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Rugby: Pacific Nations Cup

Screenshot shows Japan rugby head coach Eddie Jones holding an online press conference on Aug. 28, 2025, ahead of a Pacific Nations Cup Group B match against Canada on Aug. 30.

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Rugby: Japan head coach Jones

Screenshot shows Japan rugby head coach Eddie Jones holding an online press conference on Aug. 14, 2025, ahead of the Pacific Nations Cup starting in late August.

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Rugby: Japan vs. Samoa

Japan players acknowledge the crowd after beating Samoa in a Pacific Nations Cup semifinal at Tokyo's Prince Chichibu Memorial Rugby Ground on Sept. 15, 2024.

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Rugby: Japan coach Jamie Joseph

MIYAZAKI, Japan, July 17 Kyodo - Japan rugby coach Jamie Joseph speaks at the team's training site in Miyazaki on July 17, 2019, ahead of the Pacific Nations Cup starting July 27 in the run-up to the Rugby World Cup.

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Pacific Nations Cup rugby

NAGOYA, Japan - Japan's Ayumu Goromaru scores on a try during the second half of an IRB Pacific Nations Cup rugby match against Canada at Mizuho Stadium in Aichi Prefecture on June 19, 2013. Japan beat Canada 16-13.

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Japan falls to Tonga in Pacific Nations Cup

TOKYO, Japan - Yamaha Motor Jubilo fullback Ayumu Goromaru of Japan (back R) smiles after scoring a game-tying try two minutes into the second half of a rugby match against Tonga in the Pacific Nations Cup at Prince Chichibu Memorial Ground in Tokyo on June 10, 2012. Japan lost 24-20.

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Japanese national rugby team's Tanaka in practice session

The Japanese national rugby team's Fumiaki Tanaka takes part in a practice session in Toronto on July 27, 2015, before playing against Fiji in the Pacific Nations Cup in the Canadian city on July 29. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan edged out of PNC final spot by Fiji

Japan captain Michael Leitch is tackled by a Fijian player in their Pacific Nations Cup rugby match at BMO Field in Toronto, Canada, on July 29, 2015. Japan lost 27-22 and saw their hopes of a place in the final disappear. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan edged out of PNC final spot by Fiji

Kotaro Matsushima of Japan is tackled by Vereniki Goneva of Fiji as Yu Tamura looks for the offload in their Pacific Nations Cup rugby match at BMO Field in Toronto, Canada, on July 29, 2015. Japan lost 27-22 and saw their hopes of a place in the final disappear. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan edged out of PNC final spot by Fiji

Ayumu Goromaru converts a penalty goal in the first half of Japan's 27-22 loss to Fiji in a Pacific Nations Cup match at BMO Field in Toronto, Canada, on July 29, 2015. Japan saw their hopes of a place in the final disappear. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan winger Yamada scores try in Rugby Pacific Nations Cup game

Winger Akihito Yamada of Japan's national rugby union team scores a try just before the end of the first half during a World Rugby Pacific Nations Cup match against the United States in Sacrament, California, on July 25, 2015. The United States defeated Japan 23-18. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Matsushima of Japan goes on offensive against Canada in PNC opener

Kotaro Matsushima (2nd from R) of Japan's national rugby union team goes on the offensive against Canada in a World Rugby Pacific Nations Cup opener in San Jose in the U.S. state of California on July 19, 2015. Japan beat Canada 20-6. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan beat Canada to start Pacific Nations Cup

Yoshikazu Fujita of Japan scores a try during the first half of an opening match against Canada at the Pacific Nations Cup in San Jose, California, on July 18, 2015. Japan won 20-6. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan beat Canada to start Pacific Nations Cup

Kotaro Matsushima of Japan forces his way through Canada's defense during the first half of an opening match of the Pacific Nations Cup, in San Jose, California, on July 18, 2015. Japan won 20-6. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Jones names 37-man squad for Pacific Nations Cup

Japan rugby coach Eddie Jones speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on June 29, 2015. Jones named a 37-man squad for the Pacific Nations Cup in July and August as the countdown to the World Cup continues. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Rugby: Pacific Nations Cup

Japan players cerebrate after winning the Pacific Nations Cup title with a 34-20 victory over the United States at ANZ Stadium in Suva, Fiji, on Aug. 10, 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Rugby: Pacific Nations Cup

