PNC Final: High scoring game expected between Fiji and Japan

PNC Final: High scoring game expected between Fiji and Japan

By Alipate Narawa
21/09/2024
[Photo: Fiji Rugby]

It is going to be a top of the table clash as Japan hosts the Fiji Water Flying Fijians for the the Asahi Super Dry Pacific Nations Cup final after both teams scored over 90 points over their two pool games.

Both of these teams boast exhausting attacks that promise to make this final an Osaka spectacle.

Japan backed that up with a 49-point outing against Samoa in the semi-final while Fiji overcame a rapid start from the USA, flexing their muscles defensively to claim a 22-3 win and advance to the final.

The Brave Blossoms lead the tournament in the majority of statistical categories in both attack and defence while their set-piece also rates highly.

Fiji claims the top spot in key categories like defenders beaten, turnovers won and opposition 22m entries.

Both sides employ dual-playmaker attacks, with young stars in the making familiar to the No. 10 jersey playing at fullback behind a more experienced campaigner at flyhalf.

For Fiji, it’s Caleb Muntz leading the attack with assistance from Isaiah Armstrong-Ravula.

For Japan, veteran Harumichi Tatekawa is backed up by perhaps the competition’s MVP to date in Seungsin Lee at fullback.

Japan plays Fiji at 10.05 tonight in Osaka.

[Source: rugbypass]

FNRL
FEATURE NEWS
Raikadroka says the hardest thing was the feeling of abandonment, being left and unwanted, and she had a lot of anger
Our family broke down when I was about 1 year old, my family was deported from Australia back to Fiji. Musician, lawyer, and survivor, Natalie Raik...
15 hours ago
LATEST NEWS
Blake Lively Cast in The Survival List Amid Ongoing Legal Dispute with Justin Baldoni
Blake Lively has been cast in the upcoming film The Survival List, as discussions continue around the controversy surrounding the movie It Ends With ...
15 hours ago

Break-in at Suva Pre-School disrupts meals and learning
Food meant for children at a preschool in Suva was stolen during a break-in yesterday, leaving the school struggling to provide daily meals for its ...
15 hours ago

Naselai village headman calls for Police help as youths turn to drugs and alcohol after night out
Village Headman, Savenaca Delai has raised concerns about young people drinking and using drugs along Naselai Beach after returning from nightclubs ...
15 hours ago

Man assaulted in broad daylight at 9 Miles, Nakasi
Serious concerns are being raised after a man was assaulted in 9 Miles, Nakasi, in broad daylight. A video of the incident shared online shows the ...
16 hours ago

Oldest person alive celebrates 116th birthday
British great-grandmother Ethel Caterham turns 116, being the oldest living person in the world. Caterham was born in Hampshire in 1909 and now ...
16 hours ago



fijivillage Straight Talk with Vijay Narayan
Latest Videos

Stay tuned for the latest news on our radio stations

CFL radio frequencies
IN DEPTH
Lynda Tabuya on fijivillage Straight Talk With Vijay Narayan
Minister for Information, Lynda Tabuya appears on fijivillage Straight Talk With Vijay Narayan
3 days ago

The incredible journey of the VOU Fijian Flying Circus
The show includes exclusive interviews with VOU’s Artistic Director and Choreographer Navi Fong, Rehearsal Director Evangeline Kumar, Aerial Artist Patrick Mecatric and Circus Unit Head Neori Ravuso.
3 days ago

Former inmates on fijivillage Straight Talk with Vijay Narayan
Holmes and Ubitau will speak about their experience in prison and the decisions that they had made that changed their lives forever.
17 days ago

TOP