World Rugby Pacific Challenge 2020 Fiji Warriors and Junior Japan Clash for the Title

Junior Japan are participating in the World Rugby Pacific Challenge 2020 in Suva, Fiji from 6-14 March 2020. Fiji Warriors, Samoa A and Tonga A are the other participating teams with all matches to be held at the ANZ Stadium.

Fiji Warriors and Junior Japan meet in Suva on Saturday in a winner-takes-all match to decide the title of the World Rugby Pacific Challenge 2020. Junior Japan had resounding wins over Tonga A and Samoa A in their first two matches while defending champions Fiji Warriors had solid wins over the same two sides to keep their slate clean at the tournament in 2020.

Fiji Warriors are looking for their fifth tournament title in a row, but a very determined Junior Japan have thrown down the gauntlet to the hosts. Both sides have collected maximum points from their opening two games, and on paper at least, there is nothing between them heading in to the final round.

Round 3:

Fiji Warriors v Junior Japan

Date: Saturday, 13 March 2019

Venue: ANZ Stadium, Suva

Kick-off: 15:30 (12:30 JST)

Junior Japan for Fiji Warriors: 1- Yota Kamimori, 2- Kenta Matsuoka, 3- Kenta Kobayashi, 4- Ouji Yanamoto, 5- Ryusei Koike, 6- Halatoa Vailea, 7- Takeshi Sasaki, 8- Masahiko Sagara (c), 9- Shinobu Fujiwara, 10- Rintaro Maruyama, 11- Haruto Kida, 12- Seung-sin Lee, 13- Junta Hamano, 14- Yuichiro Wada and 15- Ryosuke Kawase. Reserves: 16- Towa Taniguchi, 17- Yusaku Kihara, 18- Soshi Oga, 19- Naivaluwaqa Seta, 20- Issa Yamakawa, 21- Ren Shinwada, 22- Mikiya Takamoto and 23- Futo Yamaguchi. Coach: Yoshitake Mizuma.