Yu Tamura of Japan kicks a conversion in the first half of a Pacific Nations Cup rugby match against Tonga on Aug. 3, 2019, at Hanazono Rugby Stadium in Osaka Prefecture, western Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Rugby: Pacific Nations Cup

Yu Tamura of Japan kicks a conversion in the first half of a Pacific Nations Cup rugby match against Tonga on Aug. 3, 2019, at Hanazono Rugby Stadium in Osaka Prefecture, western Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Rugby: Japan coach Jamie Joseph

Japan rugby coach Jamie Joseph speaks at the team's training site in Miyazaki on June 17, 2019, ahead of the Pacific Nations Cup starting July 27 in the run-up to the Rugby World Cup. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan rugby team practices ahead of match against Fiji

Japan captain Michael Leitch (C) trains with the team in Toronto on July 27, 2015, in preparation for their Pacific Nations Cup rugby match in the Canadian city against Fiji. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Goromaru to lead Japan in PNC opener

Ayumu Goromaru runs with the ball in an intrasquad training game of the Brave Blossoms national rugby team in Miyazaki, southwestern Japan, on June 20, 2015. Goromaru will captain Japan when they open their Pacific Nations Cup campaign against Canada on July 18 in San Jose, California. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan national rugby team in training session

Akihito Yamada is tackled during a Japan national rugby team training session in the southwestern Japan city of Miyazaki on July 9, 2015. The Brave Blossoms' training session took place before their trip to North America for the Pacific Nations Cup. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan national rugby team in training session

Michael Broadhurst takes part in a defense drill during a Japan national rugby team training session in the southwestern Japan city of Miyazaki on July 9, 2015. The Brave Blossoms' training session took place before their trip to North America for the Pacific Nations Cup. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan national rugby team in training session

Yu Tamura runs with the ball during a Japan national rugby team training session in the southwestern Japan city of Miyazaki on July 9, 2015. The Brave Blossoms' training session took place before their trip to North America for the Pacific Nations Cup. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan national rugby team in training session

Akihito Yamada is tackled during a Japan national rugby team training session in the southwestern Japan city of Miyazaki on July 9, 2015. The Brave Blossoms' training session took place before their trip to North America for the Pacific Nations Cup. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan rugby player Fumiaki Tanaka

Japan's Fumiaki Tanaka (L) is pictured during a Pacific Nations Cup match against the United States on Aug. 10, 2019, in Suva, Fiji. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Rugby World Cup in Japan

People watch a Pacific Nations Cup rugby match between Japan and Tonga in Osaka at a public-viewing site in Tokyo on Aug. 3, 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Rugby: Japan's World Cup squad

Photo taken July 27, 2019, shows Yu Tamura playing for Japan in a Pacific Nations Cup rugby match against Fiji in Japan. Tamura was named to the host country's 31-man Rugby World Cup squad on Aug. 29. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Rugby: Japan's World Cup squad

Photo taken Aug. 10, 2019, shows Ryohei Yamanaka playing for Japan in a Pacific Nations Cup rugby match against the United States in Fiji. Yamanaka was named to the host country's 31-man Rugby World Cup squad on Aug. 29. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Rugby: Japan's World Cup squad

Photo taken July 27, 2019, shows Timothy Lafaele playing for Japan in a Pacific Nations Cup rugby match against Fiji. Lafaele was named to the host country's 31-man Rugby World Cup squad on Aug. 29. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Rugby: Japan's World Cup squad

Photo taken July 27, 2019, shows Ryoto Nakamura playing for Japan in a Pacific Nations Cup rugby match against Fiji in Japan. Nakamura was named to the host country's 31-man Rugby World Cup squad on Aug. 29. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Rugby: Japan's World Cup squad

Photo taken July 27, 2019, shows William Tupou playing for Japan in a Pacific Nations Cup rugby match against Fiji in Japan. Tupou was named to the host country's 31-man Rugby World Cup squad on Aug. 29. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Rugby: Japan's World Cup squad

Photo taken July 27, 2019, shows Lomano Lava Lemeki playing for Japan in a Pacific Nations Cup rugby match against Fiji in Japan. Lemeki was named to the host country's 31-man Rugby World Cup squad on Aug. 29. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Rugby: Japan's World Cup squad

Photo taken July 27, 2019, shows Rikiya Matsuda playing for Japan in a Pacific Nations Cup rugby match against Fiji in Japan. Matsuda was named to the host country's 31-man Rugby World Cup squad on Aug. 29. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Rugby: Japan's World Cup squad

