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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

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
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

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

2016 Super Rugby standings: South African Group
Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD TF TA TB LB Pts Qualification
1 South Africa Lions 15 11 0 4 535 349 +186 71 42 7 1 52 Conference leaders
Qualify to finals
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 Wildcard teams
Qualify to finals
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
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

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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  
13:15 Try: Shota Horie rugby ball 59'
Con: Tusi Pisi rugby goalposts icon 60' (1/1)
Pen: Tusi Pisi rugby goalposts icon 7', 39' (2/2)
Riaan Viljoen (0/1)
Cards: Tusi Pisi yellow card 66' to 76'
Report[5]
Scoreboard[4]
Try: Robbie Coetzee rugby ball 19'
Courtnall Skosan rugby ball 34'
Jaco Kriel rugby ball 42'
Lionel Mapoe rugby ball 66'
Con: Elton Jantjies rugby goalposts icon 35', 43', 67' (3/4)
Pen: Elton Jantjies (0/2)
Attendance: 19,814[4]
Referee: Ben O'Keeffe


12 March 2016 Sunwolves 31–32 Cheetahs National Stadium, Singapore  
18:55 Try: Akihito Yamada rugby ball 4'14'34'
Shota Horie rugby ball 39'
Con: Tusi Pisi rugby goalposts icon 5', 15', 35', 40' (4/4)
Pen: Tusi Pisi rugby goalposts icon 43' (1/2)
Yu Tamura (0/1)
Cards: Ed Quirk Yellow card 71'
Report[7]
Scoreboard[6]
Try: Niel Marais rugby ball 24'54'
Uzair Cassiem rugby ball 45'
Boom Prinsloo rugby ball 72'
Con: Niel Marais rugby goalposts icon 25', 46', 55' (3/3)
Shaun Venter (0/1)
Pen: Niel Marais rugby goalposts icon 7', 10' (2/2)
Attendance: 8,808[6]
Referee: Quinton Immelman


19 March 2016 Sunwolves 9–35 Rebels Prince Chichibu Memorial Stadium, Tokyo  
13:15 Pen: Tusi Pisi rugby goalposts icon 3', 28', 43' (3/3) Report[9]
Scoreboard[10]
Try: Jordy Reid rugby ball 12'
Ben Meehan rugby ball 49'
Tom English rugby ball 57'
Sean McMahon rugby ball 70'
Con: Jack Debreczeni rugby goalposts icon 50', 58' (2/3)
Daniel Hawkins rugby goalposts icon 71' (1/1)
Pen: Jack Debreczeni rugby goalposts icon 26', 36', 54' (3/3)
Cards: Lopeti Timani yellow card 60' to 71'
Attendance: 16,444[8]
Referee: Mike Fraser


26 March 2016 Sunwolves 27–30 Bulls National Stadium, Singapore  
18:55 Try: Andrew Durutalo rugby ball 2'
Akihito Yamada rugby ball 56'
Yuki Yatomi rugby ball 82'
Con: Tusi Pisi rugby goalposts icon 3', 58', 83' (3/3)
Pen: Tusi Pisi rugby goalposts icon 14', 51' (2/2)
Riaan Viljoen (0/1)
Cards: Tomás Leonardi yellow card 20' to 31'
Ed Quirk yellow card 68' to 78'
Report[12]
Scoreboard[11]
Try: Adriaan Strauss rugby ball 26'
Roelof Smit rugby ball 47'
Jamba Ulengo rugby ball 66'
Con: Tian Schoeman rugby goalposts icon 27', 48', 67' (3/3)
Pen: Tian Schoeman rugby goalposts icon 6', 17', 21' (3/5)
Attendance: 7,971[11]
Referee: Will Houston


2 April 2016 Southern Kings 33–28 Sunwolves Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth  
17:05 Try: Steven Sykes rugby ball 3'
Malcolm Jaer rugby ball 17'
Shane Gates rugby ball 33'
Elgar Watts rugby ball 79'
Con: Louis Fouché rugby goalposts icon 4', 79' (2/4)
Pen: Louis Fouché rugby goalposts icon 8', 30', 60' (3/3)
Report[14]
Scoreboard[13]
Try: Shota Horie rugby ball 23'
Tusi Pisi rugby ball 25'
Tim Bond rugby ball 39'
Akihito Yamada rugby ball 80'
Con: Tusi Pisi rugby goalposts icon 24' (1/4)
Pen: Tusi Pisi rugby goalposts icon 10', 55' (2/2)
Attendance: 5,437[13]
Referee: Rasta Rasivhenge


