Fiji and Samoa Battle For Pacific Supremacy

Samoa side are looking forward to a great match-up against Fiji side this weekend as the two sides are set to meet in the second round of the Punjas Pacific Battle Series in Apia, Samoa.

Both side go into the encounter off the back of wins, with Samoa securing a 24-22 win over Japan last week that saw them to move up to 10th place in the world rankings.

They will be looking to continue their fairy tale run again this weekend en route to the Rugby World Cup in September.

The Samoans will also want to defend their turf this weekend as they will be playing their first test as well in Apia after four long years.

Meanwhile, Fijians will be looking to spoil the party for the Samoans by securing a win to extend their lead on top of the Punjas Pacific Battle Series points table.

Fiji currently lead the points table with 5 points, followed by Samoa with 4 points while Japan is third with 1 point.

Tonga sits at the bottom of the table with 0 points.

The Flying Fijians will take on Samoa at 3am (GMT) Saturday.