Sunwolves finally managed to open their account as a late penalty from Yu Tamura helped them edge out Bulls by 21-20 in their Super Rugby encounter at Prince Chichibu Memorial Stadium on Saturday.
Stormers scored four tries in the second half as they defeated Sunwolves by 31-44 in their Super Rugby encounter at Singapore National Stadium on Saturday.
A red card to Renaldo Bothma did not affect Bulls as they opened their account in this season of Super Rugby with a 34-21 victory over Sunwolves at Loftus Versfeld on Friday.
Cheetahs scored two tries on either half as they managed to overcome a stern resistance from Sunwolves with a 38-31 win in their Super Rugby encounter at Toyota Stadium on Saturday.
A clinical performance from Kings saw them beat Kings by 23-37 and secure a bonus point win in their Super Rugby encounter at Singapore National Stadium on Saturday.
Defending champions Hurricanes ran a 13-try riot as they went on to thrash Sunwolves by 17-83 in their Super Rugby clash at Chichibu Memorial Stadium on Friday.
A delayed second-half surge by the Sharks helped them to secure a quarter-final spot after defeating Sunwolves by 40-29 in Durban during the Super Rugby round 17 encounter on Friday.
It proved to be an embarrassing outing for Sunwolves at GIO Stadium as the Japanese side succumbed to a heavy 66-5 defeat against Brumbies in the round 14 Super Rugby fixture on Saturday.
Riding on a double try from number-8 Curtis Browning, Reds managed to hold their nerve to a 35-25 victory over a spirited Sunwolves in their Super Rugby encounter at the Suncorp Stadium on Saturday.
Replacement Vincent Koch scored a try in the 79th minute and Brandon Thomson held his nerve to secure a conversion as Stormers managed to draw the encounter against Sunwolves 17-17 at the Singapore National Stadium.
Winger Marcel Brache scored three tries within 15 minutes as Force trounced Sunwolves 40-22 in their Super Rugby game at the Prince Chichibu Memorial Stadium.
The 2016 Super Rugby season is creeping closer and excitement is building not only for the annual exhibition of expansive rugby, but also the new format.