sunwolves	Emirates Airline Park, Johannesburg
	17:15	Try: Ross Cronjé 5' Jaco Kriel 10', 53' Kwagga Smith 19', 26' Elton Jantjies 38' Akker van der Merwe 44' Ruan Combrinck 51', 58', 80' Courtnall Skosan 65' Faf de Klerk 70' Sylvian Mahuza 72' Ruan Ackermann 77' Con: Elton Jantjies 6', 11', 20', 28', 39', 52' (6/7) Ruan Combrinck 53', 66', 71', 73', 77' (5/6) Faf de Klerk 80' (1/1)	Report^[29] Scoreboard^[30]	Try: Uwe Helu 62' Con: Jumpei Ogura 62' (1/1)	Referee: Egon Seconds

	8 July 2017	Stormers	52–15	Sunwolves	DHL Newlands, Cape Town
	19:30	Try: Cheslin Kolbe 7', 75', 80' EW Viljoen 14' Seabelo Senatla 38' Damian Willemse 45' Dillyn Leyds 57', 67' Con: Damian Willemse 8', 15', 46', 58' (4/6) Cheslin Kolbe 76', 80' (2/2)	Report^[31] Scoreboard^[32]	Try: Teruya Goto 19' Takeshi Hino 48' Con: Yu Tamura 20' (1/2) Pen: Yu Tamura 10' (1/2) Cards: Derek Carpenter 2' to 12'	Referee: Quinton Immelman

	15 July 2017	Sunwolves	48–21	Blues	Prince Chichibu Memorial Stadium, Tokyo
	12:05	Try: Timothy Lafaele 16', 68', 75' Keisuke Uchida 38' Ryohei Yamanaka 53' penalty try 58' Kaito Shigeno 63' Yoshitaka Tokunaga 78' Con: Yu Tamura 17', 40' (2/3) Jumpei Ogura 76' (1/4)	Report^[33] Scoreboard^[34]	Try: James Parsons 8' Gerard Cowley-Tuioti 12' Michael Collins 25' Con: Ihaia West 9', 13', 26' (3/3) Cards: Jerome Kaino 56' to 66'	Referee: Rasta Rasivhenge

Player statistics

The Super Rugby appearance record for players that represented the Sunwolves in 2017 is as follows:

2017 Sunwolves player statistics
Player name	HUR	KIN	CHE	BUL	STO	BUL	CRU	HIG	CHI	JAG	SHA	CHE	LIO	STO	BLU	App	Try	Kck	Pts
Masataka Mikami	1	1	17	17	17						17		1	17	17	9	0	0	0
Shota Horie	2	2									2					3	0	0	0
Heiichiro Ito	3	3		18	3	18	18	18	3							8	0	0	0
Liaki Moli	4	4	4	19	4	4	4									7	1	0	5
Sam Wykes	5	5	19	4	5	19	5	4	5	4	4	5	4			13	2	0	10
Malgene Ilaua	6											6	20	6	6	5	0	0	0
Ed Quirk	7	6	6	6	6		6	6	6	20						9	1	0	5
Willie Britz	8	8	8	8	8			8	8	8	8		8	8	8	12	2	0	10
Keisuke Uchida	9	21	9	9	9					21	21	21	9	9	9	11	1	0	5
Hikaru Tamura	10															1	0	0	0
Kenki Fukuoka	11	11	11	11	11	11				11	11				11	9	4	0	20
Derek Carpenter	12	12	12		12	12	12		12			13	12	12		10	3	0	15
Timothy Lafaele	13	13		12	13	13	13	12		12					12	9	4	2	22
Takaaki Nakazuru	14	14	14	14		14	14	14				14	14			9	2	0	10
Riaan Viljoen	15												23	15	15	4	1	0	5
Takeshi Hino	16	16				16				16	16	16	16	2	2	9	2	0	10
Koki Yamamoto	17	17	1	1	1	1	17	17	17	1		17	17	1	1	14	0	0	0
Takuma Asahara	18	18	18		18		3		18	18	18	3	18	3		11	0	0	0
Kotaro Yatabe	19	19										4	5	4	4	6	0	0	0
Shokei Kin	20	7	20		7							20	7	20		7	1	0	5
Kaito Shigeno	21		21	21	21								21	21	21	7	1	0	5
Ryohei Yamanaka	22			23	23	23				23	13		13	13	23	9	1	0	5
Shota Emi	23	15	15	15	14					14	14	11				8	3	0	15
Fumiaki Tanaka		9				9	9	9	9		9	9				7	1	0	5
Hayden Cripps		10	10	10	22	10		22	10							7	1	33	38
Shuhei Matsuhashi		20	7	7	20	7					7	7		7	7	9	1	0	5
Will Tupou		22	13				22	13	13	13		23			13	8	1	0	5
Jamie-Jerry Taulagi		23	23	13	15		23	23	23							7	0	11	11
Yusuke Niwai			2	2	2	2	16	2	16	2		2			16	10	0	0	0
Yasuo Yamaji			3	3		3		3		3	3	18	3		18	9	0	0	0
Uwe Helu			5	5	19	5		5	19	5			19	5	5	10	1	0	5
Atsushi Sakate			16	16	16								2	16		5	0	0	0
Jumpei Ogura			22	22	10					22	22	22	10	23	22	9	0	20	20
Yoshitaka Tokunaga				20		6					6		6	19	20	6	1	0	5
Rahboni Warren-Vosayaco						8	8	20	20	6	20	8				7	2	0	10
Kotaro Matsushima						15	15	15	15	15	15	15		14	14	9	0	0	0
Keita Inagaki						17	1	1	1	17	1	1				7	0	0	0
Shunsuke Nunomaki						20	7		7	7						4	0	0	0
Yuki Yatomi						21	21	21	21	9						5	0	0	0
Yu Tamura						22	10	10	22	10	10	10		10	10	9	2	42	52
Takeshi Kizu							2	16	2							3	0	0	0
Teruya Goto							11		14				11	11		4	1	0	5
Shinya Makabe							19	19	4	19						4	0	0	0
Yuhimaru Mimura							20	7								2	0	0	0
Yasutaka Sasakura								11	11		23		15			4	0	0	0
Naohiro Kotaki											5					1	0	0	0
Harumichi Tatekawa											12	12				2	0	0	0
Hitoshi Ono											19	19				2	0	0	0
Rikiya Matsuda													22	22		2	0	0	0
Koo Ji-won														18	3	2	0	0	0
Yuya Odo															19	1	0	0	0
penalty try																–	1	–	7
Total																15	41	108	315

