| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 23 August – 21 September 2024 |
| Teams | |
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The 2024 World Rugby Pacific Nations Cup is set to be the seventeenth Pacific Nations Cup (PNC) tournament, and the first with a new format design.[1][2] Similar to the 2019 tournament, the same teams will play each other,[1][2] with the same round-robin structure. However, unlike 2019 the 2024 edition is scheduled to have a finals series following the pool stage (hosted in Japan), to decide the champion.[1][3][4]
Pool stage
[edit]Pool A
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | TF | TA | TB | LB | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Fiji
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Advance to Semi-finals |
| 2 |  Samoa
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 |  Tonga
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Updated to match(es) played on 23 August 2024. Source: World Rugby
| 23 August 2024 18:00 FJT (UTC+12) |
| Fiji | v | Samoa |
| Report |
| HFC Stadium, Suva Referee: James Doleman (New Zealand) |
| 30 August 2024 18:00 WST (UTC+13) |
| Samoa | v | Tonga |
| Report |
| Apia Park, Apia Referee: Takehito Namekawa (Japan) |
| 6 September 2024 18:00 TOT (UTC+13) |
| Tonga | v | Fiji |
| Report |
| Teufaiva Sport Stadium, Nukuʻalofa Referee: Angus Gardner (Australia) |
Pool B
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | TF | TA | TB | LB | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Canada
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Advance to Semi-finals |
| 2 |  Japan
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 |  United States
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Updated to match(es) played on 25 August 2024. Source: World Rugby
| 25 August 2024 18:00 PDT (UTC−07) |
| Canada | v | Japan |
| Report |
| BC Place, Vancouver[5] Referee: Eoghan Cross (Ireland) |
| 31 August 2024 18:00 PDT (UTC−07) |
| United States | v | Canada |
| Report |
| Dignity Health Sports Park, Carson[6] Referee: Gianluca Gnecchi (Italy) |
| 7 September 2024 20:00 JST (UTC+09) |
| Japan | v | United States |
| Report |
| Kumagaya Rugby Ground, Kumagaya Referee: Hollie Davidson (Scotland) |
Finals Series
[edit]Bracket
[edit]| Semi-finals | Grand Final | |||||
| 14 September – Tokyo | ||||||
| 21 September – Higashiōsaka | ||||||
| 15 September – Tokyo | ||||||
| Bronze Final | ||||||
| 20 September – Higashiōsaka | ||||||
Fifth-place play-off
[edit]| 14 September 2024 20:00 JST (UTC+09) |
| A3 | v | B3 |
| Report |
| Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium, Tokyo Referee: Nic Berry (Australia) |
Semi-finals
[edit]| 14 September 2024 20:00 JST (UTC+09) |
| A1 | v | B2 |
| Report |
| Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium, Tokyo Referee: Craig Evans (Wales) |
| 15 September 2024 20:00 JST (UTC+09) |
| A2 | v | B1 |
| Report |
| Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium, Tokyo Referee: Paul Williams (New Zealand) |
Bronze Final
[edit]| 21 September 2024 20:00 JST (UTC+09) |
| Loser SF1 | v | Loser SF2 |
| Report |
| Hanazono Rugby Stadium, Higashiōsaka Referee: Ben O'Keeffe (New Zealand) |
Grand Final
[edit]| 21 September 2024 20:00 JST (UTC+09) |
| Winner SF1 | v | Winner SF2 |
| Report |
| Hanazono Rugby Stadium, Higashiōsaka Referee: Nic Berry (Australia) |
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "World Rugby confirms new international men's competition to launch in 2024". world.rugby. World Rugby. 24 October 2023. Archived from the original on 25 October 2023.
- ^ a b "World Rugby launches Pacific Nations Cup, annual competition with the USA Men's Eagles included as one of six competing nations". usa.rugby. USA Rugby. 24 October 2023. Archived from the original on 6 November 2023.
- ^ "世界のラグビーがさらに活発化。2027年W杯から24か国出場、2026年からトップ12か国新大会、2024年からPNC" [More active rugby around the world: 24 countries from the 2027 World Cup, new top 12 countries from 2026, PNC from 2024.]. Rugby Republic jp (in Japanese). Baseball Magazine, Inc. jp. 25 October 2023. Archived from the original on 14 December 2023.
- ^ "ラグビー 世界トップ12チーム参加 新たな国際大会創設を発表" [Rugby Announces the creation of a new international competition involving the world's top 12 rugby teams.]. NHK (in Japanese). 25 October 2023. Archived from the original on 27 October 2023.
- ^ "Canada Men's Rugby Team to play three Summer fixtures on home soil". 27 February 2024. Retrieved 27 February 2024.
- ^ "USA Men's Eagles to host Romania and Scotland in July as part of the 2024 American Series". 15 March 2024. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
External links
[edit]- Pacific Nations Cup web page at World Rugby