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Men's Rugby World Cup 1995 · Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria · 26 May 1995Head-to-head
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France won by 28 points.Half-time 6–0 · Tries 4–1

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Tacklesmademissed
FRA6420
TGA4221
Kicks at goalconv.pensdrops
FRA3/33/31
TGA1/11/10
← Tonga attack · France 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
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  • Tackle positions are not in the feed for this match.
  • Kick positions are not in the feed for this match.
  • Ruck, line break, turnover, lineout and kick-from-hand positions are not in the feed for this match.
  • Tries with a dashed ring have no recorded position, so they sit in the in-goal at the end that side attacked.
Tries and goal kicks as a table
MinTeamWhatScore
66′FranceTry, Thierry Lacroix17–3
72′FranceTry, Aubin Hueber, converted22–3
76′FranceTry, Philippe Saint-Andre, converted29–3
80′FranceTry, Thierry Lacroix, converted36–3
81′TongaTry, Tevita Va'enuku, converted38–8
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′1 TGA card
66′Thierry Lacroix72′Aubin Hueber76′Philippe Saint-Andre80′Thierry Lacroix81′Tevita Va'enuku
FRA

Team stats

TGA
80%Possession20%
63Carries71
414Metres gained234
15Clean breaks4
21Defenders beaten20
76Passes60
7Offloads5
64Tackles made42
20Tackles missed21
18/23Rucks won40/46
7/14Lineouts won11/19
9/9Scrums won10/12
16/16Mauls won9/12
7Penalties conceded13
40Kicks from hand34
Goal kicking
FRA conversions 3/3, penalties 3/3 · TGA conversions 1/1, penalties 1/1. 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. This feed has team statistics but no positions for this match.

Line-ups

France

  1. 1Louis ArmaryProp
  2. 2Jean-Michel GonzalesHooker
  3. 3Philippe GallartProp
  4. 4Olivier MerleSecond row
  5. 5Olivier BrouzetSecond row
  6. 6Philippe BenettonFlanker
  7. 7Abdelatif BenazziFlanker
  8. 8Marc CecillonNumber 8
  9. 9Aubin HueberScrum-half
  10. 10Yann DelaigueFly-half
  11. 11Philippe Saint-AndreWing
  12. 12Thierry LacroixCentre
  13. 13Philippe SellaCentre
  14. 14Emile NtamackWing
  15. 15Jean-Luc SadournyFull-back
  16. 16Laurent CabannesBench
  17. 17Sebastien ViarsBench
  18. 18Franck MesnelBench
  19. 19Guy AccoceberryBench
  20. 20Marc de RougemontBench
  21. 21Christian CalifanoBench

Tonga

  1. 1Sa'ili Fe'aoProp
  2. 2Fololisi MasilaHooker
  3. 3Tu'akalau FukofukaProp
  4. 4Willie Los'eSecond row
  5. 5Falamani MafiSecond row
  6. 6Feleti MahoniFlanker
  7. 7Ipolito FenukitauFlanker
  8. 8Mana 'OtaiNumber 8
  9. 9Manu VunipolaScrum-half
  10. 10'Elisi VunipolaFly-half
  11. 11Tevita Va'enukuWing
  12. 12Penieli LatuCentre
  13. 13Unuoi Va'enukuCentre
  14. 14Alaska TaufaWing
  15. 15Sateki TuipulotuFull-back
  16. 16Feao VunipolaBench
  17. 17Inoke AfeakiBench
  18. 18Taipe IsitoloBench
  19. 19'Akuila MafiBench
  20. 20Nafe TufuiBench
  21. 21Edwin TalakaiBench

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Context

All-time, France 4–2 Tonga in 6 scored Tests. Full head-to-head

France 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.