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SPORTS HUB LAUNCHES TICKET SALES FOR SUPER RUGBY 2017

Singapore, 12 December 2016 – The Singapore Sports Hub today announced that tickets for the 2017 Super Rugby Season will go on sale on 13 December 2016, 10am. Members of the public can purchase category one tickets for all three matches at the price of two during the promotional period till 31 December 2016. There will also be a 15 percent discount for single match category one tickets purchased within the promotional period.

During the inaugural season of Super Rugby in Singapore this year, close to 30,000 spectators turned up at the National Stadium to support their home team – the HITO-Communications SUNWOLVES. Despite being one of the newcomers in the 2016 Super Rugby season, SUNWOLVES played three nail-biting matches at the Hub, with a draw and two narrow losses.

The SUNWOLVES, who will be playing three matches in Singapore have announced their team players for the 2017 season and their new jerseys (see Appendix A for SUNWOLVES squad and jersey).

SUNWOLVES Head Coach, Filo Tiatia said, “What is really exciting is that we have 21 players that have experienced Super Rugby, including SUNWOLVES players from the 2016 season such as Willem Britz who has played 23 caps in Super Rugby, Edward Quirk and Miyaki Mori who both had outstanding performance last year for SUNWOLVES. With these players, we are really excited to get started and become the Sunwolves for 2017.” Filo Tiatia is a two cap former All Black player who is well versed in Japanese Rugby and culture, having played and coached Toyota-Verblitz between 2002-2006. Tiatia was also the SUNWOLVES’s former head coach Mark Hammett’s assistant coach in charge of the forwards in their debut season.

In the upcoming 2017 Super Rugby matches, the SUNWOLVES will play a total of 15 matches, with three out of seven of their home matches at Singapore’s National Stadium – against the Kings (4 March 2017), the Stormers (25 March 2017) and the Sharks (20 May 2017).

Tickets are priced from $30 onwards and will be available from 13 December 2016, 10am via the Sports Hub Tix website www.sportshubtix.sg, hotline +65 3158 7888, Sports Hub Tix Box Office at Singapore Indoor Stadium and all SingPost outlets (see Appendix B for ticketing information).

Super Rugby is the Southern Hemisphere's pre-eminent rugby tournament, featuring 18 teams from Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Argentina and Japan. SUNWOLVES is the first Asian team in the expanded Super Rugby league, and is co-based in both Japan and Singapore.

For more information on the 2017 Super Rugby matches in Singapore, please visit www.sportshub.com.sg/SuperRugby2017.

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victoria.tan@sportshub.com.sg Mobile: +65 8228 9406

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Appendix A – SUNWOLVES 2017 Squad & New Jersey

