2014 IRB Pacific Nations Cup

2014 IRB Pacific Nations Cup
Tournament details
Countries	Canada   Fiji   Japan   Samoa   Tonga   United States
Tournament format(s)	Round-robin
Date	7–21 June 2014
Tournament statistics
Matches played	6
Attendance	46,986 (7,831 per match)
Tries scored	37 (6.17 per match)
Top point scorer(s)	Ayumu Goromaru (Japan) 36 points [1]
Top try scorer(s)	Blaine Scully (United States) 5 tries [1]
Final
Champions	Japan (Asia/Pacific conf) (2nd title)   Samoa (Pacific Islands conf) (3rd title)
Runners-up	United States (Asia/Pacific conf)   Fiji (Pacific Islands conf)
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The 2014 IRB Pacific Nations Cup, was the ninth edition of the IRB Pacific Nations Cup, the annual Tier 2 Rugby union tournament. Unlike previous competitions, the tournament was divided into two conferences of three teams each, with no interconference matches. Samoa emerged as the winner of the Pacific Islands conference title ahead of Fiji and Tonga, ^{[2] [3]} while Japan took out the Asia/Pacific conference remaining undefeated ahead of United States and Canada. ^[3]

Format

Each team played each other once in their respective conferences, with no interconference matches. Four points were awarded for a win, two points for a draw and one point for a bonus point; the bonus point being awarded should a team score four or more tries in a match, or for a loss by seven points or less. The winner of each conferences was the team with the most log points, with tiebreakers being the head to-head results between teams equal on log points, followed points difference for-and-against. ^[3]

As the three-week tournament coincided with the three-week June international window, players were able to be released from their clubs for their national teams. When a team was not in action in either conference, they played host to a touring Tier 1 nation from Europe. In Round 1, the United States hosted Scotland, while Fiji hosted Italy. In Round 2, Canada played Scotland, and Samoa played Italy. In Round 3, Japan hosted Italy and Tonga played a Pacific Barbarians side. ^{[4] [5]}

The full match schedule was announced on 9 April 2014. ^[6]

Asia/Pacific conference

Table

	Team	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	Points For	Points Against	Points Diff	Tries For	Tries Against	Try Bonus	Losing Bonus	Points
1	Japan (12)	2	2	0	0	71	54	+17	7	7	1	0	9
2	United States (18)	2	1	0	1	67	72	–5	8	9	2	0	6
3	Canada (15)	2	0	0	2	60	72	–12	8	7	1	1	2
Points breakdown: *4 points for a win *2 points for a draw *1 bonus point for a loss by seven points or less *1 bonus point for scoring four or more tries in a match Pre-tournament rankings are in parentheses. Source: IRB [7] Updated: 15 June 2014

Fixtures

Round 1

7 June 2014 18:00 PST (UTC-08)

Canada	25–34	Japan
Try: Hearn 7' m Moonlight 35' c Paris 38' c Con: Pritchard (2/3) 37', 39' Pen: Pritchard (2/2) 18', 32'	Report [8]	Try: Fujita 42' m Tamura 63' c Tui 72' c Con: Goromaru (2/3) 64', 73' Pen: Goromaru (5/5) 13', 15', 28', 56', 80'

Swangard Stadium, Burnaby, British Columbia [6] Attendance: 6,382 Referee: Leighton Hodges (Wales)

Team details

FB 15 James Pritchard RW 14 Jeff Hassler OC 13 Ciaran Hearn  68' IC 12 Nick Blevins LW 11 Taylor Paris FH 10 Harry Jones  73' SH 9 Gordon McRorie  56' N8 8 Tyler Ardron (c) OF 7 John Moonlight BF 6 Adam Kleeberger  51' RL 5 Jamie Cudmore LL 4 Tyler Hotson  75' TP 3 Jason Marshall  59' HK 2 Ray Barkwill  75' LP 1 Hubert Buydens  56' Replacements: PR 16 Andrew Tiedemann  56' FL 17 Aaron Carpenter  51' PR 18 Jake Illnicki  59' LK 19 Jon Phelan  75' HK 20 Benoît Piffero  75' SH 21 Phil Mack  56' FB 22 Connor Braid  73' WG 23 D. T. H. van der Merwe  68' Coach: Kieran Crowley FB 15 Ayumu Goromaru RW 14 Yoshikazu Fujita  43' OC 13 Male Sa'u IC 12 Yuu Tamura LW 11 Akihito Yamada FH 10 Harumichi Tatekawa SH 9 Fumiaki Tanaka N8 8 Koliniasi Holani 35' to 40'  61' OF 7 Michael Leitch (c)  78' BF 6 Justin Ives 9' to 13' RL 5 Luke Thompson LL 4 Hitoshi Ono  51' TP 3 Kensuke Hatakeyama  72' HK 2 Shota Horie 32' to 42' LP 1 Masataka Mikami 53' to 63'  74' Replacements: PR 16 Hisateru Hirashima  53'  63'  74' HK 17 Takeshi Kizu  35'  40' PR 18 Hiroshi Yamashita  72' LK 19 Shoji Ito  51' LK 20 Shinya Makabe  78' FL 21 Hendrik Tui  9'  13'  61' SH 22 Atsushi Hiwasa WG 23 Toshiaki Hirose  43' Coach: Eddie Jones Man of the Match: Taylor Paris (Canada) Touch judges: Greg Garner (England) Nick Ricono (United States)

Notes:

• Gordon McRorie made his international debut for Canada.

