List of 2017–18 Super Rugby transfers (Japan)

This is a list of player movements for Super Rugby teams prior to the end of the 2018 Super Rugby season. Departure and arrivals of all players that were included in a Super Rugby squad for 2017 or 2018 are listed here, regardless of when it occurred. Future-dated transfers are only included if confirmed by the player or his agent, his former team or his new team.

Notes
  • 2017 players listed are all players that were named in the initial senior squad, or subsequently included in a 23-man match day squad at any game during the season.
  • (did not play) denotes that a player did not play at all during one of the two seasons due to injury or non-selection. These players are included to indicate they were contracted to the team.
  • (short-term) denotes that a player wasn't initially contracted, but came in during the season. This could either be a club rugby player coming in as injury cover, or a player whose contract had expired at another team (typically in the northern hemisphere).
  • Flags are only shown for players moving to or from another country.
  • Players may play in several positions, but are listed in only one.


Sunwolves
Sunwolves transfers 2017–2018
Pos 2017 squad Out In 2018 squad[1]
PR Takuma Asahara[2]
Kohei Asahori (did not play)[3]
Keita Inagaki[2]
Heiichiro Ito[2]
Koo Ji-won[2]
Masataka Mikami[2]
Yasuo Yamaji[2]
Koki Yamamoto[2]		 Kohei Asahori (to Toyota Verblitz)[1]
Heiichiro Ito (to Yamaha Júbilo)[1]
Masataka Mikami (to Toshiba Brave Lupus)[1]
Yasuo Yamaji (to Canon Eagles)[1]
Koki Yamamoto (to Yamaha Júbilo)[1]		 Asaeli Ai Valu (from Panasonic Wild Knights)[1]
Shintaro Ishihara (from Suntory Sungoliath)[1]
Nika Khatiashvili (from Aurillac)[4]
Craig Millar (from Highlanders)[1]
Hencus van Wyk (from Lions)[1]
Alex Woonton (from Ricoh Black Rams)[5]		 Asaeli Ai Valu
Takuma Asahara (short-term)[1]
Keita Inagaki[1]
Shintaro Ishihara
Nika Khatiashvili (additional)
Koo Ji-won[1]
Craig Millar
Hencus van Wyk
Alex Woonton (additional)
HK Takeshi Hino[2]
Shota Horie[2]
Takeshi Kizu[2]
Yusuke Niwai[2]
Atsushi Sakate[6]		 Takeshi Kizu (to Kobelco Steelers)[1] Jaba Bregvadze (from Worcester Warriors)[1] Jaba Bregvadze
Takeshi Hino (short-term, did not play)[1]
Shota Horie[1]
Yusuke Niwai[1]
Atsushi Sakate[7]
LK Kyosuke Kajikawa (did not play)[2]
Uwe Helu[2]
Naohiro Kotaki[2]
Shinya Makabe[2]
Liaki Moli[2]
Yuya Odo[8]
Hitoshi Ono[2]
Kazuhiko Usami (did not play)[2]
Sam Wykes[2]
Kotaro Yatabe[9]		 Kyosuke Kajikawa (to Toshiba Brave Lupus)[1]
Naohiro Kotaki (to Toshiba Brave Lupus)[1]
Liaki Moli (to Hino Red Dolphins)[1]
Yuya Odo (to Yamaha Júbilo)[1]
Hitoshi Ono (to Toshiba Brave Lupus)[1]
Kazuhiko Usami (to Panasonic Wild Knights)[1]
Kotaro Yatabe (to Panasonic Wild Knights)[1]		 Grant Hattingh (from Kubota Spears)[1]
Kazuki Himeno (from Toyota Verblitz)[1]
James Moore (from Toshiba Brave Lupus)[1]		 Grant Hattingh
Uwe Helu[1]
Kazuki Himeno
Shinya Makabe[1]
James Moore
Sam Wykes[1]
FL Shokei Kin[2]
Shunsuke Nunomaki[2]
Ed Quirk[2]
Rahboni Warren-Vosayaco[2]		 Shokei Kin (to NTT Communications Shining Arcs)[1] Lappies Labuschagné (from Kubota Spears)[1]
Masakatsu Nishikawa (from Suntory Sungoliath)[10]
