TheBreakdown
Full time4 July 2026
Tonga
36–26
Zimbabwe
DICK'S Sporting Goods Park, Denver, Colorado, United States · World Rugby Nations Cup 2026Head-to-head

Tonga won by 10 points.

Scoring

  1. 24’TTonga try · Telusa Veainu5–0
  2. 25’CTonga conversion · Patrick Pellegrini7–0
  3. 28’TTonga try · Fatongia Paea12–0
  4. 31’TZimbabwe try · Matthew Mandioma12–5
  5. 38’TTonga try · Fine Inisi17–5
  6. 39’CTonga conversion · Patrick Pellegrini19–5
  7. 56’TZimbabwe try · Tino Mavesere19–10
  8. 57’CZimbabwe conversion · Ian Prior19–12
  9. 59’TZimbabwe try · Godfrey Muzanargwo19–17
  10. 60’CZimbabwe conversion · Ian Prior19–19
  11. 65’TZimbabwe try · Edward Sigauke19–24
  12. 66’CZimbabwe conversion · Ian Prior19–26
  13. 69’TTonga try · Sam Moli24–26
  14. 70’CTonga conversion · William Havili26–26
  15. 73’TTonga try · Sione Tu'ipulotu31–26
  16. 74’CTonga conversion · Patrick Pellegrini33–26
  17. 80’PTonga penalty · Patrick Pellegrini36–26

Line-ups

Tonga

  1. 1Fatongia PaeaProp
  2. 2Sam MoliHooker
  3. 3Atunaisa MoliProp
  4. 4Jimmy TupouSecond row
  5. 5Veikoso PoloniatiSecond row
  6. 6Sam Tuitupou JnrFlanker
  7. 7Semisi PaeaFlanker
  8. 8Otunuku Jr PautaNumber 8
  9. 9Sonatane TakuluaScrum-half
  10. 10Patrick PellegriniFly-half
  11. 11Telusa VeainuWing
  12. 12Fine InisiCentre
  13. 13John TapuelueluCentre
  14. 14Taniela FilimoneWing
  15. 15William HaviliFull-back
  16. 16Sekope MoliBench
  17. 17Siegfried FisiihoiBench
  18. 18Paula LatuBench
  19. 19Mahonri NgakuruBench
  20. 20Sione Tu'ipulotuBench
  21. 21Siaosi NgininginiBench
  22. 22Solomone KataBench
  23. 23Anzelo TuitavukiBench

Zimbabwe

  1. 1Victor MupungaProp
  2. 2Matthew MandiomaHooker
  3. 3Michael KumbiraiProp
  4. 4Gary PorterSecond row
  5. 5Godfrey MuzanargwoSecond row
  6. 6Tino MavesereFlanker
  7. 7Dylan UteteFlanker
  8. 8Jason FraserNumber 8
  9. 9Hilton MudarikiScrum-half
  10. 10Ian PriorFly-half
  11. 11Edward SigaukeWing
  12. 12Kudzai MashawiCentre
  13. 13Brandon MudzekenyedziCentre
  14. 14Trevor GurweWing
  15. 15Tapiwa MafuraFull-back
  16. 16Bryan ChiangBench
  17. 17Tijde VisserBench
  18. 18Cleopas KundionaBench
  19. 19Tadiwa GwashuBench
  20. 20Simbarashe SirahaBench
  21. 21Dion KhumaloBench
  22. 22Bruce HoustonBench
  23. 23Tyrone GombeBench

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Context

All-time, Tonga 2–0 Zimbabwe in 2 scored Tests. Full head-to-head

Tonga going in
Zimbabwe 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.