ENG
	No.	Name
15Elliot Daly, FB
14Anthony Watson, W
13Manu Tuilagi, C T 2
12Owen Farrell, C  3  3
11Jonny May, W
10George Ford, FH
9Ben Youngs, SH
1Joe Marler, P
2Jamie George, H T
3Kyle Sinckler, P
4Courtney Lawes, L
5Maro Itoje, L
6Tom Curry, FL
7Sam Underhill, FL
8Billy Vunipola, N8
Replacements
16Luke Cowan-Dickie, R T
17Ellis Genge, R
18Dan Cole, R
19George Kruis, R
20Lewis Ludlam, R
21Willi Heinz, R
22Henry Slade, R
23Jonathan Joseph, R

TONGA
	No.	Name
15David Tevita Halaifonua Tonga, FB
14Afa Pakalani, W
13Siale Piutau, C
12Cooper Vuna, C
11Viliami Lolohea, W
10Kurt Morath, FH
9Sonatane Takulua, SH 
1Siegfried Fisi'ihoi, P
2Sosefo Sakalia, H
3Ben Tameifuna, P
4Sam Lousi, L
5Leva Fifita, L
6Sione Kalamafoni, FL
7Zane Kapeli, FL
8Maama Vaipulu, N8
16Siua Maile, R
17Latu Talakai, R
18Ma'afu Fia, R
19Daniel Faleafa, R
20Nasi Manu, R
21Leon Fukofuka, R
22James Faiva, R
23Nafi Tuitavake, R

*Players currently on the pitch are shown in bold

Game Info

Venue: Sapporo Dome

11:15 AM, September 22, 2019

1670dReuters

Two-try Tuilagi powers England past Tonga

A first-half double from Manu Tuilagi and a late bonus-point sealing try by substitute Luke Cowan-Dickie gave England the perfect start to their Rugby World Cup campaign.

Match Commentary

81'+5		35-3 End of second half
80'		Tonga knock on, the game is over and Eddie Jones shakes hands with his coaching staff with a smile on his face. Job done, bonus point earned. For England, it's on to face the USA on Thursday. For Tonga, their task gets no easier -- a meeting with Argentina, semifinalists four years ago, on Saturday.
80'		Fair play to Tonga for keeping punting for touch whenever they get a penalty and looking to score a consolation try. They could just as easily take a tap, punt it in the stands and shake hands.

Match Stats

ENG

TONGA

47%

53%

56%

44%

ENG

TONGA

113	Runs	102
654	Metres Run	199
16	Clean Breaks	1
128	Tackles	121
19	Missed Tackles	28
13	Turnover Knock On	8

Standings

Pool A
R	Team	GP	PD	P
1	FRA	4	+178	18
2	NZL	4	+206	15
3	ITALY	4	-67	10
4	URUG	4	-99	5
5	NAMIB	4	-218	0
Pool B
R	Team	GP	PD	P
1	IRE	4	+144	19
2	SA	4	+117	15
3	SCOT	4	+75	10
4	TONGA	4	-81	5
5	ROM	4	-255	0
Pool C
R	Team	GP	PD	P
1	WALES	4	+84	19
2	FIJI	4	+5	11
3	AUS	4	-1	11
4	POR	4	-39	6
5	GEO	4	-49	3
Pool D
R	Team	GP	PD	P
1	ENG	4	+111	18
2	ARG	4	+58	14
3	JPN	4	+2	9
4	SAMOA	4	+17	7
5	CHI	4	-188	0

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