Wimpie van der Walt (from NTT DoCoMo Red Hurricanes)[1]		 Lappies Labuschagné
Masakatsu Nishikawa (additional, did not play)
Shunsuke Nunomaki[1]
Ed Quirk[1]
Wimpie van der Walt
Rahboni Warren-Vosayaco (additional)[10]
N8 Willie Britz[2]
Malgene Ilaua[2]
Shuhei Matsuhashi[2]
Yuhimaru Mimura[2]
Yoshitaka Tokunaga[2]		 Malgene Ilaua (to Shimizu Blue Sharks)[1][11]
Shuhei Matsuhashi (to Ricoh Black Rams)[1]
Yuhimaru Mimura (to Yamaha Júbilo)[1]		 Fetuani Lautaimi (from Toyota Verblitz)[10]
Michael Leitch (from Chiefs)[1]		 Willie Britz[1]
Fetuani Lautaimi (additional)
Michael Leitch
Yoshitaka Tokunaga[1]
SH Yutaka Nagare (did not play)[12]
Takahiro Ogawa (did not play)[2]
Kaito Shigeno[2]
Fumiaki Tanaka[2]
Keisuke Uchida[2]
Yuki Yatomi[2]		 Takahiro Ogawa (to Toshiba Brave Lupus)[1]
Yuki Yatomi (to Yamaha Júbilo)[1]		 Yutaka Nagare[1]
Kaito Shigeno (additional)[10]
Fumiaki Tanaka[1]
Keisuke Uchida[1]
FH Hayden Cripps[2]
Jumpei Ogura[2]
Hikaru Tamura[2]
Yu Tamura[2]		 Hayden Cripps (to Hino Red Dolphins)[1]
Jumpei Ogura (to NTT Communications Shining Arcs)[1]
Hikaru Tamura (to Suntory Sungoliath)[1]		 Hayden Parker (from Highlanders)[1] Hayden Parker
Yu Tamura[1]
CE Michael Bond (did not play)[2]
Derek Carpenter[2]
Timothy Lafaele[2]
Harumichi Tatekawa[2]
Will Tupou[2]
Ryohei Yamanaka[9]		 Michael Bond (to Canon Eagles)[1]
Derek Carpenter (to Suntory Sungoliath)[1]
Ryohei Yamanaka (to Kobelco Steelers)[1]		 Jason Emery (from Highlanders)[7]
Michael Little (from Mitsubishi Sagamihara DynaBoars)[1]
Rikiya Matsuda (from Panasonic Wild Knights)[13]
Daishi Murata (from Suntory Sungoliath)[14]
Ryoto Nakamura (from Suntory Sungoliath)[1]
Sione Teaupa (from Kubota Spears)[1]		 Jason Emery
Timothy Lafaele[1]
Michael Little
Rikiya Matsuda (additional)
Daishi Murata (did not play)
Ryoto Nakamura
Harumichi Tatekawa[1]
Sione Teaupa
Will Tupou[1]
WG Shota Emi[2]
Kenki Fukuoka[2]
Teruya Goto[2]
Ataata Moeakiola (did not play)[2]
Takaaki Nakazuru[2]		 Shota Emi (to Suntory Sungoliath)[1]
Teruya Goto (to NEC Green Rockets)[1]
Ataata Moeakiola (to Tokai University)[1]
Takaaki Nakazuru (to Suntory Sungoliath)[1]		 Kai Ishii (from NTT Communications Shining Arcs)[15]
Lomano Lemeki (from Honda Heat)[1]
Semisi Masirewa (from Force)[16][17]
Hosea Saumaki (from Canon Eagles)[1]
Gerhard van den Heever (from Yamaha Júbilo)[1]
Akihito Yamada (from Panasonic Wild Knights)[1]		 Kenki Fukuoka[1]
Kai Ishii (additional)
Lomano Lemeki
Semisi Masirewa (additional)
Hosea Saumaki
Gerhard van den Heever
Akihito Yamada
FB Kazushi Hano (did not play)[18]
Rikiya Matsuda[19]
Kotaro Matsushima[2]
Yasutaka Sasakura[2]
JJ Taulagi[20]
Riaan Viljoen[2]		 Kazushi Hano (to NTT Communications Shining Arcs)[1]
Rikiya Matsuda (to Panasonic Wild Knights)[1]
Yasutaka Sasakura (to Panasonic Wild Knights)[1]
JJ Taulagi (to Newton Abbot RFC)[21]
Riaan Viljoen (to NTT DoCoMo Red Hurricanes)[1]		 Yoshikazu Fujita (from Panasonic Wild Knights)[22]
Ryuji Noguchi (from Tokai University)[7]
Robbie Robinson (from Ricoh Black Rams)[1]		 Yoshikazu Fujita (additional)
Kotaro Matsushima[1]
Ryuji Noguchi
Robbie Robinson
Coach Filo Tiatia[23] Filo Tiatia (to Auckland (forwards coach))[24] Tony Brown (from assistant coach)[25]
Jamie Joseph (from Japan)[26]		 Tony Brown (short-term)
Jamie Joseph

