Men's Rugby World Cup 2007 · Parc des Princes, Paris · 28 September 2007Head-to-head
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England won by 16 points.Half-time 19–10 · Tries 4–2
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← Tonga attack · England 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
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- 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
| Min | Team | What | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18′ | Tonga | Try, Suka Hufanga, converted | 3–8 |
| 21′ | England | Try, Paul Sackey | 8–10 |
| 39′ | England | Try, Paul Sackey | 19–10 |
| 58′ | England | Try, Mathew Tait, converted | 24–13 |
| 67′ | England | Try, Andy Farrell, converted | 31–13 |
| 81′ | Tonga | Try, Hale T Pole, converted | 36–18 |
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
Drag to replay the match on the pitchSwipe the chart sideways for the full match.18′Suka Hufanga21′Paul Sackey39′Paul Sackey58′Mathew Tait67′Andy Farrell81′Hale T Pole
ENG
Team stats
TGA51%Possession49%
54%Territory46%
82Carries75
516Metres gained353
18Defenders beaten17
98Passes73
7Offloads9
88Tackles made85
18Tackles missed18
64/67Rucks won65/66
12/13Lineouts won12/12
8/10Mauls won1/2
4Turnovers won5
7Penalties conceded8
Goal kicking
ENG conversions 2/2, penalties 2/2 · TGA conversions 2/2, penalties 2/2. Pale segment = set piece lost.
ENG conversions 2/2, penalties 2/2 · 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
England
- 1Andrew SheridanProp
- 2George ChuterHooker
- 3Matt StevensProp
- 4Steve BorthwickSecond row
- 5Ben KaySecond row
- 6Martin CorryFlanker
- 7Lewis MoodyFlanker
- 8Nick EasterNumber 8
- 9Andy GomarsallScrum-half
- 10Jonny WilkinsonFly-half
- 11Mark CuetoWing
- 12Olly BarkleyCentre
- 13Mathew TaitCentre
- 14Paul SackeyWing
- 15Josh LewseyFull-back
- 16Lee MearsBench
- 17Phil VickeryBench
- 18Lawrence DallaglioBench
- 19Joe WorsleyBench
- 20Peter RichardsBench
- 21Andy FarrellBench
- 22Dan HipkissBench
Tonga
- 1Soane Tonga'uihaProp
- 2Aleki LutuiHooker
- 3Kisi PuluProp
- 4Viliami VakiSecond row
- 5Lisiate Fa'aosoSecond row
- 6Hale T PoleFlanker
- 7Nili LatuFlanker
- 8Finau MakaNumber 8
- 9Sione TuipulotuScrum-half
- 10Pierre HolaFly-half
- 11Sefa VakaWing
- 12Epeli TaioneCentre
- 13Suka HufangaCentre
- 14Tevita TuifuaWing
- 15Vungakoto LiloFull-back
- 16Ephraim TaukafaBench
- 17Taufa'ao FiliseBench
- 18Maama MolitikaBench
- 19Inoke AfeakiBench
- 20Soane HaveaBench
- 21Hudson Tonga'uihaBench
- 22Aisea HaviliBench
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Context
All-time, England 5–0 Tonga in 5 scored Tests. Full head-to-head
England going in
Tonga going in
- Previous meeting: 15 October 1999, England 101–10 Tonga
- Next meeting on record: 22 September 2019
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.