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Fiji Overpower Tonga, Japan Blitz Canada as Pacific Nations Cup Tightens Qualification Picture

The results sharpen World Cup qualifying stakes, with bonus points set to loom over the Sept. 6 pool finales before the U.S.-hosted knockouts.

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NEWCASTLE, AUSTRALIA - JULY 06: Jiuta Wainiqolo of Fiji makes a break during the International Test match between Australia Wallabies and Fiji at McDonald Jones Stadium on July 06, 2025 in Newcastle, Australia. (Photo by Scott Gardiner/Getty Images)
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Canada prop McKinley Hunt scored two tries in a 42-0 Women's Rugby World Cup Pool B win over Wales in Salford

Overview

  • Defending champions Fiji beat Tonga 32-10 in Suva, taking a bonus point after scoring five tries despite conceding inside three minutes.
  • Tonga finished with 14 men after No. 8 Siosiua Moala received a second yellow upgraded to red for repeated side entry and collapsing in mauls.
  • Japan routed Canada 57-15 in Sendai, running in eight tries with a 40-point second half as Amato Fakatava and Kippei Ishida notched doubles.
  • Canada missed a chance to qualify with a bonus in defeat and now needs either a U.S. loss to Japan on Sept. 6 or a U.S. win without a four-try bonus to advance to 2027.
  • The pool phase concludes Sept. 6 before semifinals in Denver on Sept. 14 and the final in Salt Lake City on Sept. 20, with three World Cup berths tied to tournament placement and Fiji and Japan already secured for 2027.