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Match Information

South Africa v Tonga South Africa v Tonga
Rugby World Cup - Round 4 Rugby World Cup - Round 4
Sun 1st October 2023, 12:00pm PDT Sun 1st October 2023, 12:00pm PDT
Stade Velodrome Stade Velodrome
Luke Pearce Luke Pearce

Head to Head

South Africa
Wins
1
Tonga
Wins
0

Average Points scored

49
18
First try wins
100%
Home team wins
100%

Team Form

Last 5 Games

France
21-19
South Africa
Italy
7-66
South Africa
Australia
42-38
South Africa
South Africa
43-28
New Zealand
South Africa
29-24
New Zealand
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?

South Africa
0%%
Tonga
0%%

Match Information

South Africa v Tonga South Africa v Tonga
Rugby World Cup - Round 4 Rugby World Cup - Round 4
Sun 1st October 2023, 12:00pm PDT Sun 1st October 2023, 12:00pm PDT
Stade Velodrome Stade Velodrome
Luke Pearce Luke Pearce

Points Flow Chart

South Africa Tonga
South Africa Tonga
78
Mins in lead
2
80%
% Of Game In Lead
2%
59%
Possession Last 10 min
41%
7
Points Last 10 min
5

Key Events

Full Time
Libbok
49-18 81'
Smith
47-18 80'
Pellegrini
42-18 72'
Libbok
42-13 64'
Staden
40-13 62'
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22m Entries

South Africa Tonga
Avg. Points Scored
2.9
22m Entries
17
Avg. Points Scored
1.5
22m Entries
12

Attack Profile

South Africa
Tonga
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Defence Profile

South Africa
Tonga
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Last 5 Penalties

Tonga 61'
Tonga 66'
Tonga 68'
South Africa 69'
Tonga 76'

Ruck Speed

South Africa Tonga
Rucks Won
Avg Ruck Speed
South Africa
%
0-3 Secs
Tonga
%
0-3 Secs
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8
Points
Handre Pollard
South Africa Handre Pollard
1
Last Try
Kwagga Smith
South Africa Kwagga Smith
13
Carries
Leva Fifita
Tonga Leva Fifita
24
Tackles Completed
Sione Havili
Tonga Sione Havili
3
Line Breaks
Fine Inisi
Tonga Fine Inisi
2
Turnovers Won
Deon Fourie
South Africa Deon Fourie
4
Defenders Beaten
Andre Esterhuizen
South Africa Andre Esterhuizen
49
Successful Passes
Cobus Reinach
South Africa Cobus Reinach

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Live Updates

That's full time
80'
The second half ends
80'
Conversion
Manie Libbok's conversion attempt is successful
80'
Try
Kwagga Smith has scored a try
80'
Conversion
Pat Pellegrini fails to add the extra two points
73'
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Who will win?

South Africa
0%%
Tonga
0%%

HSBC SVNS returns to Cape Town this December!

Don't miss your chance to see the world’s best rugby teams take centre stage 5-6 December in Cape Town.

Rugby World Cup

Rugby World Cup

LIVE
South Africa
Tonga

HSBC SVNS returns to Cape Town this December!

Don't miss your chance to see the world’s best rugby teams take centre stage 5-6 December in Cape Town.

Who will win?

South Africa
0%%
Tonga
0%%

HSBC SVNS returns to Cape Town this December!

Don't miss your chance to see the world’s best rugby teams take centre stage 5-6 December in Cape Town.

HSBC SVNS returns to Cape Town this December!

Don't miss your chance to see the world’s best rugby teams take centre stage 5-6 December in Cape Town.

HSBC SVNS returns to Cape Town this December!

Don't miss your chance to see the world’s best rugby teams take centre stage 5-6 December in Cape Town.

Rugby World Cup

Rugby World Cup

Rankings
Form

HSBC SVNS returns to Cape Town this December!

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Who will win?

South Africa
0%%
Tonga
0%%
Teams
Players

HSBC SVNS returns to Cape Town this December!

Don't miss your chance to see the world’s best rugby teams take centre stage 5-6 December in Cape Town.

HSBC SVNS returns to Cape Town this December!

Don't miss your chance to see the world’s best rugby teams take centre stage 5-6 December in Cape Town.

Springboks vs Tonga Kick Off Times & TV Channel

Springboks face off against Tonga in Rugby World Cup Round 4 on Sun 1st October 2023 at Stade Velodrome. Kick-off in the UK is scheduled for 20:00. In South Africa it’s at 21:00 SAST, 08:00 NZST in New Zealand, 06:00 AEST in Australia and 12:00 EST in the US.

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

World Rankings

Heading into the fixture, Springboks sits at 1 in the World Rugby Rankings, while Tonga holds 17.

The two sides are separated by 16 places in the rankings with Springboks in position 1 and Tonga in position 17 as such Springboks are favourites on paper.

Springboks vs Tonga Squads

The official squads for Springboks 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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