Teams named for third round of Asahi Super Dry Pacific Nations Cup 2025

The 2025 Pacific Nations Cup is coming to a head, and while Tonga and Canada can only await their fate with one win and one loss each, Samoa, Japan and the USA each have one final chance to stake their claim on another semi-finals berth. Reigning champions Fiji are the only team guaranteed a spot in the semis after two rounds.

While the teams are in the hunt for Pacific Nations Cup glory, the sides not named Fiji or Japan are also seeking 2027 Rugby World Cup qualification. And round two may have seen Japan and Fiji send reminders that they are the heavyweights of the tournament, but round one threw up two upset wins, adding extra intrigue to round three.

Sacramento and Rotorua host the respective contests, with play moving to Denver and Utah for the finals after a one-week break.

Fixture

Pacific Nations Cup

Samoa

15 - 29

Full-time

Fiji

All Stats and Data

Samoa team to play Fiji

1. AKI SEIULI
2. PITA ANAE-AH SUE
3. MICHAEL ALAALATOA
4. BENJAMIN PETAIA NEE-NEE
5. MICHAEL CURRY
6. TALENI SEU
7. ALAMANDA MOTUGA
8. IAKOPO MAPU
9. JOEL LAM
10. RODNEY IONA
11. TUNA TUITAMA
12. HENRY TAEFU
13. MELANI NANAI
14. ELISAPETA ALOFIPO
15. LOLAGI VISINIA

Reserves

16. LUTERU TOLAI
17. JARRED ADAMS
18. BRADLEY SO’O AMITUANAI
19. OLAJUWON NOA
20. MALAESAILI ELATO
21. CONNOR TUPAI
22. AJ ALATIMU
23. TOMASI ALOSIO

Fiji team to play Samoa

1. HAEREITI HETET
2. TEVITA IKANIVERE
3. SAMU TAWAKE
4. ISOA NASILASILA
5. TEMO MAVANAVANUA
6. ETONIA WACA
7. KITIONE SALAWA
8. ELIA CANAKAIVATA
9. SIMIONE KURUVOLI
10. CALEB MUNTZ
11. PONIPATE LOGANIMASI
12. SETA TAMANIVALU
13. TUIDRAKI SAMUSAMUVODRE
14. KALAVETI RAVOUVOU
15. ISAIAH ARMSTRONG RAVULA

Reserves

16. ZURIEL TOGIATAMA
I7. MELI TUNI
18. MESAKE DOGE
19. MESARE VOCEVOCE
20. MOTIKAI MURRAY
21. PHILIP BASELALA
22. KEMU VALETINI
23. TANIELA RAKURO

Fixture

Pacific Nations Cup

USA

21 - 47

Full-time

Japan

All Stats and Data

USA team to play Japan

1. Ezekiel Lindenmuth
2. Kapeli Pifeleti
3. Kaleb Geiger
4. Marno Redelinghuys
5. Jason Damm (C)
6. Paddy Ryan
7. Christian Poidevin
8. Makeen Alikhan
9. Ruben de Haas
10. Chris Hilsenbeck
11. Toby Fricker
12. Tavite Lopeti
13. Dominic Besag
14. Rufus McLean
15. Erich Storti

Reserves

16. Shilo Klein
17. Payton Telea-Illalio
18. Pono Davis
19. Tevita Naqali
20. Viliami Helu
21. Ethan McVeigh
22. Luke Carty
23. Mitch Wilson

Japan team to play USA

TBC