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Men's Rugby World Cup 1999 · Twickenham, London · 15 October 1999Head-to-head
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England won by 91 points.Half-time 38–10 · Tries 13–1

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Tacklesmademissed
ENG10311
TGA6744
Kicks at goalconv.pensdrops
ENG12/124/40
TGA1/11/10
← 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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  • Tackle positions are not in the feed for this match.
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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
MinTeamWhatScore
14′EnglandTry, Matt Dawson11–0
17′TongaTry, Dave Tiueti, converted11–5
29′EnglandTry, Phil Greening, converted22–10
36′EnglandTry, Dan Luger, converted29–10
41′EnglandTry, Matt Perry, converted36–10
46′EnglandTry, Will Greenwood, converted43–10
48′EnglandTry, Will Greenwood, converted50–10
51′EnglandTry, Austin Healey, converted57–10
54′EnglandTry, Richard Hill, converted64–10
65′EnglandTry, Jeremy Guscott, converted71–10
69′EnglandTry, Austin Healey, converted78–10
75′EnglandTry, Phil Greening, converted85–10
78′EnglandTry, Dan Luger, converted92–10
85′EnglandTry, Jeremy Guscott, converted99–10
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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14′Matt Dawson17′Dave Tiueti29′Phil Greening36′Dan Luger41′Matt Perry46′Will Greenwood48′Will Greenwood51′Austin Healey54′Richard Hill65′Jeremy Guscott69′Austin Healey75′Phil Greening78′Dan Luger85′Jeremy Guscott
ENG

Team stats

TGA
93%Possession7%
111Carries108
968Metres gained412
29Clean breaks8
44Defenders beaten11
171Passes88
10Offloads15
103Tackles made67
11Tackles missed44
51/52Rucks won66/71
12/13Lineouts won5/9
10/10Scrums won7/8
9/12Mauls won3/3
8Penalties conceded26
37Kicks from hand17
Goal kicking
ENG conversions 12/12, penalties 4/4 · TGA conversions 1/1, penalties 1/1. 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

  1. 1Graham RowntreeProp
  2. 2Phil GreeningHooker
  3. 3Phil VickeryProp
  4. 4Martin JohnsonSecond row
  5. 5Garath ArcherSecond row
  6. 6Joe WorsleyFlanker
  7. 7Richard HillFlanker
  8. 8Lawrence DallaglioNumber 8
  9. 9Matt DawsonScrum-half
  10. 10Paul GraysonFly-half
  11. 11Dan LugerWing
  12. 12Jeremy GuscottCentre
  13. 13Will GreenwoodCentre
  14. 14Austin HealeyWing
  15. 15Matt PerryFull-back
  16. 16Nick BealBench
  17. 17Mike CattBench
  18. 18Jason LeonardBench
  19. 19Danny GrewcockBench
  20. 20Jonny WilkinsonBench
  21. 21Neil BackBench
  22. 22Richard CockerillBench

Tonga

  1. 1Ngalu Taufo'ouProp
  2. 2Feao VunipolaHooker
  3. 3Tevita TaumoepeauProp
  4. 4Isileli FataniSecond row
  5. 5Benhur KivaluSecond row
  6. 6David EdwardsFlanker
  7. 7Jonny KoloiFlanker
  8. 8Katilimoni Tu'ipulotuNumber 8
  9. 9Sililo MartensScrum-half
  10. 10'Elisi VunipolaFly-half
  11. 11Semi TaupeaafeWing
  12. 12Salesi FinauCentre
  13. 13Fepikou TatafuCentre
  14. 14Dave TiuetiWing
  15. 15Sateki TuipulotuFull-back
  16. 16Falamani MafiBench
  17. 17'Isi TapuelueluBench
  18. 18Epeli TaioneBench
  19. 19Sione TuipulotuBench
  20. 20Va'a TolokeBench
  21. 21Ta'u Fainga'anukuBench
  22. 22Latiume MakaBench

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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

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.