Hammet was named as part of a Sunwolves 34-man squad including 10 players from Japan’s World Cup squad.
Hammet was capped 29 times for New Zealand at hooker between 1999 and 2003. More recently Hammett coached the Hurricanes from 2011 to 2014 before a move to the Cardiff Blues.
Yoshitaka Tashiro, representative director of Japan Super Rugby Association (JSRA), announced the Sunwolves’ head coach, players and revealed the team’s jerseys in front of a large media contingent gathered in Tokyo on Monday.
Source – African News Agency (ANA)
