Hemispheres collide in the new Nations Championship. Stream live, replays and highlights free on RugbyPass TV.
Japan v Tonga 
Pacific Nations Cup - Round 2 
Sat 29th July 2023, 03:30am PDT 
Hanazono Field 
Matthew Carley Last 5 Games
Last 2 Meetings
Hemispheres collide in the new Nations Championship. Stream live, replays and highlights free on RugbyPass TV.
Japan v Tonga Pacific Nations Cup - Round 2 Sat 29th July 2023, 03:30am PDT Hanazono Field Matthew Carley 
55' 64' 67' 72' 78' 
William Havili 
Samiuela Moli 
Leva Fifita 
Amato Fakatava 
Semisi Masirewa 
Jone Naikabula Semisi Masirewa 
Sonatane Takulua Hemispheres collide in the new Nations Championship. Stream live, replays and highlights free on RugbyPass TV.
Hemispheres collide in the new Nations Championship. Stream live, replays and highlights free on RugbyPass TV.
Hemispheres collide in the new Nations Championship. Stream live, replays and highlights free on RugbyPass TV.
Hemispheres collide in the new Nations Championship. Stream live, replays and highlights free on RugbyPass TV.
Hemispheres collide in the new Nations Championship. Stream live, replays and highlights free on RugbyPass TV.
Hemispheres collide in the new Nations Championship. Stream live, replays and highlights free on RugbyPass TV.
Hemispheres collide in the new Nations Championship. Stream live, replays and highlights free on RugbyPass TV.
Hemispheres collide in the new Nations Championship. Stream live, replays and highlights free on RugbyPass TV.
Hemispheres collide in the new Nations Championship. Stream live, replays and highlights free on RugbyPass TV.
Japan face off against Tonga in Pacific Nations Cup Round 2 on Sat 29th July 2023 at Hanazono Field. Kick-off in the UK is scheduled for 11:30. In South Africa it’s at 12:30 SAST, 22:30 NZST in New Zealand, 20:30 AEST in Australia and 03:30 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 12 in the World Rugby Rankings, while Tonga holds 19.
The two sides are separated by 7 places in the rankings with Japan in position 12 and Tonga in position 19 as such Japan are favourites on paper.
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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