Men's Rugby World Cup 2019 · Kumamoto Stadium, Kumamoto Prefecture, Kumamoto City · 6 October 2019Head-to-head
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France won by 2 points.Half-time 17–5 · Tries 2–3
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Tacklesmademissed
FRA13420
TGA10830
← Tonga attack · France 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
| Min | Team | What | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6′ | France | Try, Virimi Vakatawa, converted | 8–0 |
| 32′ | France | Try, Alivereti Raka, converted | 15–0 |
| 40′ | Tonga | Try, Sonatane Takulua, converted | 17–5 |
| 47′ | Tonga | Try, Malietoa Hingano, converted | 17–12 |
| 79′ | Tonga | Try, Zane Kapeli, converted | 23–19 |
| 4′ | France | Penalty goal scored | |
| 16′ | France | Penalty goal missed | |
| 52′ | France | Penalty goal scored | |
| 60′ | France | Penalty 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
Drag to replay the match on the pitchSwipe the chart sideways for the full match.6′Virimi Vakatawa32′Alivereti Raka40′Sonatane Takulua47′Malietoa Hingano79′Zane Kapeli
FRA
Team stats
TGA39%Possession61%
39%Territory61%
113Carries114
564Metres gained255
14Clean breaks5
30Defenders beaten20
104Passes111
14Offloads4
134Tackles made108
20Tackles missed30
60/64Rucks won89/93
11/11Lineouts won14/16
2/2Scrums won11/11
3/5Mauls won7/8
8Turnovers won10
6Penalties conceded7
26Kicks from hand23
738Kick metres663
Goal kicking
FRA conversions 2/2, penalties 3/4 · TGA conversions 3/3, penalties 0/0. Pale segment = set piece lost.
FRA conversions 2/2, penalties 3/4 · TGA conversions 3/3, penalties 0/0. 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
France
- 1Jefferson PoirotProp
- 2Camille ChatHooker
- 3Rabah SlimaniProp
- 4Paul GabrillaguesSecond row
- 5Sebastien VahaamahinaSecond row
- 6Wenceslas LauretFlanker
- 7Charles OllivonFlanker
- 8Gregory AlldrittNumber 8
- 9Baptiste SerinScrum-half
- 10Romain NtamackFly-half
- 11Alivereti RakaWing
- 12Sofiane GuitouneCentre
- 13Virimi VakatawaCentre
- 14Damian PenaudWing
- 15Maxime MedardFull-back
- 16Guilhem GuiradoBench
- 17Cyril BailleBench
- 18Emerick SetianoBench
- 19Bernard Le RouxBench
- 20Yacouba CamaraBench
- 21Antoine DupontBench
- 22Camille LopezBench
- 23Pierre-Louis BarassiBench
Tonga
- 1Siegfried FisiihoiProp
- 2Paula NgauamoHooker
- 3Ma'afu FiaProp
- 4Sam LousiSecond row
- 5Halaleva FifitaSecond row
- 6Sione KalamafoniFlanker
- 7Zane KapeliFlanker
- 8Maama VaipuluNumber 8
- 9Sonatane TakuluaScrum-half
- 10James FaivaFly-half
- 11David HalaifonuaWing
- 12Siale PiutauCentre
- 13Malietoa HinganoCentre
- 14Cooper VunaWing
- 15Telusa VeainuFull-back
- 16Sefo SakaliaBench
- 17Vunipola FifitaBench
- 18Siosiua HalanukonukaBench
- 19Daniel FaleafaBench
- 20Nasi ManuBench
- 21Leon FukofukaBench
- 22Latiume FositaBench
- 23Atieli PakalaniBench
Match officials
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Context
All-time, France 4–2 Tonga in 6 scored Tests. Full head-to-head
France going in
Tonga going in
- Previous meeting: 16 November 2013, France 38–18 Tonga
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.