# 2018 Sunwolves season

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 Joseph | Head coach |
| Tony Brown | Assistant coach (attack coach) |
| Scott Hansen | Assistant coach (defence coach) |
| Shin Hasegawa | Assistant coach (scrum coach) |
| Atsushi Tanabe | Assistant coach (skills coach) |

### Squad

The following players were named in the Sunwolves squad for the 2018 Super Rugby season:
| 2018 Sunwolves squad |
| Player | Club | Position/s | Date of birth (age) | Super Rugby | Super Rugby | Sunwolves | Sunwolves |
| Player | Club | Position/s | Date of birth (age) | Apps | Pts | Apps | Pts |
| Asaeli Ai Valu | Panasonic Wild Knights | Prop | (1989-05-07)7 May 1989 (aged 28) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Takuma Asahara (short-term) | Toshiba Brave Lupus | Prop | (1987-09-07)7 September 1987 (aged 30) | 25 | 0 | 25 | 0 |
| Jaba Bregvadze | — | Hooker | (1987-04-24)24 April 1987 (aged 30) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Willie Britz | NTT Shining Arcs | Number 8 | (1988-08-31)31 August 1988 (aged 29) | 37 | 10 | 12 | 10 |
| Jason Emery | — | Centre | (1993-09-21)21 September 1993 (aged 24) | 35 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Kenki Fukuoka | Panasonic Wild Knights | Wing | (1992-09-07)7 September 1992 (aged 25) | 9 | 20 | 9 | 20 |
| Yoshikazu Fujita | Panasonic Wild Knights | Fullback | (1993-10-08)8 October 1993 (aged 24) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Grant Hattingh | Kubota Spears | Lock | (1990-10-03)3 October 1990 (aged 27) | 55 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Uwe Helu | Yamaha Júbilo | Lock | (1990-07-12)12 July 1990 (aged 27) | 10 | 5 | 10 | 5 |
| Kazuki Himeno | Toyota Verblitz | Lock | (1994-07-27)27 July 1994 (aged 23) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Takeshi Hino (short-term) | Yamaha Júbilo | Hooker | (1990-01-20)20 January 1990 (aged 28) | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 |
| Shota Horie | Panasonic Wild Knights | Hooker | (1986-01-21)21 January 1986 (aged 32) | 34 | 20 | 15 | 15 |
| Keita Inagaki | Panasonic Wild Knights | Prop | (1990-06-02)2 June 1990 (aged 27) | 18 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
| Shintaro Ishihara | Suntory Sungoliath | Prop | (1990-06-17)17 June 1990 (aged 27) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kai Ishii | NTT Shining Arcs | Wing | (1993-08-04)4 August 1993 (aged 24) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nika Khatiashvili | — | Prop | (1992-05-22)22 May 1992 (aged 25) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Koo Ji-won | Honda Heat | Prop | (1994-07-20)20 July 1994 (aged 23) | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Lappies Labuschagné | Kubota Spears | Flanker | (1989-01-11)11 January 1989 (aged 29) | 50 | 35 | 0 | 0 |
| Timothy Lafaele | Coca-Cola Red Sparks | Centre | (1991-08-19)19 August 1991 (aged 26) | 9 | 22 | 9 | 22 |
| Fetuani Lautaimi | Toyota Verblitz | Number 8 | (1992-10-21)21 October 1992 (aged 25) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Leitch | Toshiba Brave Lupus | Number 8 | (1988-10-07)7 October 1988 (aged 29) | 34 | 35 | 0 | 0 |
| Lomano Lemeki | Honda Heat | Wing | (1989-01-20)20 January 1989 (aged 29) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Little | Mitsubishi Dynaboars | Centre | (1993-03-14)14 March 1993 (aged 24) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shinya Makabe | Suntory Sungoliath | Lock | (1987-03-26)26 March 1987 (aged 30) | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Semisi Masirewa | Kintetsu Liners | Wing | (1992-06-09)9 June 1992 (aged 25) | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rikiya Matsuda | Panasonic Wild Knights | Centre | (1994-05-03)3 May 1994 (aged 23) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kotaro