TheBreakdown
Full time27 July 1996
Tonga
32–18
Fiji
Teufaiva Stadium, Nuku'alofa, Tonga · Pacific Rim Championship 1996Head-to-head

Tonga won by 14 points.

Scoring

  1. –CTonga conversion · Kusitafu Tonga2–0
  2. –CTonga conversion · Kusitafu Tonga4–0
  3. –PTonga penalty · Kusitafu Tonga7–0
  4. –TTonga try · Etuate Manu12–0
  5. –TTonga try · Siua Taumalolo17–0
  6. –TTonga try · Fepikou Tatafu22–0
  7. –TTonga try · Sione Palenapa27–0
  8. –TTonga try · Falamani Mafi32–0
  9. –CFiji conversion · Nicky Little32–2
  10. –PFiji penalty · Nicky Little32–5
  11. –PFiji penalty · Nicky Little32–8
  12. –TFiji try · Manasa Bari32–13
  13. –TFiji try · Aisea Tuilevu32–18

Line-ups

Tonga

  1. 1Ngalu Taufo'ouProp
  2. 2Kaihea LavakaHooker
  3. 3Feao VunipolaProp
  4. 4Falamani MafiSecond row
  5. 5Sione PalenapaSecond row
  6. 6Feleti MahoniFlanker
  7. 7Lone KatoaFlanker
  8. 8Va'a TolokeNumber 8
  9. 9Manu VunipolaScrum-half
  10. 10Taholo AnitoniFly-half
  11. 11'Elisi VunipolaWing
  12. 12Fepikou TatafuCentre
  13. 13Siua TaumaloloCentre
  14. 14Etuate ManuWing
  15. 15Kusitafu TongaFull-back

Fiji

  1. 1Joeli VeitayakiProp
  2. 2Greg SmithHooker
  3. 3Epeli NaituivauProp
  4. 4Emori KatalauSecond row
  5. 5Mark BlackSecond row
  6. 6Tamasi TamanivaluFlanker
  7. 7Ifereimi TawakeFlanker
  8. 8Daniel RouseNumber 8
  9. 9Jacob RauluniScrum-half
  10. 10Nicky LittleFly-half
  11. 11Alfred UluinayauWing
  12. 12Sale SorovakiCentre
  13. 13Aisea TuilevuCentre
  14. 14Manasa BariWing
  15. 15Waisale SereviFull-back
  16. Eminoni BatimalaBench
  17. Jonetani WaqabituBench
  18. Jason McLennanBench
  19. Setareki TawakeBench
  20. Mosese TagaBench
  21. Alivereti MocelutuBench

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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.