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Samoa v Japan 
Pacific Nations Cup - Semi Final 
Sat 14th September 2024, 11:05pm PDT 
Chichibunomiya 
Paul Williams Last 5 Games
Last 3 Meetings
You can now check the official International World Rankings in the RugbyPass App!
Samoa v Japan Pacific Nations Cup - Semi Final Sat 14th September 2024, 11:05pm PDT Chichibunomiya Paul Williams 
65' 67' 75' 77' 78' 
Seungsin Lee 
Taichi Takahashi 
Malo Tuitama 
Iakopo Petelo-Mapu 
Tuna Tuitama 
Sama Malolo Iakopo Petelo-Mapu 
Shinobu Fujiwara You can now check the official International World Rankings in the RugbyPass App!
You can now check the official International World Rankings in the RugbyPass App!
You can now check the official International World Rankings in the RugbyPass App!
You can now check the official International World Rankings in the RugbyPass App!
You can now check the official International World Rankings in the RugbyPass App!
You can now check the official International World Rankings in the RugbyPass App!
You can now check the official International World Rankings in the RugbyPass App!
You can now check the official International World Rankings in the RugbyPass App!
You can now check the official International World Rankings in the RugbyPass App!
Samoa face off against Japan in Pacific Nations Cup Round 4 on Sat 14th September 2024 at Chichibunomiya. Kick-off in the UK is scheduled for 07:05. In South Africa it’s at 08:05 SAST, 18:05 NZST in New Zealand, 16:05 AEST in Australia and 23:05 EST in the US.
Japan won the last encounter but Japan are in the best form of their last 5 games.
Heading into the fixture, Japan sits at 9 in the World Rugby Rankings, while Samoa holds 20.
The two sides are separated by 11 places in the rankings with Samoa in position 20 and Japan in position 9 as such Japan are favourites on paper.
The official squads for Samoa vs Japan 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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