Teams named for third round of Asahi Super Dry Pacific Nations Cup 2025

The 2025 Pacific Nations Cup is coming to a head, and whereas Tonga and Canada can solely await their destiny with one win and one loss every, Samoa, Japan and the USA every have one ultimate likelihood to stake their declare on one other semi-finals berth. Reigning champions Fiji are the one workforce assured a spot within the semis after two rounds.

Whereas the groups are within the hunt for Pacific Nations Cup glory, the perimeters not named Fiji or Japan are additionally searching for 2027 Rugby World Cup qualification. And spherical two might have seen Japan and Fiji ship reminders that they’re the heavyweights of the match, however spherical one threw up two upset wins, including further intrigue to spherical three.

Sacramento and Rotorua host the respective contests, with play transferring to Denver and Utah for the finals after a one-week break.

Fixture

Pacific Nations Cup

Samoa

Fiji

Samoa workforce to play Fiji

1. AKI SEIULI
2. PITA ANAE-AH SUE
3. MICHAEL ALAALATOA
4. BENJAMIN PETAIA NEE-NEE
5. MICHAEL CURRY
6. TALENI SEU
7. ALAMANDA MOTUGA
8. IAKOPO MAPU
9. JOEL LAM
10. RODNEY IONA
11. TUNA TUITAMA
12. HENRY TAEFU
13. MELANI NANAI
14. ELISAPETA ALOFIPO
15. LOLAGI VISINIA

Reserves

16. LUTERU TOLAI
17. JARRED ADAMS
18. BRADLEY SO’O AMITUANAI
19. OLAJUWON NOA
20. MALAESAILI ELATO
21. CONNOR TUPAI
22. AJ ALATIMU
23. TOMASI ALOSIO

Fiji workforce to play Samoa

1. HAEREITI HETET
2. TEVITA IKANIVERE
3. SAMU TAWAKE
4. ISOA NASILASILA
5. TEMO MAVANAVANUA
6. ETONIA WACA
7. KITIONE SALAWA
8. ELIA CANAKAIVATA
9. SIMIONE KURUVOLI
10. CALEB MUNTZ
11. PONIPATE LOGANIMASI
12. SETA TAMANIVALU
13. TUIDRAKI SAMUSAMUVODRE
14. KALAVETI RAVOUVOU
15. ISAIAH ARMSTRONG RAVULA

Reserves

16. ZURIEL TOGIATAMA
I7. MELI TUNI
18. MESAKE DOGE
19. MESARE VOCEVOCE
20. MOTIKAI MURRAY
21. PHILIP BASELALA
22. KEMU VALETINI
23. TANIELA RAKURO

Fixture

Pacific Nations Cup

USA

Japan