GRR: Eagle Men
OSAKA, Japan—Offensive woes continued for the USA men's national team as they lost 18-13 to Samoa in the Pacific Nations Cup 3rd-4th game.
USA vs Samoa Saturday is potentially a study in contrasts.
The USA will be looking to leverage an expected superiority in set piece and strong defense against a Samoan team that is elusive and adventurous.
USA vs Samoa KO 3AM Saturday, Sept. 21 on Peacock
We’ve been looking at the stats:
USA Men's 15s Head Coach Scott Lawrence has made several changes to the USA lineup as they look to face Samoa in the 3rd-place game in the Pacific Nations Cup.
While Japan plays Fiji for the championship, and Tonga has already won 5th over Canada. The 3rd-4th game between USA and Samoa will be live on Peacock on Saturday morning at 3AM.
The USA will play Samoa for 3rd in the Pacific Nations Cup; we know this now that Japan defeated Samoa in the second semifinal on Sunday.
Semifinals:
Fiji 22 USA 3
Japan 49 Samoa 27
5th-6th Game:
Tonga 30 Canada 17
3rd-4th Game: USA vs Samoa September 21 3AM ET
Final: Japan vs Fiji September 21 6AM ET
Fiji defeated a very brave and tenacious USA team 22-3 Saturday evening in Tokyo, securing a place in the Pacific Nations Cup final.
The USA will play the loser of tomorrow’s Japan-vs-Samoa game for 3rd in a week.