TheBreakdown
Full time24 July 2021
Tonga
54–10
Cook Islands
Navigation Homes Stadium, Pukekohe, New Zealand · Men's Rugby World Cup Qualifying 2021Head-to-head

Tonga won by 44 points.

Scoring

  1. 11’PCook Islands penalty · Tokahirere Sopoaga0–3
  2. 20’TTonga try · Walter Fifita5–3
  3. 21’CTonga conversion · James Faiva7–3
  4. 25’TTonga try · Sam Vaka12–3
  5. 26’CTonga conversion · James Faiva14–3
  6. 29’TCook Islands try · Ben Tou14–8
  7. 30’CCook Islands conversion · Tokahirere Sopoaga14–10
  8. 38’TTonga try · Sione Tu'ipulotu19–10
  9. 39’CTonga conversion · James Faiva21–10
  10. 40’TTonga try · James Faiva26–10
  11. 45’TTonga try · Sonatane Takulua31–10
  12. 46’CTonga conversion · James Faiva33–10
  13. 50’TTonga try · Sonatane Takulua38–10
  14. 51’CTonga conversion · James Faiva40–10
  15. 57’TTonga try · Sione Tu'ipulotu45–10
  16. 58’CTonga conversion · James Faiva47–10
  17. 68’TTonga try · Paula Mahe52–10
  18. 69’CTonga conversion · James Faiva54–10

Line-ups

Tonga

  1. 1Duke NgininginiProp
  2. 2Sam MoliHooker
  3. 3Ben TameifunaProp
  4. 4Semisi PaeaSecond row
  5. 5Viliami TaulaniSecond row
  6. 6Kelemete FinauFlanker
  7. 7Mateaki KafatoluFlanker
  8. 8Sione Tu'ipulotuNumber 8
  9. 9Sonatane TakuluaScrum-half
  10. 10James FaivaFly-half
  11. 11Walter FifitaWing
  12. 12Sam VakaCentre
  13. 13Fine InisiCentre
  14. 14Nafi TuitavakeWing
  15. 15Nikolai FoliakiFull-back
  16. 16Jay FonokalafiBench
  17. 17Sona TaumaloloBench
  18. 18Sila PuafisiBench
  19. 19Taniela MatakaiongoBench
  20. 20Tovo FaleafaBench
  21. 21Leon FukofukaBench
  22. 22Paula MaheBench
  23. 23John TapuelueluBench

Cook Islands

  1. 1Antonio RipataProp
  2. 2Ben TouHooker
  3. 3Alex MatapoProp
  4. 4Tahquinn HansenSecond row
  5. 5Oneal RongoSecond row
  6. 6Rob HeatherFlanker
  7. 7Tupou SopoagaFlanker
  8. 8Leroy Henry-JackNumber 8
  9. 9Tokahirere SopoagaScrum-half
  10. 10Reece JoyceFly-half
  11. 11Tevita YamarakiWing
  12. 12Leon Ellia-NiukoreCentre
  13. 13Junior TaiaCentre
  14. 14Materua TupouWing
  15. 15Te Puhi RudolphFull-back
  16. 16James PakotiBench
  17. 17Tuakana PaitaiBench
  18. 18Ezekiel SopoagaBench
  19. 19James KoraBench
  20. 20Jardine Pumati Chung-ChingBench
  21. 21Francis SmithBench
  22. 22Gideon KautaiBench
  23. 23Mata MatapakiaBench

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Context

All-time, Tonga 4–0 Cook Islands in 4 scored Tests. Full head-to-head

Tonga going in
Cook Islands 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.