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Full time4 June 2006
Japan
16–57
Tonga
Honjo Stadium, Fukuoka, Japan · World Rugby Pacific Nations Cup 2006Head-to-head

Tonga won by 41 points.

Scoring

  1. 2’CTonga conversion · Siua Taumalolo0–2
  2. 2’TTonga try · Tevita Fifita0–7
  3. 16’CJapan conversion · Shotaro Onishi2–7
  4. 16’TJapan try · Nataniela Oto7–7
  5. 20’PTonga penalty · Siua Taumalolo7–10
  6. 34’TTonga try · Tevita Vaikona7–15
  7. 42’PJapan penalty · Shotaro Onishi10–15
  8. 43’PTonga penalty · Pierre Hola10–18
  9. 45’PJapan penalty · Shotaro Onishi13–18
  10. 45’CTonga conversion · Pierre Hola13–20
  11. 45’TTonga try · Chris Hala'ufia13–25
  12. 51’PJapan penalty · Shotaro Onishi16–25
  13. 54’CTonga conversion · Pierre Hola16–27
  14. 54’TTonga try · Paino Hehea16–32
  15. 61’TTonga try · Pierre Hola16–37
  16. 66’PTonga penalty · Pierre Hola16–40
  17. 69’TTonga try · Sione Tuipulotu16–45
  18. 75’CTonga conversion · Pierre Hola16–47
  19. 75’TTonga try · Tevita Fifita16–52
  20. 83’TTonga try · Lotu Filipine16–57

Line-ups

Japan

  1. 1Yuichi HisadomiProp
  2. 2Takashi YamaokaHooker
  3. 3Kenji KasaiProp
  4. 4Toshizumi KitagawaSecond row
  5. 5Tsuyoshi SatoSecond row
  6. 6Ryota AsanoFlanker
  7. 7Hare MakiriFlanker
  8. 8Takashi KikutaniNumber 8
  9. 9Mamoru ItoScrum-half
  10. 10Shotaro OnishiFly-half
  11. 11Nataniela OtoWing
  12. 12Hideyuki YoshidaCentre
  13. 13Atsushi MoriyaCentre
  14. 14Daisuke OhataWing
  15. 15Hiroki MizunoFull-back
  16. 16Yuji MatsubaraBench
  17. 17Tomokazu SomaBench
  18. 18Tomoaki TaniguchiBench
  19. 19Tomoaki NakaiBench
  20. 20Wataru IkedaBench
  21. 21Eiji AndoBench
  22. 22Kosuke EndoBench

Tonga

  1. 1Kisi PuluProp
  2. 2Ma'afu PaleHooker
  3. 3Tevita TaumoepeauProp
  4. 4Paino HeheaSecond row
  5. 5Emosi KauhengaSecond row
  6. 6Chris Hala'ufiaFlanker
  7. 7Nili LatuFlanker
  8. 8Tevita FifitaNumber 8
  9. 9David PaluScrum-half
  10. 10Siua TaumaloloFly-half
  11. 11Tevita VaikonaWing
  12. 12Tatafu Na'aniumotuCentre
  13. 13Suka HufangaCentre
  14. 14Tevita TuifuaWing
  15. 15Pierre HolaFull-back
  16. 16Ephraim TaukafaBench
  17. 17Tonga Lea'aetoaBench
  18. 18Lotu FilipineBench
  19. 19Sione TuipulotuBench
  20. 20Soane HaveaBench
  21. 21Hudson Tonga'uihaBench
  22. 22Viliami HakaloBench

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Context

All-time, Japan 11–9 Tonga in 20 scored Tests. Full head-to-head

Japan 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.