Matsushima | Suntory Sungoliath | Scrum-half | (1993-02-26)26 February 1993 (aged 24) | 14 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| Craig Millar | — | Prop | (1990-10-29)29 October 1990 (aged 27) | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| James Moore | Toshiba Brave Lupus | Lock | (1993-06-11)11 June 1993 (aged 24) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Daishi Murata | Suntory Sungoliath | Centre | (1988-05-29)29 May 1988 (aged 29) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yutaka Nagare | Suntory Sungoliath | Scrum-half | (1992-09-04)4 September 1992 (aged 25) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryoto Nakamura | Suntory Sungoliath | Centre | (1991-06-03)3 June 1991 (aged 26) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Masakatsu Nishikawa | Suntory Sungoliath | Flanker | (1987-05-18)18 May 1987 (aged 30) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yusuke Niwai | Canon Eagles | Hooker | (1991-10-22)22 October 1991 (aged 26) | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Ryuji Noguchi | Tokai University | Fullback | (1995-07-15)15 July 1995 (aged 22) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shunsuke Nunomaki | Panasonic Wild Knights | Flanker | (1992-07-13)13 July 1992 (aged 25) | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Hayden Parker | — | Fly-half | (1990-11-19)19 November 1990 (aged 27) | 30 | 101 | 0 | 0 |
| Ed Quirk | Canon Eagles | Flanker | (1991-08-28)28 August 1991 (aged 26) | 63 | 10 | 24 | 5 |
| Robbie Robinson | Ricoh Black Rams | Fullback | (1989-08-22)22 August 1989 (aged 28) | 44 | 69 | 0 | 0 |
| Atsushi Sakate | Panasonic Wild Knights | Hooker | (1993-06-21)21 June 1993 (aged 24) | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Hosea Saumaki | Canon Eagles | Wing | (1992-05-10)10 May 1992 (aged 25) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kaito Shigeno | Toyota Verblitz | Scrum-half | (1990-11-21)21 November 1990 (aged 27) | 18 | 10 | 18 | 10 |
| Yu Tamura | Canon Eagles | Fly-half | (1989-01-09)9 January 1989 (aged 29) | 24 | 79 | 24 | 79 |
| Fumiaki Tanaka | Panasonic Wild Knights | Scrum-half | (1985-01-03)3 January 1985 (aged 33) | 53 | 15 | 7 | 5 |
| Harumichi Tatekawa | Kubota Spears | Centre | (1989-12-12)12 December 1989 (aged 28) | 15 | 5 | 15 | 5 |
| Sione Teaupa | Kubota Spears | Centre | (1992-07-09)9 July 1992 (aged 25) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yoshitaka Tokunaga | Toshiba Brave Lupus | Number 8 | (1992-04-10)10 April 1992 (aged 25) | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 |
| Will Tupou | Coca-Cola Red Sparks | Centre | (1990-07-20)20 July 1990 (aged 27) | 21 | 10 | 8 | 5 |
| Keisuke Uchida | Panasonic Wild Knights | Scrum-half | (1992-02-22)22 February 1992 (aged 25) | 11 | 5 | 11 | 5 |
| Gerhard van den Heever | Yamaha Júbilo | Wing | (1989-04-13)13 April 1989 (aged 28) | 57 | 70 | 0 | 0 |
| Wimpie van der Walt | NTT Docomo Red Hurricanes | Flanker / lock | (1989-01-06)6 January 1989 (aged 29) | 19 | 30 | 0 | 0 |
| Hencus van Wyk | Munakata Sanix Blues | Prop | (1992-03-02)2 March 1992 (aged 25) | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rahboni Warren-Vosayaco | NTT Shining Arcs | Flanker | (1995-09-28)28 September 1995 (aged 22) | 7 | 10 | 7 | 10 |
| Alex Woonton | Ricoh Black Rams | Prop | (1988-02-27)27 February 1988 (aged 29) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sam Wykes | Panasonic Wild Knights | Lock | (1988-04-25)25 April 1988 (aged 29) | 100 | 25 | 13 | 10 |
| Akihito Yamada | Panasonic Wild Knights | Wing | (1985-07-26)26 July 1985 (aged 32) | 10 | 45 | 10 | 45 |
| 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: Overall standings :
