Fiji vs Japan Asahi Super Dry Pacific Nations Cup Final

Fiji will kick off from left to right.

1″ Rakuro driven into touch.

2″ Kuruvoli with a boxkick from the 10 metre

3″ Penalty to Japan for Kalaveti Ravouvou high tackle

5″ Japan run one in down the blindside, Hayate gets his name on the board JAP 7-0 FIJ

6″ Penalty to Fiji, Japan not rolling away

7″ Fiji on the attack inside the 22 metre line but then knock the ball on

9″ Scrum penalty to Japan

10″ Fiji get a penalty as Japan didn’t release the ball, Muntz kicking for to the corner

13″ Fiji setpiece misfires as the ball misses Nasova on the wing and goes into touch

15″ Scrum penalty to Japan as Doge didn’t support his body weight

18″ 

TRY!!

Hayate Era gets his second try

TMO being consulted as it looks short, NO TRY!!

20″ Mesake Vocevoce gets Fiji back into the game

JAP 10-7 FIJ

26″ Pressure relieved as Fiji get a scrum penalty

TRY!!

30″ Fiji go coast to coast as Eroni Mawi runs it out from their 22 metre before passing to Kuruvoli who links up with Vocevoce and finally Tabuavou going over

33″ Taniela Rakuro runs the ball back up before chipping it ahead, gets beaten into touch  JAP 10-12 FIJ

TRY!!


36″ Skipper Tevita Ikanivere scores after a pop up ball from Tabuavou
Pate
Muntz converts

JAP 10-19 FIJ

38″ Held up, goal line drop out for Japan 

TRY!! 

39″ Nasova runs it up the middle fending off two players to dot down under the sticks

Muntz converts

JAP 10-26 FIJ

Half time

TRY!!

“42 Nasova gets his second try

Muntz converts

FIJ 33-10 JAP

TRY!!

46″ Ichigo Nakakusu receives a pass from his fullback to bring Japan back into the game

FIJ 33-17 JAP

52″ YELLOW CARD to Viliame Mata

56″ Haereti Hete leaving the field getting a HIA check, Mawi back in

TRY!!

Hayate Era gets his second

FIJ 33-24 JAP YELLOW CARD to Mawi


62″ Fiji currently playing with 13 players

FIJ 33-27 JAP

68″ Fiji wins the penalty


70″ It’s all going down to the wire as pressure mounts in the last 10 minutes of the game and only 6 points between them. 

73″ Wye with a boxkick into Japan’s 22 metre but Loganimasi loses it forward in the air

78″ Fiji get the penalty!!

Muntz to kick to touch


79″ It all comes down to this moment, Fiji just has to run the clock down

Fiji wins the Asahi Super Dry Pacific Nations Cup title

Fiji 33-27 Japan


Full time