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Final Day in Utah: Fiji–Japan Title Clash Set as Tonga Face Canada for Bronze

An overturned red card for Fiji prop Mesake Doge shapes the final-day picture after dominant semifinals.

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Overview

  • Tonga vs. Canada kicks off at 4:35 p.m. MDT at America First Field in Salt Lake City and streams on Paramount+ in the United States.
  • Canada head coach Steve Meehan made four starting changes, handing Jack Shaw a debut, as captain Mason Flesch forecast a direct, physical contest.
  • Confirmed team sheets list Ben Tameifuna leading Tonga and Nic Benn moving to fullback for Canada, with hooker Austin Creighton poised for a first cap off the bench.
  • Fiji and Japan named their XVs for the final after 63- and 62-point semifinal wins, and Fiji start Mesake Doge following an independent panel’s decision to overturn his red card.
  • Samoa face Chile in a curtain-raiser that opens a two-Test playoff for a 2027 Rugby World Cup berth, while Canada and Tonga have already qualified.