Canadian Rugby Coach Kingsley Jones says that the Fiji Airways Flying Fijians would be out to put a few things right after their loss to Japan.
Jones says they expect a big challenge from Fiji and they are excited at the opportunity to play Fiji.
Fiji and Canada last played in 2017 where Fiji beat Canada 57‑17.
The Fiji team to play Canada will be named today.
Fiji will be aiming aim to win its fifth successive Pacific Nations Cup.
The PNC fixtures will be played in a cross pool format with each team playing 3 games. According to the format, Fiji has games against Japan, Canada and Samoa. The winner of the tournament will be the team who records the maximum number of competition points across the tournament schedule.
Fiji is in pool A with USA and Tonga and is currently in last place with zero points.
USA leads pool A with 5 points.
Japan leads pool B with 5 points which also has Samoa and Canada.
The national side will play Canada at 5.15pm this Saturday at the ANZ Stadium and you can catch the live commentary of the match on Viti FM.
