2018 Sunwolves season

In 2018, the Sunwolves participated in the 2018 Super Rugby competition, the 23rd edition of the competition since its inception in 1996. They were included in the Australian Conference of the competition, along with the, , and.

Coaches and management
The Sunwolves coaching and management staff for the 2018 Super Rugby season were:

Squad
The following players were named in the Sunwolves squad for the 2018 Super Rugby season:

Round-by-round
The table below shows the Sunwolves' progression throughout the season. For each round, their cumulative points total is shown with the overall log position:

Matches
The Sunwolves played the following matches during the 2018 Super Rugby season:

Player statistics
The Super Rugby appearance record for players that represented the Sunwolves in 2018 is as follows:

(c) denotes the team captain. For each match, the player's squad number is shown. Starting players are numbered 1 to 15, while the replacements are numbered 16 to 22. If a replacement made an appearance in the match, it is indicated by. "App" refers to the number of appearances made by the player, "Try" to the number of tries scored by the player, "Kck" to the number of points scored via kicks (conversions, penalties or drop goals) and "Pts" refer to the total number of points scored by the player.


 * Takeshi Hino, Daishi Murata and Masakatsu Nishikawa did not make any appearances.