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | TF | TA | TB | LB | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Crusaders | 16 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 542 | 295 | +247 | 77 | 39 | 7 | 0 | 63 | Conference leaders Qualified to the finals. |
| 2 | Lions | 16 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 519 | 435 | +84 | 77 | 55 | 6 | 4 | 46 | Conference leaders Qualified to the finals. |
| 3 | Waratahs | 16 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 557 | 445 | +112 | 74 | 59 | 4 | 2 | 44 | Conference leaders Qualified to the finals. |
| 4 | Hurricanes | 16 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 474 | 343 | +131 | 66 | 43 | 5 | 2 | 51 | Wildcard teams Qualified to finals. |
| 5 | Chiefs | 16 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 463 | 368 | +95 | 60 | 48 | 3 | 2 | 49 | Wildcard teams Qualified to finals. |
| 6 | Highlanders | 16 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 437 | 445 | −8 | 59 | 57 | 3 | 1 | 44 | Wildcard teams Qualified to finals. |
| 7 | Jaguares | 16 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 409 | 418 | −9 | 51 | 55 | 2 | 0 | 38 | Wildcard teams Qualified to finals. |
| 8 | Sharks | 16 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 437 | 442 | −5 | 49 | 57 | 2 | 4 | 36 | Wildcard teams Qualified to finals. |
| 9 | Rebels | 16 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 440 | 461 | −21 | 57 | 60 | 5 | 3 | 36 | |
| 10 | Brumbies | 16 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 393 | 422 | −29 | 56 | 52 | 2 | 4 | 34 | |
| 11 | Stormers | 16 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 390 | 423 | −33 | 46 | 56 | 0 | 5 | 29 | |
| 12 | Bulls | 16 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 441 | 502 | −61 | 59 | 66 | 2 | 3 | 29 | |
| 13 | Reds | 16 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 389 | 501 | −112 | 49 | 66 | 1 | 3 | 28 | |
| 14 | Blues | 16 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 378 | 509 | −131 | 50 | 66 | 2 | 4 | 22 | |
| 15 | Sunwolves | 16 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 404 | 664 | −260 | 48 | 99 | 0 | 2 | 14 | |
Australian Conference :
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | TF | TA | TB | LB | Pts |
| 1 | Waratahs | 16 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 557 | 445 | +112 | 74 | 59 | 4 | 2 | 44 |
| 2 | Rebels | 16 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 440 | 461 | −21 | 57 | 60 | 5 | 3 | 36 |
| 3 | Brumbies | 16 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 393 | 422 | −29 | 56 | 52 | 2 | 4 | 34 |
| 4 | Reds | 16 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 389 | 501 | −112 | 49 | 66 | 1 | 3 | 28 |
| 5 | Sunwolves | 16 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 404 | 664 | −260 | 48 | 99 | 0 | 2 | 14 |
* Competition rules
* Qualification: 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 #3 for the quarter-finals, in order of log points gained during the group stages, while the wildcards will be seeded as #4 to #8 in order of log points gained during the group stages. In the quarter-finals, the three conference winners and the highest-ranked wildcard team will host the first round of the finals, with the highest-seeded conference winner (Team #1) hosting the fifth-seeded wildcard entry (Team #8) in quarter-final 1, the second-seeded conference winner (Team #2) hosting the fourth-seeded wildcard entry (Team #7) in quarter-final 3, the third-seeded conference winner (Team #3) hosting the third-seeded wildcard entry (Team #6) in quarter-final 4 and the top-seeded wildcard entry (Team #4) hosting the second-seed wildcard entry (Team #5) in quarter-final 2. The Quarter Final winners will progress to the semi-finals, where the winners of quarter-finals 1 and 2 will play each other, as well as the winners of quarter-finals 3 and 4, 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.
