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Men's Rugby World Cup 2007 · Stade de la Mosson, Montpellier · 12 September 2007Head-to-head
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Tonga won by 10 points.Half-time 3–13 · Tries 2–3

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348606871116Attacks24Ball won46321813123546122613327965%Own 2259%Own half69%Opp half65%Opp 22
Totals only: no positions in the feed
Tacklesmademissed
USA4213
TGA15218
Kicks at goalconv.pensdrops
USA1/11/10
TGA2/22/20
← Tonga attack · USA attack →Hover a try for detail · dots = tackles made · dashed = penalty goal · orange = missed · squares = rucks · triangles = line breaks and defenders beaten · rings = turnovers · bars at the foot = zone counts · thin lines = kicks from hand = attacking entries and ball won per band
  • Tackle positions are not in the feed for this match.
  • Kick positions are not in the feed for this match.
  • Ruck, line break, turnover, lineout and kick-from-hand positions are not in the feed for this match.
  • Tries with a dashed ring have no recorded position, so they sit in the in-goal at the end that side attacked.
Tries and goal kicks as a table
MinTeamWhatScore
3′TongaTry, Finau Maka, converted0–5
48′USATry, Mike MacDonald8–13
60′TongaTry, Sefa Vaka8–18
68′USATry, Louis Stanfill, converted13–18
71′TongaTry, Viliami Vaki, converted15–23
Sample dataTerritory shares are estimated, and tries without a recorded position are placed in the in-goal. Other positions are as logged by the match feed and approximate.

Score progression

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08152330HT0′20′40′60′80′
3′Finau Maka48′Mike MacDonald60′Sefa Vaka68′Louis Stanfill71′Viliami Vaki
USA

Team stats

TGA
69%Possession31%
76%Territory24%
115Carries49
580Metres gained404
18Defenders beaten13
103Passes59
15Offloads12
42Tackles made152
13Tackles missed18
83/86Rucks won34/34
12/18Lineouts won8/11
5/5Mauls won5/5
2Turnovers won0
8Penalties conceded10
Goal kicking
USA conversions 1/1, penalties 1/1 · TGA conversions 2/2, penalties 2/2. Pale segment = set piece lost.

Match statistics and event positions come from World Rugby’s public match feed, which is unofficial and not licensed for reuse; TheBreakdown reduces them to the figures shown. This feed has team statistics but no positions for this match.

Line-ups

USA

  1. 1Mike MacDonaldProp
  2. 2Owen LentzHooker
  3. 3Chris OsentowskiProp
  4. 4Alec ParkerSecond row
  5. 5Mike ManganSecond row
  6. 6Louis StanfillFlanker
  7. 7Todd CleverFlanker
  8. 8Henry BloomfieldNumber 8
  9. 9Chad ErskineScrum-half
  10. 10Mike HercusFly-half
  11. 11Takudzwa NgwenyaWing
  12. 12Vaha EsikiaCentre
  13. 13Albert TuipulotuCentre
  14. 14Salesi SikaWing
  15. 15Chris WylesFull-back
  16. 16Blake BurdetteBench
  17. 17Matekitonga MoeakiolaBench
  18. 18Hayden MextedBench
  19. 19Inaki BasauriBench
  20. 20Mike PetriBench
  21. 21Valenese MalifaBench
  22. 22Philip EloffBench

Tonga

  1. 1Soane Tonga'uihaProp
  2. 2Aleki LutuiHooker
  3. 3Kisi PuluProp
  4. 4Lisiate Fa'aosoSecond row
  5. 5Paino HeheaSecond row
  6. 6Hale T PoleFlanker
  7. 7Nili LatuFlanker
  8. 8Finau MakaNumber 8
  9. 9Soane HaveaScrum-half
  10. 10Pierre HolaFly-half
  11. 11Sefa VakaWing
  12. 12Epeli TaioneCentre
  13. 13Suka HufangaCentre
  14. 14Tevita TuifuaWing
  15. 15Vungakoto LiloFull-back
  16. 16Ephraim TaukafaBench
  17. 17Toma TokeBench
  18. 18Viliami VakiBench
  19. 19Lotu FilipineBench
  20. 20Sione TuipulotuBench
  21. 21Kaiongo TupouBench
  22. 22Aisea HaviliBench

Match officials

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Context

All-time, USA 2–9 Tonga in 11 scored Tests. Full head-to-head

USA going in
Tonga going in

Also on this day

Results to 27 September 2026. Scoring and line-ups come from World Rugby match summaries where available; older Tests may have neither.