ポジション 名前 所属チーム経歴 生年月日 身長/体重 SUNWOLVES キャップ数 SR キ

ャップ 数

日本代表 キャップ数

Position Name Club Team Record D/O/B cm/kg SUNWOLVES

Caps

SR Caps

JAPAN Caps PR1 稲垣啓太

Keita INAGAKI

パナソニックワイルドナイツ

PANASONIC Wild Knights

2/6/1990 186cm/116kg 10 11 13

PR1 三上正貴 Masataka MIKAMI

東芝ブレイブルーパス TOSHIBA Brave Lupus

4/6/1988 178cm/115kg 14 14 33

PR1 山本幸輝 Koki YAMAMOTO

ヤマハ発動機ジュビロ YAMAHA Jubilo

29/10/1990 181cm/118kg 1 1 3

HO 木津武士 Takeshi KIZU

神戸製鋼コベルコスティーラーズ KOBE STEEL Kobelco

Steelers

15/7/1988 183cm/114kg 12 12 44

HO 日野剛志 Takeshi HINO

20/1/1990 172cm/100kg - - 2

HO 堀江翔太 Shota HORIE

21/1/1986 180cm/104kg 12 31 48

PR3 浅原拓真

Takuma ASAHARA

7/9/1987 179cm/113kg 14 14 5

PR3 伊藤平一郎 Heiichiro ITO

5/10/1990 175cm/115kg - - 4

PR3 具智元 Koo JIWON

拓殖大学 Takushoku University

20/7/1994 184cm/122kg 4 4

LO 大野均 Hitoshi ONO

6/5/1978 192cm/105kg 12 12 98

LO 梶川喬介 Kyosuke KAJIKAWA

5/9/1987 188cm/105kg - - 4

LO 真壁伸弥 Shinya MAKABE

サントリーサンゴリアス SUNTORY Sungoliath

26/3/1987 192cm/119kg 6 6 34

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LO リアキ・モリ Liaki MOLI

'16 ヒト・コミュニケーションズサンウルブズ(SR) '12-'14 ブルーズ（SR) '10-'16 オークランド（

NZ/Mitre 10 Cup) '10 U20NZ代表

4/1/1990 198cm/118kg 14 38 -

FL ヴィリー・ブリッツ Willem BRITZ

NTTコミュニケーションズシャイニングアークス NTT Communications

Shining Arcs

31/8/1988 193cm/108kg - 23 -

FL エドワード・カーク Edward QUIRK

'16 ヒト・コミュニケーションズサンウルブズ(SR)

'10-'15 レッズ（SR) '15 NRCクインズランドカ

ントリー '10-'11 U20オーストラリ

ア代表

28/8/1991 191cm/108kg 15 54 -

BR ウヴェ・ヘル Uwe HELU

12/7/1990 193cm/115kg - - 3

No.8 徳永祥尭

Tokunaga YOSHITAKA

10/4/1992 185cm/100kg - - -

No.8 松橋周平

Shuhei MATSUHASHI

リコーブラックラムズ RICOH BlackRams

24/11/1993 180cm/99kg - - 3

No.8 マルジーン・イラ

ウア Malgene

ILAUA

5/6/1993 187cm/105kg - - 4

No.8 三村勇飛丸

Yuhimaru MIMURA

27/2/1989 178cm/96kg - - 2

SH 内田啓介 Keisuke UCHIDA

22/2/1992 179cm/86kg - - 21

SH 小川高廣 Takahiro OGAWA

18/3/1991 172cm/73kg - - 1

SH 田中史朗 Fumiaki TANAKA

3/1/1985 166cm/72kg - - 58

SH 茂野海人

Kaito SHIGENO

NECグリーンロケッツ NEC Green Rockets

21/11/1990 170cm/75kg 11 11 3

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SH 矢富勇毅 Yuki YATOMI

16/2/1985 176cm/85kg 10 10 16

SO 立川理道 Harumichi TATEKAWA

クボタスピアーズ KUBOTA Spears

2/12/1989 180cm/95kg 13 13 50

SO 田村煕 Hikaru TAMURA

12/9/1993 175cm/85kg - - -

SO 田村優 Yu TAMURA

9/1/1989 181cm/92kg 15 15 42

SO ヘイデン・クリップス Hayden CRIPS

東京ガス Tokyo Gas

30/10/1990 177cm/82kg - - -

WTB 後藤輝也 Teruya GOTO

18/12/1991 177cm/80kg - - -

WTB 福岡堅樹 Kenki FUKUOKA

7/9/1992 175cm/83kg - - 20

CTB ティモシー・ラファエレ Timothy LAFAELE

コカ・コーラレッドスパークス

COCA-COLA Red Sparks

19/8/1991 186cm/98kg - - 4

CTB デレック・カーペンター Derek CARPENTER

17 サントリーサンゴリアス '14-'16トヨタ自動車ヴェ

ルブリッツ '8-'13 ノースランド (NZ/Mitre 10 Cup)

26/7/1988 183cm/94kg 12 12 -

FB 笹倉康誉 Yasutaka SASAKURA

4/8/1988 186cm/92kg 9 9 3

FB 松島幸太朗 Kotaro MATSUSHIMA

サントリーサンゴリアス SUNTORY Sungoliath

26/2/1993 178cm/87kg - 5 22

FB リアン・フィルヨーン Riaan VILJOEN

'13-'14,'16 NTTドコモレッドハリケーンズ '16 ヒト・コミュニケーション

ズサンウルブズ(SR) '12-'13 シャークス（SR) '10-'11 チーターズ（SR)

1/4/1983 185cm/90kg 15 64 -

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SUNWOLVES 2017 Jersey

SUNWOLVES will transform its new jersey for the upcoming 2017 season. This new jersey is designed by Mr. Mizuno Manabu (CEO of good design company) who also designed "Kumamon", the main mascot of Kumamoto Prefecture.

