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Men's Rugby World Cup 2015 · St James Park, Newcastle upon Tyne · 9 October 2015Head-to-head
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New Zealand won by 38 points.Half-time 14–3 · Tries 7–0 · NZL 1 yellow card · TGA 1 yellow card

Pitch map

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26′49′57′133153586670762788Attacks634Ball won10523116741577139191092736723%Own 2231%Own half69%Opp half80%Opp 22
Totals only: no positions in the feed
Tacklesmademissed
NZL15315
TGA11021
← Tonga attack · New Zealand 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
13′New ZealandTry, Ben Smith, converted5–0
31′New ZealandTry, Tony Woodcock, converted12–3
53′New ZealandTry, Nehe Milner-Skudder, converted19–6
58′New ZealandTry, Nehe Milner-Skudder, converted26–9
66′New ZealandTry, Sonny Bill Williams, converted33–9
70′New ZealandTry, Sam Cane, converted40–9
76′New ZealandTry, Ma'a Nonu, conversion missed47–9
26′TongaPenalty goal scored
49′TongaPenalty goal scored
57′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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013253850HT0′20′40′60′80′1 NZL card · 1 TGA card
13′Ben Smith31′Tony Woodcock53′Nehe Milner-Skudder58′Nehe Milner-Skudder66′Sonny Bill Williams70′Sam Cane76′Ma'a Nonu
NZL

Team stats

TGA
42%Possession58%
43%Territory57%
118Carries132
506Metres gained242
8Clean breaks2
21Defenders beaten15
171Passes139
7Offloads6
153Tackles made110
15Tackles missed21
72/77Rucks won110/112
9/9Lineouts won7/10
3/3Scrums won11/11
4/5Mauls won1/2
6Turnovers won9
11Penalties conceded7
25Kicks from hand26
388Kick metres355
Goal kicking
NZL conversions 6/7, penalties 0/0 · TGA conversions 0/0, penalties 3/3. 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

New Zealand

  1. 1Tony WoodcockProp
  2. 2Dane ColesHooker
  3. 3Owen FranksProp
  4. 4Luke RomanoSecond row
  5. 5Samuel WhitelockSecond row
  6. 6Jerome KainoFlanker
  7. 7Sam CaneFlanker
  8. 8Kieran ReadNumber 8
  9. 9Aaron SmithScrum-half
  10. 10Daniel CarterFly-half
  11. 11Waisake NaholoWing
  12. 12Ma'a NonuCentre
  13. 13Conrad SmithCentre
  14. 14Nehe Milner-SkudderWing
  15. 15Ben SmithFull-back
  16. 16Keven MealamuBench
  17. 17Wyatt CrockettBench
  18. 18Ben FranksBench
  19. 19Brodie RetallickBench
  20. 20Liam MessamBench
  21. 21Tawera Kerr-BarlowBench
  22. 22Beauden BarrettBench
  23. 23Sonny Bill WilliamsBench

Tonga

  1. 1Soane Tonga'uihaProp
  2. 2Elvis TaioneHooker
  3. 3Halani 'AulikaProp
  4. 4Tukulua LokotuiSecond row
  5. 5Joseph TuineauSecond row
  6. 6Sione KalamafoniFlanker
  7. 7Nili LatuFlanker
  8. 8Viliami Ma'afuNumber 8
  9. 9Sonatane TakuluaScrum-half
  10. 10Kurt MorathFly-half
  11. 11Fetu'u VainikoloWing
  12. 12Latiume FositaCentre
  13. 13Siale PiutauCentre
  14. 14Telusa VeainuWing
  15. 15Vungakoto LiloFull-back
  16. 16Paula NgauamoBench
  17. 17Sona TaumaloloBench
  18. 18Sila PuafisiBench
  19. 19Sitiveni MafiBench
  20. 20Jack RamBench
  21. 21Samisoni FisilauBench
  22. 22Viliami TahituaBench
  23. 23Will HeluBench

Match officials

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Context

All-time, New Zealand 7–0 Tonga in 7 scored Tests. Full head-to-head

New Zealand 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.