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Fiji overwhelmed Japan from a 10-10 halftime deadlock to win an energetic Pacific Nations Cup final 41-17 at Hanazono Stadium on Saturday. ... but Fiji eventually tied the score against the run of ...
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]
Kamaishi Stadium, Japan [14] 2019-08-03 2019 Pacific Cup: Tonga: 41 7 Hanazono Stadium, Japan [15] 2019-08-10 2019 Pacific Cup: United States: 34 20 ANZ National Stadium, Fiji [16] 2019-09-06 2019 World Cup warm-up: South Africa: 7 41 Kumagaya Ground, Japan South Africa [17] 2019-09-20 2019 World Cup: Russia: 30 10 Tokyo Stadium, Japan 2019-09 ...
Japan flanker Pieter Labuschagne was sent off in the seventh minute. Fiji already led 7-0 and went on to 21-0 by halftime. Fiji wins Pacific Nations Cup after easily handling 14-man Japan
Fiji: 60 14 Carisbrook: Dunedin: 2011-07-30 South Africa: 40 7 Westpac Stadium: Wellington: 2011-08-06 Australia: 30 14 Eden Park: Auckland: 2011-08-20 South Africa: 5 18 Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium: Port Elizabeth South Africa: 2011-08-27 Australia: 20 25 Suncorp Stadium: Brisbane Australia: 2011-09-09 Tonga: 41 10 Eden Park: Auckland: 2011-09 ...
Titleholder New Zealand, which lost to France in the pool stage, beat Canada 26-5, France routed Ireland 31-7, the U.S. handled Fiji 33-7, and series leader Australia defeated Japan 12-0.
From 2010 to 2012, the Pacific Nations Cup was a four-team tournament, contested by Japan, Fiji, Samoa and Tonga, with Samoa winning in 2010 and 2012, and Japan winning in 2011. In January 2013, the IRB announced that both the United States and Canada teams would be joining the 2013 competition on a permanent basis.
Pool B was one of four pools at the 2003 Rugby World Cup into which the 20 participating teams were divided. The pool included 1999 quarter-finalists France and Scotland, who both qualified automatically having reached the quarter-finals of the 1999 tournament, along with Fiji, the United States and Japan.