Round 2

14 June 2014 19:30 PDT (UTC-07)

United States	29–37	Japan
Try: Dolan 9' c Scully (3) 32' c, 61' c, 68' m Con: Wyles (3/4) 10', 33', 22' Pen: Wyles (1/1) 23'	Report [9]	Try: Tanaka 13' c Yamada 27' c Holani (2) 43' c, 54' c Con: Goromaru (4/4) 14', 29', 44', 55' Pen: Goromaru (3/4) 20', 50', 75'

StubHub Center, Carson, California [6] Attendance: 5,100 Referee: Greg Garner (England)

Team details

FB 15 Chris Wyles RW 14 Blaine Scully OC 13 Folau Niua IC 12 Seamus Kelly LW 11 Tim Maupin FH 10 Shalom Suniula SH 9 Mike Petri N8 8 Cam Dolan  50' OF 7 Todd Clever (c)  65' BF 6 Danny Barrett RL 5 Scott LaValla LL 4 Samu Manoa TP 3 Olive Kilifi  55' HK 2 Phil Thiel  59' LP 1 Nicholas Wallace  55' Replacements: HK 16 Tom Coolican  59' PR 17 Eric Fry  55' PR 18 Titi Lamositele  55' LK 19 Louis Stanfill  50' FL 20 Kyle Sumsion  65' CE 21 Chad London WG 22 Thretton Palamo WG 23 Miles Craigwell Coach: Mike Tolkin FB 15 Ayumu Goromaru RW 14 Akihito Yamada OC 13 Male Sa'u IC 12 Yuu Tamura LW 11 Kenki Fukuoka FH 10 Harumichi Tatekawa SH 9 Fumiaki Tanaka  64' N8 8 Koliniasi Holani  58' OF 7 Michael Leitch (c) BF 6 Justin Ives RL 5 Luke Thompson  70' LL 4 Shoji Ito  58' TP 3 Kensuke Hatakeyama HK 2 Shota Horie LP 1 Masataka Mikami  55' Replacements: PR 16 Hisateru Hirashima  55' HK 17 Takeshi Kizu PR 18 Hiroshi Yamashita LK 19 Shinya Makabe  70' LK 20 Hitoshi Ono  58' FL 21 Hendrik Tui  58' SH 22 Atsushi Hiwasa  64' WG 23 Toshiaki Hirose Coach: Eddie Jones Touch judges: Leighton Hodges (Wales) Francisco Pastrana (Argentina)

Round 3

21 June 2014 15:00 PDT (UTC-07)

United States	38–35	Canada
Try: Scully (2) 26' m, 60' c Wyles 31' c Thompson 70' c Con: Wyles (3/4) 32', 61', 71' Pen: Wyles (4/4) 5', 11', 52', 68'	Report [10]	Try: Jones (2) 22' c, 43' c Carpenter 36' c Pritchard 39' c Hearn 40' c Con: Pritchard (5/5) 24', 36', 39', 40', 44'

Bonney Field, Sacramento, California [6] Attendance: 7,804 Referee: Stuart Berry (South Africa)

Team details

FB 15 Chris Wyles  75' RW 14 Blaine Scully OC 13 Seamus Kelly IC 12 Thretton Palamo  44' LW 11 Brett Thompson FH 10 Shalom Suniula SH 9 Mike Petri N8 8 Danny Barrett OF 7 Scott LaValla 80' to 80' BF 6 Todd Clever (c) RL 5 Hayden Smith  63' LL 4 Samu Manoa TP 3 Olive Kilifi  48' HK 2 Phil Thiel  47' LP 1 Nicholas Wallace  71' Replacements: HK 16 Tom Coolican  47' PR 17 Eric Fry  71' PR 18 Titi Lamositele  48' LK 19 Louis Stanfill  63' FL 20 Kyle Sumsion CE 21 Folau Niua  44' CE 22 Chad London WG 23 Luke Hume  75' Coach: Mike Tolkin FB 15 James Pritchard RW 14 Jeff Hassler  40' OC 13 Ciaran Hearn IC 12 Connor Braid LW 11 D. T. H. van der Merwe FH 10 Harry Jones SH 9 Phil Mack 9' to 19'  34' N8 8 Tyler Ardron (c)  56' OF 7 John Moonlight BF 6 Jebb Sinclair 52' to 62' RL 5 Tyler Hotson  40' LL 4 Jamie Cudmore TP 3 Jake Ilnicki  40' HK 2 Aaron Carpenter  62' LP 1 Andrew Tiedemann  40' Replacements: PR 16 Hubert Buydens  62' HK 17 Ray Barkwill  40' PR 18 Jason Marshall  40' LK 19 Jon Phelan  56' FL 20 Kyle Gilmour  40' SH 21 Gordon McRorie  34' FH 22 Nathan Hirayama  40' CE 23 Nick Blevins Coach: Kieran Crowley Touch judges: Greg Garner (England) Leighton Hodges (Wales)

Notes:

• Brett Thompson made his international debut for the United States.
• This was the United States first win over Canada in seven attempts. United States last won in July 2009.