For each match, the player's squad number is shown. Starting players are numbered 1 to 15, while the replacements are numbered 16 to 23. 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.

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[SA_Rugby_Log_–_2017_Vodacom_Super_Rugby-1] "SA Rugby Log – 2017 Vodacom Super Rugby". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 20 September 2016.

[Team_with_Most_Wins_will_finish_higher_in_Super_Rugby-2] "Team with "Most Wins" will finish higher in Super Rugby". SANZAAR. 12 June 2011. Retrieved 13 June 2011.

[Sunwolves_put_to_the_sword_in_Super_Rugby_opener-3] "Sunwolves put to the sword in Super Rugby opener". Kyodo News. 25 February 2017. Archived from the original on 26 February 2017. Retrieved 26 February 2017.

[Champion_Hurricanes_on_Tokyo_Rampage-4] "Champion Hurricanes on Tokyo Rampage". SANZAAR. 25 February 2017. Archived from the original on 25 February 2017. Retrieved 25 February 2017.

[Match_Centre:_Sunwolves_17-83_Hurricanes-5] "Match Centre: Sunwolves 17–83 Hurricanes". SANZAAR. 25 February 2017. Retrieved 25 February 2017.

[Kings_get_the_better_of_Sunwolves-6] "Kings get the better of Sunwolves". SANZAAR. 4 March 2017. Archived from the original on 5 March 2017. Retrieved 5 March 2017.

[Match_Centre:_Sunwolves_23-37_Kings-7] "Match Centre: Sunwolves 23–37 Kings". SANZAAR. 4 March 2017. Retrieved 4 March 2017.

[Meer_SA_toeskouers_kyk_vanjaar_Superrugby-8] "Meer SA toeskouers kyk vanjaar Superrugby". Netwerk24 (in Afrikaans). 24 March 2017. Retrieved 24 March 2017.

[Cheetahs_overcome_spirited_Sunwolves-9] "Cheetahs overcome spirited Sunwolves". SANZAAR. 12 March 2017. Archived from the original on 24 March 2017. Retrieved 24 March 2017.

[Match_Centre:_Cheetahs_38-31_Sunwolves-10] "Match Centre: Cheetahs 38–31 Sunwolves". SANZAAR. 11 March 2017. Retrieved 12 March 2017.

[14-man_Bulls_get_first_win-11] "14-man Bulls get first win". SANZAAR. 18 March 2017. Archived from the original on 24 March 2017. Retrieved 24 March 2017.

