Fiji beat Samoa to win thrilling Pacific Nations Cup final
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Fiji got the better of their Pacific Island rivals Samoa with a thrilling display of running rugby in the final of the Pacific Nations Cup. Both sides scored some wondeful tries, but Fiji came out on top with a 39-29 victory in Burnaby, Canada.
Fiji were on fine form with the likes of athletic second rower Leone Nakarawa scoring two of their five tries, along with one a piece by fullback Kini Murimurivalu, loose forward Akapusi Qera, and scrumhalf Niko Matawalu, who himself could have grabbed a brace.
The victory, Fiji's first win in five attempts against Samoa, earned them their second Paci…