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Full time16 November 1997
Wales
46–12
Tonga
St Helen's, Swansea, Wales · Tour 1997Head-to-head

Wales won by 34 points.

Scoring

  1. –CWales conversion · Neil Jenkins2–0
  2. –CWales conversion · Neil Jenkins4–0
  3. –PWales penalty · Neil Jenkins7–0
  4. –PWales penalty · Neil Jenkins10–0
  5. –PWales penalty · Neil Jenkins13–0
  6. –PWales penalty · Neil Jenkins16–0
  7. –TWales try · Gareth Wyatt21–0
  8. –TWales try · Gareth Thomas26–0
  9. –TWales try · Gareth Thomas31–0
  10. –TWales try · Leigh Davies36–0
  11. –TWales try · Nigel Walker41–0
  12. –TWales try · Chris Anthony46–0
  13. –CTonga conversion · Gustavo Tonga46–2
  14. –TTonga try · Fepikou Tatafu46–7
  15. –TTonga try · Sione Tai46–12

Line-ups

Wales

  1. 1Christian LoaderProp
  2. 2Barry WilliamsHooker
  3. 3Spencer JohnProp
  4. 4Steve MooreSecond row
  5. 5Mike VoyleSecond row
  6. 6Rob AppleyardFlanker
  7. 7Gwyn JonesFlanker
  8. 8Nathan ThomasNumber 8
  9. 9Paul JohnScrum-half
  10. 10Neil JenkinsFly-half
  11. 11Nigel WalkerWing
  12. 12Scott GibbsCentre
  13. 13Leigh DaviesCentre
  14. 14Gareth ThomasWing
  15. 15Gareth WyattFull-back
  16. 16Dafydd JamesBench
  17. 17Arwel ThomasBench
  18. 18Rob HowleyBench
  19. 19Steve WilliamsBench
  20. 20Chris AnthonyBench
  21. 21Jonathan HumphreysBench

Tonga

  1. 1David BriggsProp
  2. 2Viliami Ma'asiHooker
  3. 3Ngalu Taufo'ouProp
  4. 4Usaia LatuSecond row
  5. 5Kuli FaletauSecond row
  6. 6Holani PohivaFlanker
  7. 7Tomasi MatakaiongoFlanker
  8. 8Katilimoni Tu'ipulotuNumber 8
  9. 9Sione TuipulotuScrum-half
  10. 10Siua TaumaloloFly-half
  11. 11Semisi Faka 'osi'folauWing
  12. 12Pita TanginoaCentre
  13. 13Fepikou TatafuCentre
  14. 14Dave TiuetiWing
  15. 15Gustavo TongaFull-back
  16. 16Sione TaiBench
  17. 17Inoke AfeakiBench
  18. 18Johnny NgauamoBench
  19. 19Simon HafokaBench
  20. 20Maama MolitikaBench
  21. 21Heamani LavakaBench

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Context

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

Wales going in
Tonga going in

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Results to 27 September 2026. Scoring and line-ups come from World Rugby match summaries where available; older Tests may have neither.