Hammett shuffles pack for Kings

Timothy Bond replaces Liaki Moli in the second row with the latter moving to the back row. In the front row, Shinnosuke Kakinaga replaces Takuma Asahara. The latter moves down to the bench.

Ed Quirk comes into the starting XV at No.8, replacing Tomás Leonardi who drops down to the bench. Yoshiya Hosoda also drops down to the bench after last week's 27-30 loss to the Bulls with Moli taking his place at No.6.

Sunwolves: 15 Riaan Viljoen, 14 Viliami Lolohea, 13 Harumichi Tatekawa, 12 Yu Tamura, 11 Akihito Yamada, 10 Tusi Pisi, 9 Kaito Shigeno, 8 Ed Quirk, 7 Andrew Durutalo, 6 Liaki Moli, 5 Timothy Bond, 4 Hitoshi Ono, 3 Shinnosuke Kakinaga, 2 Shota Horie (captain), 1 Keita Inagaki

Replacements: 16 Futoshi Mori, 17 Masataka Mikami, 18 Takuma Asahara, 19 Shinya Makabe, 20 Yoshiya Hosoda, 21 Tomás Leonardi, 22 Yuki Yatomi, 23 Mifiposeti Paea

Date: Saturday, April 2

Venue: Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth

Kick-off: 17:05 (15:05 GMT)

Referee: Rasta Rasivhenge

Assistant Referees: Cwengile Jadezweni, Rodney Bonaparte

TMO: Christie du Preez