Full time30 June 1973
Ballymore, Brisbane | Meeanjin, Australia · Tour 1973Head-to-head
Tonga won by 5 points.
Scoring
- –PAustralia penalty · Arthur McGill3–0
- –TAustralia try · John Cole7–0
- –TAustralia try · Eric Tindall11–0
- –TTonga try · Sammy Latu11–4
- –TTonga try · Tali Kavapalu11–8
- –TTonga try · Isikeli Vave11–12
- –TTonga try · Sione Mafi11–16
Line-ups
Australia
- 1Ronald GrahamProp
- 2Chris CarberryHooker
- 3Jake HowardProp
- 4Stuart GregorySecond row
- 5Garrick FaySecond row
- 6Richard CocksFlanker
- 7Peter SullivanFlanker
- 8Mark LoaneNumber 8
- 9Eric TindallScrum-half
- 10Geoffrey RichardsonFly-half
- 11Owen StephensWing
- 12Trevor StegmanCentre
- 13David L'EstrangeCentre
- 14John ColeWing
- 15Arthur McGillFull-back
Tonga
- 1Lialeni PahuluProp
- 2Tevita BloomfieldHooker
- 3'Eukaliti HehepotoProp
- 4Fa'aleo TupiSecond row
- 5Polutele TuihalamakaSecond row
- 6Fakahau ValuFlanker
- 7Siaosi SelupeFlanker
- 8Sione MafiNumber 8
- 9Ha'unga FonuaScrum-half
- 10Malakai AlatiniFly-half
- 11Isikeli VaveWing
- 12Sione FoliakiCentre
- 13Tali KavapaluCentre
- 14Sammy LatuWing
- 15Valita Ma'akeFull-back
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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
- Previous meeting: 23 June 1973, Australia 30–12 Tonga
- Next meeting on record: 4 July 1993
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.