April back at flyhalf for Sunwolves

TEAM ANNOUNCEMENT: The Sunwolves have made several changes to their team to face the Brumbies in Wollongong on Friday.

There is a new front row in the form of Conraad van Vuuren, Efitusi Maafu and Nic Mayhew. There is also a new loose trio combination with Shunsuke Nunomaki and Justin Downey joining captain Jake Schatz in the starting XV.

Rudy Paige retains the No.9 jersey with fellow South African Garth April coming back into the team in the No.10 jersey.

Keisuke Moriya and Shogo Nakano the centres this week and there is a new back three in the form of Tautalatasi Tasi, Yoshizumi Takeda and JJ Engelbrecht.

Sunwolves: 15 Yoshizumi Takeda, 14 JJ Engelbrecht, 13 Siosaia Fifita, 12 Ben Te'o, 11 Tautalatasi Tasi, 10 Garth April, 9 Rudy Paige, 8 Jake Schatz (captain), 7 Shunsuke Nunomaki, 6 Justin Downey, 5 Michael Stolberg, 4 Kotaro Yatabe, 3 Conraad van Vuuren, 2 Efitusi Maafu, 1 Nic Mayhew.

Replacements: 16 Jaba Bregvadze, 17 Jarred Adams, 18 Hencus van Wyk, 19 Ben Hyne, 20 Tevita Tupou, 21 Naoto Saito, 22 Jumpei Ogura, 23 Keisuke Moriya.

Date: Friday, March 6

Venue: WIN Stadium, Wollongong

Kick-off: 14.45 (12.45 Japan time; 03.45 GMT)

Referee: Federico Anselmi

Assistant referees: Amy Perrett, Aaron Pook

TMO: Ian Smith