Sunwolves make four changes

The Sunwolves have made four changes to the starting line-up that lost to the Stormers to face the Blues in Tokyo on Saturday.

Timothy Lafaele and William Tupou are the centres this week, while young Koo Jiwon will make his first start in Super Rugby this season in the number three jersey.

Yuya Odo will get an opportunity off the bench. 

"I really thank Yamaha Jubilo for giving him [Odo] a chance to come and join the Sunwolves to cover the injuries," said Sunwolves coach Filo Tiatia.

"Odo has been really diligent with his role trying his best since he joined us in South Africa. I am really excited with these players for the game." 

Sunwolves: 15 Riaan Viljoen, 14 Kotaro Matsushima, 13 William Tupou, 12 Timothy Lafaele, 11 Kenki Fukuoka, 10 Yu Tamura, 9 Keisuke Uchida, 8 Willem Britz, 7 Shuhei Matsuhashi, 6 Malgene Ilaua, 5 Uwe Helu, 4 Kotaro Yatabe, 3 Koo Jiwon, 2 Takeshi Hino, 1 Koki Yamamoto             
Replacements: 16 Yusuke Niwai, 17 Keita Inagaki, 18 Yasuo Yamaji, 19 Yuya Odo, 20 Yoshitaka Tokunaga, 21 Kaito Shigeno, 22 Jumpei Ogura, 23 Ryohei Yamanaka

Date: Saturday, July 15
Venue: Prince Chichibu Memorial Stadium, Tokyo
Kick-off: 12:05 local (03:05 GMT)
Referee: Rasta Rasivhenge
Assistant Referees: Akihisa Aso, Tasuku Takawahara
TMO: Minoru Fuji