Match report Ireland 59 - 16 Tonga, 16/09/2023 - Rugby World Cup

Date : Saturday, September 16, 2023 Kick Off : 21:00 Venue : Stade de la Beaujoire Tournament : Rugby World Cup Round : pool stage
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Ireland

59TB

Tonga

Pre-match Overview

Match between Ireland and Tonga was played at Stade de la Beaujoire as of round #2 of Rugby World Cup . Before kick-off Ireland was in 1st position and Tonga 5th

Lineups

Game sheet Ireland vs Tonga
YC	Penalty	Conversion	Try	Players		Players	Try	Conversion	Penalty
				PORTER	1	FISI'IHOI
				KELLEHER	2	NGAUAMO
				FURLONG	3	TAMEIFUNA
			20'	BEIRNE	4	LOUSI
				RYAN	5	FIFITA
42'				O'MAHONY	6	HALAIFONUA
				VAN DER FLIER	7	HAVILI
			25'	DORIS	8	FIFITA	47'
				MURRAY	9	PULU
	6'	21' 27' 33' 38'	37'	SEXTON	10	HAVILI		48'	15' 23' 42'
			58'	LOWE	11	KATA
			62' 68'	AKI	12	AHKI
				RINGROSE	13	FEKITOA
			32'	HANSEN	14	TAUMOEPEAU
				KEENAN	15	PIUTAU
			79'	HERRING	16	MOLI
				KILCOYNE	17	APIKOTOA
				BEALHAM	18	KOLOAMATANGI
				HENDERSON	19	PAEA
				BAIRD	20	FUNAKI
				CASEY	21	VAILANU
		59' 63' 69' 81'		BYRNE	22	TAKULUA
				HENSHAW	23	INISI
Replacements
FURLONG for BEALHAM, 40'						40', PULU for TAKULUA
PORTER for KILCOYNE, 40'						49', NGAUAMO for MOLI
KELLEHER for HERRING, 40'						51', HALAIFONUA for FUNAKI
SEXTON for BYRNE, 40'						59', FIFITA for VAILANU
BEALHAM for FURLONG, 49'						59', TAMEIFUNA for APIKOTOA
RYAN for HENDERSON, 49'						67', FISI'IHOI for KOLOAMATANGI
RINGROSE for HENSHAW, 49'						70', KATA for INISI
DORIS for BAIRD, 52'						70', FIFITA for PAEA
MURRAY for CASEY, 55'

Interesting datas⁽¹⁾

Ireland	VS	Tonga
898 kg (112.25 kg)	Pack weight (average)	971 kg (121.38 kg)
29 ans	Forwards average age	31 ans
30 ans	Backs average age	29 ans
201 cm	Tallest player	198 cm
Ireland : 80% (12/15) New Zealand : 13% (2/15) Australia : 7% (1/15)	Differents nationalities for starters	Tonga : 53% (8/15) New Zealand : 40% (6/15) Australia : 7% (1/15)
Ireland : 78% (18/23) New Zealand : 9% (2/23) Australia : 9% (2/23) South Africa : 4% (1/23)	Differents nationalities for all the team	Tonga : 61% (14/23) New Zealand : 35% (8/23) Australia : 4% (1/23)

(1) Calculations based on data in the database, which may be incomplete.

Timeline

Score : 0 - 0, 3 - 0, 3 - 3, 8 - 3, 10 - 3, 10 - 6, 15 - 6, 17 - 6, 22 - 6, 24 - 6, 29 - 6, 31 - 6, 31 - 9, 31 - 14, 31 - 16, 36 - 16, 38 - 16, 43 - 16, 45 - 16, 50 - 16, 52 - 16, 57 - 16, 59 - 16
Gap : 0, +3, 0, +5, +7, +4, +9, +11, +16, +18, +23, +25, +25, +22, +17, +15, +20, +22, +27, +29, +34, +36, +41, +43

Standings before and after

Before