2014 IRB Pacific Nations Cup

2014 IRB Pacific Nations Cup
Tournament details
Countries	Canada  Fiji  Japan  Samoa  Tonga  United States
Tournament format(s)	Round-robin
Date	7–21 June 2014
Tournament statistics
Matches played	6
Attendance	46,986 (7,831 per match)
Tries scored	37 (6.17 per match)
Top point scorer(s)	Ayumu Goromaru (Japan) 36 points[1]
Top try scorer(s)	Blaine Scully (United States) 5 tries[1]
Final
Champions	Japan (Asia/Pacific conf) (2nd title)  Fiji (Pacific Islands conf) (3rd title)
Runner-up	United States (Asia/Pacific conf)  Samoa (Pacific Islands conf)
Official website	IRB Pacific Nations Cup
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The 2014 IRB Pacific Nations Cup, was the ninth edition of the IRB Pacific Nations Cup, the annual Tier 2 Rugby union tournament. The 2014 tournament saw the return of two-time champion Samoa, after withdrawing in 2013 to compete in the South African quadrangular tournament. With the addition of Samoa, the 2014 title was contested between Canada, defending champions Fiji, Japan, Samoa, Tonga and the United States.

Unlike previous tournaments, the six teams were divided into two conferences: the Asia/Pacific conference and the Pacific Islands conference. Each team played each other once in their respective conferences, with no interconference matches. Four points were awarded for a win, two points for a draw and one point for a bonus point; the bonus point being awarded should a team score four or more tries in a match, or for a loss by seven points or less. The team with the most points in total will be named champions of the respective conferences.

As the three-week tournament coincided with the three-week June international window, players were able to be released from their clubs for their national teams. When a team was not in action in either conference, they played host to a touring Tier 1 nation from Europe. In Round 1, the United States hosted Scotland, while Fiji hosted Italy. In Round 2, Canada played Scotland, and Samoa played Italy. In Round 3, Japan hosted Italy and Tonga played a Pacific Barbarians side.^[2][3]

The full match schedule was announced on 9 April 2014.^[4]

Asia/Pacific conference

Table

	Team	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	Points For	Points Against	Points Diff	Tries For	Tries Against	Try Bonus	Losing Bonus	Points
1	Japan (12)	2	2	0	0	71	54	+17	7	7	1	0	9
2	United States (18)	2	1	0	1	67	72	–5	8	9	2	0	6
3	Canada (15)	2	0	0	2	60	72	–12	8	7	1	1	2
Points breakdown: *4 points for a win *2 points for a draw *1 bonus point for a loss by seven points or less *1 bonus point for scoring four or more tries in a match Pre-tournament rankings are in parentheses. Source: IRB Updated: 15 June 2014

Fixtures

Round 1

Team details

FB 15 James Pritchard RW 14 Jeff Hassler OC 13 Ciaran Hearn  68' IC 12 Nick Blevins LW 11 Taylor Paris FH 10 Harry Jones  73' SH 9 Gordon McRorie  56' N8 8 Tyler Ardron (c) OF 7 John Moonlight BF 6 Adam Kleeberger  51' RL 5 Jamie Cudmore LL 4 Tyler Hotson  75' TP 3 Jason Marshall  59' HK 2 Ray Barkwill  75' LP 1 Hubert Buydens  56' Replacements: PR 16 Andrew Tiedemann  56' FL 17 Aaron Carpenter  51' PR 18 Jake Illnicki  59' LK 19 Jon Phelan  75' HK 20 Benoît Piffero  75' SH 21 Phil Mack  56' FB 22 Connor Braid  73' WG 23 D. T. H. van der Merwe  68' Coach: Kieran Crowley FB 15 Ayumu Goromaru RW 14 Yoshikazu Fujita  43' OC 13 Male Sa'u IC 12 Yuu Tamura LW 11 Akihito Yamada FH 10 Harumichi Tatekawa SH 9 Fumiaki Tanaka N8 8 Ryu Holani 35' to 40'  61' OF 7 Michael Leitch (c)  78' BF 6 Justin Ives 9' to 13' RL 5 Luke Thompson LL 4 Hitoshi Ono  51' TP 3 Kensuke Hatakeyama  72' HK 2 Shota Horie 32' to 42' LP 1 Masataka Mikami 53' to 63'  74' Replacements: PR 16 Hisateru Hirashima  53'  63'  74' HK 17 Takeshi Kizu  35'  40' PR 18 Hiroshi Yamashita  72' LK 19 Shoji Ito  51' LK 20 Shinya Makabe  78' FL 21 Hendrik Tui  9'  13'  61' SH 22 Atsushi Hiwasa WG 23 Toshiaki Hirose  43' Coach: Eddie Jones Man of the Match: Taylor Paris (Canada) Touch judges: Greg Garner (England) Nick Ricono (United States)

Notes:

• Gordon McRorie made his international debut for Canada.

