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Ireland
52
16
Tonga
Stade de la Beaujoire
Wayne Barnes (Eng)
0
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Replacement
71:00'
- 71st min: Leva Fifita is replaced by Semesi Paea.
- Semesi Paea makes his World Cup debut.»
Replacement
71:00'
- 71st min: Solomone Kata is replaced by Fine Inisi.
- Fine Inisi makes his World Cup debut.»
Conversion Scored
69:00'
- Ross Byrne kicks his 3rd conversion vs Tonga at Stade de la Beaujoire in the 69th minute (47 - 16).
- Ross Byrne has scored 6 points this World Cup, in 0 matches.»
- Ross Byrne has now kicked his 3 conversions out of 3 attempts and has a 100% success rate.»
- Ross Byrne has now kicked 3 successful kicks out of 3 attempts and has a 100% success rate.»
- Ireland's scored 79 points against Tonga's 25 points in the 2 meetings in the World Cup.»
- Ross Byrne is closing in on the World Cup record for the most conversions in a match for Ireland, he needs 3DIF conversions to equal Ronan O'Gara & Jonathan Sexton with all having scored 7 conversions.»
Try
69:00'
- Bundee Aki scores his 2nd try vs Tonga at Stade de la Beaujoire in the 69th minute (52 - 16).
- Bundee Aki has scored 20 points this World Cup, in 1 matches.»
- Bundee Aki has scored 4 tries this World Cup and scored a total of 20 points.»
- Ireland's scored 84 points against Tonga's 25 points in the 2 meetings in the World Cup.»
- Bundee Aki is closing in on the World Cup record for the most points in a match for Ireland, he needs 14 points to equal David Humphreys & Jonathan Sexton with all having scored 24 points.»
- Bundee Aki is closing in on the World Cup record for the most tries in a match for Ireland, he needs 2 tries to equal Keith Wood & Brian Robinson with all having scored 4 tries.»
Replacement
68:00'
- 68th min: Ziggy Fisi'ihoi is replaced by Joe Apikotoa.
- Joe Apikotoa makes his World Cup debut.»
Conversion Scored
63:00'
- Ross Byrne kicks his 2nd conversion vs Tonga at Stade de la Beaujoire in the 63rd minute (40 - 16).
- Ross Byrne has scored 4 points this World Cup, in 0 matches.»
- Ross Byrne has now kicked his 2 conversions out of 2 attempts and has a 100% success rate.»
- Ross Byrne has now kicked 2 successful kicks out of 2 attempts and has a 100% success rate.»
- Ireland's scored 72 points against Tonga's 25 points in the 2 meetings in the World Cup.»
Try
63:00'
- Bundee Aki scores his first try vs Tonga at Stade de la Beaujoire in the 63rd minute (45 - 16).
Replacement
60:00'
- 60th min: Vaea Fifita is replaced by Sione Vailanu.
- Sione Vailanu makes his World Cup debut.»
Replacement
60:00'
- 60th min: Ben Tameifuna is replaced by Tau Koloamatangi.
- Tau Koloamatangi makes his World Cup debut.»
60 minute.
60:00'
- Ireland have scored 42.68% more points in the last 20 minutes of matches, 42.68% compared to the competition average 28.13%, 35 of 82 points conceded.
- Ireland have scored 25.61% (21 of the 82 points) in the last 10 minutes of matches, which compares to the World Cup matches average of 18.34%.
Conversion Scored
59:00'
- Ross Byrne kicks his first conversion vs Tonga at Stade de la Beaujoire in the 59th minute (38 - 16).
Try
59:00'
- James Lowe scores his first try vs Tonga at Stade de la Beaujoire in the 59th minute (36 - 16).
Replacement
56:00'
- 56th min: Conor Murray is replaced by Craig Casey.
- Craig Casey makes his World Cup debut.»
Replacement
53:00'
- 53rd min: Caelan Doris is replaced by Ryan Baird.
Replacement
52:00'
- 52nd min: Tanginoa Halaifonua is replaced by Solomone Funaki.
- Solomone Funaki makes his World Cup debut.»
Replacement
50:00'
- 50th min: Paul Ngauamo is replaced by Samiuela Moli.