Pacific Islands conference

Table

	Team	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	Points For	Points Against	Points Diff	Tries For	Tries Against	Try Bonus	Losing Bonus	Points
1	Samoa (9)	2	1	1	0	36	31	+5	2	4	0	0	6
2	Fiji (11)	2	1	0	1	58	35	+23	8	2	1	1	6
3	Tonga (13)	2	0	1	1	35	63	–28	4	8	0	0	2
Points breakdown: *4 points for a win *2 points for a draw *1 bonus point for a loss by seven points or less *1 bonus point for scoring four or more tries in a match Pre-tournament rankings are in parentheses. Source: IRB [7] Updated: 15 June 2014

Fixtures

Round 1

7 June 2014 14:00 WST (UTC+13)

Samoa	18–18	Tonga
Try: Otto 31' m Lemi 66' c Con: T. Pisi (1/2) 67' Pen: T. Pisi (2/3) 58', 75'	Report [11]	Try: Katoa 22' c Afu 39' m Con: Fosita (1/2) 23' Pen: Fosita (1/3) 70' Apikotoa (1/1) 78'

Apia Park, Apia [6] Attendance: 14,500 Referee: Wayne Barnes (England)

Team details

FB 15 Fa'atoina Autagavaia RW 14 Tua Otto  54' OC 13 Alapati Leiua IC 12 Johnny Leota LW 11 David Lemi (c) 32' to 35' FH 10 Tusi Pisi SH 9 Jeremy Su'a  45' N8 8 Taiasina Tuifu'a  45' OF 7 Jack Lam BF 6 Faifili Levave  50' RL 5 Filo Paulo LL 4 Kane Thompson  74'  78'  79' TP 3 Logovi'i Mulipola  67'  74'  78' HK 2 Ole Avei  67' LP 1 Sakaria Taulafo  54' Replacements: HK 16 Ti'i Paulo  67' PR 17 Anthony Perenise  54' PR 18 Census Johnston 71' to 80'  67' LK 19 Daniel Leo  50' FL 20 Ofisa Treviranus  45' SH 21 Kahn Fotuali'i  45' CE 22 George Pisi  32'  35'  54' WG 23 Anitelea Tuilagi  79' Coach: Stephen Betham FB 15 David Halaifonua RW 14 Otulea Katoa  50' OC 13 Siale Piutau IC 12 Fraser Anderson LW 11 Alaska Taufa 43' to 53' FH 10 Latiume Fosita  70' SH 9 Samisoni Fisilau  48' N8 8 Viliami Maʻafu OF 7 Nili Latu (c) BF 6 Pasuka Mapakaitolo  61' RL 5 Lisiate Faʻaoso  50' LL 4 Josh Afu TP 3 Sila Puafisi  49' HK 2 Suliasi Taufalele  76' LP 1 Tevita Mailau  76' Replacements: PR 16 Paul Ngauamo  76' HK 17 Eddie Aholelei  49' PR 18 Kama Sakalia  76' LK 19 Daniel Faleafa  50' FL 20 Viliami Fihaki  61' SH 21 Sonatane Takulua  48' FH 22 Fangatapu Apikotoa  70' WG 23 Fetuʻu Vainikolo  50' Coach: Mana Otai Touch judges: Mathieu Raynal (France) Andrew Lees (Australia)

Notes:

• Paul Ngauamo and Sonatane Takulua made their international debuts for Tonga.

Round 2

14 June 2014 15:00 FJT (UTC+12)

Fiji	45–17	Tonga
Try: Votu (2) 7' c, 52' c Nadolo 13' c Bobo (2) 31' c , 79 'c Waqaniburotu 80' c Con: Nadolo (6/6) 8', 14', 32', 53', 79', 80' Pen: Nadolo (1/1) 4'	Report [12]	Try: Fihaki (2) 64' c, 69' c Con: Fosita (2/2) 65', 70' Pen: Apikotoa (1/2) 22'

Churchill Park, Lautoka [6] Attendance: 5,850 Referee: Rohan Hoffmann (Australia)

Team details

FB 15 Timoci Nagusa  49' RW 14 Sireli Bobo OC 13 Adriu Delai  75' IC 12 Nemani Nadolo LW 11 Watisoni Votu FH 10 Jonetani Ralulu  80' SH 9 Nikola Matawalu  79' N8 8 Akapusi Qera (c) OF 7 Malakai Ravulo  40' BF 6 Dominiko Waqaniburotu RL 5 Leone Nakarawa LL 4 Apisalome Ratuniyarawa  68' TP 3 Manasa Saulo  49'  70' HK 2 Talemaitoga Tuapati  74' LP 1 Campese Ma'afu  49' Replacements: HK 16 Viliame Veikoso  74' PR 17 Jerry Yanuyanutawa  49' PR 18 Isei Colati  49'  70' LK 19 Apisai Naikatini  68' N8 20 Nemani Nagusa  40' SH 21 Nemia Kenatale  79' WG 22 Waisea Nayacalevu  75' FB 23 Metuisela Talebula  49' Coach: John McKee FB 15 David Halaifonua RW 14 Fetuʻu Vainikolo  15' OC 13 Siale Piutau IC 12 Fraser Anderson LW 11 Alaska Taufa FH 10 Fangatapu Apikotoa  56' SH 9 Sonatane Takulua  66' N8 8 Viliami Maʻafu OF 7 Nili Latu (c) BF 6 Pasuka Mapakaitolo  45' RL 5 Daniel Faleafa  63' LL 4 Josh Afu TP 3 Sila Puafisi  54' HK 2 Suliasi Taufalele  48' LP 1 Tevita Mailau  48' Replacements: PR 16 Paul Ngauamo  48' HK 17 Ofa Faingaʻanuku  48' PR 18 Eddie Aholelei  54' LK 19 Steve Mafi  45' FL 20 Viliami Fihaki  63' SH 21 Samisoni Fisilau  66' FH 22 Latiume Fosita  56' WG 23 William Helu  15' Coach: Mana Otai Touch judges: JP Doyle (England) Mathieu Raynal (France)

Notes

• Fijian winger, Sireli Bobo became the oldest player ever to represent Fiji when he ran onto the field at 38 years and 137 days old.