[Match_Centre:_Bulls_34-21_Sunwolves-12] "Match Centre: Bulls 34–21 Sunwolves". SANZAAR. 17 March 2017. Retrieved 24 March 2017.

[Stormers_win_thriller_in_Singapore-13] "Stormers win thriller in Singapore". SANZAAR. 26 March 2017. Archived from the original on 31 March 2017. Retrieved 3 April 2017.

[Match_Centre:_Sunwolves_31-44_Stormers-14] "Match Centre: Sunwolves 31–44 Stormers". SANZAAR. 25 March 2017. Retrieved 31 March 2017.

[Sunwolves_Stun_Bulls_in_Tokyo-15] "Sunwolves Stun Bulls in Tokyo". SANZAAR. 8 April 2017. Archived from the original on 8 April 2017. Retrieved 8 April 2017.

[Match_Centre:_Sunwolves_21-20_Bulls-16] "Match Centre: Sunwolves 21–20 Bulls". SANZAAR. 8 April 2017. Retrieved 8 April 2017.

[Eight-try_Crusaders_Cruise_Past_Sunwolves-17] "Eight-try Crusaders Cruise Past Sunwolves". SANZAAR. 14 April 2017. Archived from the original on 15 April 2017. Retrieved 15 April 2017.

[Match_Centre:_Crusaders_50-3_Sunwolves-18] "Match Centre: Crusaders 50–3 Sunwolves". SANZAAR. 14 April 2017. Retrieved 15 April 2017.

[Highlanders_Workmanlike_Against_Spirited_Sunwolves-19] "Highlanders Workmanlike Against Spirited Sunwolves". SANZAAR. 22 April 2017. Archived from the original on 27 April 2017. Retrieved 27 April 2017.

[Match_Centre:_Highlanders_40-15_Sunwolves-20] "Match Centre: Highlanders 40–15 Sunwolves". SANZAAR. 22 April 2017. Retrieved 27 April 2017.

[Sunwolves_Earn_Bonus_Point_in_Hamilton-21] "Sunwolves Earn Bonus Point in Hamilton". SANZAAR. 29 April 2017. Archived from the original on 12 May 2017. Retrieved 12 May 2017.

[Match_Centre:_Chiefs_27-20_Sunwolves-22] "Match Centre: Chiefs 27–20 Sunwolves". SANZAAR. 29 April 2017. Retrieved 2 May 2017.

[Jaguares_end_losing_run_against_Sunwolves-23] "Jaguares end losing run against Sunwolves". SANZAAR. 7 May 2017. Archived from the original on 12 May 2017. Retrieved 12 May 2017.

[Match_Centre:_Jaguares_46-39_Sunwolves-24] "Match Centre: Jaguares 46–39 Sunwolves". SANZAAR. 6 May 2017. Retrieved 12 May 2017.

[Sharks_see_off_Sunwolves-25] "Sharks see off Sunwolves". SANZAAR. 21 May 2017. Archived from the original on 14 August 2017. Retrieved 15 August 2017.

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[Cheetahs_hunt_down_Sunwolves-27] "Cheetahs hunt down Sunwolves". SANZAAR. 27 May 2017. Archived from the original on 15 August 2017. Retrieved 15 August 2017.

[Match_Centre:_Sunwolves_7-47_Cheetahs-28] "Match Centre: Sunwolves 7–47 Cheetahs". SANZAAR. 27 May 2017. Retrieved 15 August 2017.

[14-try_Lions_thrash_hapless_Sunwolves-29] "14-try Lions thrash hapless Sunwolves". SANZAAR. 2 July 2017. Archived from the original on 16 August 2017. Retrieved 16 August 2017.

[Match_Centre:_Lions_94-7_Sunwolves-30] "Match Centre: Lions 94–7 Sunwolves". SANZAAR. 1 July 2017. Retrieved 15 August 2017.

[Stormers_slay_the_Sunwolves-31] "Stormers slay the Sunwolves". SANZAAR. 9 July 2017. Archived from the original on 16 August 2017. Retrieved 16 August 2017.

[Match_Centre:_Stormers_52-15_Sunwolves-32] "Match Centre: Stormers 52–15 Sunwolves". SANZAAR. 8 July 2017. Retrieved 16 August 2017.

[Sunwolves_stun_Blues_in_Tokyo-33] "Sunwolves stun Blues in Tokyo". SANZAAR. 15 July 2017. Archived from the original on 16 August 2017. Retrieved 16 August 2017.

[Match_Centre:_Sunwolves_48-21_Blues-34] "Match Centre: Sunwolves 48–21 Blues". SANZAAR. 15 July 2017. Retrieved 16 August 2017.

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