Sunwolves rotate again
TEAM ANNOUNCEMENT: The Sunwolves have made six changes to their starting team for Saturday’s clash against the Waratahs in Sydney.
In the backilne, Ryuji Noguchi comes in for Gerhard van den Heever at fullback and Yutaka Nagare gets the No.9 jersey with Keisuke Uchida out of the matchday 23.
In the pack, there is a new back row with Kazuki Himeno, Edward Quirk and Michael Leitch replacing the trio of Yoshitaka Tokunaga, Shunsuke Nunomaki and Willem Britz
In the second row, Grant Hattingh comes in for Uwe Helu.
The Sunwolves are coming off a 42-37 win over the Bulls.
Sunwolves: 15 Ryuji Noguchi, 14 Semisi Masirewa, 13 Jason Emery, 12 Michael Little, 11 Akihito Yamada, 10 Hayden Parker, 9 Yutaka Nagare (captain), 8 Kazuki Himeno, 7 Edward Quirk, 6 Michael Leitch, 5 Grant Hattingh, 4 James Moore, 3 Takuma Asahara, 2 Jaba Bregvadze, 1 Craig Millar
Replacements: 16 Yusuke Niwai, 17 Keita Inagaki, 18 Hencus van Wyk, 19 Wimpie van der Walt, 20 Rahboni Warren Vosayako, 21 Fumiaki Tanaka, 22 Rikiya Matsuda, 23 Ryoto Nakamura
Date: Saturday, July 7
Venue: Allianz Stadium, Sydney
Kick-off: 19.45 (18.45 Japan time; 09.45 GMT)
Referee: Federico Anselmi (Argentina)
Assistant referees: William Houston (Australia), James Leckie (Australia)
TMO: Damien Mitchelmore (Australia)
