TheBreakdown
Full time5 July 1997
Tonga
68–12
Cook Islands
Teufaiva Stadium, Nuku'alofa, Tonga · Men's Rugby World Cup Qualifying 1999Head-to-head

Tonga won by 56 points.

Scoring

  1. –CTonga conversion · Kusitafu Tonga2–0
  2. –CTonga conversion · Kusitafu Tonga4–0
  3. –CTonga conversion · Kusitafu Tonga6–0
  4. –CTonga conversion · Kusitafu Tonga8–0
  5. –CTonga conversion · Kusitafu Tonga10–0
  6. –CTonga conversion · Kusitafu Tonga12–0
  7. –CTonga conversion · Kusitafu Tonga14–0
  8. –CTonga conversion · Kusitafu Tonga16–0
  9. –CTonga conversion · Kusitafu Tonga18–0
  10. –TTonga try · Kusitafu Tonga23–0
  11. –TTonga try · Fepikou Tatafu28–0
  12. –TTonga try · Fepikou Tatafu33–0
  13. –TTonga try · Johnny Ngauamo38–0
  14. –TTonga try · Semisi Faka 'osi'folau43–0
  15. –TTonga try · Siua Taumalolo48–0
  16. –TTonga try · Siua Taumalolo53–0
  17. –TTonga try · Siua Taumalolo58–0
  18. –TTonga try · Maama Molitika63–0
  19. –TTonga try · Katilimoni Tu'ipulotu68–0
  20. –PCook Islands penalty · T Hayes68–3
  21. –PCook Islands penalty · T Hayes68–6
  22. –PCook Islands penalty · T Hayes68–9
  23. –PCook Islands penalty · T Hayes68–12

Line-ups

Tonga

  1. 1Ngalu Taufo'ouProp
  2. 2Feao VunipolaHooker
  3. 3Damien PenisiniProp
  4. 4Isileli FataniSecond row
  5. 5Kuli FaletauSecond row
  6. 6Alipate Ta'ufo'ouFlanker
  7. 7Maama MolitikaFlanker
  8. 8Kilioni TuipulotuNumber 8
  9. 9Manu VunipolaScrum-half
  10. 10Siua TaumaloloFly-half
  11. 11Semisi Faka 'osi'folauWing
  12. 12Johnny NgauamoCentre
  13. 13Fepikou TatafuCentre
  14. 14Viliami UhiWing
  15. 15Kusitafu TongaFull-back
  16. Heamani LavakaBench
  17. Semi TulikifangaBench
  18. Katilimoni Tu'ipulotuBench

Cook Islands

  1. 1M KoraProp
  2. 2S WateneHooker
  3. 3M BeckhamProp
  4. 4S DohertySecond row
  5. 5Ngamata TiniSecond row
  6. 6Robert MatapoFlanker
  7. 7J KarikaFlanker
  8. 8Ali NapaNumber 8
  9. 9Pare RongokeaScrum-half
  10. 10T HayesFly-half
  11. 11Johnny GeorgeWing
  12. 12N ManuCentre
  13. 13Rhys EllisonCentre
  14. 14E DeanWing
  15. 15Sonny KaratiFull-back
  16. RereBench
  17. ManuelBench
  18. J KaratiBench

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Context

All-time, Tonga 4–0 Cook Islands in 4 scored Tests. Full head-to-head

Tonga going in
Cook Islands 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.