Matches played 12 | Teams 6 | |
Date 18 July - 3 August 2015 Attendance 70,785 (5,899 per match) |
The 2015 World Rugby Pacific Nations Cup was the tenth edition of the World Rugby Pacific Nations Cup (formerly known as the IRB Pacific Nations Cup), an annual international rugby union tournament. The 2015 title was contested between the Tier 2 nations of Canada, Fiji, Japan, Samoa, Tonga and the United States.
Contents
Due to the 2015 Rugby World Cup, the tournament took place in July and August with all teams having access to overseas players. Like the 2014 IRB Pacific Nations Cup, the six teams were divided into two pools, but instead of playing each team from the same pool like in 2014, each team played the three teams from the opposing pool. Following the three rounds of cross pool matches, the six teams were seeded one through to six and played in three final play-offs to determine who finishes first to sixth. The final was contested between Fiji and Samoa, who had previously drawn 30–30 during the Cross-pool matches. Fiji won the final 39–29, scoring 6 tries to claim their second title.
Venues
Five venues will be used:
Fixtures
The full match schedule was announced on 19 February 2015.
Round 1
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Round 2
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Round 3
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5th Place play-off
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Squads
Note: Number of caps and players' ages are indicated as of 18 July 2015 – the tournament's opening day, pre first tournament match.
Canada
Canada's 36-man squad for the 2015 World Rugby Pacific Nations Cup.
Phil Mack, John Moonlight and Nathan Hirayama were late additions to the squad.
Harry Jones and Conor Trainor were added to the squad ahead of the Samoan match.
Nanyak Dala and Jake Ilnicki were added to the squad ahead of the United States final match.
Note: Flags indicate national union for the club/province as defined by World Rugby.