Round 3

21 June 2014 15:00 FJT (UTC+12)

Fiji	13–18	Samoa
Try: Nadolo 11' m Nalaga 42' m Pen: Nadolo (1/1) 45'	Report [13]	Pen: T. Pisi (6/7) 2', 16', 25', 28', 40', 64'

ANZ National Stadium, Suva [6] Attendance: 7,350 Referee: Mathieu Raynal (France)

Team details

FB 15 Metuisela Talebula RW 14 Napolioni Nalaga OC 13 Asaeli Tikoirotuma IC 12 Nemani Nadolo LW 11 Sireli Bobo  58' FH 10 Jonetani Ralulu SH 9 Nikola Matawalu N8 8 Nemani Nagusa  76' OF 7 Akapusi Qera (c) BF 6 Dominiko Waqaniburotu RL 5 Leone Nakarawa 39' to 49' LL 4 Apisalome Ratuniyarawa  65' TP 3 Manasa Saulo HK 2 Talemaitoga Tuapati LP 1 Campese Ma'afu  65' Replacements: HK 16 Sunia Koto PR 17 Jerry Yanuyanutawa  65' PR 18 Leroy Atalifo LK 19 Wame Lewaravu  65' FL 20 Malakai Ravulo  76' SH 21 Nemia Kenatale WG 22 Watisoni Votu  58' FH 23 Isoa Donaldson Coach: John McKee FB 15 Fa'atoina Autagavaia RW 14 Fautua Otto 51' to 61'  65' OC 13 George Pisi IC 12 Johnny Leota LW 11 David Lemi (c) 73' to 80' FH 10 Tusi Pisi SH 9 Kahn Fotuali'i N8 8 Taiasina Tuifu'a  73' OF 7 Jack Lam BF 6 Maurie Fa'asavalu RL 5 Daniel Leo LL 4 Filo Paulo  55' TP 3 James Johnston  50' HK 2 Ti'i Paulo  53' LP 1 Logovi'i Mulipola Replacements: HK 16 Ole Avei  53' PR 17 Anthony Perenise PR 18 Census Johnston  50' LK 19 Piula Faasalele  73' FL 20 Joe Tekori  55' SH 21 Vavao Afemai FH 22 Patrick Fa'apale  65' WG 23 Anitele'a Tuilagi Coach: Stephen Betham Touch judges: JP Doyle (England) Rohan Hoffmann (Australia)

Statistics

Points scorers Pos Name Team Pts [1] 1 Ayumu Goromaru   Japan 36 2 Chris Wyles   United States 32 3 Nemani Nadolo   Fiji 28 4 Tusi Pisi   Samoa 26 5 James Pritchard   Canada 25 Blaine Scully   United States 7 Sireli Bobo   Fiji 10 Viliami Fihaki   Tonga Ciaran Hearn   Canada Koliniasi Holani   Japan Harry Jones   Canada Watisoni Votu   Fiji 13 Latiume Fosita   Tonga 9 14 Fangatapu Apikotoa   Tonga 6 15 Josh Afu   Tonga 5 Aaron Carpenter   Canada Cam Dolan   United States Yoshikazu Fujita   Japan Otulea Katoa   Tonga David Lemi   Samoa John Moonlight   Canada Napolioni Nalaga   Fiji Tua Otto   Samoa Taylor Paris   Canada Yuu Tamura   Japan Fumiaki Tanaka   Japan Brett Thompson   United States Hendrik Tui   Japan Dominiko Waqaniburotu   Fiji Akihito Yamada   Japan

Try scorers Pos Name Team Tries [1] 1 Blaine Scully   United States 5 2 Sireli Bobo   Fiji 2 Viliami Fihaki   Tonga Ciaran Hearn   Canada Koliniasi Holani   Japan Harry Jones   Canada Nemani Nadolo   Fiji Watisoni Votu   Fiji 6 Josh Afu   Tonga 1 Aaron Carpenter   Canada Cam Dolan   United States Yoshikazu Fujita   Japan Otulea Katoa   Tonga David Lemi   Samoa John Moonlight   Canada Napolioni Nalaga   Fiji Tua Otto   Samoa Taylor Paris   Canada James Pritchard   Canada Yuu Tamura   Japan Fumiaki Tanaka   Japan Brett Thompson   United States Hendrik Tui   Japan Dominiko Waqaniburotu   Fiji Chris Wyles   United States Akihito Yamada   Japan

Squads

Nation	Stadium			Head coach	Captain
	Home stadium	Capacity	City
Canada	Swangard Stadium	5,288	Burnaby	Kieran Crowley	Tyler Ardron
Fiji	ANZ Stadium	30,000	Suva	John McKee	Akapusi Qera
	Churchill Park	18,000	Lautoka
Japan	No home games			Eddie Jones	Michael Leitch
Samoa	Apia Park	15,000	Apia	Stephen Betham	David Lemi
Tonga	No home games			Mana Otai	Nili Latu
United States	StubHub Center	30,510	Carson	Mike Tolkin	Todd Clever
	Bonney Field	8,000	Sacramento

Note: Number of caps and players' ages are indicated as of 7 June 2014 – the tournament's opening day, pre first tournament match.

Canada

Canada's 27-man roster for the 2014 IRB Pacific Nations Cup. ^[14]

On 19 June, Nathan Hirayama and Kyle Gilmour were added to the squad as further cover for their respective positions.

Note: Flags indicate national union for the club/province as defined by World Rugby.