Round 2

Team details

FB 15 Chris Wyles RW 14 Blaine Scully OC 13 Folau Niua IC 12 Seamus Kelly LW 11 Tim Maupin FH 10 Shalom Suniula SH 9 Mike Petri N8 8 Cam Dolan  50' OF 7 Todd Clever (c)  65' BF 6 Danny Barrett RL 5 Scott LaValla LL 4 Samu Manoa TP 3 Olive Kilifi  55' HK 2 Phil Thiel  59' LP 1 Nicholas Wallace  55' Replacements: HK 16 Tom Coolican  59' PR 17 Eric Fry  55' PR 18 Titi Lamositele  55' LK 19 Louis Stanfill  50' FL 20 Kyle Sumsion  65' CE 21 Chad London WG 22 Thretton Palamo WG 23 Miles Craigwell Coach: Mike Tolkin FB 15 Ayumu Goromaru RW 14 Akihito Yamada OC 13 Male Sa'u IC 12 Yuu Tamura LW 11 Kenki Fukuoka FH 10 Harumichi Tatekawa SH 9 Fumiaki Tanaka  64' N8 8 Ryu Holani  58' OF 7 Michael Leitch (c) BF 6 Justin Ives RL 5 Luke Thompson  70' LL 4 Shoji Ito  58' TP 3 Kensuke Hatakeyama HK 2 Shota Horie LP 1 Masataka Mikami  55' Replacements: PR 16 Hisateru Hirashima  55' HK 17 Takeshi Kizu PR 18 Hiroshi Yamashita LK 19 Shinya Makabe  70' LK 20 Hitoshi Ono  58' FL 21 Hendrik Tui  58' SH 22 Atsushi Hiwasa  64' WG 23 Toshiaki Hirose Coach: Eddie Jones Touch judges: Leighton Hodges (Wales) Francisco Pastrana (Argentina)

Round 3

Team details

FB 15 Chris Wyles  75' RW 14 Blaine Scully OC 13 Seamus Kelly IC 12 Thretton Palamo  44' LW 11 Brett Thompson FH 10 Shalom Suniula SH 9 Mike Petri N8 8 Danny Barrett OF 7 Scott LaValla 80' to 80' BF 6 Todd Clever (c) RL 5 Hayden Smith  63' LL 4 Samu Manoa TP 3 Olive Kilifi  48' HK 2 Phil Thiel  47' LP 1 Nicholas Wallace  71' Replacements: HK 16 Tom Coolican  47' PR 17 Eric Fry  71' PR 18 Titi Lamositele  48' LK 19 Louis Stanfill  63' FL 20 Kyle Sumsion CE 21 Folau Niua  44' CE 22 Chad London WG 23 Luke Hume  75' Coach: Mike Tolkin FB 15 James Pritchard RW 14 Jeff Hassler  40' OC 13 Ciaran Hearn IC 12 Connor Braid LW 11 D. T. H. van der Merwe FH 10 Harry Jones SH 9 Phil Mack 9' to 19'  34' N8 8 Tyler Ardron (c)  56' OF 7 John Moonlight BF 6 Jebb Sinclair 52' to 62' RL 5 Tyler Hotson  40' LL 4 Jamie Cudmore TP 3 Jake Illnicki  40' HK 2 Aaron Carpenter  62' LP 1 Andrew Tiedemann  40' Replacements: PR 16 Hubert Buydens  62' HK 17 Ray Barkwill  40' PR 18 Jason Marshall  40' LK 19 Jon Phelan  56' FL 20 Kyle Gilmour  40' SH 21 Gordon McRorie  34' FH 22 Nathan Hirayama  40' CE 23 Nick Blevins Coach: Kieran Crowley Touch judges: Greg Garner (England) Leighton Hodges (Wales)

Notes:

• Brett Thompson made his international debut for the United States.
• This was the United States first win over Canada in seven attempts. United States last won in July 2009.

Pacific Islands conference

Table

	Team	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	Points For	Points Against	Points Diff	Tries For	Tries Against	Try Bonus	Losing Bonus	Points
1	Fiji (11)	2	1	0	1	58	35	+23	8	2	1	1	6
2	Samoa (9)	2	1	1	0	36	31	+5	2	4	0	0	6
3	Tonga (13)	2	0	1	1	35	63	–28	4	8	0	0	2
Points breakdown: *4 points for a win *2 points for a draw *1 bonus point for a loss by seven points or less *1 bonus point for scoring four or more tries in a match Pre-tournament rankings are in parentheses. Source: IRB Updated: 15 June 2014