Photo taken Aug. 10, 2019, shows Yutaka Nagare playing for Japan in a Pacific Nations Cup rugby match against the United States in Fiji. Nagare was named to the host country's 31-man Rugby World Cup squad on Aug. 29. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Rugby: Japan's World Cup squad

Photo taken July 27, 2019, shows Kaito Shigeno playing for Japan in a Pacific Nations Cup rugby match against Fiji in Japan. Shigeno was named to the host country's 31-man Rugby World Cup squad on Aug. 29. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Rugby: Japan's World Cup squad

Photo taken July 27, 2019, shows Amanaki Lelei Mafi playing for Japan in a Pacific Nations Cup rugby match against Fiji. Mafi was named to the host country's 31-man Rugby World Cup squad on Aug. 29. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Rugby: Japan's World Cup squad

Photo taken Aug. 10, 2019, shows Hendrik Tui playing for Japan in a Pacific Nations Cup rugby match against the United States in Fuji. Tui was named to the host country's 31-man Rugby World Cup squad on Aug. 29. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Rugby: Japan's World Cup squad

Photo taken July 27, 2019, shows James Moore playing for Japan in a Pacific Nations Cup rugby match against Fiji in Japan. Moore was named to the host country's 31-man Rugby World Cup squad on Aug. 29. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Rugby: Japan's World Cup squad

Photo taken Aug. 10, 2019, shows Uwe Helu playing for Japan in a Pacific Nations Cup rugby match against the United States in Fiji. Helu was named to the host country's 31-man Rugby World Cup squad on Aug. 29. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Rugby: Japan's World Cup squad

Photo taken July 27, 2019, shows Pieter Labuschagne playing for Japan in a Pacific Nations Cup rugby match against Fiji in Japan. Labuschagne was named to the host country's 31-man Rugby World Cup squad on Aug. 29. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Rugby: Japan's World Cup squad

Photo taken July 27, 2019, shows Wimpie van der Walt playing for Japan in a Pacific Nations Cup rugby match against Fiji in Japan. Van der Walt was named to the host country's 31-man Rugby World Cup squad on Aug. 29. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Rugby: Japan's World Cup squad

Photo taken July 27, 2019, shows Atsushi Sakate playing for Japan in a Pacific Nations Cup rugby match against Fiji in Japan. Sakate was named to the host country's 31-man Rugby World Cup squad on Aug. 29. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Rugby: Japan's World Cup squad

Photo taken Aug. 10, 2019, shows Asaeli Ai Valu playing for Japan in a Pacific Nations Cup rugby match against the United States in Fiji. Valu was named to the host country's 31-man Rugby World Cup squad on Aug. 29. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Rugby: Japan's World Cup squad

Photo taken July 27, 2019, shows Yusuke Kizu playing for Japan in a Pacific Nations Cup rugby match against Fiji in Japan. Kizu was named to the host country's 31-man Rugby World Cup squad on Aug. 29. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Rugby: Japan's World Cup squad

Photo taken Aug. 10, 2019, shows Keita Inagaki playing for Japan in a Pacific Nations Cup rugby match against the United States in Fiji. Inagaki was named to the host country's 31-man Rugby World Cup squad on Aug. 29. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Rugby: Japan's World Cup squad

Photo taken July 27, 2019, shows Luke Thompson playing for Japan in a Pacific Nations Cup rugby match against Fiji in Japan. Thompson was named to the host country's 31-man Rugby World Cup squad on Aug. 29. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Rugby: Japan's World Cup squad

Photo taken Aug. 10, 2019, shows Kotaro Matsushima playing for Japan in a Pacific Nations Cup rugby match against the United States in Fiji. Matsushima was named to the host country's 31-man Rugby World Cup squad on Aug. 29. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Rugby: Japan's World Cup squad

Photo taken Aug. 10, 2019, shows Kenki Fukuoka playing for Japan in a Pacific Nations Cup rugby match against the United States in Fiji. Fukuoka was named to the host country's 31-man Rugby World Cup squad on Aug. 29. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Rugby: Japan's World Cup squad

Photo taken Aug. 10, 2019, shows Kazuki Himeno playing for Japan in a Pacific Nations Cup rugby match against the United States in Fiji. Himeno was named to the host country's 31-man Rugby World Cup squad on Aug. 29. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo