Tonga (7) 31 / 19 (12) USA (Final Score)
Tonga and the United States of America did battle in a Rugby World Cup 2019 International at
Hanazono Rugby Stadium, Higashiosaka City, Japan on 13 October 2019 at 07:45 SA Time (14:45 Japan Time, 18:45 Tonga Time, 01:45 USA Eastern Time, 05:45 GMT).
This was the live match discussion Article.
The match was broadcast LIVE on SuperSport 1 on TV in SA.
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Scorers:
Tonga:
- Penalties – Sonatane Takulua (1)
- Drop Goals – 0
- Tries – Siegfried Fisi’ihoi (1), Malietoa Hingano (1), Siale Piutau (1), Telusa Veainu (1)
- Conversions – Sonatane Takulua (2), James Faiva (1), Siale Piutau (1)
USA:
- Penalties – 0
- Drop Goals – 0
- Tries – Mike Te’o (2), Tony Lamborn (1)
- Conversions – AJ MacGinty (2)
Teams:
Tonga |
United States of America |
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Expected weather: Very cloudy but will clear later. High of 22°C and a low of 18°C
Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales)
Assistant Referees: Jérôme Garcès (France), Shuhei Kubo (Japan)
TMO: Graham Hughes (England)
Tonga loses the ball over the line…
USA defensive 5m scrum. Can Tonga produce a huge scrum here?
Good USA clearance to touch…
Tonga scrum, 5m on their own side of halfway…
Massive Tonga scrum, marching with the USA… penalty!
Gong has gone…
Tonga kick for touch, not a very good one… they maul from the lineout.
Halftime
Tonga doing most of the playing in the 1st half, creating a number of opportunities. USA basically had 2 opportunities and used both for the tries by Te’o out wide on the right wing.
Good contest and generally a good game though…
Positive rugby…
The TV studio guests also lamenting Tonga not taking the chances they have created.
2nd Half ON!
Silly box kick by Takulua…
Excellent touchfinder by De Haas of USA!
Tonga defensive 5m lineout…
Good enough exit touchfinder by the Tonga flyhalf.
Knocked by USA fullback…
Again Tonga squanders a golden opportunity, last pass out to touch..
Big USA lineout maul… Tonga turnover scrum.
Tonga knocks 5m out.
How did Tonga not score???
Tonga penalty, on the 22, in front… posts
Tonga 10 / 12 USA
Tonga defensive lineout inside their own 22.
USA loses the ball 5m from the Tonga line… Tonga kicks farrrr ahead, Try Hingano, Tonga!
Tonga 17 / 12 USA
20 Minutes to go in the match.
Try Tonga, Piutau!
Tonga 24 / 12 USA
Now the USA with more purpose… but they are chasing the game..
Tonga scrum, inside their 22…
But it was much better play by USA.
Tongan players seem to be tiring…
IF USA can score soon, it can really be game on…
14 Minutes remaining
Not a good touchfinder at all by the replacement Tonga scrummie.
USA lineout on the Tonga 22.
Knocked by USA in the lineout… no a Tonga knock… USA scrum.
Another USA scrum, 5m inside the Tonga 22.
Time is ticking away relentlessly against the USA… less than 10 minutes to go.
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