See also

Notes

    References
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    3. "New Additional Player Announcement" (Press release). Sunwolves. 9 February 2017. Archived from the original on 9 February 2017. Retrieved 9 February 2017.
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    5. "Super Rugby 2018 Round16 HITO-Communications SUNWOLVES Team to Play Brumbies" (Press release). Sunwolves. 1 June 2018. Retrieved 7 June 2018.
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    11. "2017年度追加入団選手のお知らせ。" (Press release) (in Japanese). Shimizu Blue Sharks. 4 July 2017. Retrieved 10 August 2018.
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    13. "追加招集選手および東京・辰巳トレーニング（6月25日～6月27日）参加メンバーのお知らせ" [Additional called-up player and announcement of players for Tokyo Tatsumi training (25 June - 27 June)] (Press release) (in Japanese). Sunwolves. 27 June 2018. Retrieved 29 June 2018.
    14. "HITO-Communications SUNWOLVES Additional Member Announcement" (Press release). Sunwolves. 5 February 2018. Archived from the original on 5 February 2018. Retrieved 5 February 2018.
    15. "Additional Squad Announcement" (Press release). Sunwolves. 29 May 2018. Retrieved 7 June 2018.
    16. "New Training Squad Announcement" (Press release). Sunwolves. 7 March 2018. Archived from the original on 23 March 2018. Retrieved 30 March 2018.
    17. "登録メンバー変更のお知らせ" [Registered member change announcement] (Press release) (in Japanese). Sunwolves. 24 March 2018. Archived from the original on 24 March 2018. Retrieved 30 March 2018.
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    19. "HITO-Communications SUNWOLVES New Squad Announcement" (Press release). Sunwolves. 24 June 2017. Archived from the original on 10 August 2017. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
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    21. "Super League player starts for Newton" (Press release). Newton Abbot RFC. 20 October 2017. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
    22. "オーストラリア遠征離脱選手および追加招集選手のお知らせ(0709)" [Announcement of Australian excursion and additional called-up player (0709)] (Press release) (in Japanese). Sunwolves. 9 July 2018. Retrieved 9 July 2018.
    23. "HITO-Communications SUNWOLVES Filo Tiatia appointed to the new head coach" (Press release). Sunwolves. 12 September 2016. Archived from the original on 20 September 2016. Retrieved 20 September 2016.
    24. "Filo Tiatia added to already impressive Auckland coaching set-up" (Press release). Auckland Rugby Union. 2 March 2018. Retrieved 10 August 2018.
    25. "Head Coach Jamie Joseph to return to New Zealand for a short period, and Tony Brown to care take in his stead" (Press release). Sunwolves. 26 June 2018. Retrieved 29 June 2018.
    26. "HITO-Communications SUNWOLVES Restructure for 2018 Super Rugby" (Press release). Sunwolves. 29 September 2017. Archived from the original on 29 September 2017. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
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