Player	Position	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club/province
Ray Barkwill	Hooker	(1980-08-26)26 August 1980 (aged 33)	11	Ontario Blues
Aaron Carpenter	Hooker	(1983-01-09)9 January 1983 (aged 31)	54	Cornish Pirates
Benoît Piffero	Hooker	(1987-05-21)21 May 1987 (aged 27)	3	Blagnac
Hubert Buydens	Prop	(1982-01-04)4 January 1982 (aged 32)	22	Manawatu Turbos
Jake Illnicki	Prop	(1992-02-24)24 February 1992 (aged 22)	2	BC Bears
Jason Marshall	Prop	(1985-02-05)5 February 1985 (aged 29)	24	La Rochelle
Andrew Tiedemann	Prop	(1988-07-21)21 July 1988 (aged 25)	25	Prairie Wolf Pack
Jamie Cudmore	Lock	(1978-09-06)6 September 1978 (aged 35)	28	Clermont
Tyler Hotson	Lock	(1985-05-30)30 May 1985 (aged 29)	38	London Scottish
Jon Phelan	Lock	(1986-01-20)20 January 1986 (aged 28)	15	Atlantic Rock
Nanyak Dala	Flanker	(1984-06-18)18 June 1984 (aged 29)	28	Saskatoon Wild Oats
Kyle Gilmour	Flanker		1	Prairie Wolf Pack
Adam Kleeberger	Flanker	(1984-03-02)2 March 1984 (aged 30)	37	BC Bears
John Moonlight	Flanker	(1987-07-02)2 July 1987 (aged 26)	11	Ontario Blues
Jebb Sinclair	Flanker	(1986-04-08)8 April 1986 (aged 28)	32	London Irish
Tyler Ardron (c)	Number 8	(1991-06-16)16 June 1991 (aged 22)	13	Ospreys
Phil Mack	Scrum-half	(1985-09-18)18 September 1985 (aged 28)	18	BC Bears
Gordon McRorie	Scrum-half		0	Prairie Wolf Pack
Nathan Hirayama	Fly-half	(1988-03-23)23 March 1988 (aged 26)	13	BC Bears
Harry Jones	Fly-half	(1989-08-26)26 August 1989 (aged 24)	9	BC Bears
Liam Underwood	Fly-half	(1991-06-03)3 June 1991 (aged 23)	6	Ontario Blues
Nick Blevins	Centre	(1988-11-11)11 November 1988 (aged 25)	17	Prairie Wolf Pack
Ciaran Hearn	Centre	(1985-12-30)30 December 1985 (aged 28)	33	Atlantic Rock
Pat Parfrey	Centre	(1991-11-01)1 November 1991 (aged 22)	5	Atlantic Rock
Jeff Hassler	Wing	(1991-08-21)21 August 1991 (aged 22)	6	Ospreys
D. T. H. van der Merwe	Wing	(1986-04-28)28 April 1986 (aged 28)	26	Glasgow Warriors
Taylor Paris	Wing	(1992-10-06)6 October 1992 (aged 21)	10	Agen
Connor Braid	Fullback	(1990-05-31)31 May 1990 (aged 24)	9	BC Bears
James Pritchard	Fullback	(1979-07-21)21 July 1979 (aged 34)	54	Bedford Blues

Fiji

Fiji 29-man squad for the 2014 IRB Pacific Nations Cup. ^[15]

On 31 May, it was announced that Vereniki Goneva and Levani Botia were withdrawn from the squad due to injury. Watisoni Votu was added to the squad to replace Goneva, while Botia was not replaced. ^[16]

Ahead of the final Round 3 match against Samoa, McKee added former footballer Isoa Donaldson to the squad to increase depth in the Fly Half position. ^[17]

Note: Flags indicate national union for the club/province as defined by World Rugby.

Player	Position	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club/province
Sunia Koto	Hooker	(1980-04-15)15 April 1980 (aged 34)	35	Narbonne
Talemaitoga Tuapati	Hooker	(1984-08-16)16 August 1984 (aged 29)	22	Southland
Viliame Veikoso	Hooker	(1982-04-04)4 April 1982 (aged 32)	27	Suva
Leroy Atalifo	Prop		0	Suva
Isei Colati	Prop	(1983-12-23)23 December 1983 (aged 30)	0	Nevers
Campese Ma'afu	Prop	(1984-12-19)19 December 1984 (aged 29)	22	Nottingham
Manasa Saulo	Prop	(1989-04-06)6 April 1989 (aged 25)	10	Suva
Jerry Yanuyanutawa	Prop	(1985-04-10)10 April 1985 (aged 29)	13	Glasgow Warriors
Wame Lewaravu	Lock	(1983-09-24)24 September 1983 (aged 30)	24	Stade Montois
Apisai Naikatini	Lock	(1985-04-04)4 April 1985 (aged 29)	15	Brive
Leone Nakarawa	Lock	(1988-04-02)2 April 1988 (aged 26)	19	Glasgow Warriors
Rupeni Nasiga	Lock	(1985-10-08)8 October 1985 (aged 28)	14	Nadroga
Apisalome Ratuniyarawa	Lock	(1983-01-23)23 January 1983 (aged 31)	9	Agen
Akapusi Qera (c)	Flanker	(1984-04-24)24 April 1984 (aged 30)	35	Toulouse
Malakai Ravulo	Flanker	(1983-09-22)22 September 1983 (aged 30)	23	RCJ Farul Constanța
Dominiko Waqaniburotu	Flanker	(1986-04-20)20 April 1986 (aged 28)	12	Brive
Nemani Nagusa	Number 8	(1988-06-21)21 June 1988 (aged 25)	3	Nadroga
Netani Talei	Number 8	(1983-03-19)19 March 1983 (aged 31)	28	Newport Gwent Dragons
Nemia Kenatale	Scrum-half	(1986-01-21)21 January 1986 (aged 28)	25	RCJ Farul Constanța
Nikola Matawalu	Scrum-half	(1989-03-08)8 March 1989 (aged 25)	15	Glasgow Warriors
Isoa Donaldson	Fly-half		0	Suva
Jonetani Ralulu	Fly-half	(1986-09-30)30 September 1986 (aged 27)	9	Nadroga
Levani Botia	Centre	(1988-04-28)28 April 1988 (aged 26)	1	La Rochelle
Adriu Delai	Centre	(1984-06-11)11 June 1984 (aged 29)	8	Tarbes
Vereniki Goneva	Centre	(1984-04-05)5 April 1984 (aged 30)	29	Leicester Tigers
Nemani Nadolo	Centre	(1988-01-31)31 January 1988 (aged 26)	11	Crusaders
Sireli Bobo	Wing	(1976-01-28)28 January 1976 (aged 38)	17	La Rochelle
Napolioni Nalaga	Wing	(1986-04-07)7 April 1986 (aged 28)	15	Clermont
Waisea Nayacalevu	Wing	(1990-06-26)26 June 1990 (aged 23)	3	Stade Français
Asaeli Tikoirotuma	Wing	(1986-06-24)24 June 1986 (aged 27)	3	Chiefs
Watisoni Votu	Wing	(1985-03-25)25 March 1985 (aged 29)	7	Perpignan
Timoci Nagusa	Fullback	(1987-07-14)14 July 1987 (aged 26)	16	Montpellier
Metuisela Talebula	Fullback	(1991-05-20)20 May 1991 (aged 23)	7	Bordeaux

Japan

Japanese 28-man squad for the 2014 IRB Pacific Nations Cup. ^[18]

Note: Flags indicate national union for the club/province as defined by World Rugby.

Player	Position	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club/province
Shota Horie	Hooker	(1986-01-21)21 January 1986 (aged 28)	29	Melbourne Rebels
Takeshi Kizu	Hooker	(1988-07-15)15 July 1988 (aged 25)	27	Kobelco Steelers
Kensuke Hatakeyama	Prop	(1985-08-02)2 August 1985 (aged 28)	54	Suntory Sungoliath
Hisateru Hirashima	Prop	(1983-01-05)5 January 1983 (aged 31)	32	Kobelco Steelers
Masataka Mikami	Prop	(1988-06-04)4 June 1988 (aged 26)	18	Toshiba Brave Lupus
Hiroshi Yamashita	Prop	(1986-01-01)1 January 1986 (aged 28)	34	Kobelco Steelers
Shoji Ito	Lock	(1980-12-02)2 December 1980 (aged 33)	23	Kobelco Steelers
Justin Ives	Lock	(1984-05-24)24 May 1984 (aged 30)	20	Canon Eagles
Shinya Makabe	Lock	(1987-03-26)26 March 1987 (aged 27)	24	Suntory Sungoliath
Hitoshi Ono	Lock	(1978-05-06)6 May 1978 (aged 36)	82	Toshiba Brave Lupus
Luke Thompson	Lock	(1981-04-16)16 April 1981 (aged 33)	45	Kintetsu Liners
Kyosuke Horie	Flanker	(1990-07-11)11 July 1990 (aged 23)	2	Yamaha Júbilo
Michael Leitch (c)	Flanker	(1988-10-07)7 October 1988 (aged 25)	34	Toshiba Brave Lupus
Hendrik Tui	Flanker	(1987-12-13)13 December 1987 (aged 26)	22	Suntory Sungoliath
Koliniasi Holani	Number 8	(1981-10-25)25 October 1981 (aged 32)	32	Panasonic Wild Knights
Takashi Kikutani	Number 8	(1980-02-24)24 February 1980 (aged 34)	68	Saracens
Atsushi Hiwasa	Scrum-half	(1987-05-22)22 May 1987 (aged 27)	35	Suntory Sungoliath
Fumiaki Tanaka	Scrum-half	(1985-01-03)3 January 1985 (aged 29)	41	Highlanders
Ryoto Nakamura	Fly-half	(1991-06-03)3 June 1991 (aged 23)	4	Teikyo University
Harumichi Tatekawa	Fly-half	(1989-12-02)2 December 1989 (aged 24)	23	Brumbies
Kotaro Matsushima	Centre	(1993-02-23)23 February 1993 (aged 21)	4	Suntory Sungoliath
Male Sa'u	Centre	(1987-10-13)13 October 1987 (aged 26)	15	Melbourne Rebels
Yuu Tamura	Centre	(1989-01-09)9 January 1989 (aged 25)	22	NEC Green Rockets
Yoshikazu Fujita	Wing	(1993-09-08)8 September 1993 (aged 20)	17	Waseda University
Kenki Fukuoka	Wing	(1992-09-07)7 September 1992 (aged 21)	9	University of Tsukuba
Toshiaki Hirose	Wing	(1981-10-17)17 October 1981 (aged 32)	20	Toshiba Brave Lupus
Akihito Yamada	Wing	(1986-07-26)26 July 1986 (aged 27)	6	Panasonic Wild Knights
Ayumu Goromaru	Fullback	(1986-03-01)1 March 1986 (aged 28)	38	Yamaha Júbilo

Samoa

Samoa 31-man squad for the 2014 IRB Pacific Nations Cup. ^[19]

On 19 June, Joe Tekori was added to the squad to cover the back row.

Note: Flags indicate national union for the club/province as defined by World Rugby.

