Tonga (18) 31 / Japan (13) 18 (Final Score)
Tonga and Japan did battle in Whangarei at 09:30 SA Time (19:30 NZ Time).
This was the live match discussion Article.
The match was broadcast LIVE on SuperSport 1, SHD & CSN on TV in SA.
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What a good action-packed match!
The sides went hammer and tongs from the word go, no standing back!
It was thrust and parry, defend and run… brutal but honest rugby.
Scorers:
Tonga:
- Penalties – Kurt Morath (4)
- Drop Goals – 0
- Tries – Viliafi Ma’afu (1), Tukulua Lokotui (1), Tetu’u Vainikolo (1)
- Conversions – Kurt Morath (2)
Japan:
- Penalties – Shaun Webb (1)
- Drop Goals – 0
- Tries – Kensuke Hatakeyama (1), Michael Leitch (1), Alisi Tupuailai (1)
- Conversions – 0
Teams:
Tonga: 15 Vungakoto Lilo, 14 Fetu’u Vainikolo, 13 Siale Piutau, 12 Alipate Fatafehi, 11 Sukanaivalu Hufanga, 10 Kurt Morath, 9 Taniela Moa, 8 Viliami Ma’afu, 7 Sione Vaiomo’unga, 6 Sione Kalamafoni, 5 Paino Hehea, 4 Tukulua Lokotui, 3 Taufa’ao Filise, 2 Aleki Lutui (captain), 1 Soane Tonga’uiha.
Replacements: 16 Aloisio Ma’asi, 17 Alisona Taumalolo, 18 Halani Aulika, 19 Joseph Tu’ineau, 20 Samiu Vahafolau, 21 Samisoni Fisilau, 22 Viliame Iongi.
Japan: 15 Shaun Webb, 14 Kosuke Endo, 13 Alisi Tupuailai, 12 Ryan Nicholas, 11 Hirotoki Onozawa, 10 James Arlidge, 9 Fumiaki Tanaka, 8 Takashi Kikutani (captain), 7 Michael Leitch, 6 Itaru Taniguchi, 5 Toshizumi Kitagawa, 4 Luke Thompson, 3 Kensuke Hatakeyama, 2 Shota Horie, 1 Hisateru Hirashima.
Replacements: 16 Yusuke Aoki, 17 Nozomu Fujita, 18 Hitoshi Ono, 19 Sione Talikavili Vatuvei, 20 Atsushi Hiwasa, 21 Takehisa Usuzuki, 22 Murray Williams.
Date: Wednesday 21 September
Kick-off: 09:30 SA Time (19:30 NZ Time)
Venue: Northland Events Centre, Whangarei
Expected weather: Fine with a westerly breeze. Max 19°C, Min 9°C.
Referee: Dave Pearson (England)
Assistant referees: Alain Rolland (Ireland), Stuart Terheege (England)
TMO: Giulio De Santis (Italy)
Goooooooooood Morningggggggggg Muppits!
I expect you all to talk with me in this massive Pool decider of a match!
good mornin from near the bonnie banks of Loch Ness via mobile!
Go Tonga!
got to go hope its a good game will log on later for result am useless with my fat fingers on this fancy modern phone 🙂
Anthems
Now the Tongan challenge, or haka
Game ON!
The Japanes silky runners versus the Tongan forwards…
First penalty to Tonga, they tap and run…. scrum 5 for Tonga
hallooooooooo maiki
not good beginning for the japsnoetjies nie
hehehehe nice defence
Penalty to Tonga again… really threatening the Japanese line… but good Japanese defence.
They opt to scrum again
Try??
TMO
9 @ Tripples:
Hellooooooooooo
Held up… clearly!
Scrum 5 for Tonga again
wow held up!!!!
Japan will be kakking in the scrums all day!
Penalty to Tonga again and Japan gets a team warning
They opt to scrum yet again
Try this time….
TMO
Awarded to Viliafi Ma’afu
nice try
Tonga 5 / 0
Tonga with over 90% of the possession.. and they get another penalty…. too far out
Scrum to Japan, on halfway
Japan knocks and Tonga has the ball again
Japan gets a breakdown penalty, but it is just in their own half, no other choice but to go for touch
They run it… and earn a penalty, 10m out.
They go for touch….
Japan come very close…
TMO
Try awarded, a bit controversionally…
5 / 5
Immediate try to Tonga, from the kick-off
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