Fixtures

Round 1

Team details

FB 15 Fa'atoina Autagavaia RW 14 Tua Otto  54' OC 13 Alapati Leiua IC 12 Johnny Leota LW 11 David Lemi (c) 32' to 35' FH 10 Tusi Pisi SH 9 Jeremy Su'a  45' N8 8 Taiasina Tuifu'a  45' OF 7 Jack Lam BF 6 Faifili Levave  50' RL 5 Filo Paulo LL 4 Kane Thompson  74'  78'  79' TP 3 Logovi'i Mulipola  67'  74'  78' HK 2 Ole Avei  67' LP 1 Sakaria Taulafo  54' Replacements: HK 16 Ti’i Paulo  67' PR 17 Anthony Perenise  54' PR 18 Census Johnston 71' to 80'  67' LK 19 Daniel Leo  50' FL 20 Ofisa Treviranus  45' SH 21 Kahn Fotuali'i  45' CE 22 George Pisi  32'  35'  54' WG 23 Anitelea Tuilagi  79' Coach: Stephen Betham FB 15 David Halaifonua RW 14 Otulea Katoa  50' OC 13 Siale Piutau IC 12 Fraser Anderson LW 11 Alaska Taufa 43' to 53' FH 10 Latiume Fosita  70' SH 9 Samisoni Fisilau  48' N8 8 Viliami Ma'afu OF 7 Nili Latu (c) BF 6 Pasuka Mapakaitolo  61' RL 5 Lisiate Fa'aoso  50' LL 4 Josh Afu TP 3 Sila Puafisi  49' HK 2 Suliasi Taufalele  76' LP 1 Tevita Mailau  76' Replacements: PR 16 Paul Ngauamo  76' HK 17 Eddie Aholelei  49' PR 18 Kama Sakalia  76' LK 19 Daniel Faleafa  50' FL 20 Viliami Fihaki  61' SH 21 Sonatane Takulua  48' FH 22 Fangatapu Apikotoa  70' WG 23 Fetu'u Vainikolo  50' Coach: Mana Otai Touch judges: Mathieu Raynal (France) Andrew Lees (Australia)

Notes:

• Paul Ngauamo and Sonatane Takulua made their international debuts for Tonga.

Round 2

Team details

FB 15 Timoci Nagusa  49' RW 14 Sireli Bobo OC 13 Adriu Delai  75' IC 12 Nemani Nadolo LW 11 Watisoni Votu FH 10 Jonetani Ralulu  80' SH 9 Nikola Matawalu  79' N8 8 Akapusi Qera (c) OF 7 Malakai Ravulo  40' BF 6 Dominiko Waqaniburotu RL 5 Leone Nakarawa LL 4 Apisalome Ratuniyarawa  68' TP 3 Manasa Saulo  49'  70' HK 2 Talemaitoga Tuapati  74' LP 1 Campese Ma'afu  49' Replacements: HK 16 Viliame Veikoso  74' PR 17 Jerry Yanuyanutawa  49' PR 18 Isei Colati  49'  70' LK 19 Apisai Naikatini  68' N8 20 Nemani Nagusa  40' SH 21 Nemia Kenatale  79' WG 22 Waisea Nayacalevu  75' FB 23 Metuisela Talebula  49' Coach: John McKee FB 15 David Halaifonua RW 14 Fetu'u Vainikolo  15' OC 13 Siale Piutau IC 12 Fraser Anderson LW 11 Alaska Taufa FH 10 Fangatapu Apikotoa  56' SH 9 Sonatane Takulua  66' N8 8 Viliami Ma'afu OF 7 Nili Latu (c) BF 6 Pasuka Mapakaitolo  45' RL 5 Daniel Faleafa  63' LL 4 Josh Afu TP 3 Sila Puafisi  54' HK 2 Suliasi Taufalele  48' LP 1 Tevita Mailau  48' Replacements: PR 16 Paul Ngauamo  48' HK 17 Ofa Fainga'anuku  48' PR 18 Eddie Aholelei  54' LK 19 Steve Mafi  45' FL 20 Viliami Fihaki  63' SH 21 Samisoni Fisilau  66' FH 22 Latiume Fosita  56' WG 23 William Helu  15' Coach: Mana Otai Touch judges: JP Doyle (England) Mathieu Raynal (France)

Notes

• Fijian winger, Sireli Bobo became the oldest player ever to represent Fiji when he ran onto the field at 38 years and 137 days old.

Round 3

Team details

FB 15 Metuisela Talebula RW 14 Napolioni Nalaga OC 13 Asaeli Tikoirotuma IC 12 Nemani Nadolo LW 11 Sireli Bobo  58' FH 10 Jonetani Ralulu SH 9 Nikola Matawalu N8 8 Nemani Nagusa  76' OF 7 Akapusi Qera (c) BF 6 Dominiko Waqaniburotu RL 5 Leone Nakarawa 39' to 49' LL 4 Apisalome Ratuniyarawa  65' TP 3 Manasa Saulo HK 2 Talemaitoga Tuapati LP 1 Campese Ma'afu  65' Replacements: HK 16 Sunia Koto PR 17 Jerry Yanuyanutawa  65' PR 18 Leroy Atalifo LK 19 Wame Lewaravu  65' FL 20 Malakai Ravulo  76' SH 21 Nemia Kenatale WG 22 Watisoni Votu  58' FH 23 Isoa Donaldson Coach: John McKee FB 15 Fa'atoina Autagavaia RW 14 Fautua Otto 51' to 61'  65' OC 13 George Pisi IC 12 Johnny Leota LW 11 David Lemi (c) 73' to 80' FH 10 Tusi Pisi SH 9 Kahn Fotuali'i N8 8 Taiasina Tuifu'a  73' OF 7 Jack Lam BF 6 Maurie Faasavalu RL 5 Daniel Leo LL 4 Filo Paulo  55' TP 3 James Johnston  50' HK 2 Ti'i Paulo  53' LP 1 Logovi'i Mulipola Replacements: HK 16 Ole Avei  53' PR 17 Anthony Perenise PR 18 Census Johnston  50' LK 19 Piula Faasalele  73' FL 20 Joe Tekori  55' SH 21 Vavao Afemai FH 22 Patrick Fa'apale  65' WG 23 Anitele'a Tuilagi Coach: Stephen Betham Touch judges: JP Doyle (England) Rohan Hoffmann (Australia)

