France (6) 14 / Tonga (13) 19 (Final Score)
France and Tonga did battle in Wellington at 07:00 SA Time (18:00 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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Tonga beat France by 19 / 14 but miss out on the quarter finals. For Tonga, this was an epic win though!
Scorers:
France:
- Penalties – Dimitri Yachvili (3)
- Drop Goals – 0
- Tries – Vincent Clerc (1)
- Conversions – 0
Tonga:
- Penalties – Kurt Morath (4)
- Drop Goals – 0
- Tries – Sukanaivalu Hufanga (1)
- Conversions – Kurt Morath (1)
Teams:
France: 15 Maxime Médard, 14 Vincent Clerc, 13 Aurélien Rougerie, 12 Maxime Mermoz, 11 Alexis Palisson, 10 Morgan Parra, 9 Dimitri Yachvili, 8 Raphael Lakafia, 7 Julien Bonnaire, 6 Thierry Dusautoir (captain), 5 Lionel Nallet, 4 Pascal Pape, 3 Luc Ducalcon, 2 William Servat, 1 Jean-Baptiste Poux.
Replacements: 16 Dimitri Szarzewski, 17 Fabien Barcella, 18 Julien Pierre, 19 Imanol Harinordoquy, 20 Francois Trinh-Duc, 21 Fabrice Estebanez, 22 Cédric Heymans.
Tonga: 15 Vungakoto Lilo, 14 Viliame Iongi, 13 Siale Piutau, 12 Andrew Ma’ilei, 11 Sukanaivalu Hufanga, 10 Kurt Morath, 9 Taniela Moa, 8 Viliami Ma’afu, 7 Finau Maka (captain), 6 Sione Kalamafoni, 5 Paino Hehea, 4 Tukulua Lokotui, 3 Kisi Pulu, 2 Aleki Lutui, 1 Soane Tonga’uiha.
Replacements: 16 Ephraim Taukafa, 17 Alisona Taumalolo, 18 Halani Aulika, 19 Joseph Tuineau, 20 Samiu Vahafolau, 21 Samisoni Fisilau, 22 Alipate Fatafehi.
Date: Saturday 1 October
Venue: Regional Stadium, Wellington
Kick-off: 07:00 SA Time (18:00 NZ Time)
Expected weather: Fine weather with some northerly ‘breezes’. High of 17°C, low of 9°C
Referee: Steve Walsh (Australia)
Assistant referees: Dave Pearson (England), Carlo Damasco (Italy)
TMO: Matt Goddard (Australia)
Par le vous Francais??
Ek weet nie of die All Blacks n groot media stunt try nie maar hulle moet oppas die dinge wat jy mee spot het my ma altyd gese gebeur dalk net met jou. Ek het 2 drie maande terug vir julle gese die twee gaan nog op pak.
Dan Carter was forced to leave New Zealand’s captain’s run at Rugby League Park, Newtown, on Saturday with what team officials confirmed was a groin complaint.
The All Blacks fly half, who missed the earlier Pool A match against Japan with a back injury, is being assessed by team medical staff.
An update on his condition is expected to be released later on Saturday.
No decision has been made on his availability for the match against Canada on Sunday.
Carter is due to captain New Zealand for the first time in the absence of Richie McCaw, who has withdrawn with an injured foot.
Paul Williams of Samoa was sent off for striking an opponent contrary to law 10(4)(a) during the Rugby World Cup 2011 Pool D match against South Africa at North Harbour Stadium on 30 September.
The Player admitted the act of foul play.
Having conducted a detailed review of all the available evidence, including all broadcast angles and additional evidence from the Player and submissions from his legal representative Mr Kieran Donnelly, the Judicial Officer, Christopher Quinlan QC (England) concluded the offence was at the lower end of the scale of seriousness which has an entry point of two weeks.
The Judicial Officer found that there were compelling on-field and/or off-field mitigating features and a complete absence of on-field and/or off-field aggravating features.
In particular he determined that the strike was an open-handed push, the contact was not heavy and there was no adverse effect on the victim player or the match.
Therefore, in accordance with Disciplinary Clause 12.5 the Judicial Officer determined that no further sanction was necessary.
Williams is free to play with immediate effect.
superBul wrote:
my prokurower vriend wat de moer se die ou
Hierdie beul blasers waneer die spanne uitkom is darem nou vir jou snaakse karakters, die manne kan darem tonge gebruik, moer hulle het heelwat potensiaal.
4 @ superBul:
Hy sê daar was net strafversagtende omstandighede en nie strafverswarende omstandighede nie.
Ek sien die Hand van die QC se vrind, BG Williams, pa van ou arme Paultjie… in die ruling!
Brian (BG) Williams, was / is mos ‘n regter daar in New Zealand… en ‘n QC is basies ‘n Senior Advokaat (Queens Council)
Anthems out of the way, the Tongan Sivitau is out of the way…
Game Time
Game ON!
Penalty France, right in front… easy enough
France 3 / 0
Good start by Tonga, keeping possession and going through the phases
Penalty adavantage to Tonga.
And a Frenchie bleeding profusely from a head gash of sorts
3 / 3
Free Kick France.. and they opt to scrum again… and again the free kick
Tell you what, these Pacific Islanders are physical specimens…. if they can get their minds right and if someone had to inject a heap of cash into Fiji, Tonga & Samoa… they could become very competative in the top ranks.
Kom Biltongbek, laat jy saampraat…. jinne man!
Penalty Tonga, on the France 10m line, side of the field
Morath going for posts
Missed left
Ek is besig om n’ stukkie biltong te kou man, sal nou nou my vingers vry he.
Another Tonga penalty, this time on the other side of the pitch, near touch
20 @ biltongbek:
Swak verskoning… gee vir my ook billies!
Ek het lanklaas self biltong gemaak, en hier rond koop mens net gemors
Tongan way in front of the ball from a kick… otherwise there was a try on
Hierdie belowe om n’ goeie game te wees, tonga lyk lus vir die Franse, en die franse lyk self nogal lus om te speel.
Goeie spel deur frankryk daar.
France on attack, 6m out
Penalty France, easy, easy one… right in front
France 6 / 3
This game might be a lot closer than my Superbru prediction.
28 @ biltongbek:
My Bru prediction says France by 31
Am i correct in saying Tonga has to score 4 try bonus point to eliminate the french?
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