Fiji, Sept. 18 -- The Asahi Super Dry Pacific Nations Cup 2026 reaches a crescendo this weekend with Fiji facing Japan in the final at Prince Chichibu Memorial Stadium in Tokyo.

The Flying Fijians are bidding to be crowned champions for the third successive year and clinch a record-extending eighth Pacific Nations Cup title overall.

They beat Canada 45-29 in last weekend's semi-final in Osaka and will now look to complete a hat-trick of consecutive final wins over the Brave Blossoms, who dispatched USA 63-14 in the other semi-final.

The third-place play-off sees North American rivals Canada and USA face off in an intriguing curtain-raiser to the final.

Final: Fiji v Japan - Saturday, 19:05 local time (GMT-8)

There will be more than a...