Player	Position	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club/province
Ole Avei	Hooker	(1983-06-13)13 June 1983 (aged 30)	15	Bordeaux Bègles
Ti'i Paulo	Hooker	(1983-01-13)13 January 1983 (aged 31)	17	Clermont
Andrew Williams	Hooker	(1985-06-20)20 June 1985 (aged 28)	9	Marist St. Joseph
Census Johnston	Prop	(1981-05-06)6 May 1981 (aged 33)	42	Toulouse
James Johnston	Prop	(1986-03-06)6 March 1986 (aged 28)	12	Saracens
Logovi'i Mulipola	Prop	(1987-03-11)11 March 1987 (aged 27)	14	Leicester Tigers
Anthony Perenise	Prop	(1982-10-18)18 October 1982 (aged 31)	15	Bath
Sakaria Taulafo	Prop	(1983-01-29)29 January 1983 (aged 31)	26	Stade Français
Piula Fa'asalele	Lock	(1988-01-22)22 January 1988 (aged 26)	2	Castres
Fa'atiga Lemalu	Lock	(1989-04-17)17 April 1989 (aged 25)	9	Fukuoka Sanix Blues
Daniel Leo	Lock	(1982-10-02)2 October 1982 (aged 31)	37	Perpignan
Filo Paulo	Lock	(1987-11-06)6 November 1987 (aged 26)	8	Cardiff Blues
Kane Thompson	Lock	(1982-01-09)9 January 1982 (aged 32)	26	Chiefs
Maurie Fa'asavalu	Flanker	(1980-01-12)12 January 1980 (aged 34)	19	Harlequins
Jack Lam	Flanker	(1987-11-18)18 November 1987 (aged 26)	5	Hurricanes
Joe Tekori	Flanker	(1983-12-17)17 December 1983 (aged 30)	27	Toulouse
Ofisa Treviranus	Flanker	(1984-03-31)31 March 1984 (aged 30)	27	London Irish
Faifili Levave	Number 8	(1986-01-15)15 January 1986 (aged 28)	2	Hurricanes
Taiasina Tuifu'a	Number 8	(1984-08-20)20 August 1984 (aged 29)	13	Bordeaux Bègles
Vavao Afemai	Scrum-half	(1992-02-18)18 February 1992 (aged 22)	1	Vaiala Rugby
Kahn Fotuali'i	Scrum-half	(1982-05-22)22 May 1982 (aged 32)	16	Northampton Saints
Jeremy Su'a	Scrum-half	(1988-11-10)10 November 1988 (aged 25)	13	Worcester Warriors
Patrick Fa'apale	Fly-half	(1991-03-05)5 March 1991 (aged 23)	1	Vaiala Rugby
Tusi Pisi	Fly-half	(1982-06-18)18 June 1982 (aged 31)	18	Suntory Sungoliath
Alapati Leiua	Centre	(1988-09-21)21 September 1988 (aged 25)	5	Hurricanes
Johnny Leota	Centre	(1984-01-21)21 January 1984 (aged 30)	10	Sale Sharks
Tua Otto	Centre	(1985-07-23)23 July 1985 (aged 28)	9	Bristol
George Pisi	Centre	(1986-06-29)29 June 1986 (aged 27)	14	Northampton Saints
David Lemi (c)	Wing	(1982-02-10)10 February 1982 (aged 32)	36	Worcester Warriors
Anitelea Tuilagi	Wing	(1981-02-24)24 February 1981 (aged 33)	30	Vaiala Rugby
Brando Va'aulu	Wing	(1987-05-03)3 May 1987 (aged 27)	6	Sunnybank Rugby
Fa'atoina Autagavaia	Fullback	(1988-09-18)18 September 1988 (aged 25)	8	Northampton Saints

Tonga

Tonga's 29-man squad for the 2014 IRB Pacific Nations Cup. ^[20]

Note: Flags indicate national union for the club/province as defined by World Rugby.

Player	Position	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club/province
Paul Ngauamo	Hooker	(1990-02-19)19 February 1990 (aged 24)	0	Sydenham R.F.C.
Suliasi Taufalele	Hooker	(1988-08-12)12 August 1988 (aged 25)	2	Counties Manukau
Eddie Aholelei	Prop	(1981-12-03)3 December 1981 (aged 32)	4	Melbourne Rebels
Ofa Faingaʻanuku	Prop	(1982-12-05)5 December 1982 (aged 31)	2	Worcester Warriors
Tevita Mailau	Prop	(1985-04-25)25 April 1985 (aged 29)	8	Stade Montois
Sila Puafisi	Prop	(1988-04-15)15 April 1988 (aged 26)	8	Gloucester
Kama Sakalia	Prop	(1985-08-23)23 August 1985 (aged 28)	5	Marist 'Apifo'ou
Josh Afu	Lock	(1987-02-21)21 February 1987 (aged 27)	15	Kamaishi Seawaves
Lisiate Faʻaoso	Lock	(1983-03-18)18 March 1983 (aged 31)	12	Bayonne
Daniel Faleafa	Lock	(1989-02-13)13 February 1989 (aged 25)	2	Randwick
Semisi Taulava	Lock	(1983-02-26)26 February 1983 (aged 31)	0	Worcester Warriors
Viliami Fihaki	Flanker	(1987-01-17)17 January 1987 (aged 27)	3	Sale Sharks
Steve Mafi	Flanker	(1989-12-09)9 December 1989 (aged 24)	9	Leicester Tigers
Pasuka Mapakaitolo	Flanker	(1980-04-27)27 April 1980 (aged 34)	3	Kobelco Steelers
Opeti Fonua	Number 8	(1986-05-26)26 May 1986 (aged 28)	5	Bayonne
Nili Latu (c)	Number 8	(1982-02-19)19 February 1982 (aged 32)	37	Green Rockets
Viliami Maʻafu	Number 8	(1982-03-09)9 March 1982 (aged 32)	16	Oyonnax
Samisoni Fisilau	Scrum-half	(1987-11-29)29 November 1987 (aged 26)	13	Bay of Plenty
Sonatane Takulua	Scrum-half	(1991-01-11)11 January 1991 (aged 23)	0	Northland
Fangatapu Apikotoa	Fly-half	(1983-08-31)31 August 1983 (aged 30)	28	Marist 'Apifo'ou
Latiume Fosita	Fly-half	(1992-07-25)25 July 1992 (aged 21)	3	Northland
Fraser Anderson	Centre	(1984-04-20)20 April 1984 (aged 30)	2	Kobelco Steelers
Viliami Hakalo	Centre	(1987-04-12)12 April 1987 (aged 27)	6	Toa Saracens
Siale Piutau	Centre	(1985-10-13)13 October 1985 (aged 28)	14	Yamaha Júbilo
Alaska Taufa	Centre	(1983-07-24)24 July 1983 (aged 30)	10	Akita Northern Bullets
William Helu	Wing	(1986-04-19)19 April 1986 (aged 28)	18	London Wasps
Fetuʻu Vainikolo	Wing	(1985-01-30)30 January 1985 (aged 29)	12	Exeter Chiefs
David Halaifonua	Fullback	(1987-07-05)5 July 1987 (aged 26)	7	Hofoa
Otulea Katoa	Fullback	(1991-04-26)26 April 1991 (aged 23)	7	Grammar Teachers