Statistics

Points scorers Pos Name Team Pts[1] 1 Ayumu Goromaru  Japan 36 2 Chris Wyles  United States 32 3 Nemani Nadolo  Fiji 28 4 Tusi Pisi  Samoa 26 5 James Pritchard  Canada 25 Blaine Scully  United States 7 Sireli Bobo  Fiji 10 Viliami Fihaki  Tonga Ciaran Hearn  Canada Ryu Koliniasi Holani  Japan Harry Jones  Canada Watisoni Votu  Fiji 13 Latiume Fosita  Tonga 9 14 Fangatapu Apikotoa  Tonga 6 15 Josh Afu  Tonga 5 Aaron Carpenter  Canada Cam Dolan  United States Yoshikazu Fujita  Japan Otulea Katoa  Tonga David Lemi  Samoa John Moonlight  Canada Napolioni Nalaga  Fiji Tua Otto  Samoa Taylor Paris  Canada Yuu Tamura  Japan Fumiaki Tanaka  Japan Brett Thompson  United States Hendrik Tui  Japan Dominiko Waqaniburotu  Fiji Akihito Yamada  Japan

Try scorers Pos Name Team Tries[1] 1 Blaine Scully  United States 5 2 Sireli Bobo  Fiji 2 Viliami Fihaki  Tonga Ciaran Hearn  Canada Ryu Koliniasi Holani  Japan Harry Jones  Canada Nemani Nadolo  Fiji Watisoni Votu  Fiji 6 Josh Afu  Tonga 1 Aaron Carpenter  Canada Cam Dolan  United States Yoshikazu Fujita  Japan Otulea Katoa  Tonga David Lemi  Samoa John Moonlight  Canada Napolioni Nalaga  Fiji Tua Otto  Samoa Taylor Paris  Canada James Pritchard  Canada Yuu Tamura  Japan Fumiaki Tanaka  Japan Brett Thompson  United States Hendrik Tui  Japan Dominiko Waqaniburotu  Fiji Chris Wyles  United States Akihito Yamada  Japan

Squads

Nation	Stadium			Head coach	Captain
	Home stadium	Capacity	City
Canada	Swangard Stadium	5,288	Burnaby	Kieran Crowley	Tyler Ardron
Fiji	ANZ Stadium	30,000	Suva	John McKee	Akapusi Qera
	Churchill Park	18,000	Lautoka
Japan	No home games			Eddie Jones	Michael Leitch
Samoa	Apia Park	15,000	Apia	Stephen Betham	David Lemi
Tonga	No home games			Mana Otai	Nili Latu
United States	StubHub Center	30,510	Carson	Mike Tolkin	Todd Clever
	Bonney Field	8,000	Sacramento

Note: Number of caps and players' ages are indicated as of 7 June 2014 – the tournament's opening day, pre first tournament match.

Canada

Canada's 27-man roster for the 2014 IRB Pacific Nations Cup.^[5]

On 19 June, Nathan Hirayama and Kyle Gilmour were added to the squad as further cover for their respective positions.

Note: Flags indicate national union for the club/province as defined by World Rugby.

Player Position Date of Birth (Age) Caps Club/province Ray Barkwill Hooker (1980-08-26)26 August 1980 (aged 33) 11 Ontario Blues Aaron Carpenter Hooker (1983-01-09)09 January 1983 (aged 31) 54 Cornish Pirates Benoît Piffero Hooker (1987-05-21)21 May 1987 (aged 27) 3 Blagnac Hubert Buydens Prop (1982-01-04)04 January 1982 (aged 32) 22 Manawatu Turbos Jake Illnicki Prop (1992-02-24)24 February 1992 (aged 22) 2 BC Bears Jason Marshall Prop (1985-02-05)05 February 1985 (aged 29) 24 La Rochelle Andrew Tiedemann Prop (1988-07-21)21 July 1988 (aged 25) 25 Prairie Wolf Pack Jamie Cudmore Lock (1978-09-06)06 September 1978 (aged 35) 28 Clermont Tyler Hotson Lock (1985-05-30)30 May 1985 (aged 29) 38 London Scottish Jon Phelan Lock (1986-01-20)20 January 1986 (aged 28) 15 Atlantic Rock Nanyak Dala Flanker (1984-06-18)18 June 1984 (aged 29) 28 Saskatoon Wild Oats Kyle Gilmour Flanker 1 Prairie Wolf Pack Adam Kleeberger Flanker (1984-03-02)02 March 1984 (aged 30) 37 BC Bears John Moonlight Flanker (1987-07-02)02 July 1987 (aged 26) 11 Ontario Blues Jebb Sinclair Flanker (1986-04-08)08 April 1986 (aged 28) 32 London Irish Tyler Ardron (c) Number 8 (1991-06-16)16 June 1991 (aged 22) 13 Ospreys Phil Mack Scrum-half (1985-09-18)18 September 1985 (aged 28) 18 BC Bears Gordon McRorie Scrum-half 0 Prairie Wolf Pack Nathan Hirayama Fly-half (1988-03-23)23 March 1988 (aged 26) 13 BC Bears Harry Jones Fly-half (1989-08-26)26 August 1989 (aged 24) 9 BC Bears Liam Underwood Fly-half (1991-06-03)03 June 1991 (aged 23) 6 Ontario Blues Nick Blevins Centre (1988-11-11)11 November 1988 (aged 25) 17 Prairie Wolf Pack Ciaran Hearn Centre (1985-12-30)30 December 1985 (aged 28) 33 Atlantic Rock Pat Parfrey Centre (1991-11-01)01 November 1991 (aged 22) 5 Atlantic Rock Jeff Hassler Wing (1991-08-21)21 August 1991 (aged 22) 6 Ospreys D. T. H. van der Merwe Wing (1986-04-28)28 April 1986 (aged 28) 26 Glasgow Warriors Taylor Paris Wing (1992-10-06)06 October 1992 (aged 21) 10 Agen Connor Braid Fullback (1990-05-31)31 May 1990 (aged 24) 9 BC Bears James Pritchard Fullback (1979-07-21)21 July 1979 (aged 34) 54 Bedford Blues

