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Men's Rugby World Cup 2011 · Eden Park, Auckland · 9 September 2011Head-to-head
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New Zealand won by 31 points.Half-time 29–0 · Tries 6–1

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112029325972773270Attacks635Ball won1186425221111133133752021731%Own 2265%Own half50%Opp half79%Opp 22
Totals only: no positions in the feed
Tacklesmademissed
NZL1166
TGA9022
Kicks at goalconv.pensdrops
NZL4/61/10
TGA1/11/20
← Tonga attack · New Zealand 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
11′New ZealandTry, Israel Dagg, conversion missed8–0
20′New ZealandTry, Richard Kahui, converted13–0
29′New ZealandTry, Israel Dagg, converted20–0
32′New ZealandTry, Richard Kahui, converted27–0
59′New ZealandTry, Jerome Kaino, conversion missed34–3
72′TongaTry, Sona Taumalolo, converted34–8
77′New ZealandTry, Ma'a Nonu, converted39–10
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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013253850HT0′20′40′60′80′
11′Israel Dagg20′Richard Kahui29′Israel Dagg32′Richard Kahui59′Jerome Kaino72′Sona Taumalolo77′Ma'a Nonu
NZL

Team stats

TGA
46%Possession54%
46%Territory54%
110Carries92
640Metres gained252
22Defenders beaten6
150Passes65
116Tackles made90
6Tackles missed22
53/55Rucks won75/78
7/7Lineouts won9/13
5/5Mauls won4/6
13Penalties conceded7
Goal kicking
NZL conversions 4/6, penalties 1/1 · TGA conversions 1/1, penalties 1/2. 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

New Zealand

  1. 1Tony WoodcockProp
  2. 2Andrew HoreHooker
  3. 3Owen FranksProp
  4. 4Brad ThornSecond row
  5. 5Ali WilliamsSecond row
  6. 6Jerome KainoFlanker
  7. 7Richie McCawFlanker
  8. 8Victor VitoNumber 8
  9. 9Jimmy CowanScrum-half
  10. 10Daniel CarterFly-half
  11. 11Isaia ToeavaWing
  12. 12Sonny Bill WilliamsCentre
  13. 13Ma'a NonuCentre
  14. 14Richard KahuiWing
  15. 15Israel DaggFull-back
  16. 16Corey FlynnBench
  17. 17Ben FranksBench
  18. 18Anthony BoricBench
  19. 19Samuel WhitelockBench
  20. 20Piri WeepuBench
  21. 21Colin SladeBench
  22. 22Cory JaneBench

Tonga

  1. 1Soane Tonga'uihaProp
  2. 2Aleki LutuiHooker
  3. 3Taufa'ao FiliseProp
  4. 4Paino HeheaSecond row
  5. 5Joseph TuineauSecond row
  6. 6Sione KalamafoniFlanker
  7. 7Finau MakaFlanker
  8. 8Viliami Ma'afuNumber 8
  9. 9Taniela MoaScrum-half
  10. 10Kurt MorathFly-half
  11. 11Siale PiutauWing
  12. 12Andrew MaileiCentre
  13. 13Suka HufangaCentre
  14. 14Viliame IongiWing
  15. 15Vungakoto LiloFull-back
  16. 16Ephraim TaukafaBench
  17. 17Sona TaumaloloBench
  18. 18Kisi PuluBench
  19. 19Sione TimaniBench
  20. 20Samiu VahafolauBench
  21. 21Samisoni FisilauBench
  22. 22Alipate FatafehiBench

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Context

All-time, New Zealand 7–0 Tonga in 7 scored Tests. Full head-to-head

New Zealand 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.