2019 World Rugby Pacific Nations Cup | |
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Tournament details | |
Countries | Canada Fiji Japan Samoa Tonga United States |
Date | 27 July – 10 August 2019 |
Tournament statistics | |
Teams | 6 |
Matches played | 9 |
Tries scored | 54 (6 per match) |
Top point scorer(s) | Yu Tamura (39 Pts) |
Top try scorer(s) | Kenki Fukuoka Kotaro Matsushima (3 tries) |
Final | |
Champions | Japan (3rd title) |
Runners-up | Fiji |
The 2019 World Rugby Pacific Nations Cup was the 14th Pacific Nations Cup, an annual international rugby union competition contested by the men's national teams of the Tier 2 rugby nations located around the Pacific: Canada, Fiji, Japan, Samoa, Tonga and the United States.[1] Japan won their second outright Pacific Nations Cup (and their third overall, having shared the 2014 title with Samoa), winning all three of their matches with try-scoring bonus points to finish top of the standings with 15 points.[2][3]
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