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Full time19 November 2016
Tonga
20–17
USA
Estadio Anoeta, San Sebastian, Spain · Tour 2016Head-to-head

Tonga won by 3 points.

Scoring

  1. 12’CTonga conversion · Sonatane Takulua2–0
  2. 12’TTonga try · Telusa Veainu7–0
  3. 17’PUSA penalty · Will Holder7–3
  4. 24’TTonga try · Fetu'u Vainikolo12–3
  5. 25’CTonga conversion · Sonatane Takulua14–3
  6. 39’TUSA try · Martin Iosefo14–8
  7. 40’CUSA conversion · Will Holder14–10
  8. 41’PTonga penalty · Sonatane Takulua17–10
  9. 53’CUSA conversion · Will Holder17–12
  10. 53’TUSA try · Joe Taufetee17–17
  11. 64’PTonga penalty · Sonatane Takulua20–17

Line-ups

Tonga

  1. 1Tevita MailauProp
  2. 2Paula NgauamoHooker
  3. 3Siosiua HalanukonukaProp
  4. 4Sitiveni MafiSecond row
  5. 5Joseph TuineauSecond row
  6. 6Daniel FaleafaFlanker
  7. 7Jack RamFlanker
  8. 8Tevita KoloamatangiNumber 8
  9. 9Sonatane TakuluaScrum-half
  10. 10Kali HalaFly-half
  11. 11Fetu'u VainikoloWing
  12. 12Latiume FositaCentre
  13. 13Siale PiutauCentre
  14. 14Nafi TuitavakeWing
  15. 15Telusa VeainuFull-back
  16. 16Elvis TaioneBench
  17. 17Paea Fa'anunuBench
  18. 18Sila PuafisiBench
  19. 19Valentino MapapalangiBench
  20. 20Kotoni AleBench
  21. 21Thomas PaluBench
  22. 22Tevita Taufu’iBench
  23. 23David HalaifonuaBench

USA

  1. 1Joe TaufeteeProp
  2. 2James HilterbrandHooker
  3. 3Chris BaumannProp
  4. 4Cam DolanSecond row
  5. 5Nick CivettaSecond row
  6. 6Samu ManoaFlanker
  7. 7Tony LambornFlanker
  8. 8Andrew DurutaloNumber 8
  9. 9Nate AugspurgerScrum-half
  10. 10Will HolderFly-half
  11. 11Martin IosefoWing
  12. 12Marcel BracheCentre
  13. 13Thretton PalamoCentre
  14. 14Blaine ScullyWing
  15. 15Madison HughesFull-back
  16. 16Pat BlairBench
  17. 17Angus MacLellanBench
  18. 18Dino WaldrenBench
  19. 19Al McFarlandBench
  20. 20Langilangi HaupeakuiBench
  21. 21Mike Te'oBench
  22. 22JP EloffBench
  23. 23Bryce CampbellBench

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Context

All-time, Tonga 9–2 USA in 11 scored Tests. Full head-to-head

Tonga going in
USA 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.