Fiji

Fiji 29-man squad for the 2014 IRB Pacific Nations Cup.^[6]

On 31 May, it was announced that Vereniki Goneva and Levani Botia was withdrawn from the squad due to injury. Watisoni Votu was added to the squad to replace Goneva, while Botia was not replaced.^[7]

Ahead of the final Round 3 match against Samoa, McKee added former footballer Isoa Donaldson to the squad to increase depth in the Fly Half position.^[8]

Note: Flags indicate national union for the club/province as defined by World Rugby.

Player Position Date of Birth (Age) Caps Club/province Sunia Koto Hooker (1980-04-15)15 April 1980 (aged 34) 35 Narbonne Talemaitoga Tuapati Hooker (1984-08-16)16 August 1984 (aged 29) 22 Southland Viliame Veikoso Hooker (1982-04-04)4 April 1982 (aged 32) 27 Suva Leroy Atalifo Prop 0 Suva Isei Colati Prop (1983-12-23)23 December 1983 (aged 30) 0 Nevers Campese Ma'afu Prop (1984-12-19)19 December 1984 (aged 29) 22 Nottingham Manasa Saulo Prop (1989-04-06)6 April 1989 (aged 25) 10 Suva Jerry Yanuyanutawa Prop (1985-04-10)10 April 1985 (aged 29) 13 Glasgow Warriors Wame Lewaravu Lock (1983-09-24)24 September 1983 (aged 30) 24 Stade Montois Apisai Naikatini Lock (1985-04-04)4 April 1985 (aged 29) 15 Brive Leone Nakarawa Lock (1988-04-02)2 April 1988 (aged 26) 19 Glasgow Warriors Rupeni Nasiga Lock (1985-10-08)8 October 1985 (aged 28) 14 Nadroga Apisalome Ratuniyarawa Lock (1983-01-23)23 January 1983 (aged 31) 9 Agen Akapusi Qera (c) Flanker (1984-04-24)24 April 1984 (aged 30) 35 Toulouse Malakai Ravulo Flanker (1983-09-22)22 September 1983 (aged 30) 23 RCJ Farul Constanţa Dominiko Waqaniburotu Flanker (1986-04-20)20 April 1986 (aged 28) 12 Brive Nemani Nagusa Number 8 (1988-06-21)21 June 1988 (aged 25) 3 Nadroga Netani Talei Number 8 (1983-03-19)19 March 1983 (aged 31) 28 Newport Gwent Dragons Nemia Kenatale Scrum-half (1986-01-21)21 January 1986 (aged 28) 25 RCJ Farul Constanţa Nikola Matawalu Scrum-half (1989-03-08)08 March 1989 (aged 25) 15 Glasgow Warriors Isoa Donaldson Fly-half 0 Suva Jonetani Ralulu Fly-half (1986-09-30)30 September 1986 (aged 27) 9 Nadroga Levani Botia Centre (1988-04-28)28 April 1988 (aged 26) 1 La Rochelle Adriu Delai Centre (1984-06-11)11 June 1984 (aged 29) 8 Tarbes Vereniki Goneva Centre (1984-04-05)5 April 1984 (aged 30) 29 Leicester Tigers Nemani Nadolo Centre (1988-01-31)31 January 1988 (aged 26) 11 Crusaders Sireli Bobo Wing (1976-01-28)28 January 1976 (aged 38) 17 La Rochelle Napolioni Nalaga Wing (1986-04-07)7 April 1986 (aged 28) 15 Clermont Waisea Nayacalevu Wing (1990-06-26)26 June 1990 (aged 23) 3 Stade Français Asaeli Tikoirotuma Wing (1986-06-24)24 June 1986 (aged 27) 3 Chiefs Watisoni Votu Wing (1985-03-25)25 March 1985 (aged 29) 7 Perpignan Timoci Nagusa Fullback (1987-07-14)14 July 1987 (aged 26) 16 Montpellier Metuisela Talebula Fullback (1991-05-20)20 May 1991 (aged 23) 7 Bordeaux

Japan

Japanese 28-man squad for the 2014 IRB Pacific Nations Cup.^[9]

Note: Flags indicate national union for the club/province as defined by World Rugby.

