Rugby World Cup
Tonga vs Romania

Time Sun, Oct 8, 2023, 3:45 PM
Location Stade Pierre Mauroy
Referee Angus Gardner

Tonga		Romania
Taumoefolau70' Kata65' Ahki61' Vailanu48' Taumoepeau21' Moala14' Kata10'	Tries	Simionescu54' Surugiu35' Boboc29'
Havili62' Havili50' Havili22' Havili16' Havili12'	Conversions	Conache56' Conache37' Conache31'
	Penalty Goals	Conache18'

Tonga		Romania
Attack
7	Tries	3
735	Metres	292
135	Carries	90
43	Defenders Beaten	13
15	Clean Breaks	5
192	Passes	113
16	Offloads	2
18	Turnovers Conceded	7
Defence
96	Tackles	133
13	Missed Tackles	43
3	Turnovers Won	9
Kicking
17	Kicks in Play	31
5/7	Conversions	3/3
N/A	Penalty Goals	1/2
N/A	Drop Goals	N/A
0	Charged Down	2
546	Kick From Hand Metres	881
14	In Touch	12
6	Opponent Collection	18
71%	Success	80%
13	Possession Lost	24
3	Possession Retained	5
Breakdown
77	Rucks Won	65
5	Rucks Lost	3
93%	Rucks Success Rate	95%
8	Mauls Won	4
Set Plays
16	Lineouts Won	9
1	Lineouts Lost	3
94%	Lineouts Success Rate	75%
1	Scrums Won	6
1	Scrums Lost	0
50%	Scrums Success Rate	100%
Possession
56%	Possession	43%
52%	First Half	48%
63%	Second Half	37%
43%	Ball Possession Last 10 Mins	56%
Discipline
9	Penalties Conceded	8
0	Red Cards	0
1	Yellow Cards	1
5	Penalty Conceded Own Half	2

Tonga	Romania
1Siegfried Fisi'ihoi	1Alexandru Savin
2Paula Ngauamo	2Ovidiu Cojocaru (C)
3Ben Tameifuna	3Alex Gordas
4Leva Fifita	4Adrian Motoc
5Adam Coleman	5Marius Iftimiciuc
6Semisi Paea	6Florian Rosu
7Sione Havili	7Cristi Boboc
8Sione Vailanu	8Andre Gorin
9Sonatane Takulua (C)	9Florin Surugiu
10William Havili	10Alin Conache
11Afusipa Taumoepeau	11Taliauli Sikuea
12Pita Ahki	12Fonovai Tangimana
13George Moala	13Tevita Manumua
14Solomone Kata	14Nicolas Onutu
15Charles Piutau	15Marius Simionescu
Substitutes
16Sione Anga'aelangi	16Rob Irimescu
17Paula Latu	17Iulian Hartig
18Siate Tokolahi	18Costel Burtila
19Steve Mafi	19Stefan Iancu
20Penitoa Finau	20Damian Stratila
21Manu Paea	21Gabriel Rupanu
22Patrick Pellegrini	22Alexandru Bucur
23Kyren Taumoefolau	23Mihai Graure
Coaches
Toutai Kefu	David Gerard
Referees
RefereeAngus Gardner

