Rugby World Cup , Pool B - Leicester, 10 October 1999, 18:00 local, 17:00 GMT
Italy (12) 25 - 28 (18) Tonga (FT)

Match coverage:  Report

Timeline

Time Italy  Score  Tonga
2 Dominguez - penalty goal 3 - 0
16 Dominguez - penalty goal 6 - 0
17 Tiueti - sub on
Wooley - sub off
25 6 - 7 Taufahema - try
S Tuipulotu - conversion
30 6 - 12 S Tuipulotu - try
36 Dominguez - penalty goal 9 - 12
38 9 - 15 S Tuipulotu - penalty goal
40+1 9 - 18 S Tuipulotu - penalty goal
40+4 Dominguez - penalty goal 12 - 18
46 Dominguez - penalty goal 15 - 18
50 Fatani - sub on
Mafi - sub off
51 Tapueluelu - sub on
Taufahema - sub off
52 Dominguez - conversion
Moscardi - try
22 - 18
69 Moretti - sub on
Moscardi - sub off
77 te Pou - sub on
Tu'ipulotu - sub off
78 22 - 25 Fatani - try
S Tuipulotu - conversion
80+3 Dominguez - penalty goal
Vaccari - sub off
Mazzucato - sub on
Properzi-Curti - sub on
Moreno - sub off
25 - 25
80+5 25 - 28 S Tuipulotu - drop goal

Notes

 
Result Tonga won by a margin of 3 points
Rugby World Cup points Tonga 2, Italy 0
 
Ground name Welford Road, Leicester (neutral venue)
Attendance 10244
 
Referee DTM McHugh (Ireland)
 
Italy Test debuts none
Tonga Test debuts E Taione

Teams

Italy Tonga
Tries Moscardi (52) Tries Taufahema (25), S Tuipulotu (30), Fatani (78)
Cons Dominguez (52) Cons S Tuipulotu (25, 78)
Pens Dominguez (2, 16, 36, 40, 46, 80) Pens S Tuipulotu (38, 40)
Drops none Drops S Tuipulotu (80)

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