| Home team | USA Eagles |
| Away team | Canada |
| Venue | Prince Chichibu Memorial Stadium |
| Competition | Pacific Nations Cup- Bronze Final |
| Kick-off time | 8:00 am (UK) |
| Watch Live in the UK | Rugby Pass TV |
USA Eagles vs Canada preview as the sides meet in the third placed playoff as part of the Pacific Nations Cup.
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USA Eagles vs Canada confirmed lineups
| USA Eagles | Canada | ||||
| Forwards | |||||
| Pifeleti | 1 | Miller | |||
| Klein | 2 | Dewitt | |||
| Kofe | 3 | Steeves | |||
| Damm | 4 | Doyle | |||
| Den Hoedt | 5 | Kelly | |||
| Redelinghuys | 6 | Flesch | |||
| Williams | 7 | Fryer | |||
| Alikhan | 8 | Rumball | |||
| Backs | |||||
| De Haas | 9 | Kilgour | |||
| Carty | 10 | Coats | |||
| Roberts | 11 | Armstrong | |||
| Maluia | 12 | LeSage | |||
| Besag | 13 | Ince | |||
| Brown | 14 | Tremblay | |||
| Wilson | 15 | McMullin | |||
| Replacements | |||||
| Taufete’e | 16 | Kotze | |||
| Pifeleti | 17 | Prior | |||
| Maughan | 18 | Worden | |||
| Golla | 19 | Waddell | |||
| Bonasso | 20 | Nhanala | |||
| Baska | 21 | Webb | |||
| Carty | 22 | Jones | |||
| Roberts | 23 | James | |||
Lineup changes:
USA: Pifeleti comes in at loosehead and Williams comes into the back row. De Haas and Wilson are the only survivors in the backline.
Can: Dewitt and Fryer are the only changes in the pack. Kilgur and Coats come in as a new half-back pairing, while the rest of the backline remains the same.
Recent Form:
USA Eagles (Home team):
| Result | Date | Competition | Opponent | Score |
| Loss | 12th September 2026 | Pacific Nations Cup | Japan | 63-14 |
| Won | 16th August 2026 | Friendly | Argentina XV | 25-24 |
| Won | 19th July 2026 | Rugby Nations Cup | Spain | 29-22 |
| Won | 12th July 2026 | Rugby Nations Cup | Zimbabwe | 31-15 |
| Won | 5th July 2026 | Rugby Nations Cup | Portugal | 30-29 |
Japan inflicted the first defeat of 2026 for the USA Eagles in the first game of the Pacific Nations Cup. They conceded four tries in the first 16 minutes and the USA scored all of their points to score the next two tries. Japan would scored once more on the brink of halftime and the score was 35-14 at the break. Japan would score four more tires in the second half to win the game.
Canada (Away team):
| Result | Date | Competition | Opponent | Score |
| Loss | 12th September 2026 | Pacific Nations Cup | Fiji | 45-29 |
| 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 |
Canada conceded the first two tries of the game within five minutes and for the rest of the half, they traded scores, leaving the score at 26-17 at the break. Fiji would score three tries after the break and Canada scored twom but they finished the game 16 points behind.
USA Eagles vs Canada head-to-head record (last five matches):
| Date | Competition | Winner | Score |
| 23rd August 2025 | Pacific Nations Cup | Canada | 34-20 |
| 1st September 2024 | Pacific Nations Cup | USA | 28-15 |
| 12th September 2021 | Test | USA | 38-16 |
| 28th July 2019 | URCPacific Nations Cup | USA | 47-19 |
| 23rd June 2018 | Test | USA | 17-42 |
Predictions
USA victory by 10 points or less
