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Jones was born in 1960 in the Tasmanian town of Burnie, Australia [1] [4] to a Japanese mother [a] and an Australian father. [5] He is married to Hiroko Jones, a Japanese woman whom he met while teaching at the International Grammar School in Sydney. [6] They have a daughter, Chelsea Jones. [7]
In Round 1, the United States hosted Scotland, while Fiji hosted Italy. In Round 2, Canada played Scotland, and Samoa played Italy. In Round 3, Japan hosted Italy and Tonga played a Pacific Barbarians side. [4] [5] The full match schedule was announced on 9 April 2014. [6]
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]
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 ...
Eddie Jones rejected the assertion he betrayed Australian rugby after becoming the coach of Japan, six weeks after quitting the Wallabies following their worst-ever Rugby World Cup campaign. The ...
The 2012 Pacific Nations Cup rugby union tournament was held between the four national sides on the Pacific Rim: Fiji, Japan, Samoa and Tonga. Japan were the reigning champion after they defeated Fiji in the 2011 competition at Churchill Park, Lautoka. The tournament ran from 5 to 23 June 2012 with most of the matches hosted by Japan.
Eddie Jones was hired for a second stint as Japan's coach on Wednesday in a deal taking him through to the 2027 Rugby World Cup. The 63-year-old Jones quit as Australia coach on Oct. 29 after his ...
Australia A plays Japan in the 2008 Pacific Nations Cup at Level-5 Stadium in Fukuoka Australia A/Australia XV is the second national Rugby union team of Australia, behind the Wallabies . Matches played under the 'Australia A' title are traditionally non-test match fixtures and often offer a stepping-stone to Wallaby national selection.