Player Position Date of Birth (Age) Caps Club/province Shota Horie Hooker (1986-01-21)21 January 1986 (aged 28) 29 Melbourne Rebels Takeshi Kizu Hooker (1988-07-15)15 July 1988 (aged 25) 27 Kobelco Steelers Kensuke Hatakeyama Prop (1985-08-02)2 August 1985 (aged 28) 54 Suntory Sungoliath Hisateru Hirashima Prop (1983-01-05)5 January 1983 (aged 31) 32 Kobelco Steelers Masataka Mikami Prop (1988-06-04)4 June 1988 (aged 26) 18 Toshiba Brave Lupus Hiroshi Yamashita Prop (1986-01-01)1 January 1986 (aged 28) 34 Kobelco Steelers Shoji Ito Lock (1980-12-02)2 December 1980 (aged 33) 23 Kobelco Steelers Justin Ives Lock (1984-05-24)24 May 1984 (aged 30) 20 Canon Eagles Shinya Makabe Lock (1987-03-26)26 March 1987 (aged 27) 24 Suntory Sungoliath Hitoshi Ono Lock (1978-05-06)6 May 1978 (aged 36) 82 Toshiba Brave Lupus Luke Thompson Lock (1981-04-16)16 April 1981 (aged 33) 45 Kintetsu Liners Kyosuke Horie Flanker (1990-07-11)11 July 1990 (aged 23) 2 Yamaha Júbilo Michael Leitch (c) Flanker (1988-10-07)7 October 1988 (aged 25) 34 Toshiba Brave Lupus Hendrik Tui Flanker (1987-12-13)13 December 1987 (aged 26) 22 Suntory Sungoliath Ryu Holani Number 8 (1981-10-25)25 October 1981 (aged 32) 32 Panasonic Wild Knights Takashi Kikutani Number 8 (1980-02-24)24 February 1980 (aged 34) 68 Saracens Atsushi Hiwasa Scrum-half (1987-05-22)22 May 1987 (aged 27) 35 Suntory Sungoliath Fumiaki Tanaka Scrum-half (1985-01-03)3 January 1985 (aged 29) 41 Highlanders Ryoto Nakamura Fly-half (1991-06-03)3 June 1991 (aged 23) 4 Teikyo University Harumichi Tatekawa Fly-half (1989-12-02)2 December 1989 (aged 24) 23 Brumbies Kotaro Matsushima Centre (1993-02-23)23 February 1993 (aged 21) 4 Suntory Sungoliath Male Sa'u Centre (1987-10-13)13 October 1987 (aged 26) 15 Melbourne Rebels Yuu Tamura Centre (1989-01-09)9 January 1989 (aged 25) 22 NEC Green Rockets Yoshikazu Fujita Wing (1993-09-08)8 September 1993 (aged 20) 17 Waseda University Kenki Fukuoka Wing (1992-09-07)7 September 1992 (aged 21) 9 University of Tsukuba Toshiaki Hirose Wing (1981-10-17)17 October 1981 (aged 32) 20 Toshiba Brave Lupus Akihito Yamada Wing (1986-07-26)26 July 1986 (aged 27) 6 Panasonic Wild Knights Ayumu Goromaru Fullback (1986-03-01)1 March 1986 (aged 28) 38 Yamaha Júbilo

Samoa

Samoa 31-man squad for the 2014 IRB Pacific Nations Cup.^[10]

On 19 June, Joe Tekori was added to the squad to cover the back row.

Note: Flags indicate national union for the club/province as defined by World Rugby.

