Japan back-rower Tevita Tatafu will stay on in France after the 2023 Rugby World Cup as Suntory Sungoliath have confirmed he will join Bordeaux for the 2023/24 Top 14 season.
The Sunwolves are set for a surprise return to action against a Japan XV next month more than a year after their axing from Super Rugby.
The Sunwolves may have played their last-ever match of Super Rugby, so we look back at the best players to have represented the competition's first Japanese team.
Melbourne Rebels' Super Rugby campaign has kicked off in horror fashion, losing 36-27 to perennial battlers the Sunwolves in Japan.
The ugly step-child of Super Rugby, the Sunwolves, have started off their 2020 campaign with a 53-point win in their first and only pre-season match - but it hardly bodes well for the season ahead.
Nathan Grey will follow Stephen Larkham from Wallabies assistant into the national high performance advisor role as new Australian coach Dave Rennie puts his stamp on the job.