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Men's Rugby World Cup 1995 · Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria · 30 May 1995Head-to-head
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Scotland won by 36 points.Half-time 18–5 · Tries 3–1

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Tacklesmademissed
SCO4512
TGA4512
Kicks at goalconv.pensdrops
SCO1/38/110
TGA0/10/10
← Tonga attack · Scotland 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
  • Territory is not in the feed for this match.
  • Zone counts are not in the feed for this match.
  • 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
15′TongaTry, Ipolito Fenukitau, conversion missed9–5
62′ScotlandTry, Eric Peters, conversion missed29–5
71′ScotlandTry, Gavin Hastings, conversion missed34–5
78′ScotlandTry, Scott Hastings, converted39–5
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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15′Ipolito Fenukitau62′Eric Peters71′Gavin Hastings78′Scott Hastings
SCO

Team stats

TGA
75%Possession25%
74Carries61
251Metres gained254
3Clean breaks5
12Defenders beaten12
71Passes52
9Offloads10
45Tackles made45
12Tackles missed12
24/27Rucks won28/38
14/18Lineouts won10/17
11/11Scrums won10/11
19/21Mauls won6/6
6Penalties conceded17
52Kicks from hand34
Goal kicking
SCO conversions 1/3, penalties 8/11 · TGA conversions 0/1, penalties 0/1. 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

Scotland

  1. 1David HiltonProp
  2. 2Kenny MilneHooker
  3. 3Peter WrightProp
  4. 4Damian CroninSecond row
  5. 5Doddie WeirSecond row
  6. 6Rob WainwrightFlanker
  7. 7Iain MorrisonFlanker
  8. 8Eric PetersNumber 8
  9. 9Derrick PattersonScrum-half
  10. 10Craig ChalmersFly-half
  11. 11Kenny LoganWing
  12. 12Ian JardineCentre
  13. 13Scott HastingsCentre
  14. 14Craig JoinerWing
  15. 15Gavin HastingsFull-back
  16. 16Paul BurnellBench

Tonga

  1. 1Sa'ili Fe'aoProp
  2. 2Feao VunipolaHooker
  3. 3Tu'akalau FukofukaProp
  4. 4Willie Los'eSecond row
  5. 5Pouvalu LatukefuSecond row
  6. 6Inoke AfeakiFlanker
  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. 16Nafe TufuiBench
  17. 17Edwin TalakaiBench

Match officials

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Context

All-time, Scotland 8–1 Tonga in 9 scored Tests. Full head-to-head

Scotland 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.