Wales (17) 17 / 7 (7) Tonga (Final Score)
Wales and Tonga did battle in the End Of Year Tours at
Millennium Stadium, Cardiff at 21:30 SA Time (19:30 GMT).
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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Scorers:
Wales:
- Penalties – Leigh Halfpenny (1)
- Drop Goals – 0
- Tries – Owen Williams (1), Ashley Beck (1)
- Conversions – Leigh Halfpenny (2)
Tonga:
- Penalties – 0
- Drop Goals – 0
- Tries – Viliami Helu (1)
- Conversions – Latiume Fosita (1)
Teams:
Wales: 15 Leigh Halfpenny, 14 George North, 13 Owen Williams, 12 Ashley Beck, 11 Hallam Amos, 10 James Hook, 9 Lloyd Williams, 8 Ryan Jones (Captain), 7 Justin Tipuric, 6 Andrew Coombs, 5 Ian Evans, 4 Luke Charteris, 3 Rhodri Jones, 2 Ken Owens, 1 Paul James.
Replacements: 16 Emyr Phillips, 17 Ryan Bevington, 18 Samson Lee, 19 Dan Lydiate, 20 Sam Warburton, 21 Rhodri Williams, 22 Rhys Priestland, 23 Jordan Williams.
Tonga: 15 Vunga Lilo, 14 Fetu’u Vainikolo, 13 Siale Piutau, 12 Sione Piukala, 11 Viliami Helu 10 Latiume Fosita, 9 Taniela Moa, 8 Viliami Ma’afu, 7 Nili Latu (Captain), 6 Sione Kalamafoni, 5 Joe Tu’ineau, 4 Lua Lokotui, 3 Sila Puafisi, 2 Vaea Taione, 1 Eddie Aholelei.
Replacements: 16 Suliasi Taufalele, 17 Taione Vea, 18 Tevita Mailau, 19 Hale T Pole, 20 Opeti Fonua, 21 Samisoni Fisilau, 22 Fangatapu ‘Apikotoa, 23 David Halaifonua.
Date: Friday 22 November 2013
Venue: Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
Kick-off: 21:30 SA Time (19:30 GMT)
Expected weather: Any fog will clear through the morning, then a dry day for most with light winds. High of 7 C and a low of 0 C
Referee: Mike Fraser (New Zealand)
Assistant Referees: Craig Joubert (South Africa), Luke Pearce (England)
TMO: Carlo Damasco (Italy)
Wales kick for touch… it was within range to go for posts
Amos over… try?
TMO
Looked out to me
Yip, foot was out… close
5m Defensive lineout to Tonga
First we’ll have a half-dead Tongan to attend to… he copped a knock on the head and lights out…
It’s the Tongan blind side flank who is down
He has to go off…
Must say, the Tongans are gritty so far
Tonga dots down, 22 drop in
27 Minutes to play… no score in the 2nd half so far
Big Wales maul…. yards and yards gained… then Tonga get the penalty
Tonga penalty, tap and go….
Wales penalty, near their own 10m line
Another Wales penalty… they bang it into the corner
Atacking Wales scrum… what can they do from here?
Tonga steals a ground ball and scramble it out, good work
Wales get the inevitable penalty for a high tackle… Wales looked good there, last pass going astray
Charteris drops the ball over the line… arghhh
Wales just not getting things right, doing all the hard yards, then held up in the maul
Tonga penalty, lazy runners
Come on Wales man, the clock is ticking!
Skew into the lineout by Tonga, Wales scrum deep in their own half
Wales penalty at the scrum, back chat… 10 more metres
New front row for Wales, plus a new flyhalf
Try George North!
TMO to look for a block / obstruction
That should be a good try
No try, penalty Tonga… obstruction indeed
Wales penalty on halfway… 9 minutes to go in the match.
Still no score in the 2nd half
Wales penalty for a high tackle… come on, bang it into the corner
Wales 7m out again… they get a scrum in front of the posts, both sides to attack to
Wales penalty… quick tap…
Tonga get a relieving scrum… phweeew
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