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England face off against Tonga in Rugby World Cup Round 1 on Sat 2nd October 2027 at Suncorp Stadium. Kick-off in the UK is scheduled for 11:15. In South Africa it’s at 12:15 SAST, 23:15 NZST in New Zealand, 20:15 AEST in Australia and 03:15 EST in the US.
England won the last encounter but England are in the best form of their last 5 games.
Heading into the fixture, England sits at 3 in the World Rugby Rankings, while Tonga holds 18.
The two sides are separated by 15 places in the rankings with England in position 3 and Tonga in position 18 as such England are favourites on paper.
The official squads for England vs Tonga will become available around 24- 48 hours before kick-off. Teams can still make changes up to an hour before the match however.
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