* Tournament points breakdown: * 4 tournament points for a win * 2 tournament points for a draw * 1 tournament bonus point for a loss by seven points or less * 1 tournament bonus point for scoring at least three tries more than the opponent in a match
* Classification: Teams standings are calculated as follows: * Conference leaders * Tournament points * Number of games won * Overall points difference * Number of tries scored * Overall try difference * Coin toss

### 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 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 14 | — | — | — |
| Position (overall) | N/A | 12th | 14th | 15th | 15th | 15th | 15th | 15th | 15th | 15th | 15th | 15th | 15th | 15th | 15th | 15th | 15th | 15th | 15th | — | — | — |
| Position (Aus Conf.) | N/A | 4th | 5th | 5th | 5th | 5th | 5th | 5th | 5th | 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:
| 2018 Sunwolves player statistics |
| Player name | BRU | REB | SHA | LIO | CHI | WAR | BLU | CRU | HUR | RED | STO | REB | BRU | BUL | WAR | RED | QF | SF | F | | App | Try | Con | Pen | DG | Pts |
| Keita Inagaki | 1 | 17 | | | 1 | 17 | | | | | | 17 | | | 17 | 17 | — | — | — | | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shota Horie | 2 | 2 | | | 2 | 2 | 2 | | 2 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | — | — | — | | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Koo Ji-won | 3 | 3 | | 3 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 3 | | | | 3 | | | | | — | — | — | | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sam Wykes | 4 | 4 | | | | 5 | | 19 | | | 4 | 19 | 5 | | | | — | — | — | | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Grant Hattingh | 5 | | 5 | 19 | | | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | | 19 | 5 | | — | — | — | | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Kazuki Himeno | 6 | | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | | | | | 8 | 19 | — | — | — | | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Lappies Labuschagné | 7 | 7 | | 7 | | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | — | — | — | | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Willie Britz | 8 | 5 | 8 | 20 | 8 | | 20 | | | | 8 | | 6 | 6 | | 8 | — | — | — | | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Yutaka Nagare | 9 | 9 | 21 | 9 | 21 | 9 | 9 | 21 | 21 | 9 | 21 | | | | 9 | 9 | — | — | — | | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robbie Robinson | 10 | 15 | 23 | | 22 | | | | | | | | 15 | | | | — | — | — | | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hosea Saumaki | 11 | | | 11 | 11 | 23 | | 14 | 14 | 11 | | 11 | | | | | — | — | — | | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 |
| Ryoto Nakamura | 12 | 12 | 22 | 22 | | | | 22 | | | | 12 | | 23 | 23 | 23 | — | — | — | | 9 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 20 |
| Timothy Lafaele | 13 | 13 | | | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | | | | | | — | — | — | | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Lomano Lemeki | 14 | | 14 | 14 | 23 | 11 | 11 | | | | | 14 | | | | | — | — | — | | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Jason Emery | 15 | | | | | | | | | 23 | 23 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | — | — | — | | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Jaba Bregvadze | 16 | | | | | 16 | 16 | 2 | 16 | | 16 | 2 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 16 | — | — | — | | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Craig Millar | 17 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Asaeli Ai Valu | 18 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | — | — | — | | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| James Moore | 19 | 19 | | | | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | | | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ed Quirk | 20 | 8 | 20 | | 7 | 20 | | 20 | 20 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | | 7 | 7 | — | — | — | | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Fumiaki Tanaka | 21 | 21 | | | 9 | 21 | 21 | 9 | 9 | 21 | 9 | | | 21 | 21 | 21 | — | — | — | | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hayden Parker | 22 | 10 | | | | 22 | 22 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | — | — | — | | 13 | 3 | 26 | 22 | 1 | 136 |
| Sione Teaupa | 23 | | 13 | | | | | | | | | | 11 | | | | — | — | — | | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Leitch | | 6 | 6 | 8 | 6 | | | | | 6 | 6 | | | | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Will Tupou | | 11 | 11 | 13 | | | 23 | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | — | — | — | | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 19 |
