Don't miss your chance to see the world’s best rugby teams take centre stage 5-6 December in Cape Town.
Ireland v Tonga 
Rugby World Cup - Round 2 
Sat 16th September 2023, 12:00pm PDT 
Stade de la Beaujoire 
Wayne Barnes Last 5 Games
Don't miss your chance to see the world’s best rugby teams take centre stage 5-6 December in Cape Town.
Ireland v Tonga Rugby World Cup - Round 2 Sat 16th September 2023, 12:00pm PDT Stade de la Beaujoire Wayne Barnes 
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Johnny Sexton 
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Sione Havili 
Mack Hansen 
Caelan Doris Bundee Aki 
Conor Murray Don't miss your chance to see the world’s best rugby teams take centre stage 5-6 December in Cape Town.
Don't miss your chance to see the world’s best rugby teams take centre stage 5-6 December in Cape Town.
Don't miss your chance to see the world’s best rugby teams take centre stage 5-6 December in Cape Town.
Don't miss your chance to see the world’s best rugby teams take centre stage 5-6 December in Cape Town.
Don't miss your chance to see the world’s best rugby teams take centre stage 5-6 December in Cape Town.
Don't miss your chance to see the world’s best rugby teams take centre stage 5-6 December in Cape Town.
Don't miss your chance to see the world’s best rugby teams take centre stage 5-6 December in Cape Town.
Don't miss your chance to see the world’s best rugby teams take centre stage 5-6 December in Cape Town.
Don't miss your chance to see the world’s best rugby teams take centre stage 5-6 December in Cape Town.
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.
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.
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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