Tonga vs Japan Rugby 2011 World Cup on 21 September 2011
Tonga won the match 31 -18 against Japan in Rugby 2011 World Cup at Northland Events Centre, Whangarei on 21 September 2011.
Fetu'u Vainikolo scores at his old home ground to help Tonga break a five-year, five-match wait for a win over Japan in their Pool A clash
Fetu'u Vainikolo scores at his old home ground to help Tonga break a five-year, five-match wait for a win over Japan in their Pool A clash
Match Statistics
| Tonga | Japan | |
|---|---|---|
| 31 | Final Score card | 18 |
| 3 | Tries | 3 |
| 2 (1) | Conversions (Missed) | 0(3) |
| 4 (6) | Penalty Goals (Missed) | 1 (0) |
| 0 (0) | Drop Goals (Missed) | 0 (0) |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| Ball Possession | ||
| 44% | Full Match | 56% |
| Territory | ||
| 48% | Full Match | 52% |
| Time In Opposition 22 | ||
| 11'35'' | Full Match | 9'10'' |
Team Lineups
| Tonga | ||
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Soane Tongauiha ,
Aleki Lutui,
Taufa'ao Filise,
Tukulua Lokotui ,
Paino Hehea ,
Sione Kalamafoni ,
Sione Vaiomounga ,
Viliami Maafu ,
Taniela Moa ,
Kurt Morath ,
Sukanaivalu Hufanga ,
Alipate Fatafehi ,
Siale Piutau,
Fetu'u Vainikolo ,
Vungakoto Lilo
Replacements: Aloisio Maasi , Alisona Taumalolo , Halani Aulika , Joseph Tuineau , Samiu Vahafolau , Samisoni Fisilau , Andrew Mailei |
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| Japan | ||
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Hisateru Hirashima,
Shota Horie,
Kensuke Hatakeyama,
Luke Thompson,
Toshizumi Kitagawa,
Itaru Taniguchi,
Michael Leitch,
Takashi Kikutani,
Fumiaki Tanaka,
James Arlidge,
Hirotoki Onozawa,
Ryan Nicholas,
Alisi Tupuailai,
Kosuke Endo,
Shaun Webb
Replacements: Yusuke Aoki, Nozomu Fujita, Hitoshi Ono, Sione Talikavili Vatuvei, Atsushi Hiwasa, Takehisa Usuzuki, Murray Williams |
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