TheBreakdown
Full time3 August 2019
Tonga
7–41
Japan
Hanazono Rugby Stadium, Osaka Prefecture, Higashiosaka City, Japan · World Rugby Pacific Nations Cup 2019Head-to-head

Japan won by 34 points.

Scoring

  1. 10’TJapan try · Amanaki Mafi0–5
  2. 11’CJapan conversion · Yu Tamura0–7
  3. 20’TJapan try · Asaeli Ai Valu0–12
  4. 23’CJapan conversion · Yu Tamura0–14
  5. 29’TJapan try · Timothy Lafaele0–19
  6. 31’CJapan conversion · Yu Tamura0–21
  7. 50’PJapan penalty · Yu Tamura0–24
  8. 57’TTonga try · Halaleva Fifita5–24
  9. 58’CTonga conversion · Sonatane Takulua7–24
  10. 69’PJapan penalty · Yu Tamura7–27
  11. 72’TJapan try · Kotaro Matsushima7–32
  12. 73’CJapan conversion · Yu Tamura7–34
  13. 79’TJapan try · Kenki Fukuoka7–39
  14. 80’CJapan conversion · Yu Tamura7–41

Line-ups

Tonga

  1. 1Paea Fa'anunuProp
  2. 2Sefo SakaliaHooker
  3. 3Ma'afu FiaProp
  4. 4Sitiveni MafiSecond row
  5. 5Halaleva FifitaSecond row
  6. 6Daniel FaleafaFlanker
  7. 7Fotu LokotuiFlanker
  8. 8Maama VaipuluNumber 8
  9. 9Sonatane TakuluaScrum-half
  10. 10Latiume FositaFly-half
  11. 11Nafi TuitavakeWing
  12. 12Cooper VunaCentre
  13. 13Siale PiutauCentre
  14. 14Atieli PakalaniWing
  15. 15David HalaifonuaFull-back
  16. 16Paula NgauamoBench
  17. 17Tomaakino TaufaBench
  18. 18Ben TameifunaBench
  19. 19Sione VailanuBench
  20. 20Onehunga HaviliBench
  21. 21Zane KapeliBench
  22. 22Leon FukofukaBench
  23. 23James FaivaBench

Japan

  1. 1Keita InagakiProp
  2. 2Shota HorieHooker
  3. 3Asaeli Ai ValuProp
  4. 4Luke ThompsonSecond row
  5. 5Wimpie van der WaltSecond row
  6. 6Michael LeitchFlanker
  7. 7Yoshitaka TokunagaFlanker
  8. 8Amanaki MafiNumber 8
  9. 9Yutaka NagareScrum-half
  10. 10Yu TamuraFly-half
  11. 11Lomano LemekiWing
  12. 12Ryoto NakamuraCentre
  13. 13Timothy LafaeleCentre
  14. 14Kotaro MatsushimaWing
  15. 15William TupouFull-back
  16. 16Atsushi SakateBench
  17. 17Shogo MiuraBench
  18. 18Yusuke KizuBench
  19. 19Uwe HeluBench
  20. 20Kazuki HimenoBench
  21. 21Kaito ShigenoBench
  22. 22Rikiya MatsudaBench
  23. 23Kenki FukuokaBench

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Context

All-time, Tonga 9–11 Japan in 20 scored Tests. Full head-to-head

Tonga going in
Japan 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.