Player Position Date of Birth (Age) Caps Club/province Ole Avei Hooker (1983-06-13)13 June 1983 (aged 30) 15 Bordeaux Bègles Ti’i Paulo Hooker (1983-01-13)13 January 1983 (aged 31) 17 Clermont Andrew Williams Hooker (1985-06-20)20 June 1985 (aged 28) 9 Marist St. Joseph Census Johnston Prop (1981-05-06)6 May 1981 (aged 33) 42 Toulouse James Johnston Prop (1986-03-06)6 March 1986 (aged 28) 12 Saracens Logovi'i Mulipola Prop (1987-03-11)11 March 1987 (aged 27) 14 Leicester Tigers Anthony Perenise Prop (1982-10-18)18 October 1982 (aged 31) 15 Bath Sakaria Taulafo Prop (1983-01-29)29 January 1983 (aged 31) 26 Stade Français Piula Fa'asalele Lock (1988-01-22)22 January 1988 (aged 26) 2 Castres Fa'atiga Lemalu Lock (1989-04-17)17 April 1989 (aged 25) 9 Fukuoka Sanix Blues Daniel Leo Lock (1982-10-02)2 October 1982 (aged 31) 37 Perpignan Filo Paulo Lock (1987-11-06)6 November 1987 (aged 26) 8 Cardiff Blues Kane Thompson Lock (1982-01-09)9 January 1982 (aged 32) 26 Chiefs Maurie Fa'asavalu Flanker (1980-01-12)12 January 1980 (aged 34) 19 Harlequins Jack Lam Flanker (1987-11-18)18 November 1987 (aged 26) 5 Hurricanes Joe Tekori Flanker (1983-12-17)17 December 1983 (aged 30) 27 Toulouse Ofisa Treviranus Flanker (1984-03-31)31 March 1984 (aged 30) 27 London Irish Faifili Levave Number 8 (1986-01-15)15 January 1986 (aged 28) 2 Hurricanes Taiasina Tuifu'a Number 8 (1984-08-20)20 August 1984 (aged 29) 13 Bordeaux Bègles Vavao Afemai Scrum-half (1992-02-18)18 February 1992 (aged 22) 1 Vaiala Rugby Kahn Fotuali'i Scrum-half (1982-05-22)22 May 1982 (aged 32) 16 Northampton Saints Jeremy Su'a Scrum-half (1988-11-10)10 November 1988 (aged 25) 13 Worcester Warriors Patrick Fa'apale Fly-half (1991-03-05)5 March 1991 (aged 23) 1 Vaiala Rugby Tusi Pisi Fly-half (1982-06-18)18 June 1982 (aged 31) 18 Suntory Sungoliath Alapati Leiua Centre (1988-09-21)21 September 1988 (aged 25) 5 Hurricanes Johnny Leota Centre (1984-01-21)21 January 1984 (aged 30) 10 Sale Sharks Tua Otto Centre (1985-07-23)23 July 1985 (aged 28) 9 Bristol George Pisi Centre (1986-06-29)29 June 1986 (aged 27) 14 Northampton Saints David Lemi (c) Wing (1982-02-10)10 February 1982 (aged 32) 36 Worcester Warriors Anitelea Tuilagi Wing (1981-02-24)24 February 1981 (aged 33) 30 Vaiala Rugby Brando Va'aulu Wing (1987-05-03)3 May 1987 (aged 27) 6 Sunnybank Rugby Fa'atoina Autagavaia Fullback (1988-09-18)18 September 1988 (aged 25) 8 Northampton Saints

Tonga

Tonga's 29-man squad for the 2014 IRB Pacific Nations Cup.^[11]

Note: Flags indicate national union for the club/province as defined by World Rugby.

Player Position Date of Birth (Age) Caps Club/province Paul Ngauamo Hooker (1990-02-19)19 February 1990 (aged 24) 0 Sydenham R.F.C. Suliasi Taufalele Hooker (1988-08-12)12 August 1988 (aged 25) 2 Counties Manukau Eddie Aholelei Prop (1981-12-03)3 December 1981 (aged 32) 4 Melbourne Rebels Ofa Fainga'anuku Prop (1982-12-05)5 December 1982 (aged 31) 2 Worcester Warriors Tevita Mailau Prop (1985-04-25)25 April 1985 (aged 29) 8 Stade Montois Sila Puafisi Prop (1988-04-15)15 April 1988 (aged 26) 8 Gloucester Kama Sakalia Prop (1985-08-23)23 August 1985 (aged 28) 5 Marist 'Apifo'ou Josh Afu Lock (1987-02-21)21 February 1987 (aged 27) 15 Kamaishi Seawaves Lisiate Fa'aoso Lock (1983-03-18)18 March 1983 (aged 31) 12 Bayonne Daniel Faleafa Lock (1989-02-13)13 February 1989 (aged 25) 2 Randwick Semisi Taulava Lock (1983-02-26)26 February 1983 (aged 31) 0 Worcester Warriors Viliami Fihaki Flanker (1987-01-17)17 January 1987 (aged 27) 3 Sale Sharks Steve Mafi Flanker (1989-12-09)9 December 1989 (aged 24) 9 Leicester Tigers Pasuka Mapakaitolo Flanker (1980-04-27)27 April 1980 (aged 34) 3 Kobelco Steelers Opeti Fonua Number 8 (1986-05-26)26 May 1986 (aged 28) 5 Bayonne Nili Latu (c) Number 8 (1982-02-19)19 February 1982 (aged 32) 37 Green Rockets Viliami Ma'afu Number 8 (1982-03-09)9 March 1982 (aged 32) 16 Oyonnax Samisoni Fisilau Scrum-half (1987-11-29)29 November 1987 (aged 26) 13 Bay of Plenty Sonatane Takulua Scrum-half (1991-01-11)11 January 1991 (aged 23) 0 Northland Fangatapu Apikotoa Fly-half (1983-08-31)31 August 1983 (aged 30) 28 Marist 'Apifo'ou Latiume Fosita Fly-half (1992-07-25)25 July 1992 (aged 21) 3 Northland Fraser Anderson Centre (1984-04-20)20 April 1984 (aged 30) 2 Kobelco Steelers Viliami Hakalo Centre (1987-04-12)12 April 1987 (aged 27) 6 Toa Saracens Siale Piutau Centre (1985-10-13)13 October 1985 (aged 28) 14 Yamaha Júbilo Alaska Taufa Centre (1983-07-24)24 July 1983 (aged 30) 10 Akita Northern Bullets William Helu Wing (1986-04-19)19 April 1986 (aged 28) 18 London Wasps Fetu'u Vainikolo Wing (1985-01-30)30 January 1985 (aged 29) 12 Exeter Chiefs David Halaifonua Fullback (1987-07-05)5 July 1987 (aged 26) 7 Hofoa Otulea Katoa Fullback (1991-04-26)26 April 1991 (aged 23) 7 Grammar Teachers

United States

United States 40-man roster for the 2014 IRB Pacific Nations Cup.^[12] Caps are current as of June 1, 2014.

