Christian Lealiifano, Bernard Foley and Quade Cooper are all heading to the Top League next season - so what's going to happen to all the Japanese first fives?
Three seasons into the Sunwolves experiment and there are already concerns about the long-term future of a Japan-based side in Super Rugby.
Sunwolves finally ended their barren Super Rugby run by seeing off Bulls, while Brumbies hammered Reds and Highlanders beat Blues.
Renaldo Bothma's dismissal forced Bulls to play almost 40 minutes a man light, but that did not stop them beating Sunwolves.