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Fiji face off against Samoa in Pacific Nations Cup Round 3 on Fri 15th July 2022 at Churchill Park. Kick-off in the UK is scheduled for 04:30. In South Africa it’s at 05:30 SAST, 15:30 NZST in New Zealand, 13:30 AEST in Australia and 20:30 EST in the US.
Fiji won the last encounter but Fiji are in the best form of their last 5 games.
Heading into the fixture, Fiji sits at 8 in the World Rugby Rankings, while Samoa holds 19.
The two sides are separated by 11 places in the rankings with Fiji in position 8 and Samoa in position 19 as such Fiji are favourites on paper.
The official squads for Fiji vs Samoa will become available around 24- 48 hours before kick-off. Teams can still make changes up to an hour before the match however.
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