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Men's Rugby World Cup 2003 · Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane | Meeanjin · 24 October 2003Head-to-head
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New Zealand won by 84 points.Half-time 35–0 · Tries 13–1 · TGA 1 yellow card

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Tacklesmademissed
NZL896
TGA8837
Kicks at goalconv.pensdrops
NZL13/130/00
TGA1/10/00
← Tonga attack · New Zealand 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
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  • 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
8′New ZealandTry, Daniel Braid, converted5–0
17′New ZealandTry, Daniel Carter, converted12–0
22′New ZealandTry, Corey Flynn, converted19–0
28′New ZealandTry, Caleb Ralph, converted26–0
34′New ZealandTry, Carlos Spencer, converted33–0
42′New ZealandTry, Caleb Ralph, converted40–0
47′New ZealandTry, Kees Meeuws, converted47–0
51′New ZealandTry, converted54–0
54′TongaTry, Pierre Hola, converted56–5
57′New ZealandTry, Mils Muliaina, converted61–7
69′New ZealandTry, Leon MacDonald, converted68–7
73′New ZealandTry, Mils Muliaina, converted75–7
76′New ZealandTry, Doug Howlett, converted82–7
78′New ZealandTry, Doug Howlett, converted89–7
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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8′Daniel Braid17′Daniel Carter22′Corey Flynn28′Caleb Ralph34′Carlos Spencer42′Caleb Ralph47′Kees Meeuws51′NZL54′Pierre Hola57′Mils Muliaina69′Leon MacDonald73′Mils Muliaina76′Doug Howlett78′Doug Howlett
NZL

Team stats

TGA
93%Possession7%
118Carries77
665Metres gained272
17Clean breaks1
37Defenders beaten6
162Passes62
19Offloads4
89Tackles made88
6Tackles missed37
48/51Rucks won48/52
17/18Lineouts won2/6
10/11Scrums won14/15
7/7Mauls won4/6
12Turnovers won7
5Penalties conceded14
23Kicks from hand15
813Kick metres398
Goal kicking
NZL conversions 13/13, penalties 0/0 · TGA conversions 1/1, penalties 0/0. 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

New Zealand

  1. 1Kees MeeuwsProp
  2. 2Corey FlynnHooker
  3. 3Greg SomervilleProp
  4. 4Brad ThornSecond row
  5. 5Ali WilliamsSecond row
  6. 6Reuben ThorneFlanker
  7. 7Daniel BraidFlanker
  8. 8Rodney So'oialoNumber 8
  9. 9Justin MarshallScrum-half
  10. 10Carlos SpencerFly-half
  11. 11Caleb RalphWing
  12. 12Daniel CarterCentre
  13. 13Leon MacDonaldCentre
  14. 14Doug HowlettWing
  15. 15Mils MuliainaFull-back
  16. 16Keven MealamuBench
  17. 17Dave HewettBench
  18. 18Jerry CollinsBench
  19. 19Marty HolahBench
  20. 20Richie McCawBench
  21. 21Ma'a NonuBench
  22. 22Ben AtigaBench

Tonga

  1. 1Kisi PuluProp
  2. 2Viliami Ma'asiHooker
  3. 3Heamani LavakaProp
  4. 4Usaia LatuSecond row
  5. 5Viliami VakiSecond row
  6. 6Ipolito FenukitauFlanker
  7. 7Stanley AfeakiFlanker
  8. 8Benhur KivaluNumber 8
  9. 9Sililo MartensScrum-half
  10. 10Pierre HolaFly-half
  11. 11Tevita TuifuaWing
  12. 12John PayneCentre
  13. 13Suka HufangaCentre
  14. 14Sione FonuaWing
  15. 15Sila Va'enukuFull-back
  16. 16Ephraim TaukafaBench
  17. 17Tonga Lea'aetoaBench
  18. 18Milton NgauamoBench
  19. 19Etuate LangiBench
  20. 20David PaluBench
  21. 21Sateki TuipulotuBench
  22. 22Gus LegerBench

Match officials

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Context

All-time, New Zealand 7–0 Tonga in 7 scored Tests. Full head-to-head

New Zealand 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.