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Tevita Ikanivere insists the Flying Fijians have the "courage" and "firepower" to compete with any team in international rugby.
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, 19:45 NZST in New Zealand, 17:45 AEST in Australia and 02:45 EST in the US.
France won the last encounter but Tonga are in the best form of their last 5 games.
Heading into the fixture, France sits at 5 in the World Rugby Rankings, while Tonga holds 19.
The two sides are separated by 14 places in the rankings with France in position 5 and Tonga in position 19 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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