There are five changes in the pack and one in the backline for the Sunwolves when they face the Crusaders in Christchurch on Saturday.
In the backs, William Tupou has come in for Kotaro Matsushima at full-back. Semisi Masirewa has dropped to the bench with Hosea Saumaki replacing him on the right wing, while Kenki Fukuoka takes the place of Lomano Lemeki on the left wing.
There is a new half-back combination as Hayden Parker is preferred over Ya Tamura at fly-half while Fumiaki Tanaka gets the nod ahead of Yutaka Nagare.
The only change in the forwards sees Shota Horie replaced by Georgia international Jaba Bregvadze at hooker.
Sunwolves: 15 William Tupou, 14 Hosea Saumaki, 13 Timothy Lafaele, 12 Michael Little, 11 Kenki Fukuoka, 10 Hayden Parker, 9 Fumiaki Tanaka, 8 Kazuki Himeno, 7 Lappies Labuschagne (c), 6 Yoshitaka Tokunaga, 5 Grant Hattingh, 4 James Moore, 3 Jiwon Koo, 2 Jaba Bregvadze, 1 Craig Millar
Replacements: 16 Yusuke Niwai, 17 Shintaro Ishihara, 18 Takuma Asahara, 19 Sam Wykes, 20 Edward Quirk, 21 Yutaka Nagare, 22 Ryoto Nakamura, 23 Semisi Masirewa
Date: Saturday, April 21
Venue: AMI Stadium, Christchurch
Kick-off: 19:35 local (07:35 GMT)
Referee: Brendon Pickerill (New Zealand)
Assistant referees: Jamie Nutbrown, Cam Stone
Television match official: Glenn Newman
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