- Samiuela Moli makes his World Cup debut.»
Replacement
50:00'
- 50th min: Finley Bealham is replaced by Tadhg Furlong.
- First time Tadhg Furlong come on the field as a substitute in this World Cup, overall having 8 appearances in 3 World Cup.»
Replacement
50:00'
- 50th min: James Ryan is replaced by Iain Henderson.
- James Ryan has been substituted 2 times, playing 106 minutes in 3 appearances this World Cup, overall has been substituted 3 times, playing 403 minutes in 6 appearances in the World Cup.»
- First time Iain Henderson come on the field as a substitute in this World Cup, overall having 11 appearances in 3 World Cup.»
Replacement
50:00'
- 50th min: Gary Ringrose is replaced by Robbie Henshaw.
- First time Robbie Henshaw come on the field as a substitute in this World Cup, overall having 6 appearances in 2 World Cup.»
Penalty Scored
43:00'
- William Havili kicks his 3rd penalty vs Ireland at Stade de la Beaujoire in the 43rd minute (31 - 16).
- William Havili has scored 11 points this World Cup(1 conversion and 3 penalties), in 0 matches.»
- William Havili has now kicked his 3 penalties out of 3 attempts and has a 100% success rate.»
- William Havili has now kicked 4 successful kicks out of 4 attempts and has a 100% success rate.»
- William Havili is closing in on the World Cup record for the most points in a match for Tonga, he needs 7 points to equal Sateki Tuipulotu who holds the record with 18 points.»
- William Havili is joint second on the list for most penalties in a match for Tonga with 3 penalties along with 3 other players.»
Replacement
41:00'
- 41st min: Augustine Pulu is replaced by Sonatane Takulau.
- First time Sonatane Takulau come on the field as a substitute in this World Cup, overall having 9 appearances in 2 World Cup.»
Replacement
41:00'
- 41st min: Tadhg Furlong is replaced by Finley Bealham.
Replacement
41:00'
- 41st min: Ronan Kelleher is replaced by Robert Herring.
- First time Robert Herring come on the field as a substitute in this World Cup, overall having 2 appearances in 1 World Cup.»
Replacement
41:00'
- 41st min: Andrew Porter is replaced by Dave Kilcoyne.
Replacement
41:00'
- 41st min: Jonathan Sexton is replaced by Ross Byrne.
Conversion Scored
40:00'
- William Havili kicks his first conversion vs Ireland at Stade de la Beaujoire in the 40th minute (31 - 8).
- William Havili has scored 8 points this World Cup(1 conversion and 2 penalties), in 0 matches.»
- William Havili has now kicked his 1 conversions out of 1 attempts and has a 100% success rate.»
- William Havili has now kicked 3 successful kicks out of 3 attempts and has a 100% success rate.»
- William Havili is closing in on the World Cup record for the most points in a match for Tonga, he needs 10 points to equal Sateki Tuipulotu who holds the record with 18 points.»
- William Havili is closing in on the World Cup record for the most penalties in a match for Tonga, he needs 2 penalties to equal Peri Hola & Kurt Morath with all having scored 4 penalties.»
Try
40:00'
- Vaea Fifita scores his first try vs Ireland at Stade de la Beaujoire in the 40th minute (31 - 13).
Half Time
40:00'
- Ireland have scored 17.07% (14 of the 82 points) in the first 20 minutes of the second half, which compares to the World Cup matches average of 24.18%.
Conversion Scored
38:00'
- Jonathan Sexton successfully kicks his 4th conversion of the match vs Tonga at Stadium in 38th minute.
- Jonathan Sexton has scored a total of 40 points (3 tries, 11 conversions and 1 penalty) this World Cup in 1 matches, he now has 118 (6 tries, 1 drop goal, 26 conversions and 11 penalties) points in 4 World Cups in 14 matches.»
- Jonathan Sexton has now kicked his 11 conversions out of 12 attempts and has a 91.67% success rate and overall has a 83.87% strike rate with 26 successful kicks from 31 attempts in 4 World Cups.»