8 April 2016 Stormers 46–19 Sunwolves DHL Newlands, Cape Town  
19:00 Try: Sikhumbuzo Notshe rugby ball 11'51'
Kobus van Wyk rugby ball 17'
Scarra Ntubeni rugby ball 23'
Cheslin Kolbe rugby ball 25'
Louis Schreuder rugby ball 54'
Jean-Luc du Plessis rugby ball 79'
Con: Jean-Luc du Plessis rugby goalposts icon 12', 26', 52', 55' (4/7)
Pen: Jean-Luc du Plessis rugby goalposts icon 6' (1/2)
Report[16]
Scoreboard[15]
Try: Riaan Viljoen rugby ball 30'66'
Yuki Yatomi rugby ball 45'
Con: Yu Tamura rugby goalposts icon 46', 67' (2/3)
Cards: Tim Bond Red card 71'
Attendance: 20,303[15]
Referee: Nic Berry


15 April 2016 Cheetahs 92–17 Sunwolves Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein  
19:00 Try: Torsten van Jaarsveld rugby ball 7'
Francois Venter rugby ball 9'
Uzair Cassiem rugby ball 15'
Raymond Rhule rugby ball 18'
Sergeal Petersen rugby ball 21'33'75'
Shaun Venter rugby ball 26'
Hilton Lobberts rugby ball 43'
Clayton Blommetjies rugby ball 46'
Paul Schoeman rugby ball 64'78'80'
Jacques du Toit rugby ball 70'
Con: Niel Marais rugby goalposts icon 8', 10', 16', 19', 34', 44', 47', 65' (8/11)
Fred Zeilinga rugby goalposts icon 76', 79', 80' (3/3)
Report[17]
Scoreboard[18]
Try: Derek Carpenter rugby ball 48'
Mifiposeti Paea rugby ball 60'
Con: Tusi Pisi rugby goalposts icon 49', 61' (2/2)
Pen: Tusi Pisi rugby goalposts icon 4' (1/1)
Referee: Nic Berry


23 April 2016 Sunwolves 36–28 Jaguares Prince Chichibu Memorial Stadium, Tokyo  
14:15 Try: Yasutaka Sasakura rugby ball 21'
Derek Carpenter rugby ball 57'
Harumichi Tatekawa rugby ball 80'
Con: Tusi Pisi rugby goalposts icon 22', 58', 81' (3/3)
Pen: Tusi Pisi rugby goalposts icon 6', 33', 66', 72' (4/5)
Riaan Viljoen rugby goalposts icon 46' (1/1)
Drop: Tusi Pisi (0/1)
Report[20]
Scoreboard[19]
Try: Agustín Creevy rugby ball 9'
Lucas González Amorosino rugby ball 11'
Emiliano Bofelli rugby ball 35'
Facundo Isa rugby ball 48'
Con: Juan Martín Hernández rugby goalposts icon 49' (1/4)
Pen: Juan Martín Hernández rugby goalposts icon 40', 69' (2/2)
Attendance: 14,940[19]
Referee: Jamie Nutbrown


7 May 2016 Sunwolves 22–40 Force Prince Chichibu Memorial Stadium, Tokyo  
14:15 Try: Akihito Yamada rugby ball 4'79'
Tusi Pisi rugby ball 58'
Derek Carpenter rugby ball 70'
Con: Tusi Pisi (0/2)
Yu Tamura rugby goalposts icon 80' (1/2)
Pen: Tusi Pisi (0/1)
Report[22]
Scoreboard[23]
Try: Marcel Brache rugby ball 6'13'19'
Brynard Stander rugby ball 27'
Ben McCalman rugby ball 52'
Angus Cottrell rugby ball 75'
Con: Ian Prior rugby goalposts icon 7', 14', 28', 53' (4/5)
Peter Grant rugby goalposts icon 76' (1/1)
Attendance: 16,885[21]
Referee: Mike Fraser


14 May 2016 Sunwolves 17–17 Stormers National Stadium, Singapore  
19:55 Try: Akihito Yamada rugby ball 12'
Con: Tusi Pisi (0/1)
Pen: Tusi Pisi rugby goalposts icon 6', 27', 32', 50' (4/5)
Riaan Viljoen (0/1)
Report[25]
Scoreboard[26]
Try: Pieter-Steph du Toit rugby ball 60'
Vincent Koch rugby ball 80'
Con: Jean-Luc du Plessis rugby goalposts icon 61' (1/1)
Brandon Thomson rugby goalposts icon 81' (1/1)
Pen: Jean-Luc du Plessis rugby goalposts icon 4' (1/1)
Attendance: 8,749 [24]
Referee: Paul Williams


