World Rugby Pacific Challenge 2017

The hosts have maximum points after beating Tonga A and Junior Japan, and face Samoa A in today's final round-robin clash in Suva.

Tonga and Japan square off in the early match, with both teams needing to win big to draw level with Fiji on ten points.

They also need Samoa A to knock off the defending champions and deny them a bonus point.

Warriors coach Senirusi Seruvakula said they would not be letting up.

"We want to finish the competition on a high note and we're taking this game against Samoa very seriously."

The Samoans were stunned 34-31 by Junior Japan in the tournament opener on Friday.

Head coach Potu Leavasa said they only had one week to prepare their squad because they had been focusing on the Brisbane Global Tens.

He said new trial laws around the scrum, where the 'set' call has been removed, the halfback no longer required a signal to throw in the ball and one player from the team who put the ball in must strike for the ball, were not communicated to them until the day before their first match.

The first game for Tonga A is against Fiji Warriors in Suva on Friday.
On Tuesday, March 14 the team takes on Samoa A followed by the match against Junior Japan on Saturday, March 18 at the ANZ Stadium, Suva, Fiji. 

Digicel has congratulated Timote on his inclusion in the squad.

The 28-member squad is as follows: