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The 2024 World Rugby Pacific Nations Cup [a] was the seventeenth Pacific Nations Cup (PNC) tournament, and the first with a new format design. [2] [3] Similar to the 2019 tournament, the same teams played each other, [2] [3] with the same round-robin structure. However, unlike 2019, the 2024 edition had a finals series following the pool stage ...
2012 Pacific Nations Cup match at Tokyo, in which Samoa defeated Japan 27–26. The Pacific Nations Cup is an international rugby union competition held between Fiji, Samoa, Tonga, Canada, Japan and the United States. First held in 2006, the tournament is intended to strengthen the Tier 2 rugby teams by providing competitive test matches in a ...
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 ...
The championships consist of several international rugby league tournaments being played from October to November 2024 between nations of the Pacific region. The competition format has been confirmed as Pacific Cup and Pacific Bowl competitions for both genders, with teams being divided in each case between higher-ranked and lower-ranked sides. [1]
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 ...
Fiji stretched its Pacific Nations Cup rugby defense to the final after topping the United States by a hard-fought 22-3 on Saturday. The U.S. started and finished well but wasn't clinical, while ...
The 2024 Women's Bowl also acted as the Asia-Pacific qualification tournament for the 2026 Women's Rugby League World Cup. [ 9 ] [ 10 ] For 2024 onwards, promotion and relegation would not be automatic and would occur via a playoff.
World Rugby’s bid to increase the sport’s visibility in the United States ahead of hosting the men’s and women’s World Cups will see the country stage the grand final of a rebranded ...