TheBreakdown
Full time1 June 1979
Tonga
17–37
England
Teufaiva Stadium, Nuku'alofa, Tonga · Tour 1979Head-to-head

England won by 20 points.

Scoring

  1. –CTonga conversion · Valita Ma'ake2–0
  2. –PTonga penalty · Valita Ma'ake5–0
  3. –TTonga try · Molitoni Finau9–0
  4. –TTonga try · Fakahau Valu13–0
  5. –TTonga try · Fakahau Valu17–0
  6. –CEngland conversion · Huw Davies17–2
  7. –CEngland conversion · Huw Davies17–4
  8. –CEngland conversion · Huw Davies17–6
  9. –CEngland conversion · Huw Davies17–8
  10. –PEngland penalty · Huw Davies17–11
  11. –PEngland penalty · Huw Davies17–14
  12. –PEngland penalty · Huw Davies17–17
  13. –TEngland try · John Carleton17–21
  14. –TEngland try · Mike Slemen17–25
  15. –TEngland try · Mike Slemen17–29
  16. –TEngland try · John Scott17–33
  17. –TEngland try · TJ Allchurch17–37

Line-ups

Tonga

  1. 1Peni KioleProp
  2. 2Pangia KatoaHooker
  3. 3'Ofa HikoProp
  4. 4Saia Liava'aSecond row
  5. 5Pilinisi MailefihiSecond row
  6. 6Fakahau ValuFlanker
  7. 7Sitani Hala'ufiaFlanker
  8. 8Viliami Tu'ipulotuNumber 8
  9. 9Peseti Ma'afuScrum-half
  10. 10Sione AlatiniFly-half
  11. 11Molitoni FinauWing
  12. 12Alamoni Liava'aCentre
  13. 13Mote LavuloCentre
  14. 14Nofomuli TaumoefolauWing
  15. 15Valita Ma'akeFull-back
  16. 16Tu'ipulotu MakaBench
  17. 17Sateki 'AhioBench
  18. 18Puni Tu'ipulotuBench
  19. 19'Osaiasi TongaBench
  20. 20Tile Toetu'uBench
  21. 21Fola VunaBench

England

  1. 1Gary PearceProp
  2. 2Peter WheelerHooker
  3. 3John DoubledayProp
  4. 4Maurice ColcloughSecond row
  5. 5JL ButlerSecond row
  6. 6NJC PomphreyFlanker
  7. 7Mike RafterFlanker
  8. 8John ScottNumber 8
  9. 9CJ GiffordScrum-half
  10. 10Huw DaviesFly-half
  11. 11Mike SlemenWing
  12. 12AL McMillanCentre
  13. 13Paul DodgeCentre
  14. 14John CarletonWing
  15. 15Alastair HignellFull-back
  16. 16Richard CardusBench
  17. 17Nellie BennettBench
  18. 18IG PeckBench
  19. 19Jon RaphaelBench
  20. 20Rob MordellBench
  21. 21TJ AllchurchBench

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Context

All-time, Tonga 0–5 England in 5 scored Tests. Full head-to-head

Tonga going in
England 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.