- Jonathan Sexton has now kicked 12 successful kicks out of 13 attempts and has a 92.31% success rate and overall has a 72.55% strike rate with 37 successful kicks from 51 attempts in 4 World Cups.»
- Jonathan Sexton has now scored 16 points and needs 8 points to equal his own Ireland record for this competition.»
- Jonathan Sexton has now scored 4 conversions and needs 3 conversions to equal his own Ireland record for this competition .»
- Jonathan Sexton sets a new record for Ireland in the World Cup with 11 conversions, surpassing Ian Madigan & Ronan O'Gara record of 10 conversions in a World Cup.»
Try
38:00'
- Jonathan Sexton scores his first try vs Tonga at Stade de la Beaujoire in the 38th minute (29 - 6).
- With 38 points this World Cup (3 tries, 10 conversions and 1 penalty) in 1 matches, Jonathan Sexton has now scored 116 points (6 tries, 1 drop goal, 25 conversions and 11 penalties) in 4 World Cups, in 14 matches.»
- Jonathan Sexton has scored 3 tries this World Cup and scored a total of 38 points (3 tries, 10 conversions and 1 penalty), he now has 6 tries in 4 World Cups.»
- Jonathan Sexton has now scored 14 points and needs 10 points to equal his own Ireland record for this competition.»
- Jonathan Sexton has now scored 3 conversions and needs 4 conversions to equal his own Ireland record for this competition .»
- Jonathan Sexton is now joint record holder in the World Cup for conversions in a World Cup for Ireland along with Ian Madigan & Ronan O'Gara, scoring 10 conversions each.»
Conversion Scored
33:00'
- Jonathan Sexton kicks his 3rd conversion vs Tonga at Stade de la Beaujoire in the 33rd minute (24 - 6).
- With 33 points this World Cup (2 tries, 10 conversions and 1 penalty) in 1 matches, Jonathan Sexton has now scored 111 points (5 tries, 1 drop goal, 25 conversions and 11 penalties) in 4 World Cups, in 14 matches.»
- Jonathan Sexton has now kicked his 10 conversions out of 11 attempts and has a 90.91% success rate and overall has a 83.33% strike rate with 25 successful kicks from 30 attempts in 4 World Cups.»
- Jonathan Sexton has now kicked 11 successful kicks out of 12 attempts and has a 91.67% success rate and overall has a 72% strike rate with 36 successful kicks from 50 attempts in 4 World Cups.»
- Jonathan Sexton has now scored 3 conversions and needs 4 conversions to equal his own Ireland record for this competition .»
- Jonathan Sexton is now joint record holder in the World Cup for conversions in a World Cup for Ireland along with Ian Madigan & Ronan O'Gara, scoring 10 conversions each.»
Try
33:00'
- Mackenzie Hansen scores his first try vs Tonga at Stade de la Beaujoire in the 33rd minute (22 - 6).
Conversion Scored
26:00'
- That’s the 2nd successful conversions for Jonathan Sexton vs Tonga in the 26th minute at Stade de la Beaujoire.
- In 4 World Cups, Jonathan Sexton has scored 109 points (5 tries, 1 drop goal, 24 conversions and 11 penalties) in 14 matches, including 31 points this World Cup (2 tries, 9 conversions and 1 penalty) in 1 matches.»
- Jonathan Sexton has now kicked his 9 conversions out of 10 attempts and has a 90% success rate and overall has a 82.76% strike rate with 24 successful kicks from 29 attempts in 4 World Cups.»
- Jonathan Sexton has now kicked 10 successful kicks out of 11 attempts and has a 90.91% success rate and overall has a 71.43% strike rate with 35 successful kicks from 49 attempts in 4 World Cups.»
- Jonathan Sexton is joint second on the list for most conversions in a World Cup for Ireland with 9 conversions along with Ronan O'Gara.»
Try
26:00'
- Caelan Doris scores his first try vs Tonga at Stade de la Beaujoire in the 26th minute (17 - 6).
Penalty Scored
24:00'
- William Havili kicks his 2nd penalty vs Ireland at Stade de la Beaujoire in the 24th minute (10 - 6).
- William Havili has scored 6 points this World Cup, in 0 matches.»