21 May 2016 Reds 35–25 Sunwolves Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane  
15:05 Try: Curtis Browning rugby ball 15'42'
James Slipper rugby ball 29'
Cadeyrn Neville rugby ball 59'
Con: Ayumu Goromaru rugby goalposts icon 16', 30' (2/3)
Jake McIntyre rugby goalposts icon 60' (1/1)
Pen: Ayumu Goromaru rugby goalposts icon 5', 55' (2/2)
Jake McIntyre rugby goalposts icon 73' (1/1)
Report[28]
Scoreboard[29]
Try: Derek Carpenter rugby ball 23'51'
Liaki Moli rugby ball 56'
Con: Tusi Pisi rugby goalposts icon 24', 52' (2/3)
Pen: Tusi Pisi rugby goalposts icon 33', 40' (2/4)
Attendance: 19,073[27]
Referee: Will Houston


28 May 2016 Brumbies 66–5 Sunwolves GIO Stadium, Canberra  
19:45 Try: Scott Fardy rugby ball 12'
Stephen Moore rugby ball 18'42'
Michael Dowsett rugby ball 23'
Nigel Ah Wong rugby ball 31'83'
Aidan Toua rugby ball 55'
Jordan Jackson-Hope rugby ball 57'
James Dargaville rugby ball 60'
Lausii Taliauli rugby ball 75'
Con: Christian Lealiifano rugby goalposts icon 13', 19', 24', 32', 43', 58', 61', 84' (8/10)
Report[31]
Scoreboard[32]
Try: Akihito Yamada rugby ball 67'
Con: Tusi Pisi (0/1)
Cards: Hitoshi Ono yellow card 40' to 50'
Attendance: 10,479[30]
Referee: Jaco van Heerden


2 July 2016 Sunwolves 12–57 Waratahs Prince Chichibu Memorial Stadium, Tokyo  
14:15 Pen: Yu Tamura rugby goalposts icon 21', 26', 32' (3/3)
Riaan Viljoen rugby goalposts icon 23' (1/1)
Report[33]
Scoreboard[34]
Try: Matt Lucas rugby ball 10'58'
Jack Dempsey rugby ball 28'
Israel Folau rugby ball 36'
Andrew Kellaway rugby ball 40'
Reece Robinson rugby ball 45'48'
Matthew Carraro rugby ball 61'
Taqele Naiyaravoro rugby ball 72'
Con: Bernard Foley rugby goalposts icon 11', 29', 37', 46', 49' (5/6)
David Horwitz rugby goalposts icon 59' (1/3)
Cards: Taqele Naiyaravoro yellow card 25' to 35'
Referee: Brendon Pickerill


9 July 2016 Bulls 50–3 Sunwolves Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria  
17:05 Try: Lappies Labuschagné rugby ball 11'
Dries Swanepoel rugby ball 21'
Jannes Kirsten rugby ball 27'
Francois Brummer rugby ball 32'
Adriaan Strauss rugby ball 43'
Travis Ismaiel rugby ball 73'77'
Con: Francois Brummer rugby goalposts icon 12', 22', 28', 33' (4/5)
Tian Schoeman rugby goalposts icon 74', 78' (2/2)
Pen: Francois Brummer rugby goalposts icon 17' (1/1)
Report[35]
Scoreboard[36]
Pen: Yu Tamura rugby goalposts icon 15' (1/1) Referee: Quinton Immelman


