HITO-COMMUNICATIONS SUNWOLVES TO FACE LAST YEAR’S FINALIST – THE LIONS

Singapore, Thursday, 28 February 2019 – The HITO-Communications SUNWOLVES return to action at the National Stadium on Saturday, 23 March, where they will face last year’s Super Rugby finalist – the LIONS. Fans are encouraged to come support the teams and celebrate SUNWOLVES’ second and final home match here in Singapore this season.

To be led by Head Coach Scott Hansen, who is covering Tony Brown while he is away on national duty with Japan, the SUNWOLVES will be looking to bounce back from their defeat against the Sharks in February and aim to bring with them a concise and detailed game plan to take down a strong South African side.

The LIONS have had a solid start to their 2019 campaign with a convincing win against the Argentinian side, Jaguares, in their opening match of the season. The resolute South African side will be heading to Singapore with a win on their mind and Head Coach Swys de Bruin will name an impressive squad led by Springboks player Warren Whiteley to achieve this goal.

WIN A PAIR OF TICKETS TO JAPAN

To celebrate the upcoming Super Rugby season, Singapore Sports Hub is running a lucky draw ticket promotion that will see lucky winners claim a trip for two to Japan. To participate in the lucky draw, individuals will need to purchase a Platinum, Season Pass or Category 1 Super Rugby 2019 match ticket, and the purchase of Season Pass or Platinum tickets doubles a participant’s chances of winning. The prize consists of return flights to Japan for two, and two nights’ accommodation, as well as two tickets to watch the Final of an international rugby match

Standard ticket pricing starts from $10 for tertiary students, $29 for general admission for adults and $15 for general admission for children. For more information, please refer to the ticketing information below or proceed to https://www.sportshub.com.sg/SuperRugby.

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SUPER RUGBY 2019 EVENT DETAILS

TICKET INFORMATION

Tickets are available to purchase via the Sports Hub Tix website www.sportshubtix.sg, hotline +65 3158 7888, Sports Hub Tix Box Office at Singapore Indoor Stadium, The Star Performing Arts Centre Box Office, Scotts Square Concierge Desk, and all SingPost outlets.

All tertiary student tickets must be purchased in person with a valid student pass, limit to 1 per person and can only be purchased at the Singapore Indoor Stadium Box Office, The Star Performing Arts Centre Box Office, Scotts Square Box Office and all SingPost Outlets.

USEFUL LINKS

• Super Rugby match in Singapore: https://www.sportshub.com.sg/SuperRugby
• Official Super Rugby Website: http://www.sanzarrugby.com/superrugby/
• Official SUNWOLVES website: https://sunwolves.or.jp/

ABOUT SUPER RUGBY

Super Rugby is the Southern Hemisphere's pre-eminent rugby tournament, featuring 15 teams from Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Argentina and Japan.

Since the 2018 Super Rugby season, the 18-team competition reverts to a 15-team competition, consisting of three geographical conferences – the Australian conference, the New Zealand conference and the South African conference. Gone from the competition were the Force (Australia), Kings and Cheetahs (South Africa). The Jaguares remained in the now one South African Conference while the SUNWOLVES moved from one of the African conferences to the Australian conference, with four other Australian teams.

• Australian Conference: Brumbies, Rebels, Reds, Waratahs, Sunwolves
• New Zealand Conference: Blues, Chiefs, Crusaders, Highlanders, Hurricanes
• South African Conference: Bulls, Lions, Sharks, Stormers, Jaguares

 ABOUT THE HITO-COMMUNICATIONS SUNWOLVES

The HITO-Communications SUNWOLVES made their debut in the 2016 Super Rugby season and is the first Asian team in Super Rugby. Co-based in both Japan and Singapore, SUNWOLVES will be playing a total of 16 matches – eight home and eight away games. Two matches will be played at the Singapore National Stadium on 16 February 2019, Saturday, against THE SHARKS, and on 23 March 2019, against the LIONS. The SUNWOLVES scored their first win in Singapore during their June 2018 game against BULLS.

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