- William Havili has now kicked his 2 penalties out of 2 attempts and has a 100% success rate.»
- William Havili has now kicked 2 successful kicks out of 2 attempts and has a 100% success rate.»
- William Havili is closing in on the World Cup record for the most penalties in a match for Tonga, he needs 2 penalties to equal Peri Hola & Kurt Morath with all having scored 4 penalties.»
Conversion Scored
21:00'
- Jonathan Sexton kicks his first conversion in this match vs Tonga at Stade de la Beaujoire in the 21st minute (10 - 3).
- In 4 World Cups, Jonathan Sexton has scored 107 points (5 tries, 1 drop goal, 23 conversions and 11 penalties) in 14 matches, including 29 points this World Cup (2 tries, 8 conversions and 1 penalty) in 1 matches.»
- Jonathan Sexton has now kicked his 8 conversions out of 9 attempts and has a 88.89% success rate and overall has a 82.14% strike rate with 23 successful kicks from 28 attempts in 4 World Cups.»
- Jonathan Sexton has now kicked 9 successful kicks out of 10 attempts and has a 90% success rate and overall has a 70.83% strike rate with 34 successful kicks from 48 attempts in 4 World Cups.»
- Jonathan Sexton is closing in record for the most conversions in a World Cup for Ireland, he needs 8DIF conversions to equal Ian Madigan & Ronan O'Gara scoring 10 conversions each.»
Try
21:00'
- Tadhg Beirne crosses the whitewash for the opening try of the match vs Tonga at Stade de la Beaujoire in the 21st minute (8 – 3).
20 minute.
20:00'
- Ireland have scored 17.07% more points in the last 20 minutes of the first half, 17.07% compared to the competition average 18.75%, 14 of 82 points conceded.
Penalty Scored
16:00'
- William Havili kicks his first penalty vs Ireland at Stade de la Beaujoire in the 16th minute (3 - 3).
Penalty Scored
7:00'
- Jonathan Sexton kicks his first penalty in this match vs Tonga at Stade de la Beaujoire in the 7th minute (3 - 0).
- With 27 points this World Cup (2 tries, 7 conversions and 1 penalty) in 1 matches, Jonathan Sexton has now scored 105 points (5 tries, 1 drop goal, 22 conversions and 11 penalties) in 4 World Cups, in 14 matches.»
- Jonathan Sexton has now kicked 1 penalties out of 1 attempts and has a 100% success rate and overall has a 55% strike rate with 11 successful kicks from 20 attempts in 4 World Cups.»
- Jonathan Sexton has now kicked 8 successful kicks out of 9 attempts and has a 88.89% success rate and overall has a 70.21% strike rate with 33 successful kicks from 47 attempts in 4 World Cups.»
- Jonathan Sexton is closing in record for the most conversions in a World Cup for Ireland, he needs 7DIF conversions to equal Ian Madigan & Ronan O'Gara scoring 10 conversions each.»
Kick Off
0:00'
- The leading top try scorers for this World Cup matches are Jacobus Reinach (South Africa, Scrum Half) & Makazole Mapimpi (South Africa, Left Wing) having 3 tries each.»
- The leading top try scorers for Ireland this World Cup matches are Bundee Aki (Center), Jonathan Sexton (Outside Half), Peter O'Mahony (Openside Flanker) & Tadhg Beirne (Lock) having 2 tries each.»
- The leading top scorer for this World Cup matches is George Ford (England, Outside Half) having 41 points.»
- With 24 points Jonathan Sexton (Outside Half) is the leading scorer for Ireland in this World Cup matches.»
- 19 of the 82 points (23.17%) Ireland have scored have come in the first 20 minutes of matches, compared to the World Cup matches average of 28.94%.
