Seven players scored a try for Japan in an overwhelming 62-24 rout of Tonga on Sunday that advanced the Asian men's rugby side into the Pacific Nations Cup final.

Tries by Amato Fakatava, Hayate Era, Warner Dearns, Dylan Riley, Shinobu Fujiwara, Kenji Sato and Keijiro Tamefusa plus a penalty try in the 79th minute sparked Japan's triumph at Denver, Colorado.

The speedy Japanese led only 21-19 at halftime but were relentless in scoring five second-half tries to dispatch Tonga.

"We just needed to defend better around the ruck," Japan coach Eddie Jones said. "We were giving Tonga too much leeway on the front foot. We adjusted that a little bit and added a little more kicking to our game."

Tonga has not beaten Japan since the third-place match of the 2015 Cup.

"Against Tonga it's always g

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