TheBreakdown
Full time27 June 2009
Tonga
19–21
Japan
Churchill Park, Lautoka, Fiji · World Rugby Pacific Nations Cup 2009Head-to-head

Japan won by 2 points.

Scoring

  1. 19’TTonga try · Sefa Vaka5–0
  2. 20’CTonga conversion · Pierre Hola7–0
  3. 23’PJapan penalty · Ryan Nicholas7–3
  4. 25’TJapan try · Shaun Webb7–8
  5. 36’TJapan try · Shaun Webb7–13
  6. 37’CJapan conversion · Ryan Nicholas7–15
  7. 46’TTonga try · Ilaisia Ma'asi12–15
  8. 47’CTonga conversion · Pierre Hola14–15
  9. 67’PJapan penalty · Ryan Nicholas14–18
  10. 82’PJapan penalty · Ryan Nicholas14–21
  11. 84’TTonga try · David Halaifonua19–21

Line-ups

Tonga

  1. 1Peni FakaleluProp
  2. 2Ilaisia Ma'asiHooker
  3. 3Kisi PuluProp
  4. 4Joshua AfuSecond row
  5. 5Samiu IkaSecond row
  6. 6Hale T PoleFlanker
  7. 7Nili LatuFlanker
  8. 8Pasuka MapakaitoloNumber 8
  9. 9Sililo MartensScrum-half
  10. 10Pierre HolaFly-half
  11. 11Siosaia PaleiWing
  12. 12Sefa VakaCentre
  13. 13Hudson Tonga'uihaCentre
  14. 14David HalaifonuaWing
  15. 15Vungakoto LiloFull-back
  16. 16Viliami Ma'asiBench
  17. 17Makoni FinauBench
  18. 18Emosi KauhengaBench
  19. 19Muli KaufusiBench
  20. 20Mahe FangupoBench
  21. 21Fangatapu ApikotoaBench
  22. 22Fou KatoaBench

Japan

  1. 1Hisateru HirashimaProp
  2. 2Yusuke AokiHooker
  3. 3Kensuke HatakeyamaProp
  4. 4Luke ThompsonSecond row
  5. 5Toshizumi KitagawaSecond row
  6. 6Masakazu ToyotaFlanker
  7. 7Toetuu TaufaFlanker
  8. 8Takashi KikutaniNumber 8
  9. 9Fumiaki TanakaScrum-half
  10. 10James ArlidgeFly-half
  11. 11Hirotoki OnozawaWing
  12. 12Ryan NicholasCentre
  13. 13Yuta ImamuraCentre
  14. 14Jack TarrantWing
  15. 15Shaun WebbFull-back
  16. 16Tateo KanaiBench
  17. 17Hiroshi YamashitaBench
  18. 18Hitoshi OnoBench
  19. 19Yoshitaka NakayamaBench
  20. 20Tomoki YoshidaBench
  21. 21Tatsuhiko OtaoBench
  22. 22Koji TairaBench

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Context

All-time, Tonga 9–11 Japan in 20 scored Tests. Full head-to-head

Tonga going in
Japan 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.