Ireland
Squads
Tonga
- Hugo Keenan ,Left Wing
- Mackenzie Hansen ,Left Wing
- Gary Ringrose ,Center
- Bundee Aki ,Center
- James Lowe ,Left Wing
- Jonathan Sexton ,Outside Half
- Conor Murray ,Scrum Half
- Andrew Porter ,Prop
- Tadhg Furlong ,Prop
- Ronan Kelleher ,Hooker
- James Ryan ,Lock
- Tadhg Beirne ,Lock
- Peter O'Mahony ,Openside Flanker
- Josh van der Flier ,Openside Flanker
- Caelan Doris ,No. 8
- Charles Piutau, Full Back
- Afusipa Taumoepeau, Center
- Malakai Fekitoa, Center
- Pita Ahki, Center
- Solomone Kata, Right Wing
- William Havili, Full Back
- Augustine Pulu, Scrum Half
- Ziggy Fisi'ihoi, Prop
- Ben Tameifuna, Prop
- Paul Ngauamo, Hooker
- Sam Lousi, Lock
- Leva Fifita, Lock
- Tanginoa Halaifonua, Blindside Flanker
- Sione Havili Talitui, Openside Flanker
- Vaea Fifita, Blindside Flanker
Substitutions
- Ross Byrne
- Craig Casey
- Ryan Baird
- Iain Henderson
- Finley Bealham
- Dave Kilcoyne
- Robert Herring
- Robbie Henshaw
- Sonatane Takulau
- Sione Vailanu
- Solomone Funaki
- Semesi Paea
- Joe Apikotoa
- Tau Koloamatangi
- Samiuela Moli
- Fine Inisi
Filters
Clear
Pre-match Stats
- Ireland World Cup starting XV averages 30 years and 27 days, with the youngest player in the line up Caelan Doris at 25 years and 167 days, compared to the oldest Jonathan Sexton at 38 years and 66 days.
- Ireland starting team forwards averages 29 years and 19 days compared to the backs with an average of 31 years and 90 days.
- Tonga World Cup starting XV averages 31 years and 69 days, with the youngest player in the line up William Havili at 25 years and 7 days, compared to the oldest Ziggy Fisi'ihoi at 36 years and 100 days.
- Tonga starting team forwards averages 32 years and 199 days compared to the backs with an average of 31 years and 286 days.
- The debutantes for Tonga in the World Cup are Charles Piutau(Full Back), Afusipa Taumoepeau(Center), Pita Ahki(Center), Solomone Kata(Right Wing), William Havili(Full Back), Augustine Pulu(Scrum Half), Tanginoa Halaifonua(Blindside Flanker), Sione Havili Talitui(Openside Flanker) & Vaea Fifita(Blindside Flanker).
- Ireland have played 41 World Cup matches, winning 25 and losing 16.»
- Ireland have scored 1190 points in 41 World Cup matches, at an average of 29.02 compared to the competition average of 25.4.»
- Ireland have conceded 743 points in 41 World Cup matches, at an average of 18.12 compared to the competition average of 25.4.»
- Tonga have played 29 World Cup matches, winning 8 and losing 21.»
- Tonga have scored 472 points in 29 World Cup matches, at an average of 16.28 compared to the competition average of 25.4.»
- Tonga have conceded 966 points in 29 World Cup matches, at an average of 33.31 compared to the competition average of 25.4.»
- Ireland have scored 146 tries in 41 World Cup matches averaging 3.56 tries a match compared to the competition average of 2.98.»
- Tonga have scored 53 tries in 29 World Cup matches averaging 1.83 tries a match compared to the competition average of 2.98.»
- Ireland have conceded 71 tries in 41 World Cup matches averaging 1.73 tries a match compared to the competition average of 2.98.»
- Tonga have conceded 116 tries in 29 World Cup matches averaging 4 tries a match compared to the competition average of 2.98.»
- Ireland have scored 12 tries this World Cup, 6 (50%) by their backs and 6 (50%) by their forwards.»
- Jonathan Sexton(Outside Half) has an 87.5% strike rate in this World Cup with 7 successful kicks from 8 attempts, with 7 of 8 conversions finding there way between the posts.»
- Jack Crowley(Outside Half) has an 100% strike rate in this World Cup with 4 successful kicks from 4 attempts, with 4 of 4 conversions finding there way between the posts.»
- Tommaso Allan(Outside Half, Italy) has the top strike rate in this World Cup having 100% strike rate with 8 successful kicks from 8 attempts, with 7 of 7 conversions and 1 out of 1 penalties finding there way between the posts.»