The new red and white home jersey has the Sun representing its home country of Japan, and SUNWOVES is the only team joining the Super Rugby championship. The new home jersey also represents the team itself, who fights against world top class rugby clubs.

On the other, the new black and white alternate jersey has the Moon which always comes together with wolves. The new alternate jersey emphasizes the cooperative and agile nature of the wolves.

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Appendix B – Ticketing Information

SINGLE GAME

SUNWOLVES VS. KINGS (4 MARCH 2017) SUNWOLVES VS. STORMERS (25 MARCH 2017)

SUNWOLVES VS. SHARKS (20 MAY 2017)

CAT 1 (Reserved

seating)

CAT 2 (Free seating

- East Zone)

Standard (Adult) S$60 S$30

Child (Aged 3 to 17 years old) S$35 S$15

Family Bundle

- 2 x Standard (Adult) and 2 x Child tickets on CAT 2 tickets only

- S$80

Early Bird Promotion - Standard (Adult)

15% discount on CAT 1 tickets only, valid from 13 to 31 Dec 2016

S$50 -

Early Bird Promotion

- Child (Aged 3 to 17 years old) 15% discount on CAT 1 tickets only, valid from 13 to 31 Dec 2016

S$30 -

3 GAME SEASON PASS

SUNWOLVES VS. KINGS (4 MARCH 2017) SUNWOLVES VS. STORMERS (25 MARCH 2017)

SUNWOLVES VS. SHARKS (20 MAY 2017)

CAT 1 (Reserved

seating)

CAT 2

(Free seating East Zone) Early Bird Promotion

- Standard (Adult)

3 games for price of 2 on CAT 1 tickets only, valid from 13 to 31 Dec 2016

S$120 -

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ABOUT SINGAPORE SPORTS HUB

The Singapore Sports Hub is Singapore's premier sports, entertainment and lifestyle hub with integrated community programming.

Consisting of a unique cluster development of integrated world-class sports facilities within the city, it plays a critical role in accelerating the development of sports industry, excellence and participation, and will take sports to the next level in Singapore.

Located on a 35-hectare site in Kallang, the Singapore Sports Hub includes the following facilities:

 A new 55,000-capacity National Stadium with a retractable roof and movable tiered seating

 The iconic Singapore Indoor Stadium

 A 6,000-capacity OCBC Aquatic Centre that meets FINA standards

 A 3,000-capacity OCBC Arena which is scalable and flexible in layout

 Water Sports Centre featuring kayaking and canoeing

 41,000 sq m Kallang Wave Mall, including indoor climbing wall and Splash-N-Surf facility (Kids Waterpark, Stingray and Lazy River)

 100PLUS Promenade that encircles the National Stadium

 Singapore Youth Olympic Museum & Singapore Sports Museum

 Sports Hub Library

 Shimano Cycling World

 Daily community facilities and activities, including beach volleyball, hard courts (futsal, basketball and netball) lawn bowls, giant chess, skate park and running & cycling paths The Singapore Sports Hub, which is managed by SportsHub Pte Ltd, is one of the largest sporting Public-Private Partnership (PPP) projects in the world. It is also Singapore's largest flagship PPP project of this nature, and has won the Project Finance International (PFI) award in London in 2011, World Architecture Festival Awards for Best Future Project in the leisure-led development category in 2013 and Sports Building of the Year in 2014.

For more information, please visit the Singapore Sports Hub:

 Website: www.sportshub.com.sg

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