The inaugural Pan Pacific series between 8 Pacific Rim countries will take place in the first half of this year. Teams from Western Samoa, Tonga, Fiji, Japan, Hong Kong, Canada, USA and Argentina will take part.
All teams will play each other in a round-robin format, with the top four sides advancing to the semifinals. The tournament format is supposed to remain unaltered for an initial four year period.
The Pan Pacific steering organization is chaired by Bryan Williams, the Western Samoan coach and former All Black winger.
April 27 Argentina v Tonga
U.S. v Fiji
May 4 Canada v Tonga
Hong Kong v Fiji
May 7 U.S. v Argentina
May 11 Canada v Argentina
U.S. v Tonga
Fiji v Western Samoa
May 12 Japan v Hong Kong
May 18 Canada v U.S.
Western Samoa v Tonga
May 19 Japan v Argentina
May 25 Hong Kong v Argentina
June 1 Hong Kong v Canada
June 8 Argentina v Fiji
June 9 Japan v Canada
Hong Kong v U.S.
June 15 Western Samoa v Hong Kong
June 16 Japan v U.S.
June 22 Western Samoa v U.S.
Fiji v Japan
Tonga v Hong Kong
June 29 Western Samoa v Japan
Tonga v Fiji
July 6 Argentina v Western Samoa
Fiji v Canada
Tonga v Japan
July 13 Canada v Western Samoa
July 20-21 Semifinals
July 27-28 Final
Canada will also being touring Australia, playing one test between its June 9th game in Japan and its July 6 game in Fiji.