TheBreakdown
Full time17 May 1997
Zimbabwe
13–42
Tonga
Venue not recorded · Tour 1997Head-to-head

Tonga won by 29 points.

Scoring

  1. –CTonga conversion · Gustavo Tonga
  2. –CTonga conversion · Gustavo Tonga
  3. –CTonga conversion · Gustavo Tonga
  4. –CTonga conversion · Gustavo Tonga
  5. –PTonga penalty · Gustavo Tonga
  6. –PTonga penalty · Gustavo Tonga
  7. –PTonga penalty · Gustavo Tonga
  8. –TTonga try · Simana Mafile'o
  9. –TTonga try · Fepikou Tatafu
  10. –TTonga try · Fepikou Tatafu
  11. –TTonga try · Viliami Uhi
  12. –TTonga try · Latiume Maka

The scoring record for this Test does not add up to the final score, so running scores are hidden.

Line-ups

Zimbabwe

    Tonga

    1. 2'Elisi VunipolaHooker
    2. 3Latiume MakaProp
    3. 10Siua TaumaloloFly-half
    4. 11Semisi Faka 'osi'folauWing
    5. 12Viliami UhiCentre
    6. 13Fepikou TatafuCentre
    7. 14Simana Mafile'oWing
    8. 15Gustavo TongaFull-back

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    Context

    All-time, Zimbabwe 0–2 Tonga in 2 scored Tests. Full head-to-head

    Zimbabwe 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.