TheBreakdown
Full time23 June 1973
Australia
30–12
Tonga
Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney | Gadigal, Australia · Tour 1973Head-to-head

Australia won by 18 points.

Scoring

  1. –CAustralia conversion · Arthur McGill2–0
  2. –CAustralia conversion · Arthur McGill4–0
  3. –TAustralia try · John Cole8–0
  4. –TAustralia try · Owen Stephens12–0
  5. –TAustralia try · Owen Stephens16–0
  6. –TAustralia try · Geoffrey Richardson20–0
  7. –TAustralia try · John Hipwell24–0
  8. –DAustralia drop goal · Geoffrey Richardson27–0
  9. –DAustralia drop goal · Garrick Fay30–0
  10. –CTonga conversion · Valita Ma'ake30–2
  11. –CTonga conversion · Valita Ma'ake30–4
  12. –TTonga try · Sammy Latu30–8
  13. –TTonga try · Fa'aleo Tupi30–12

Line-ups

Australia

  1. 1Ronald GrahamProp
  2. 2Michael FreneyHooker
  3. 3Jake HowardProp
  4. 4Garrick FaySecond row
  5. 5Stuart GregorySecond row
  6. 6Richard CocksFlanker
  7. 7Peter SullivanFlanker
  8. 8Mark LoaneNumber 8
  9. 9John HipwellScrum-half
  10. 10Geoffrey RichardsonFly-half
  11. 11Owen StephensWing
  12. 12Trevor StegmanCentre
  13. 13David L'EstrangeCentre
  14. 14John ColeWing
  15. 15Arthur McGillFull-back
  16. 16Chris CarberryBench
  17. 17Keith BellBench
  18. 18Greg CornelsenBench
  19. 19Eric TindallBench
  20. 20Russell FairfaxBench
  21. 21Jeffrey McLeanBench

Tonga

  1. 1Pasifiki TongaProp
  2. 2Tevita BloomfieldHooker
  3. 3'Eukaliti HehepotoProp
  4. 4Fa'aleo TupiSecond row
  5. 5Polutele TuihalamakaSecond row
  6. 6Fakahau ValuFlanker
  7. 7Kimpu 'InokeFlanker
  8. 8Sione MafiNumber 8
  9. 9Ha'unga FonuaScrum-half
  10. 10Malakai AlatiniFly-half
  11. 11Isikeli VaveWing
  12. 12Sione FoliakiCentre
  13. 13Sammy LatuCentre
  14. 14Kei 'IongiWing
  15. 15Valita Ma'akeFull-back
  16. 16'Inoke LupinaBench
  17. 17Tuli KahoBench
  18. 18Siaosi SelupeBench
  19. 19Sateki TupouBench
  20. 20Fatai KefuBench
  21. 21Siope MatapuleBench

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Context

All-time, Australia 3–1 Tonga in 4 scored Tests. Full head-to-head

Australia 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.