International Rugby News
Here are the latest Pacific Nations Cup standings with one more round to go.
July 29 in Toronto USA takes on Tonga, Fiji plays Japan, and Samoa plays Canada.
The USA Men's 15s National Team held on in a thrilling and weird game to beat Japan 23-18 in the Pacific Nations Cup.
USA players Japan in the 2nd round of games in the Pacific Nations Cup. The game kicks off at 8pm Pacific Time Friday, July 24.
You can watch it online at ESPN3 here.
Can the USA beat Japan?
That’s the big question, to be answered tonight at Bonney Field in Sacramento.
The USA doesn’t get a full week between games in the Pacific Nations Cup, given that they played on Saturday and now play tonight, the following Friday.
That means that the Eagles has a recovery day on Sunday, and a captain’s run on Thursday, leaving them just Monday-Wednesday for on-field work, and usually there’s time off schedule in that.