Tonga
45 - 24
Full Time
Romania

Romania vs Tonga

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Match Information

Tonga v Romania Tonga v Romania
Rugby World Cup - Round 5 Rugby World Cup - Round 5
Sun 8th October 2023, 05:45pm SAST Sun 8th October 2023, 05:45pm SAST
Stade Pierre Mauroy Stade Pierre Mauroy
Angus Gardner Angus Gardner

Head to Head

Tonga
Wins
2
Romania
Wins
2

Average Points scored

31
30
First try wins
50%
Home team wins
75%

Team Form

Last 5 Games

Romania
38-43
Tonga
Tonga
28-32
Portugal
Tonga
19-32
Spain
Tonga
36-26
Zimbabwe
Scotland
56-0
Tonga
Romania
38-43
Tonga
Samoa
37-38
Romania
Uruguay
36-36
Romania
Chile
48-31
Romania
Romania
23-29
Spain
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Match Information

Tonga v Romania Tonga v Romania
Rugby World Cup - Round 5 Rugby World Cup - Round 5
Sun 8th October 2023, 05:45pm SAST Sun 8th October 2023, 05:45pm SAST
Stade Pierre Mauroy Stade Pierre Mauroy
Angus Gardner Angus Gardner

Points Flow Chart

Tonga Romania
Tonga Romania
72
Mins in lead
0
87%
% Of Game In Lead
0%
45%
Possession Last 10 min
55%
0
Points Last 10 min
0

Key Events

Full Time
Taumoefolau
45-24 70'
Conache
69' 40-24
Kata
40-24 65'
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22m Entries

Tonga Romania
Avg. Points Scored
2.4
22m Entries
19
Avg. Points Scored
6
22m Entries
4

Attack Profile

Tonga
Romania
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Defence Profile

Tonga
Romania
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Last 5 Penalties

Romania 68'
Tonga 73'
Tonga 75'
Romania 75'
Romania 80'
10
Points
Solomone Kata
Tonga Solomone Kata
2
Tries
Solomone Kata
Tonga Solomone Kata
21
Carries
Charles Piutau
Tonga Charles Piutau
14
Tackles Completed
Cristi Boboc
Romania Cristi Boboc
3
Line Breaks
Solomone Kata
Tonga Solomone Kata
2
Turnovers Won
Nicolas Onutu
Romania Nicolas Onutu
12
Defenders Beaten
George Moala
Tonga George Moala
50
Successful Passes
Sonatane Takulua
Tonga Sonatane Takulua

Live Updates

That's full time
80+2'
The second half ends
80+2'
Paula Ngauamo is replaced by Sione Anga'aelangi
74'
Ziggy Fisi'ihoi leaves the field and Paula Latu comes on
72'
Steve Mafi comes on for Tonga and Leva Fifita comes off
72'
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Tonga vs Romania Kick Off Times & TV Channel

Tonga face off against Romania in Rugby World Cup Round 5 on Sun 8th October 2023 at Stade Pierre Mauroy. Kick-off in the UK is scheduled for 16:45. In South Africa it’s at 17:45 SAST, 04:45 NZST in New Zealand, 02:45 AEST in Australia and 08:45 EST in the US.

Tonga won the last encounter but Tonga are in the best form of their last 5 games.

World Rankings

Heading into the fixture the two sides are separated by just 2 places in the rankings with Tonga in position 19 and Romania in position 21, underlining just how tight this match could be.

Tonga vs Romania Squads

The official squads for Tonga vs Romania will become available around 24- 48 hours before kick-off. Teams can still make changes up to an hour before the match, however.

Other Fixtures

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