Defending Champion Fiji Beats Canada to Advance to Rugby's Pacific Nations Cup Final
Fiji scored three tries in the first 23 minutes and held off a late Canada rally to advance toward defending its Pacific Nations Cup title.
- On Saturday, The FIJI Water Flying Fijians defeated Canada 45-29 in the Asahi Super Dry Pacific Nations Cup semifinal, securing their spot in next Saturday's final.
- Kitione Salawa scored within the first minute to put Fiji 7-0 ahead, followed by tries from Isaiah Armstrong-Ravula and Peni Ravai before halftime to establish a 26-17 lead.
- Canada's Mason Flesch scored to close the gap to 14-7, while Kyle Tremblay added a second-half try in the 65th minute as the team pushed for a comeback.
- Fiji finished with 13 men after Isoa Nasilasila and Terio Tamani received yellow cards, with Nasilasila's penalty upgraded to red following a TMO review.
- Next Saturday's final will feature Fiji facing the winner of the Japan and USA match, concluding the Pacific Nations Cup's condensed four-team tournament format.
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Defending champion Fiji beats Canada to advance to rugby’s Pacific Nations Cup final
OSAKA, Japan (AP) — Two-time defending champion Fiji scored three tries in the first 23 minutes and continued its domination to defeat Canada 45-29 in a Pacific Nations Cup rugby semifinal on Saturday. Kitione Salawa scored in the first 30 seconds and Frank Lomani and Isaiah Armstrong-Ravula added later first-half tries, with Armstrong-Ravula also converting...
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