HITO-Communications SUNWOLVES
Super Rugby 2018 Match Schedule Announcement
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Japan SR Association (Minato-ku, Tokyo, Chairman: Yuichi Ueno) announces the Super Rugby 2018 match schedule for HITO-Communications SUNWOLVES. (Some schedules, Venues and Kick-Off time will be announced later)
As announcement made by SANZAAR in April 2017, Super Rugby tournament will be restructured from 2018. The SUNWOLVES will move into the Australian Conference from the South African Conference.
We will have sixteen games consisted with eight home games and eight away games (four games in Australia, two games in New Zealand, and two games in South Africa).
Remarkably, we will hold the season opener in Tokyo for three consecutive years. We will be playing against the Brumbies, the defending champion of the Australian conference in 2017. We will clash with the Chiefs from New Zealand again, this time in Tokyo on 24th of March.
As announcement made by SANZAAR in April 2017, Super Rugby tournament will be restructured from 2018. The SUNWOLVES will move into the Australian Conference from the South African Conference.
We will have sixteen games consisted with eight home games and eight away games (four games in Australia, two games in New Zealand, and two games in South Africa).
Remarkably, we will hold the season opener in Tokyo for three consecutive years. We will be playing against the Brumbies, the defending champion of the Australian conference in 2017. We will clash with the Chiefs from New Zealand again, this time in Tokyo on 24th of March.
Tournament Details
【Conference】| New Zealand Conference | ||
| Blues | Chiefs | Crusaders |
| Highlanders | Hurricanes | |
| Australian Conference | ||
| Brumbies | Rebels | Reds |
| Waratahs | HITO-Communications SUNWOLVES | |
| South African Conference | ||
| Bulls | Lions | Sharks |
| Stormers | Jaguares | |
- 120 matches regular season
- 15 teams
- Three conferences (Australian, New Zealand, South African)
- 16 matches per team, two bye weeks
- Each team will play eight matches within its conference (four home and four away)
- Each team will play eight cross-conference matches – against four of the five teams from each of the other two conferences (four at home and four away)
- Each team will play 12 of the other teams within the season (85% of opposition teams which is up from 70% in 2016)
- Eight team, seven-match Finals Series
HITO-Communications SUNWOLVES’ Home and Away Games
| Round | K.O Date & Time Sunwolves Match with Venue |
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| 1 | ||
| 2 | 24-Feb Sat 13:15 BRUMBIES Prince Chichibu Memorial Stadium,Tokyo |
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| 3 | 3-Mar Sat 18:00 REBELS Singapore National Stadium,Singapore |
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| 4 | 10-Mar Sat 22:05 SHARKS Growthpoint KINGS PARK, Durban |
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| 5 | 18-Mar Sun 0:15 LIONS Emirates Airlines Park, Johannesburg |
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| 6 | 24-Mar Sat 13:15 CHIEFS Prince Chichibu Memorial Stadium,Tokyo |
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| 7 | BYE WEEK | |
| 8 | 7-Apr Sat 14:15 WARATAHS Prince Chichibu Memorial Stadium,Tokyo |
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| 9 | 14-Apr Sat 12:05 BLUES Prince Chichibu Memorial Stadium,Tokyo |
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| 10 | 21-Apr Sat 16:35 CRUSADERS TBC |
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| 11 | 27-Apr Fri 16:35 HURRICANES TBC |
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| 12 | BYE WEEK | |
| 13 | 12-May Sat 12:05 REDS Prince Chichibu Memorial Stadium,Tokyo |
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| 14 | 19-May Sat TBC STORMERS TBC |
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| 15 | 25-May Fri 18:45 REBELS AAMI Park, Melbourne |
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| 16 | 3-Jun Sun 15:05 BRUMBIES GIO Stadium, Canberra |
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| 17 | 30-Jun Sat 20:55 BULLS Singapore National Stadium,Singapore |
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| 18 | 7-Jul Sat 18:45 WARATAHS Allianz Stadium, Sydney |
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| 19 | 13-Jul Fri 18:45 REDS Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane |
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