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Men's Rugby World Cup 1987 · Showgrounds Oval, Palmerston North · 29 May 1987Head-to-head
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Wales won by 13 points.Half-time 7–17 · Tries 2–4

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Tacklesmademissed
TGA4415
WAL4316
Kicks at goalconv.pensdrops
TGA1/22/20
WAL2/42/41
← Wales attack · Tonga attack →Hover a try for detail · dots = tackles made · dashed = penalty goal · orange = missed · squares = rucks · triangles = line breaks and defenders beaten · rings = turnovers · bars at the foot = zone counts · thin lines = kicks from hand = attacking entries and ball won per band
  • Territory is not in the feed for this match.
  • Zone counts are not in the feed for this match.
  • Tackle positions are not in the feed for this match.
  • Kick positions are not in the feed for this match.
  • Ruck, line break, turnover, lineout and kick-from-hand positions are not in the feed for this match.
  • Tries with a dashed ring have no recorded position, so they sit in the in-goal at the end that side attacked.
Tries and goal kicks as a table
MinTeamWhatScore
5′WalesTry, Glen Webbe, conversion missed0–4
11′WalesTry, Glen Webbe, converted0–8
36′WalesTry, Adrian Hadley, conversion missed3–17
41′TongaTry, Quddus Fielea, conversion missed7–17
72′WalesTry, Glen Webbe, converted7–27
77′TongaTry, Talai Fifita, converted11–29
Sample dataTerritory shares are estimated, and tries without a recorded position are placed in the in-goal. Other positions are as logged by the match feed and approximate.

Score progression

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08152330HT0′20′40′60′80′
5′Glen Webbe11′Glen Webbe36′Adrian Hadley41′Quddus Fielea72′Glen Webbe77′Talai Fifita
TGA

Team stats

WAL
33%Possession67%
80Carries88
352Metres gained414
4Clean breaks15
15Defenders beaten16
88Passes136
18Offloads14
44Tackles made43
15Tackles missed16
19/21Rucks won22/24
22/35Lineouts won15/20
15/20Scrums won18/18
13/15Mauls won14/16
10Penalties conceded7
40Kicks from hand58
Goal kicking
TGA conversions 1/2, penalties 2/2 · WAL conversions 2/4, penalties 2/4. Pale segment = set piece lost.

Match statistics and event positions come from World Rugby’s public match feed, which is unofficial and not licensed for reuse; TheBreakdown reduces them to the figures shown. This feed has team statistics but no positions for this match.

Line-ups

Tonga

  1. 1Viliami LutuaProp
  2. 2Amone FungavakaHooker
  3. 3Hakatoa TupouProp
  4. 4Mofuike Tu'ungafasiSecond row
  5. 5Kasi FineSecond row
  6. 6Taipaleti Tu'utu KakatoFlanker
  7. 7Fakahau ValuFlanker
  8. 8Maliu FiliseNumber 8
  9. 9Talai FifitaScrum-half
  10. 10'Asaeli AmoneFly-half
  11. 11Quddus FieleaWing
  12. 12Talanoafuka Kitekei'ahoCentre
  13. 13Samiu MohiCentre
  14. 14Manu VunipolaWing
  15. 15Tali Ete'akiFull-back
  16. 16Liueli FusimalohiBench
  17. 17Alamoni Liava'aBench
  18. 18Lemeki VaipuluBench
  19. 19Latu Va'eonoBench
  20. 20Sione TahaafeBench
  21. 21Takai MakisiBench

Wales

  1. 1Anthony BuchananProp
  2. 2Kevin PhillipsHooker
  3. 3Stuart EvansProp
  4. 4Dick MoriartySecond row
  5. 5Huw RichardsSecond row
  6. 6Paul MoriartyFlanker
  7. 7Gareth RobertsFlanker
  8. 8Phil DaviesNumber 8
  9. 9Robert JonesScrum-half
  10. 10Malcolm DaceyFly-half
  11. 11Adrian HadleyWing
  12. 12Kevin HopkinsCentre
  13. 13Mark RingCentre
  14. 14Glen WebbeWing
  15. 15Paul ThorburnFull-back
  16. 16Ieuan EvansBench
  17. 17Jonathan DaviesBench
  18. 18Ray GilesBench
  19. 19Steve BlackmoreBench
  20. 20Alan PhillipsBench
  21. 21Steve SuttonBench

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Context

All-time, Tonga 0–10 Wales in 10 scored Tests. Full head-to-head

Tonga going in
Wales 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.