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Men's Rugby World Cup 2015 · Sandy Park, Exeter · 29 September 2015Head-to-head
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Tonga won by 14 points.Half-time 22–7 · Tries 5–3

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22′35′73′6121825454955673754Attacks1218Ball won136993326154604016723819641%Own 2258%Own half72%Opp half65%Opp 22
Totals only: no positions in the feed
Tacklesmademissed
TGA6613
NAM11136
← Namibia 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.
Tries and goal kicks as a table
MinTeamWhatScore
6′TongaTry, Telusa Veainu, converted5–0
12′TongaTry, Jack Ram, conversion missed12–0
18′NamibiaTry, Johan Tromp, converted12–5
25′TongaTry, Latiume Fosita, converted17–7
45′TongaTry, Jack Ram, conversion missed27–7
49′NamibiaTry, Jacques Burger, converted27–12
55′TongaTry, Telusa Veainu, conversion missed32–14
67′NamibiaTry, Jacques Burger, converted32–19
22′TongaPenalty goal missed
35′TongaPenalty goal scored
73′TongaPenalty goal scored
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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010203040HT0′20′40′60′80′
6′Telusa Veainu12′Jack Ram18′Johan Tromp25′Latiume Fosita45′Jack Ram49′Jacques Burger55′Telusa Veainu67′Jacques Burger
TGA

Team stats

NAM
61%Possession39%
58%Territory42%
123Carries81
684Metres gained287
14Clean breaks5
36Defenders beaten13
168Passes97
15Offloads8
66Tackles made111
13Tackles missed36
71/75Rucks won48/51
13/15Lineouts won9/12
7/7Scrums won4/6
5/5Mauls won6/7
5Turnovers won7
9Penalties conceded15
30Kicks from hand26
447Kick metres444
Goal kicking
TGA conversions 2/5, penalties 2/3 · NAM conversions 3/3, penalties 0/0. 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.

Line-ups

Tonga

  1. 1Soane Tonga'uihaProp
  2. 2Aleki LutuiHooker
  3. 3Sila PuafisiProp
  4. 4Hale T PoleSecond row
  5. 5Joseph TuineauSecond row
  6. 6Sione KalamafoniFlanker
  7. 7Jack RamFlanker
  8. 8Viliami Ma'afuNumber 8
  9. 9Sonatane TakuluaScrum-half
  10. 10Latiume FositaFly-half
  11. 11Telusa VeainuWing
  12. 12Sione PiukalaCentre
  13. 13Siale PiutauCentre
  14. 14David HalaifonuaWing
  15. 15Vungakoto LiloFull-back
  16. 16Paula NgauamoBench
  17. 17Tevita MailauBench
  18. 18Halani 'AulikaBench
  19. 19Tukulua LokotuiBench
  20. 20Opeti FonuaBench
  21. 21Samisoni FisilauBench
  22. 22Kurt MorathBench
  23. 23Will HeluBench

Namibia

  1. 1Casper ViviersProp
  2. 2Torsten Van JaarsveldHooker
  3. 3Johan CoetzeeProp
  4. 4Janco VenterSecond row
  5. 5Tjiuee UaniviSecond row
  6. 6Jacques BurgerFlanker
  7. 7Rohan KitshoffFlanker
  8. 8Renaldo BothmaNumber 8
  9. 9Eneill BuitendagScrum-half
  10. 10Theuns KotzeFly-half
  11. 11Russel Van WykWing
  12. 12Johan DeyselCentre
  13. 13Danie Van WykCentre
  14. 14Johan TrompWing
  15. 15Chrysander BothaFull-back
  16. 16Louis Van der WesthuizenBench
  17. 17Johnny RedelinghuysBench
  18. 18AJ de KlerkBench
  19. 19Tinus Du PlessisBench
  20. 20Pieter-Jan Van LillBench
  21. 21Darryl De La HarpeBench
  22. 22Damian StevensBench
  23. 23David PhilanderBench

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Context

All-time, Tonga 2–0 Namibia in 2 scored Tests. Full head-to-head

Tonga going in
Namibia 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.