Emery at fullback for Sunwolves

TEAM ANNOUNCEMENT: The Sunwolves have made seven changes to their team for their clash against the Reds on Friday.

In the backline, Jason Emery moves to fullback and Yoshikazu Fujita takes over the No.14 jersey from Yoshikazu Fujita.

Michael Little moves to outside centre with Harumichi Tatekawa partnering him in the midfield.

In the pack, Willem Britz comes back into the team at No.8. In the second row, Wimpie van der Walt takes over the No.5 jersey from Grant Hattingh.

In the front row, Yusuke Niwai gets the No.2 spot ahead of Jaba Bregvadze.

Sunwolves: 15 Jason Emery, 14 Yoshikazu Fujita, 13 Michael Little, 12 Harumichi Tatekawa, 11 Akihito Yamada, 10 Hayden Parker, 9 Yutaka Nagar, 8 Willem Britz, 7 Edward Quirk, 6 Michael Leitch, 5 Wimpie van der Walt, 4 James Moore, 3 Takuma Asahara, 2 Yusuke Niwai, 1 Craig Millar.

Replacements: 16 Jaba Bregvadze, 17 Keita Inagaki, 18 Hencus van Wyk, 19 Kazuki Himeno, 20 Rahboni Warren Vosayako, 21 Fumiaki Tanaka, 22 Rikiya Matsuda, 23 Ryoto Nakamura.

Date: Friday, July 13

Venue: Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane

Kick-off: 19.45 (18.45 Japan time; 09.45 GMT)

Referee: Ben O’Keeffe (New Zealand)

Assistant referees: Damon Murphy (Australia), Jordan Way (Australia)

TMO: Damien Mitchelmore (Australia)