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Men's Rugby World Cup 2011 · Northland Events Centre, Whangarei · 14 September 2011Head-to-head
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Canada won by 5 points.Half-time 7–10 · Tries 2–3

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13405367731239Attacks313Ball won1068828271376846198258311624%Own 2255%Own half67%Opp half59%Opp 22
Totals only: no positions in the feed
Tacklesmademissed
TGA6820
CAN12210
Kicks at goalconv.pensdrops
TGA2/22/40
CAN2/32/20
← Canada attack · Tonga 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
13′CanadaTry, Jebb Sinclair, converted0–5
40′TongaTry, Siale Piutau, converted5–10
53′TongaTry, Siale Piutau, converted15–13
67′CanadaTry, Aaron Carpenter, conversion missed20–18
73′CanadaTry, Phil Mackenzie, converted20–23
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′
13′Jebb Sinclair40′Siale Piutau53′Siale Piutau67′Aaron Carpenter73′Phil Mackenzie
TGA

Team stats

CAN
59%Possession41%
65%Territory35%
114Carries77
413Metres gained338
10Defenders beaten20
124Passes93
68Tackles made122
20Tackles missed10
82/87Rucks won54/58
10/11Lineouts won8/9
4/5Mauls won4/4
11Penalties conceded11
Goal kicking
TGA conversions 2/2, penalties 2/4 · CAN conversions 2/3, 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

Tonga

  1. 1Sona TaumaloloProp
  2. 2Ephraim TaukafaHooker
  3. 3Kisi PuluProp
  4. 4Sione TimaniSecond row
  5. 5Tukulua LokotuiSecond row
  6. 6Finau MakaFlanker
  7. 7Sione VaiomoungaFlanker
  8. 8Samiu VahafolauNumber 8
  9. 9Thomas PaluScrum-half
  10. 10Taniela MoaFly-half
  11. 11Will HeluWing
  12. 12Alipate FatafehiCentre
  13. 13Siale PiutauCentre
  14. 14Fetu'u VainikoloWing
  15. 15Kurt MorathFull-back
  16. 16Ilaisia Ma'asiBench
  17. 17Soane Tonga'uihaBench
  18. 18Halani 'AulikaBench
  19. 19Viliami Ma'afuBench
  20. 20Sione KalamafoniBench
  21. 21Viliame IongiBench
  22. 22Alaska TaufaBench

Canada

  1. 1Hubert BuydensProp
  2. 2Pat RiordanHooker
  3. 3Jason MarshallProp
  4. 4Jebb SinclairSecond row
  5. 5Jamie CudmoreSecond row
  6. 6Adam KleebergerFlanker
  7. 7Chauncey O'TooleFlanker
  8. 8Aaron CarpenterNumber 8
  9. 9Ed FairhurstScrum-half
  10. 10Ander MonroFly-half
  11. 11Phil MackenzieWing
  12. 12Ryan SmithCentre
  13. 13DTH Van Der MerweCentre
  14. 14Ciaran HearnWing
  15. 15James PritchardFull-back
  16. 16Ryan HamiltonBench
  17. 17Scott FranklinBench
  18. 18Tyler HotsonBench
  19. 19Nanyak DalaBench
  20. 20Conor TrainorBench
  21. 21Sean WhiteBench
  22. 22Nathan HirayamaBench

Match officials

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Context

All-time, Tonga 8–5 Canada in 13 scored Tests. Full head-to-head

Tonga going in
Canada 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.