Fiji down Tonga in fiery affair, Samoa win big
Fiji beat Tonga 29-19 and Samoa took down the New Zealand Heartland XV 36-19 in their respective World Cup warm-ups on Saturday.
Fiji beat Tonga 29-19 and Samoa took down the New Zealand Heartland XV 36-19 in their respective World Cup warm-ups on Saturday.
All the teams from this weekend’s World Cup warm-up fixtures.
Tongan players have criticised World Rugby on social media for allowing their Pacific Nations Cup match against Samoa to proceed despite a water-logged field.
Samoa and Tonga players are allegedly under pressure from their French Top 14 clubs to miss the World Cup in Japan later this year.
A bid to set up a Super Rugby team from the Pacific Islands has been turned down.
Wales scored seven second-half tries to beat a determined Tonga 74-24 in Cardiff on Saturday. DYLAN JACK reports.
Ellis Jenkins will captain a largely second-string Wales team against Tonga in Cardiff on Saturday.
Former Highlanders captain and current Tonga international Nasi Manu will undergo chemotherapy after he was diagnosed with a form of urological cancer.
Tonga exploited a yellow card to score a try and snatch a 27-19 win against Fiji in Suva on Saturday.
Sonatane Takulua kicked 13 points as Tonga clinched a 28-18 win over Samoa in Suva on Saturday.