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Match Information

Ireland v Tonga Ireland v Tonga
Rugby World Cup - Round 2 Rugby World Cup - Round 2
Sat 16th September 2023, 12:00pm PDT Sat 16th September 2023, 12:00pm PDT
Stade de la Beaujoire Stade de la Beaujoire
Wayne Barnes Wayne Barnes

Head to Head

Ireland
Wins
1
Tonga
Wins
0

Average Points scored

59
16
First try wins
100%
Home team wins
100%

Team Form

Last 5 Games

Ireland
43-15
Fiji
Ireland
42-12
Argentina
New Zealand
40-21
Ireland
Japan
20-36
Ireland
Australia
31-33
Ireland
Georgia
55-31
Tonga
Romania
38-43
Tonga
Tonga
28-32
Portugal
Tonga
19-32
Spain
Tonga
36-26
Zimbabwe
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Previous Results

Last 1 Meeting

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Who will win?

Ireland
0%%
Tonga
0%%

Match Information

Ireland v Tonga Ireland v Tonga
Rugby World Cup - Round 2 Rugby World Cup - Round 2
Sat 16th September 2023, 12:00pm PDT Sat 16th September 2023, 12:00pm PDT
Stade de la Beaujoire Stade de la Beaujoire
Wayne Barnes Wayne Barnes

Points Flow Chart

Ireland Tonga
Ireland Tonga
71
Mins in lead
0
80%
% Of Game In Lead
0%
38%
Possession Last 10 min
63%
7
Points Last 10 min
0

Key Events

Full Time
Byrne
59-16 81'
Herring
57-16 79'
Byrne
52-16 69'
Aki
50-16 68'
Byrne
45-16 63'
Aki
43-16 62'
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22m Entries

Ireland Tonga
Avg. Points Scored
3
22m Entries
20
Avg. Points Scored
1.8
22m Entries
4

Attack Profile

Ireland
Tonga
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Defence Profile

Ireland
Tonga
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Last 5 Penalties

Tonga 62'
Tonga 66'
Tonga 73'
Tonga 77'
Tonga 77'

Ruck Speed

Ireland Tonga
Rucks Won
Avg Ruck Speed
Ireland
%
0-3 Secs
Tonga
%
0-3 Secs
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16
Points
Johnny Sexton
Ireland Johnny Sexton
2
Tries
Bundee Aki
Ireland Bundee Aki
19
Carries
Bundee Aki
Ireland Bundee Aki
20
Tackles Completed
Sione Havili
Tonga Sione Havili
2
Line Breaks
Mack Hansen
Ireland Mack Hansen
2
Turnovers Won
Caelan Doris
Ireland Caelan Doris
8
Defenders Beaten
Bundee Aki
Ireland Bundee Aki
56
Successful Passes
Conor Murray
Ireland Conor Murray

Watch Nations Championship - Round 5 LIVE

Hemispheres collide in the new Nations Championship. Stream live, replays and highlights free on RugbyPass TV.

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Starts 4th July 2026 - USA only.

Live Updates

That's full time
80'
The second half ends
80'
Conversion
Another two points for Ireland thanks to Ross Byrne's conversion
80'
Try
It's a try for Ireland as Rob Herring crosses for the score
79'
Fine Inisi comes on for Tonga and Solomone Kata comes off
70'
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Who will win?

Ireland
0%%
Tonga
0%%

Watch Nations Championship - Round 5 LIVE

Hemispheres collide in the new Nations Championship. Stream live, replays and highlights free on RugbyPass TV.

Watch on RPTV
Starts 4th July 2026 - USA only.
Rugby World Cup

Rugby World Cup

LIVE
Ireland
Tonga

Watch Nations Championship - Round 5 LIVE

Hemispheres collide in the new Nations Championship. Stream live, replays and highlights free on RugbyPass TV.

Watch on RPTV
Starts 4th July 2026 - USA only.

Who will win?

Ireland
0%%
Tonga
0%%

Watch Nations Championship - Round 5 LIVE

Hemispheres collide in the new Nations Championship. Stream live, replays and highlights free on RugbyPass TV.

Watch on RPTV
Starts 4th July 2026 - USA only.

Watch Nations Championship - Round 5 LIVE

Hemispheres collide in the new Nations Championship. Stream live, replays and highlights free on RugbyPass TV.

Watch on RPTV
Starts 4th July 2026 - USA only.

Watch Nations Championship - Round 5 LIVE

Hemispheres collide in the new Nations Championship. Stream live, replays and highlights free on RugbyPass TV.

Watch on RPTV
Starts 4th July 2026 - USA only.
Rugby World Cup

Rugby World Cup

Rankings
Form

Watch Nations Championship - Round 5 LIVE

Hemispheres collide in the new Nations Championship. Stream live, replays and highlights free on RugbyPass TV.

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Starts 4th July 2026 - USA only.

Who will win?

Ireland
0%%
Tonga
0%%
Teams
Players

Watch Nations Championship - Round 5 LIVE

Hemispheres collide in the new Nations Championship. Stream live, replays and highlights free on RugbyPass TV.

Watch on RPTV
Starts 4th July 2026 - USA only.

Watch Nations Championship - Round 5 LIVE

Hemispheres collide in the new Nations Championship. Stream live, replays and highlights free on RugbyPass TV.

Watch on RPTV
Starts 4th July 2026 - USA only.

Ireland vs Tonga Kick Off Times & TV Channel

Ireland face off against Tonga in Rugby World Cup Round 2 on Sat 16th September 2023 at Stade de la Beaujoire. Kick-off in the UK is scheduled for 20:00. In South Africa it’s at 21:00 SAST, 07:00 NZST in New Zealand, 05:00 AEST in Australia and 12:00 EST in the US.

Ireland won the last encounter but Ireland are in the best form of their last 5 games.

World Rankings

Heading into the fixture, Ireland sits at 3 in the World Rugby Rankings, while Tonga holds 17.

The two sides are separated by 14 places in the rankings with Ireland in position 3 and Tonga in position 17 as such Ireland are favourites on paper.

Ireland vs Tonga Squads

The official squads for Ireland 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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