| Akihito Yamada | | 14 | | | | | | | | | 14 | | | 11 | 11 | 11 | — | — | — | | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Atsushi Sakate | | 16 | 16 | 16 | | | | | | | | 16 | 2 | | | | — | — | — | | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Takuma Asahara | | 18 | 3 | | | | | 18 | 3 | 3 | 3 | | | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yoshitaka Tokunaga | | 20 | 7 | 6 | 20 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 20 | 20 | | | 8 | | | — | — | — | | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Harumichi Tatekawa | | 22 | 10 | 10 | | | | | | | | 22 | 12 | | | 12 | — | — | — | | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Ryuji Noguchi | | 23 | | 23 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | 15 | | — | — | — | | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yusuke Niwai | | | 2 | 2 | 16 | | | 16 | | 16 | | | | 16 | 16 | 2 | — | — | — | | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keisuke Uchida | | | 9 | 21 | | | | | | | | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | — | — | — | | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Michael Little | | | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | | 12 | 12 | 13 | — | — | — | | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| Kotaro Matsushima | | | 15 | 15 | | 15 | 15 | | | | 15 | | | | | | — | — | — | | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Shintaro Ishihara | | | 17 | 17 | | | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 1 | | | 17 | | | — | — | — | | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hencus van Wyk | | | 18 | 18 | 3 | | | | | 18 | 18 | 18 | 3 | 18 | 18 | 18 | — | — | — | | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Wimpie van der Walt | | | 19 | 5 | 19 | 19 | 19 | | 19 | 4 | | | | | 19 | 5 | — | — | — | | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Uwe Helu | | | | | 5 | | | | | 19 | 19 | | | 5 | | | — | — | — | | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yu Tamura | | | | | 10 | 10 | 10 | | 22 | 22 | 22 | | | | | | — | — | — | | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 10 |
| Semisi Masirewa | | | | | 14 | 14 | 14 | 23 | 23 | 15 | | 23 | 14 | 14 | 14 | | — | — | — | | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Nika Khatiashvili | | | | | | 18 | 18 | | 18 | | | | 18 | | | | — | — | — | | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kenki Fukuoka | | | | | | | | 11 | 11 | 14 | 11 | | | | | | — | — | — | | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Shinya Makabe | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | | | | | — | — | — | | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shunsuke Nunomaki | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | 19 | 7 | | | — | — | — | | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rahboni Warren-Vosayaco | | | | | | | | | | | | 20 | 8 | 20 | 20 | 20 | — | — | — | | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Kaito Shigeno | | | | | | | | | | | | 21 | 21 | | | | — | — | — | | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alex Woonton | | | | | | | | | | | | | 17 | | | | — | — | — | | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fetuani Lautaimi | | | | | | | | | | | | | 20 | | | | — | — | — | | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gerhard van den Heever | | | | | | | | | | | | | 22 | 15 | | | — | — | — | | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Kai Ishii | | | | | | | | | | | | | 23 | | | | — | — | — | | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Rikiya Matsuda | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 22 | 22 | 22 | — | — | — | | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yoshikazu Fujita | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 14 | — | — | — | | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| penalty try | penalty try | penalty try | penalty try | penalty try | penalty try | penalty try | penalty try | penalty try | penalty try | penalty try | penalty try | penalty try | penalty try | penalty try | penalty try | penalty try | penalty try | penalty try | penalty try | | – | 2 | – | – | – | 14 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 16 | 48 | 38 | 27 | 1 | 404 |
(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.
* Takeshi Hino, Daishi Murata and Masakatsu Nishikawa did not make any appearances.