CAPE TOWN, Feb 20 (Reuters) - Factbox on the four teams in the Africa 1 Conference in the Super Rugby competition:
STORMERS (Cape Town)
Coach: Robbie Fleck (Second year)
Captains: Juan de Jongh and Frans Malherbe
Last year's finish: Quarter-finals (W-10, D-1, L-4)
Best performance: Runners-up (2010)
Forwards: Juarno Augustus, Nizaam Carr, Jaco Coetzee, Jan de Klerk, Pieter-Steph du Toit, Rynhardt Elstadt, Eben Etzebeth, Oli Kebble, Siya Kolisi, Wilco Louw, Bongi Mbonambi, JC Janse van Rensburg, Frans Malherbe, Dean Muir, Sikhumbuzo Notshe, Caylib Oosthuizen, Ramone Samuels, JD Schickerling, Marnus Schoeman, Chad Solomon, Frans van Wyk, Chris van Zyl, Alistair Vermaak, Cobus Wiese, Eduard Zandberg.
Backs: Bjorn Basson, Kurt Coleman, Damian de Allende, Juan de Jongh, Daniel du Plessis, Jean-Luc du Plessis, Robert du Preez, Dewaldt Duvenage, Huw Jones, Cheslin Kolbe, Dan Kriel, Dillyn Leyds, SP Marais, Godlen Masimla, Khanyo Ngcukana, Justin Phillips, Seabelo Senatla, Jano Vermaak, EW Viljoen, Damian Willemse.
BULLS (Pretoria)
Coach: Nollis Marais (Second year)
Captain: Handre Pollard
Last year: Ninth (W-9, D-1, L-5)
Best performance: Champions (2007, 2009, 2010)
Forwards: Shaun Adendorff, Jacobie Adriaanse, Arno Botha, Renaldo Bothma, Lood de Jager, Nick de Jager, Martin Dreyer, Corniel Els, Lizo Gqoboko, Jason Jenkins, John-Roy Jenkinson, Jannes Kirsten, Hanro Liebenberg, Edgar Marutlulle, Trevor Nyakane, Jacques Potgieter, Pierre Schoeman, Roelof Smit, RG Snyman, Ruan Steenkamp, Adriaan Strauss, Conraad van Vuuren, Jaco Visagie.
Backs: Ulrich Beyers, Francois Brummer, Warrick Gelant, Travis Ismaiel, JT Jackson, Tony Jantjies, Jesse Kriel, Johnny Kotze, Kefentse Mahlo, Duncan Matthews, Sibahle Maxwane, Luther Obi, Burger Odendaal, Rudy Paige, Handre Pollard, Jamba Ulengo, Tian Schoeman, Jan Serfontein, Jade Stighling, Dries Swanepoel, Ivan van Zyl, Piet van Zyl, Andre Warner.
CHEETAHS (Bloemfontein)
Coach: Franco Smith (Second abounding year)
Captains: Francois Venter
Last year's finish: 14th (W-4, L-11)
Best performance: Sixth (2013)
Forwards: Justin Basson, Tom Botha, Uzair Cassiem, Johan Coetzee, Jacques du Toit, Joseph Dweba, Elandre Huggett, Reniel Hugo, Niell Jordaan, Armandt Koster, Hilton Lobberts, Charles Marais, Danie Mienie, Oupa Mohoje, Ox Nche, Boom Prinsloo, Paul Schoeman, Francois Uys, Torsten van Jaarsveld, Henco Venter, Dennis Visser, Carl Wegner.
Backs: Ryno Benjamin, Clayton Blommetjies, Ryno Eksteen, Nico Lee, Niel Marais, Tian Meyer, Zee Mkhabela, Sergeal Petersen, Raymond Rhule, William Small-Smith, Clinton Swart, Michael van der Spuy, Francois Venter, Shaun Venter, Fred Zeilinga.
SUNWOLVES (Tokyo, Singapore)
Coach: Filo Tiatia (First year)
Captains: Ed Quirk and Harumichi Tatekawa
Last year's finish: 18th (W-1, D-1, L-13)
Best performance: 18th (2016)
Forwards: Takuma Asahara, Kohei Asahori, Willie Britz, Kanta Higashionna, Takeshi Hino, Shota Horie, Malgene Ilaua, Keita Inagaki, Heiichiro Ito, Uwe Helu, Koo Jiwon, Kyosuke Kajikawa, Shohei Kin, Takeshi Kizu, Naohiro Kotaki, Shinya Makabe, Shuhei Matsuhashi, Masataka Mikami, Yuhimaru Mimura, Liaki Moli, Yusuke Niwai, Shunsuke Nunomaki, Hitoshi Ono, Ed Quirk, Yoshitaka Tokunaga, Kazuhiko Usami, Rohoni Warren Vasayaco, Yasuo Yamaji, Koki Yamamoto, Sam Wykes.
Backs: Michael Bond, Derek Carpenter, Hayden Cripps, Shota Emi, Kenki Fukuoka, Teruya Goto, Timothy Lafaele, Kotaro Matsushima, Ataata Moeakiola, Takaaki Nakazuru, Takahiro Ogawa, Jumpei Ogura, Yasutaka Sasakura, Kaito Shigeno, Hikaru Tamura, Yu Tamura, Fumiaki Tanaka, Harumichi Tatekawa, William Tupou, Keisuke Uchida, Riaan Viljoen, Yuki Yatomi. (Compiled by Nick Said and Shinichi Saoshiro; alteration by Peter Rutherford)
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