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With their 50-19 victory over Tonga in Nuku'alofa, Fiji has taken the top spot in Pool A of the Pacific Nations Cup.
The result also ensured that Samoa would be #2.
PNC Scores so far:
Samoa 16 Fiji 42
Canada 28 Japan 55
Tonga 17 Samoa 43
Canada 15 USA 28
Fiji 50 Tonga 19
The Heart of America Conference kicks off with Iowa State at Iowa on Friday, but there’s plenty more to come.
It is a big weekend in what is mostly the preseason in Men's D1A, NCR D1, and D1AA rugby.
Everyone is still testing each other out ... although we do have the Heart of America coming into the regular season (we'll take a closer look at them in an upcoming article).
The Liberty Conference and the Mid-American also gets going.
After a fairly robust opening weekend last week, NIRA eases off a bit with several cross-divisional games.
Of the six games on the slate, four are across divisions.
USA Men's 15s Head Coach Scott Peterson has made only two changes from last week as the USA gets set to face Japan in Tokyo.
This is the final game of pool play for the Asahi Dry Pacific Nations Cup (the Pool A final game, Tonga vs Fiji, is tonight). Both teams have secured a semifinal spot, so it's really a case of seing who will win the pool.