TheBreakdown
Full time15 July 1972
Tonga
10–18
Fiji
Teufaiva Stadium, Nuku'alofa, TongaHead-to-head

Fiji won by 8 points.

Scoring

  1. –CTonga conversion · Illalayu Taufa2–0
  2. –TTonga try · Kimpu 'Inoke6–0
  3. –TTonga try · Kei 'Iongi10–0
  4. –CFiji conversion · Isimeli Batibasaga10–2
  5. –CFiji conversion · Isimeli Batibasaga10–4
  6. –PFiji penalty · Isimeli Batibasaga10–7
  7. –TFiji try · Pio Bosco10–11
  8. –TFiji try10–15
  9. –DFiji drop goal · Vuniani Varo10–18

Line-ups

Tonga

  1. 1Kuluni Motu'apuakaProp
  2. 2'Inoke LupinaHooker
  3. 3Sio Motu'apuakaProp
  4. 4Polutele TuihalamakaSecond row
  5. 5Sione SelupeSecond row
  6. 6Kimpu 'InokeFlanker
  7. 7Siaosi SelupeFlanker
  8. 8Sione MafiNumber 8
  9. 9Feleti MullerScrum-half
  10. 10Malakai AlatiniFly-half
  11. 11Taufu'I MoalaWing
  12. 12Tali KavapaluCentre
  13. 13Sammy LatuCentre
  14. 14Kei 'IongiWing
  15. 15Illalayu TaufaFull-back
  16. Sateki TupouBench
  17. Manulevu KoloamatangiBench
  18. Molou FilimoehalaBench
  19. Panuve Faka'uaBench

Fiji

  1. 1Timoci TukaitabuaProp
  2. 2Atonio RacikaHooker
  3. 3Jona QoroProp
  4. 4Apenisa TokairavuaSecond row
  5. 5Jope NaucabalavuSecond row
  6. 6Ilaitia TuiseseFlanker
  7. 7Meli KurisaruFlanker
  8. 8Epi BolawaqatabuNumber 8
  9. 9Taito RauluniScrum-half
  10. 10Isimeli BatibasagaFly-half
  11. 11Ravuama LatilevuWing
  12. 12Tevita RabuliCentre
  13. 13Pio BoscoCentre
  14. 14Vuniani VaroWing
  15. 15Lario RaitilavaFull-back
  16. Enele MaleleBench
  17. Sefanaia BasiyaloBench
  18. Rupeni QaraniqioBench
  19. Josaia ViseiBench

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Context

All-time, Tonga 27–66 Fiji, 3 drawn in 96 scored Tests. Full head-to-head

Tonga going in
Fiji 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.