| ENGLAND 36 | V | TONGA 20 | |||||
| COMPETITION: RWC 2007 FINALS POOL A Updated 05.10.2007 | |||||||
| VENUE: Parc des Princes, Paris | DATE: 28 September 2007 | SPECTATORS: 45 085 | |||||
| REFEREE: Alain Rolland (Ire) | HALFTIME: 19 - 10 | ||||||
| SCORERS: | SCORERS: | ||||||
| TRIES: Sackey (2), Tait, Farrell | TRIES: Hufanga, T-Pole | ||||||
| CONVERSIONS: Wilkinson (2) | CONVERSIONS: Hola (2) | ||||||
| PENALTY GOALS: Wilkinson (2) | PENALTY GOALS: Hola (2) | ||||||
| DROPPED GOALS: Wilkinson (2) | DROPPED GOALS: | ||||||
| 15 | Josh Lewsey | London Wasps | 15 | Vungakoto Filimone Lilo | Tautahi Gold | ||
| 14 | Paul Sackey (22) | London Wasps | 14 | Tevita Hemilitoni Tu'ifua | Counties Manukau, NZ | ||
| 13 | Matthew Tait | Newcastle Falcons | 13 | Sukanaivalu Hufanga (21) | CA Brive, France | ||
| 12 | Olly Barkley (21) | Bath Rugby | 12 | 'Epeli Taione | Sanyo, Japan | ||
| 11 | Mark Cueto (20) | Sale Sharks | 11 | Joseph Wilson Vaka (22) | World, Japan | ||
| 10 | Jonny Wilkinson | Newcastle Falcons | 10 | Raymond Pierre Hola | Kobe, Japan | ||
| 9 | Andy Gomarsall | Harlequins | 9 | Sione Tu'ipulotu (20) | Yokogawa, Japan | ||
| 8 | Nick Easter | Harlequins | 8 | Finau Maka | Toulouse, France | ||
| 7 | Lewis Moody | Leicester Tigers | 7 | Otenili Langilangi (Capt) | NEC, Japan | ||
| 6 | Martin Corry (Capt) (18) | Leicester Tigers | 6 | Hale T Pole | Southland, NZ | ||
| 5 | Ben Kay | Leicester Tigers | 5 | Lisiate Fa'aoso (19) | Manawatu, NZ | ||
| 4 | Steve Borthwick | Bath Rugby | 4 | Viliami Laukau Vaki (18) | Perpignan, France | ||
| 3 | Matt Stevens (17) | Bath Rugby | 3 | Kisi Pulu | Albi, France | ||
| 2 | George Chuter (16) | Leicester Tigers | 2 | Aleki 'Aho Lutui (16) | Worcester, England | ||
| 1 | Andrew Sheridan | Sale Sharks | 1 | Soane Tonga'uiha (17) | Northampton, England | ||
| 16 | Lee Mears (2) | Bath Rugby | 16 | Ephraim Taukafa (2) | Oyonnax, France | ||
| 17 | Phil Vickery (3) | London Wasps | 17 | Taufa'ao Filise (1) | Cardiff Blues, Wales | ||
| 18 | Lawrence Dallaglio (6) | London Wasps | 18 | Maama Molitika (4) | Cardiff Blues, Wales | ||
| 19 | Joe Worsley | London Wasps | 19 | Inoke Unga'anga Afeaki (5) | Grenoble, France | ||
| 20 | Peter Richards (11) | London Irish | 20 | Soane Havea (9) | Marist | ||
| 21 | Andy Farrell (12) | Saracens | 21 | Hudson Tonga'uiha (13) | Vaini | ||
| 22 | Dan Hipkiss (14) | Leicester Tigers | 22 | Aisea Havili Kaufusi (11) | Worcester, England | ||
| COACH: Brian Ashton | COACH: Quddus Fielea | ||||||
| MATCH NOTES Otenili Langilangi aka Nili Latu. Ben Kay played his 50th test match for England. Farrell's try was his first for England. Temp Replacement: (Sam) 17 Filise for 1 Tonga'uiha 46 - 50', permanent from 55' Jonny Wilkinson moves to 222 RWC points, 5 behind leading pointscorer Gavin Hastings. Scoring: 0 - 3 (Hola 10); 3 - 3 (Wilkinson 14); 3 - 10 (Hufanga, Hola 17); 8 - 10 (Sackey 20); 11 - 10 (Wilkinson 32); 14 - 10 (Wilkinson 36); 19 - 10 (Sackey 38); HT 19 - 13 (Hola 55); 26 - 13 (Tait, Wilkinson 57); 33 - 13 (Farrell, Wilkinson 66); 36 - 13 (Wilkinson 72); 36 - 20 (T-Pole, Hola 79) Source: http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/rugby/article2554519.ece Compiled by Quentin Davies and Gary Carbines |
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