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Fiji team in 1932. Between 1924 and 1938 Fiji and Tonga played three test series every alternate year. During this period this was the only representative rugby union that Fiji played. Matches between the two Pacific nations were hard fought; many have claimed that the ancient feuding wars between the Islanders were transplanted onto the rugby ...
Fiji overwhelmed Japan from a 10-10 halftime deadlock to win an energetic Pacific Nations Cup final 41-17 at Hanazono Stadium on Saturday. Fiji wore down the fast-starting Japanese with weight and ...
While Samoa, Fiji, Tonga and Japan did play each other in the lead-up to the 2023 Rugby World Cup, no official PNC tournament took place in 2023. As such, Samoa are the defending champions, having gone undefeated at the 2022 iteration of the tournament. Fiji won the 2024 title, beating Japan in the Grand Final, 41–17. [6]
The 2023 World Rugby Pacific Nations Cup was the sixteenth edition of the Pacific Nations Cup annual international rugby union competition.. Four teams competed, with Fiji, Samoa and Tonga returning, whilst Japan is reinstated for the first time since 2019, as the four nations use the tournament as preparation ahead of the 2023 Rugby World Cup.
Another red card cost Japan as it succumbed to Fiji by a flattering 35-12 in the Pacific Nations Cup decider at Prince Chichibu Rugby Stadium on Saturday. Japan flanker Pieter Labuschagne was sent ...
List of Fiji national rugby union players is a list of people who have played for the Fiji national rugby union team. The list only includes players who have played in a test match. [1] Note that the "position" column lists the position at which the player made his Test debut, not necessarily the position for which he is best known.
The Fiji national rugby union team has played in all Rugby World Cup tournaments, except in 1995, when they did not qualify. Their best performances have seen them become quarterfinalists in 1987 , the 2007 and 2023 .
England take on Fiji at Twickenham in their final Rugby World Cup warm-up fixture