Japan Rugby Football Union Chairman Shigetaka Mori has confirmed that the 2020 season is over for Sunwolves after the talks with Rugby Australia on involvement in their local Super Rugby tournament failed.
Japan bound Sunwolves are likely to face an early exit from Super Rugby after they are set to be excluded from the local domestic competition announced by Rugby Australia.
Auckland Blues have agreed to a change in kick-off time for their round seven Super Rugby clash against Lions to accommodate the rescheduled game of Sunwolves in Australia.
Australia have been announced as the host for two Super Rugby games next month as the matches were moved out of Japan following the outbreak of coronavirus.
Queensland Reds came up with a 10-try performance as they trounced Sunwolves with a 64-5 margin in their Super Rugby clash at Suncorp Stadium on Saturday.
Jaguares came up with a dominant performance as they defeated Sunwolves 52-10 in the final round of the Super Rugby clash at Estadio Jose Amalfitani on Friday.
Brumbies went on to secure the top spot in the Australian Conference as they trounced Sunwolves 19-42 in their Super Rugby encounter at Prince Chichibu Memorial Stadium on Friday.
Sunwolves wing Semisi Masirewa has been handed a one-week ban following his red-card incident during the recently concluded Super Rugby game against Queensland Reds at Suncorp Stadium.