TheBreakdown
Full time17 November 2012
Tonga
22–13
USA
Parc Eirias, Colwyn Bay, Wales · IRB International Rugby Series 2012Head-to-head

Tonga won by 9 points.

Scoring

  1. 3’TTonga try · Will Helu5–0
  2. 30’PUSA penalty · Zach Pangelinan5–3
  3. 41’TUSA try · Robbie Shaw5–8
  4. 42’CUSA conversion · Zach Pangelinan5–10
  5. 47’PUSA penalty · Zach Pangelinan5–13
  6. 54’PTonga penalty · Vungakoto Lilo8–13
  7. 61’TTonga try · Joseph Tuineau13–13
  8. 62’CTonga conversion · Fangatapu Apikotoa15–13
  9. 77’TTonga try · Sione Piukala20–13
  10. 78’CTonga conversion · Fangatapu Apikotoa22–13

Line-ups

Tonga

  1. 1Sona TaumaloloProp
  2. 2Elvis TaioneHooker
  3. 3Halani 'AulikaProp
  4. 4Joseph TuineauSecond row
  5. 5Tukulua LokotuiSecond row
  6. 6Sitiveni MafiFlanker
  7. 7Nili LatuFlanker
  8. 8Viliami Ma'afuNumber 8
  9. 9Taniela MoaScrum-half
  10. 10Fangatapu ApikotoaFly-half
  11. 11Fetu'u VainikoloWing
  12. 12Sione PiukalaCentre
  13. 13Suka HufangaCentre
  14. 14Will HeluWing
  15. 15Vungakoto LiloFull-back
  16. 16Ilaisia Ma'asiBench
  17. 17Hale T PoleBench
  18. 18Tevita MailauBench
  19. 19Kisi PuluBench
  20. 20Joshua AfuBench
  21. 21Viliame IongiBench
  22. 22Edmond PaeaBench
  23. 23Alipate FatafehiBench

USA

  1. 1Shawn PittmanProp
  2. 2Chris BillerHooker
  3. 3Eric FryProp
  4. 4Brian DoyleSecond row
  5. 5Louis StanfillSecond row
  6. 6Scott LaVallaFlanker
  7. 7John QuillFlanker
  8. 8Todd CleverNumber 8
  9. 9Robbie ShawScrum-half
  10. 10Toby L'EstrangeFly-half
  11. 11Luke HumeWing
  12. 12Andrew SuniulaCentre
  13. 13Paul EmerickCentre
  14. 14Cornelius DirksenWing
  15. 15Zach PangelinanFull-back
  16. 16Derek AsbunBench
  17. 17Nick WallaceBench
  18. 18Zach FenoglioBench
  19. 19Inaki BasauriBench
  20. 20Peter DahlBench
  21. 21Mike PetriBench
  22. 22Roland SuniulaBench
  23. 23Gearoid McDonaldBench

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Context

All-time, Tonga 9–2 USA in 11 scored Tests. Full head-to-head

Tonga going in
USA 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.