| Home team | Fiji |
| Away team | Canada |
| Venue | Hanazono Rugby Stadium |
| Competition | Pacific Nations Cup |
| Kick-off time | 8:00 am (UK) |
| Watch Live in the UK | Rugby Pass TV |
Fiji vs Canada preview as the teams meet in the first round of the Pacific Nations Cup. Fiji currently sit ninth in the World Rankings, while Canada are 24th.
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Fiji vs Canada confirmed lineups
| Fiji | Canada | ||||
| Forwards | |||||
| Ravai | 1 | Miller | |||
| Ikanivere | 2 | Kotze | |||
| Doge | 3 | Steeves | |||
| Vocevoce | 4 | Doyle | |||
| Mayanavanua | 5 | Kelly | |||
| Salawa | 6 | Flesch | |||
| Murray | 7 | Parry | |||
| Tuwai | 8 | Rumball | |||
| Backs | |||||
| Lomani | 9 | Higgins | |||
| Armstrong-Ravula | 10 | Jones | |||
| Mataele | 11 | Armstrong | |||
| Ravouvou | 12 | LeSage | |||
| Vakatawa | 13 | Ince | |||
| Nasova | 14 | Tremblay | |||
| Rabitu | 15 | McMullin | |||
| Replacements | |||||
| Cakobau | 16 | Creighton | |||
| Tuni | 17 | Prior | |||
| Ravuwasa | 18 | Worden | |||
| Nasilsila | 19 | Waddell | |||
| J Tamani | 20 | Fryer | |||
| T Tamani | 21 | Webb | |||
| Muntz | 22 | Coats | |||
| Samusamuvodre | 23 | McIndoe | |||
Recent Form:
Fiji (Home team):
| Result | Date | Competition | Opponent | Score |
| Loss | 18th July 2026 | Rugby Nations Championship | Scotland | 17-33 |
| Loss | 11th July 2026 | Rugby Nations Championship | Fiji | 8-73 |
| Loss | 4th July 2026 | Rugby Nations Championship | Wales | 24-39 |
| Won | 22nd November 2025 | Friendly | Spain | 33-41 |
| Loss | 15th November 2025 | Friendly | France | 34-21 |
Fiji come into the Pacific Nations Champions after a difficult Rugby Nations Championship where they suffered three defeats. They will be disappointed with their defeat in particular to Wales having held a lead for long periods of the game.
Canada (Away team):
| Result | Date | Competition | Opponent | Score |
| Loss | 5th September 2026 | Test | Japan | 57-12 |
| Won | 19th July 2026 | Rugby Nations Cup | Zimbabwe | 23-19 |
| Loss | 12th July 2026 | Rugby Nations Cup | Portugal | 14-38 |
| Draw | 5th July 2026 | Rugby Nations Cup | Spain | 42-42 |
| Loss | 22nd November 2025 | Test | Portugal | 33-27 |
Canada picked up a win and a draw in their three Rugby Nation Cup matches in July, defeating Zimbabwe and drawing with Spain. They will look to use these positive results to build towards the 2027 Rugby World Cup.
Fiji vs Canada head-to-head record (last five matches):
| Date | Competition | Winner | Score |
| 15th September 2025 | Pacific Nations Cup | Fiji | 63-10 |
| 3rd August 2019 | Pacific Nations Cup | Fiji | 38-13 |
| 25th November 2017 | Test | Fiji | 57-17 |
| 6th September 2015 | Test | Fiji | 18-47 |
| 16th September 2007 | World Cup | Fiji | 29-16 |
Fiji have won each of the five meetings between these teams with a huge 63-10 win last season.
Predictions
- Fiji to win by 50+ points
- 70+ points in the game