Note: Head coach Tolkin, will weekly reduce the squad to 28 for each test.

Note: Flags indicate national union for the club/province as defined by World Rugby.

Player Position Date of Birth (Age) Caps Club/province Tom Coolican Hooker (1988-08-26)26 August 1988 (aged 25) 2 Richmond Zach Fenoglio Hooker (1989-07-29)29 July 1989 (aged 24) 7 Glendale Raptors Phil Thiel Hooker (1984-10-29)29 October 1984 (aged 29) 19 Life University TC Elliott Prop 0 OPSB Eric Fry Prop (1987-09-14)14 September 1987 (aged 26) 23 Newcastle Falcons Olive Kilifi Prop (1986-09-28)28 September 1986 (aged 27) 4 OPSB Titi Lamositele Prop (1995-02-11)11 February 1995 (aged 19) 5 Saracens Shawn Pittman Prop (1988-01-22)22 January 1988 (aged 26) 30 OPSB Nicholas Wallace Prop (1989-10-16)16 October 1989 (aged 24) 7 James Bay Nick Civetta Lock (1989-11-05)5 November 1989 (aged 24) 0 Lazio Rugby Brian Doyle Lock (1984-02-28)28 February 1984 (aged 30) 15 NYAC Graham Harriman Lock (1987-02-23)23 February 1987 (aged 27) 4 James Bay Samu Manoa Lock (1985-03-05)5 March 1985 (aged 29) 7 Northampton Saints Hayden Smith Lock (1985-04-10)10 April 1985 (aged 29) 19 Saracens Louis Stanfill Lock (1985-05-30)30 May 1985 (aged 29) 45 OPSB Tai Tuisamoa Lock (1980-08-28)28 August 1980 (aged 33) 2 London Welsh Todd Clever (c) Flanker (1983-01-16)16 January 1983 (aged 31) 56 NTT Shining Arcs Scott LaValla Flanker (1988-07-04)4 July 1988 (aged 25) 23 Stade Français Ben Pinkelman Flanker 0 Denver Barbarians Kyle Sumsion Flanker (1990-01-24)24 January 1990 (aged 24) 2 Brigham Young Univ. Danny Barrett Number 8 (1990-03-23)23 March 1990 (aged 24) 0 SFGG Cam Dolan Number 8 (1990-03-07)7 March 1990 (aged 24) 8 Northampton Saints Matt Trouville Number 8 0 OPSB Nate Augspurger Scrum-half 0 USA Eagles Sevens Mike Petri Scrum-half (1984-08-16)16 August 1984 (aged 29) 41 NYAC Garrett Brewer Fly-half 0 Saint Mary's Gaels Adam Siddall Fly-half (1988-07-27)27 July 1988 (aged 25) 6 Belmont Shore Shalom Suniula Fly-half (1988-05-06)6 May 1988 (aged 26) 2 Belmont Shore Troy Hall Centre (1982-02-16) 16 February 1982 2 NYAC Seamus Kelly Centre (1991-05-30)30 May 1991 (aged 23) 8 California Golden Bears Chad London Centre (1988-09-27)27 September 1988 (aged 25) 0 Glendale Raptors Folau Niua Centre (1985-01-27)27 January 1985 (aged 29) 6 Glasgow Warriors Andrew Suniula Centre (1982-09-29)29 September 1982 (aged 31) 28 London Wasps Miles Craigwell Wing (1986-03-24)24 March 1986 (aged 28) 0 OPSB Luke Hume Wing (1988-01-26)26 January 1988 (aged 26) 15 RC Narbonne Tim Maupin Wing (1989-03-23)23 March 1989 (aged 25) 3 Olympic Club Thretton Palamo Wing (1988-09-22)22 September 1988 (aged 25) 3 University of Utah Blaine Scully Wing (1988-02-29)29 February 1988 (aged 26) 17 Leicester Tigers Brett Thompson Wing (1990-08-16)16 August 1990 (aged 23) 0 Tempe RC Chris Wyles Fullback (1983-09-13)13 September 1983 (aged 30) 41 Saracens

See also

• 2014 mid-year rugby union tests
• 2014 IRB Nations Cup
• 2014 IRB Tbilisi Cup

References

External links

• IRB Pacific Nations Cup

Pacific Nations Cup 2015 teams Canada Fiji Japan Samoa Tonga United States Former teams Australia A Junior All Blacks New Zealand Māori Seasons 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 World Rugby