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Men's Rugby World Cup 2019 · Sapporo Dome, Sapporo · 22 September 2019Head-to-head
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England won by 32 points.Half-time 18–3 · Tries 4–0

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11′15′27′37′43′243157772333Attacks412Ball won12170252414719234578744311341%Own 2263%Own half43%Opp half66%Opp 22
Totals only: no positions in the feed
Tacklesmademissed
ENG12819
TGA12128
← Tonga attack · England 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
  • Tackle positions are not in the feed for this match.
Tries and goal kicks as a table
MinTeamWhatScore
24′EnglandTry, Manu Tuilagi, conversion missed8–3
31′EnglandTry, Manu Tuilagi, converted13–3
57′EnglandTry, Jamie George, converted26–3
77′EnglandTry, Luke Cowan-Dickie, converted33–3
11′EnglandPenalty goal scored
15′TongaPenalty goal scored
27′TongaPenalty goal missed
37′EnglandPenalty goal scored
43′EnglandPenalty goal scored
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′
24′Manu Tuilagi31′Manu Tuilagi57′Jamie George77′Luke Cowan-Dickie
ENG

Team stats

TGA
47%Possession53%
56%Territory44%
113Carries102
654Metres gained199
16Clean breaks1
28Defenders beaten19
147Passes106
8Offloads6
128Tackles made121
19Tackles missed28
70/73Rucks won78/82
14/14Lineouts won14/15
4/4Scrums won9/9
6/7Mauls won4/7
10Turnovers won6
10Penalties conceded9
27Kicks from hand31
929Kick metres1,010
Goal kicking
ENG conversions 3/4, penalties 3/3 · TGA conversions 0/0, penalties 1/2. 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.

Line-ups

England

  1. 1Joe MarlerProp
  2. 2Jamie GeorgeHooker
  3. 3Kyle SincklerProp
  4. 4Courtney LawesSecond row
  5. 5Maro ItojeSecond row
  6. 6Tom CurryFlanker
  7. 7Sam UnderhillFlanker
  8. 8Billy VunipolaNumber 8
  9. 9Ben YoungsScrum-half
  10. 10George FordFly-half
  11. 11Jonny MayWing
  12. 12Owen FarrellCentre
  13. 13Manu TuilagiCentre
  14. 14Anthony WatsonWing
  15. 15Elliot DalyFull-back
  16. 16Luke Cowan-DickieBench
  17. 17Ellis GengeBench
  18. 18Dan ColeBench
  19. 19George KruisBench
  20. 20Lewis LudlamBench
  21. 21Willi HeinzBench
  22. 22Henry SladeBench
  23. 23Jonathan JosephBench

Tonga

  1. 1Siegfried FisiihoiProp
  2. 2Sefo SakaliaHooker
  3. 3Ben TameifunaProp
  4. 4Sam LousiSecond row
  5. 5Halaleva FifitaSecond row
  6. 6Sione KalamafoniFlanker
  7. 7Zane KapeliFlanker
  8. 8Maama VaipuluNumber 8
  9. 9Sonatane TakuluaScrum-half
  10. 10Kurt MorathFly-half
  11. 11Viliami LoloheaWing
  12. 12Cooper VunaCentre
  13. 13Siale PiutauCentre
  14. 14Atieli PakalaniWing
  15. 15David HalaifonuaFull-back
  16. 16Siua MaileBench
  17. 17Latu TalakaiBench
  18. 18Ma'afu FiaBench
  19. 19Daniel FaleafaBench
  20. 20Nasi ManuBench
  21. 21Leon FukofukaBench
  22. 22James FaivaBench
  23. 23Nafi TuitavakeBench

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Context

All-time, England 5–0 Tonga in 5 scored Tests. Full head-to-head

England 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.