United States

United States 40-man roster for the 2014 IRB Pacific Nations Cup. ^[21] Caps are current as of June 1, 2014.

Note: Head coach Tolkin, will weekly reduce the squad to 28 for each test.

Note: Flags indicate national union for the club/province as defined by World Rugby.

Player	Position	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club/province
Tom Coolican	Hooker	(1988-08-26)26 August 1988 (aged 25)	2	Richmond
Zach Fenoglio	Hooker	(1989-07-29)29 July 1989 (aged 24)	7	Glendale Raptors
Phil Thiel	Hooker	(1984-10-29)29 October 1984 (aged 29)	19	Life University
TC Elliott	Prop		0	OPSB
Eric Fry	Prop	(1987-09-14)14 September 1987 (aged 26)	23	Newcastle Falcons
Olive Kilifi	Prop	(1986-09-28)28 September 1986 (aged 27)	4	OPSB
Titi Lamositele	Prop	(1995-02-11)11 February 1995 (aged 19)	5	Saracens
Shawn Pittman	Prop	(1988-01-22)22 January 1988 (aged 26)	30	OPSB
Nicholas Wallace	Prop	(1989-10-16)16 October 1989 (aged 24)	7	James Bay
Nick Civetta	Lock	(1989-11-05)5 November 1989 (aged 24)	0	Lazio Rugby
Brian Doyle	Lock	(1984-02-28)28 February 1984 (aged 30)	15	NYAC
Graham Harriman	Lock	(1987-02-23)23 February 1987 (aged 27)	4	James Bay
Samu Manoa	Lock	(1985-03-05)5 March 1985 (aged 29)	7	Northampton Saints
Hayden Smith	Lock	(1985-04-10)10 April 1985 (aged 29)	19	Saracens
Louis Stanfill	Lock	(1985-05-30)30 May 1985 (aged 29)	45	OPSB
Tai Tuisamoa	Lock	(1980-08-28)28 August 1980 (aged 33)	2	London Welsh
Todd Clever (c)	Flanker	(1983-01-16)16 January 1983 (aged 31)	56	NTT Communications Shining Arcs
Scott LaValla	Flanker	(1988-07-04)4 July 1988 (aged 25)	23	Stade Français
Ben Pinkelman	Flanker		0	Denver Barbarians
Kyle Sumsion	Flanker	(1990-01-24)24 January 1990 (aged 24)	2	Brigham Young Univ.
Danny Barrett	Number 8	(1990-03-23)23 March 1990 (aged 24)	0	SFGG
Cam Dolan	Number 8	(1990-03-07)7 March 1990 (aged 24)	8	Northampton Saints
Matt Trouville	Number 8		0	OPSB
Nate Augspurger	Scrum-half		0	USA Eagles Sevens
Mike Petri	Scrum-half	(1984-08-16)16 August 1984 (aged 29)	41	NYAC
Garrett Brewer	Fly-half		0	Saint Mary's Gaels
Adam Siddall	Fly-half	(1988-07-27)27 July 1988 (aged 25)	6	Belmont Shore
Shalom Suniula	Fly-half	(1988-05-06)6 May 1988 (aged 26)	2	Belmont Shore
Troy Hall	Centre	(1982-02-16) 16 February 1982 (age 42)	2	NYAC
Seamus Kelly	Centre	(1991-05-30)30 May 1991 (aged 23)	8	California Golden Bears
Chad London	Centre	(1988-09-27)27 September 1988 (aged 25)	0	Glendale Raptors
Folau Niua	Centre	(1985-01-27)27 January 1985 (aged 29)	6	Glasgow Warriors
Andrew Suniula	Centre	(1982-09-29)29 September 1982 (aged 31)	28	London Wasps
Miles Craigwell	Wing	(1986-03-24)24 March 1986 (aged 28)	0	OPSB
Luke Hume	Wing	(1988-01-26)26 January 1988 (aged 26)	15	RC Narbonne
Tim Maupin	Wing	(1989-03-23)23 March 1989 (aged 25)	3	Olympic Club
Thretton Palamo	Wing	(1988-09-22)22 September 1988 (aged 25)	3	University of Utah
Blaine Scully	Wing	(1988-02-29)29 February 1988 (aged 26)	17	Leicester Tigers
Brett Thompson	Wing	(1990-08-16)16 August 1990 (aged 23)	0	Tempe RC
Chris Wyles	Fullback	(1983-09-13)13 September 1983 (aged 30)	41	Saracens

See also

• 2014 mid-year rugby union tests
• 2014 IRB Nations Cup
• 2014 IRB Tbilisi Cup

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External links

• IRB Pacific Nations Cup