15 July 2016 Sharks 40–29 Sunwolves Kings Park Stadium, Durban  
19:00 Try: Coenie Oosthuizen rugby ball 4'
Lwazi Mvovo rugby ball 7'
JP Pietersen rugby ball 21'
André Esterhuizen rugby ball 41'
Garth April rugby ball 70'
Curwin Bosch rugby ball 76'
Con: Garth April rugby goalposts icon 5', 8', 22', 42', 77' (5/6)
Report[37]
Scoreboard[38]
Try: Kaito Shigeno rugby ball 14'
Mifiposeti Paea rugby ball 37'79'
Fa'atiga Lemalu rugby ball 40'
Con: Yu Tamura rugby goalposts icon 15', 38', 80' (3/4)
Pen: Yu Tamura rugby goalposts icon 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 upward-facing green arrow 1 17 upward-facing green arrow 1 1 10 0 0 0
Shota Horie 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 16 upward-facing green arrow 16 upward-facing green arrow 2 12 3 0 15
Shinnosuke Kakinaga 3 3 18 upward-facing green arrow 18 upward-facing green arrow 3 18 upward-facing green arrow 18 upward-facing green arrow 3 3 3 3 18 upward-facing green arrow 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 upward-facing green arrow 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 upward-facing green arrow 7 7 7 7 7 7 12 1 0 5
Ed Quirk 8 8 8 20 upward-facing green arrow 8 7 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 15 0 0 0
Atsushi Hiwasa 9 9 9 21 upward-facing green arrow 9 21 upward-facing green arrow 9 9 8 0 0 0
Tusi Pisi 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 22 upward-facing green arrow 11 2 95 105
Yasutaka Sasakura 11 11 23 23 23 upward-facing green arrow 23 upward-facing green arrow 23 upward-facing green arrow 15 11 11 11 9 1 0 5
Yu Tamura 12 12 12 12 12 10 22 upward-facing green arrow 22 upward-facing green arrow 22 upward-facing green arrow 22 upward-facing green arrow 22 upward-facing green arrow 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 upward-facing green arrow 15 15 15 15 2 6 16
Masataka Mikami 16 upward-facing green arrow 17 upward-facing green arrow 17 upward-facing green arrow 17 upward-facing green arrow 17 upward-facing green arrow 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 17 upward-facing green arrow 17 upward-facing green arrow 14 0 0 0
Takeshi Kizu 17 upward-facing green arrow 16 upward-facing green arrow 16 upward-facing green arrow 16 upward-facing green arrow 16 upward-facing green arrow 16 16 upward-facing green arrow 2 2 16 upward-facing green arrow 2 2 2 12 0 0 0
Koki Yamamoto 18 upward-facing green arrow 1 0 0 0
Shinya Makabe 19 upward-facing green arrow 19 upward-facing green arrow 19 upward-facing green arrow 19 upward-facing green arrow 19 upward-facing green arrow 4 6 0 0 0
Yoshiya Hosoda 20 upward-facing green arrow 20 upward-facing green arrow 6 6 20 upward-facing green arrow 19 upward-facing green arrow 20 upward-facing green arrow 6 20 upward-facing green arrow 19 19 upward-facing green arrow 19 upward-facing green arrow 20 upward-facing green arrow 20 upward-facing green arrow 13 0 0 0
Kaito Shigeno 21 upward-facing green arrow 21 upward-facing green arrow 21 upward-facing green arrow 9 9 21 upward-facing green arrow 21 upward-facing green arrow 9 9 21 upward-facing green arrow 9 11 1 0 5
Derek Carpenter 22 22 upward-facing green arrow 22 upward-facing green arrow 12 12 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 12 5 0 25
Hajime Yamashita 23 23 upward-facing green arrow 14 14 3 0 0 0
Takuma Asahara 18 upward-facing green arrow 3 3 18 upward-facing green arrow 3 3 18 upward-facing green arrow 18 upward-facing green arrow 18 upward-facing green arrow 18 upward-facing green arrow 3 18 upward-facing green arrow 18 upward-facing green arrow 18 upward-facing green arrow 14 0 0 0
Mifiposeti Paea 23 upward-facing green arrow 11 22 23 upward-facing green arrow 13 11 11 23 upward-facing green arrow 23 upward-facing green arrow 23 upward-facing green arrow 11 14 22 upward-facing green arrow 12 13 3 0 15
Tomás Leonardi 20 upward-facing green arrow 8 21 upward-facing green arrow 8 6 5 0 0 0
Viliami Lolohea 14 14 14 14 14 5 0 0 0
Futoshi Mori 16 upward-facing green arrow 16 16 upward-facing green arrow 16 upward-facing green arrow 16 upward-facing green arrow 4 0 0 0
Yuki Yatomi 21 upward-facing green arrow 22 upward-facing green arrow 9 9 21 upward-facing green arrow 21 upward-facing green arrow 9 21 upward-facing green arrow 9 21 upward-facing green arrow 10 2 0 10
Koo Ji-won 17 upward-facing green arrow 17 upward-facing green arrow 17 17 upward-facing green arrow 17 17 upward-facing green arrow 4 0 0 0
Fa'atiga Lemalu 19 upward-facing green arrow 19 upward-facing green arrow 5 5 5 5 4 19 upward-facing green arrow 5 9 1 0 5
Taiyo Ando 20 upward-facing green arrow 20 upward-facing green arrow 20 upward-facing green arrow 20 20 upward-facing green arrow 7 7 7 7 0 0 0
John Stewart 11 11 11 3 0 0 0
Daisuke Inoue 21 upward-facing green arrow 1 0 0 0
Naohiro Kotaki 5 5 19 upward-facing green arrow 3 0 0 0
Shokei Kin 20 upward-facing green arrow 23 upward-facing green arrow 2 0 0 0
Ryohei Yamanaka 22 upward-facing green arrow 22 upward-facing green arrow 2 0 0 0
Kentaro Kodama 23 upward-facing green arrow 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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