TheBreakdown
Full time22 September 1998
Australia
74–0
Tonga
Canberra Stadium, Canberra, Australia · Men's Rugby World Cup Qualifying 1999Head-to-head

Australia won by 74 points.

Scoring

  1. –CAustralia conversion · John Eales2–0
  2. –CAustralia conversion · John Eales4–0
  3. –CAustralia conversion · Manny Edmonds6–0
  4. –CAustralia conversion · Manny Edmonds8–0
  5. –CAustralia conversion · Manny Edmonds10–0
  6. –CAustralia conversion · Manny Edmonds12–0
  7. –CAustralia conversion · Manny Edmonds14–0
  8. –TAustralia try · Jeremy Paul19–0
  9. –TAustralia try · Owen Finegan24–0
  10. –TAustralia try · Brett Robinson29–0
  11. –TAustralia try · Chris Whitaker34–0
  12. –TAustralia try · Manny Edmonds39–0
  13. –TAustralia try · Manny Edmonds44–0
  14. –TAustralia try · Tim Horan49–0
  15. –TAustralia try · Jason Little54–0
  16. –TAustralia try · Jason Little59–0
  17. –TAustralia try · Jason Little64–0
  18. –TAustralia try · Jason Little69–0
  19. –TAustralia try · Joe Roff74–0

Line-ups

Australia

  1. 1Dan CrowleyProp
  2. 2Jeremy PaulHooker
  3. 3Glenn PanohoProp
  4. 4John EalesSecond row
  5. 5John WelbornSecond row
  6. 6Owen FineganFlanker
  7. 7Brett RobinsonFlanker
  8. 8Toutai KefuNumber 8
  9. 9Chris WhitakerScrum-half
  10. 10Manny EdmondsFly-half
  11. 11Mitch HardyWing
  12. 12Tim HoranCentre
  13. 13Daniel HerbertCentre
  14. 14Jason LittleWing
  15. 15Joe RoffFull-back
  16. Matt CockbainBench
  17. Michael FoleyBench
  18. Stephen LarkhamBench
  19. Nathan GreyBench

Tonga

  1. 1Ngalu Taufo'ouProp
  2. 2Ma'afu PaleHooker
  3. 3Uiniati MoaProp
  4. 4Falamani MafiSecond row
  5. 5Pouvalu LatukefuSecond row
  6. 6Hese FakatouFlanker
  7. 7Matt Te PouFlanker
  8. 8Benhur KivaluNumber 8
  9. 9Sione TuipulotuScrum-half
  10. 10Sione TaiFly-half
  11. 11Taunaholo TaufahemaWing
  12. 12Johnny NgauamoCentre
  13. 13Semi TaupeaafeCentre
  14. 14Pita TanginoaWing
  15. 15Pierre HolaFull-back
  16. Semisi Faka 'osi'folauBench
  17. Sililo MartensBench
  18. David EdwardsBench
  19. 'Unaloto Fa'aBench
  20. Joe SitoaBench
  21. Fololisi MasilaBench

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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.