Northern | US
Japan
62 - 24
Full Time
Tonga

Japan vs Tonga

Events
Commentary

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Match Information

Japan v Tonga Japan v Tonga
Pacific Nations Cup - Semi Final Pacific Nations Cup - Semi Final
Sun 14th September 2025, 02:35pm PDT Sun 14th September 2025, 02:35pm PDT
Dick's Sporting Goods Park Dick's Sporting Goods Park
Luc Ramos Luc Ramos

Head to Head

Japan
Wins
2
Tonga
Wins
0

Average Points scored

42
20
First try wins
50%
Home team wins
100%

Team Form

Last 5 Games

Wales
28-21
Japan
Japan
28-34
Fiji
Japan
20-15
Fiji
Japan
63-14
USA
Japan
57-12
Canada
Romania
38-43
Tonga
Tonga
28-32
Portugal
Tonga
19-32
Spain
Tonga
36-26
Zimbabwe
Scotland
56-0
Tonga
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Who will win?

Japan
0%%
Tonga
0%%

Match Information

Japan v Tonga Japan v Tonga
Pacific Nations Cup - Semi Final Pacific Nations Cup - Semi Final
Sun 14th September 2025, 02:35pm PDT Sun 14th September 2025, 02:35pm PDT
Dick's Sporting Goods Park Dick's Sporting Goods Park
Luc Ramos Luc Ramos

Points Flow Chart

Japan Tonga
Japan Tonga
72
Mins in lead
5
90%
% Of Game In Lead
6%
45%
Possession Last 10 min
55%
21
Points Last 10 min
0

Key Events

Full Time
Nai
77' 62-24
Lee
55-24 76'
Tamefusa
53-24 76'
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22m Entries

Japan Tonga
Avg. Points Scored
5.4
22m Entries
11
Avg. Points Scored
2.7
22m Entries
9

Attack Profile

Japan
Tonga
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Defence Profile

Japan
Tonga
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Last 5 Penalties

Tonga 75'
Tonga 75'
Tonga 75'
Tonga 77'
Japan 78'

Ruck Speed

Japan Tonga
Rucks Won
Avg Ruck Speed
Japan
%
0-3 Secs
Tonga
%
0-3 Secs
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20
Points
Seungsin Lee
Japan Seungsin Lee
1
Last Try
Keijiro Tamefusa
Japan Keijiro Tamefusa
18
Carries
Siosiua Moala
Tonga Siosiua Moala
17
Tackles Completed
Kanji Shimokawa
Japan Kanji Shimokawa
2
Line Breaks
Dylan Riley
Japan Dylan Riley
2
Turnovers Won
Ben Gunter
Japan Ben Gunter
5
Defenders Beaten
Patrick Pellegrini
Tonga Patrick Pellegrini
67
Successful Passes
Sonatane Takulua
Tonga Sonatane Takulua

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Live Updates

That's full time
80'
The second half ends
80'
Tonga will have to do without Siaosi Nai for ten minutes as they have received a yellow card
77'
Penalty Try
Japan have been awarded a penalty try
77'
Justin Mataele leaves the field and Veikoso Poloniati comes on
76'
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Who will win?

Japan
0%%
Tonga
0%%

Watch Nations Championship - Round 5 LIVE

Hemispheres collide in the new Nations Championship. Stream live, replays and highlights free on RugbyPass TV.

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Starts 4th July 2026 - USA only.
Pacific Nations Cup

Pacific Nations Cup

LIVE
Japan
Tonga

Watch Nations Championship - Round 5 LIVE

Hemispheres collide in the new Nations Championship. Stream live, replays and highlights free on RugbyPass TV.

Watch on RPTV
Starts 4th July 2026 - USA only.

Who will win?

Japan
0%%
Tonga
0%%

Watch Nations Championship - Round 5 LIVE

Hemispheres collide in the new Nations Championship. Stream live, replays and highlights free on RugbyPass TV.

Watch on RPTV
Starts 4th July 2026 - USA only.

Watch Nations Championship - Round 5 LIVE

Hemispheres collide in the new Nations Championship. Stream live, replays and highlights free on RugbyPass TV.

Watch on RPTV
Starts 4th July 2026 - USA only.

Watch Nations Championship - Round 5 LIVE

Hemispheres collide in the new Nations Championship. Stream live, replays and highlights free on RugbyPass TV.

Watch on RPTV
Starts 4th July 2026 - USA only.
Pacific Nations Cup

Pacific Nations Cup

Rankings
Form

Watch Nations Championship - Round 5 LIVE

Hemispheres collide in the new Nations Championship. Stream live, replays and highlights free on RugbyPass TV.

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Starts 4th July 2026 - USA only.

Who will win?

Japan
0%%
Tonga
0%%
Teams
Players

Watch Nations Championship - Round 5 LIVE

Hemispheres collide in the new Nations Championship. Stream live, replays and highlights free on RugbyPass TV.

Watch on RPTV
Starts 4th July 2026 - USA only.

Watch Nations Championship - Round 5 LIVE

Hemispheres collide in the new Nations Championship. Stream live, replays and highlights free on RugbyPass TV.

Watch on RPTV
Starts 4th July 2026 - USA only.

Japan vs Tonga Kick Off Times & TV Channel

Japan face off against Tonga in Pacific Nations Cup Round 4 on Sun 14th September 2025 at Dick's Sporting Goods Park. Kick-off in the UK is scheduled for 22:35. In South Africa it’s at 23:35 SAST, 09:35 NZST in New Zealand, 07:35 AEST in Australia and 14:35 EST in the US.

Japan won the last encounter but Japan are in the best form of their last 5 games.

World Rankings

Heading into the fixture the two sides are separated by just 5 places in the rankings with Japan in position 12 and Tonga in position 17, underlining just how tight this match could be.

Japan vs Tonga Squads

The official squads for Japan vs Tonga 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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