France face off against Tonga in Rugby World Cup on Sun 6th October 2019 at . Kick-off in the UK is scheduled for 08:45. In South Africa it’s at 09:45 SAST, 20:45 NZST in New Zealand, 18:45 AEST in Australia and 00:45 EST in the US.
France won the last encounter but both teams are in the same form for their last 5 games.
Heading into the fixture, France sits at 5 in the World Rugby Rankings, while Tonga holds 18.
The two sides are separated by 13 places in the rankings with France in position 5 and Tonga in position 18 as such France are favourites on paper.
The official squads for France 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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