82	End Of Second Half	It's all over! The referee has blown their whistle to end the game.
82	Clean Break	This is dangerous for the defence as Marius Simionescu bursts through to advance the Romania attack.
79	Clean Break	This is dangerous for the defence as Patrick Pellegrini bursts through to advance the Tonga attack.
74	Substitution on	Tonga decide to make a substitution, with Sione Anga'aelangi getting some game time.
74	Substitution off	Tonga decide to make a substitution, with Paula Ngauamo being replaced.
72	Conversion - Missed Left	William Havili curls the ball too far, missing the posts to the left.
71	Substitution on	Tonga decide to make a substitution, with Paula Latu getting some game time.
71	Substitution off	Tonga decide to make a substitution, with Siegfried Fisi'ihoi being replaced.
71	Substitution on	Tonga decide to make a substitution, with Steve Mafi getting some game time.
71	Substitution off	Tonga decide to make a substitution, with Leva Fifita being replaced.
70	Try - Passing Move	A series of passes by Tonga results in a try for Kyren Taumoefolau
70	Clean Break	A gap opened in the defence and Kyren Taumoefolau took full advantage.
70	Try Assist	That's a great try assist by William Havili.
70	Substitution on	Tonga decide to make a substitution, with Siate Tokolahi getting some game time.
70	Substitution off	Tonga decide to make a substitution, with Ben Tameifuna being replaced.
70	Substitution on	Tonga decide to make a substitution, with Patrick Pellegrini getting some game time.
70	Substitution off	Tonga decide to make a substitution, with Charles Piutau being replaced.
69	Substitution on	Romania make a substitution with Mihai Graure coming on.
69	Substitution off	Romania make a substitution with Fonovai Tangimana coming off.
68	Yellow card	Alin Conache (Romania) is shown a yellow card
67	Clean Break	A gap opened in the defence and Kyren Taumoefolau took full advantage.
67	Clean Break	A gap opened in the defence and George Moala took full advantage.
67	Substitution on	Tonga make a substitution with Kyren Taumoefolau coming on.
67	Substitution off	Tonga make a substitution with Solomone Kata coming off.
66	Conversion - Missed Left	William Havili curls the ball too far, missing the posts to the left.
65	Try - Passing Move	Great hands by Tonga leads to a try for Solomone Kata
65	Clean Break	The defensive line has been broken as Solomone Kata goes through the gap.
65	Try Assist	Charles Piutau sets up the try.
63	Substitution on	Tonga sub Manu Paea comes onto the field.
63	Substitution off	Sonatane Takulua departs for Tonga.
63	Substitution on	Romania sub Costel Burtila comes onto the field.
63	Substitution off	Alex Gordas departs for Romania.
63	Substitution on	Romania sub Gabriel Rupanu comes onto the field.
63	Substitution off	Taliauli Sikuea departs for Romania.
62	Conversion - Kicked	The Tonga supporters go wild as William Havili successfully kicks the conversion.
61	Try - Passing Move	Great hands by Tonga leads to a try for Pita Ahki
61	Clean Break	The defensive line has been broken as Pita Ahki goes through the gap.
61	Try Assist	Spellbinding play by William Havili is finished off with a try.
60	Clean Break	The defensive line has been broken as Solomone Kata goes through the gap.
60	Substitution on	Romania sub Stefan Iancu comes onto the field.
60	Substitution off	Adrian Motoc departs for Romania.
59	Substitution on	Iulian Hartig comes on for Romania.
59	Substitution off	Alexandru Savin leaves the field.
59	Substitution on	Damian Stratila comes on for Romania.
59	Substitution off	Andre Gorin leaves the field.
59	Substitution on	Rob Irimescu comes on for Romania.
59	Substitution off	Ovidiu Cojocaru leaves the field.
58	Substitution on	Penitoa Finau comes on for Tonga.
58	Substitution off	Sione Vailanu leaves the field.
57	Clean Break	What a run here by Solomone Kata as they get over the gainline!
56	Conversion - Kicked	The touch judges raise their flags as Alin Conache kicks the conversion.
54	Try - From kick	A pinpoint kick has enabled Marius Simionescu to score the try.
54	Try Assist	That's a great try assist by Nicolas Onutu.
54	Clean Break	What a run here by Nicolas Onutu as they get over the gainline!
54	Clean Break	What a run here by Taliauli Sikuea as they get over the gainline!
51	Substitution on	Alexandru Bucur comes on.
51	Substitution off	Florin Surugiu comes off.
50	Conversion - Kicked	The touch judges raise their flags as William Havili kicks the conversion.
48	Try - Rolling maul	The Tonga maul march their way over the white wash for Sione Vailanu to touch down.
46	Clean Break	Afusipa Taumoepeau makes the break as the defence re-enacts the parting of the red sea.
40	Substitution on	Romania sub Florian Rosu comes onto the field.
40	Substitution off	Stefan Iancu departs for Romania.
40	Start Of Second Half	The second half kicks off.
41	End Of First Half	The half-time whistle blows and both teams head for the dressing rooms.
37	Conversion - Kicked	Alin Conache does the business as their conversion attempt goes over.
35	Try - Individual effort	What an effort there by Florin Surugiu as they score the try.
34	Clean Break	Fabulous play by Romania has led to Marius Simionescu being able to wriggle through a gap.
32	Substitution on	Stefan Iancu comes on for Romania.
32	Substitution off	Florian Rosu leaves the field.
31	Yellow card	Leva Fifita (Tonga) is shown a yellow card
31	Conversion - Kicked	Alin Conache does the business as their conversion attempt goes over.
29	Try - Close range	The pressure has finally told as Cristi Boboc scores from close range.
22	Conversion - Kicked	William Havili makes no mistake with that conversion attempt.
21	Try - Close range	Tonga are stopped just a few metres from the try line but Afusipa Taumoepeau picks up from the base of the ruck to score the try.
21	Clean Break	This is dangerous for the defence as Afusipa Taumoepeau bursts through to advance the Tonga attack.
21	Try Assist	That's a great try assist by Sonatane Takulua.
18	Penalty Goal - Kicked	Alin Conache does the business as their penalty goal attempt goes over.
16	Clean Break	This is dangerous for the defence as Marius Simionescu bursts through to advance the Romania attack.
16	Conversion - Kicked	William Havili converts the try.
14	Try - Individual effort	A bit of individual brilliance by George Moala leads to a try for Tonga
14	Clean Break	A gap opened in the defence and George Moala took full advantage.
14	Try Assist	Spellbinding play by Sonatane Takulua is finished off with a try.
12	Clean Break	A gap opened in the defence and Leva Fifita took full advantage.
12	Conversion - Kicked	William Havili converts the try.
10	Try - Passing Move	A series of passes by Tonga results in a try for Solomone Kata
10	Clean Break	A gap opened in the defence and Solomone Kata took full advantage.
10	Try Assist	Charles Piutau played a key part in that try.
10	Clean Break	A gap opened in the defence and Ben Tameifuna took full advantage.
9	Clean Break	A gap opened in the defence and George Moala took full advantage.
4	Penalty Goal - Missed Left	Alin Conache steps up to take the penalty but pulls it wide and to the left.
0	Start Of First Half	We are underway as the referee blows their whistle.

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