- Jonathan Sexton(Outside Half) has scored 24 points (2 tries and 7 conversions), he is 3rd in the leading points table this World Cup.»
- Peter O'Mahony(Openside Flanker) has scored 10 points (2 tries), he is 8th in the leading points table this World Cup.»
- Bundee Aki(Center) has scored 10 points (2 tries), he is 8th in the leading points table this World Cup.»
- Tadhg Beirne(Lock) has scored 10 points (2 tries), he is 8th in the leading points table this World Cup.»
- Jack Crowley(Outside Half) has scored 8 points (4 conversions), he is 13th in the leading points table this World Cup.»
- Jonathan Sexton (Outside Half) has scored 2 tries, he is 1st in the leading tries table this World Cup.»
- Peter O'Mahony (Openside Flanker) has scored 2 tries, he is 1st in the leading tries table this World Cup.»
- Bundee Aki (Center) has scored 2 tries, he is 1st in the leading tries table this World Cup.»
- Tadhg Beirne (Lock) has scored 2 tries, he is 1st in the leading tries table this World Cup.»
- Jonathan Sexton (Outside Half) has scored 24 points, he is 3rd in the leading points table this World Cup.»
- Of the 24 points Jonathan Sexton (Outside Half) has scored, 13 have been scored in the first half and 11 have been scored in the second half.»
- Tadhg Beirne (Lock) has scored 10 points, he is 8th in the leading points table this World Cup.»
- Peter O'Mahony (Openside Flanker) has scored 10 points, he is 8th in the leading points table this World Cup.»
- Bundee Aki (Center) has scored 10 points, he is 8th in the leading points table this World Cup.»
- Jack Crowley (Outside Half) has scored 8 points, he is 13th in the leading points table this World Cup.»
- Hugo Keenan (Left Wing) has scored 5 points, he is 17th in the leading points table this World Cup.»
- Jamieson Gibson-Park (Scrum Half) has scored 5 points, he is 17th in the leading points table this World Cup.»
- Joe McCarthy (Lock) has scored 5 points, he is 17th in the leading points table this World Cup.»
- Robert Herring (Hooker) has scored 5 points, he is 17th in the leading points table this World Cup.»
- Ireland have taken 1 scrums from 9 from the opposition, a scrum win ratio of 11.11%, which compares to the World Cup average of 19.17%.
- Ireland have pinched 2 lines outs from 10, a lines outs win ratio of 20%, which compares to the World Cup average of 16.06% for opposition steals.
- Against Ireland there have been 12 penalties committed this World Cup at an average of 12.00 per match compared to the competition club average of 9.56.
- Ireland have won 8 scrums from 9 on there own put in, a scrum win ratio of 88.89%, which compares to the World Cup average of 80.83%.
- Ireland have won 8 lines outs from 12, a lines outs win ratio of 66.67%, which compares to the World Cup average of 83.94%.
- Ireland have been awarded 5 penalties this World Cup at an average of 5.00 per match compared to the competition club average of 9.56.
- Wayne Barnes (Eng) has refereed 19 times in the World Cup and issued 16 yellow cards, that's an average of 0.84 per match.
- Wayne Barnes (Eng) has refereed 19 matches in the World Cup and awarded 175penalties , that's an average of 9.21 per match.
- This is the first time Wayne Barnes (Eng) has refereed this fixture in the World Cup.
- Wayne Barnes (Eng) has refereed Ireland 2 times in the World Cup and awarded 22 penalties.
- Of the 2 matches Wayne Barnes (Eng) has refereed Ireland in the World Cup, they have won 2, lost 0 and drawn 0.
- Ireland's Brendan Mullin (Center) has played against Tonga 1 times scoring 3 tries.»
- Ireland's Hugo MacNeill (Full Back) has played against Tonga 1 times scoring 2 tries.»
- The only time the two sides meet in the World Cup, it ended Ireland 32 – Tonga 9 on the 3 June 1987.»
- In the only match in this World Cup between the two teams, Ireland has won.»
- In the only World Cup match between the sides Ireland have scored 32 points while Tonga have managed 9 points»