The Tonga national rugby union team has played in all Rugby World Cup tournaments, except in 1991, when they did not qualify. Their best performances were in the 2007 and 2011 tournaments, when they won two matches. Their best single match win was an upset victory in 2011 over eventual finalists France.
NationNumber of appearancesFirst appearanceMost recent appearanceStreakBest result9198720238Two wins (2007, 2011)
By position
By match
1987 Rugby World Cup
Pool 2 games -
1995 Rugby World Cup
Pool D games -
1999 Rugby World Cup
Pool B games -
2003 Rugby World Cup
Group D games-
2007 Rugby World Cup
2011 Rugby World Cup
Tonga played in Pool A. After losing to New Zealand and Canada, they beat Japan and then had an upset victory over eventual finalists France, their greatest World Cup match result to date.
9 September 2011 41–10 Eden Park, Auckland 14 September 2011 20–25 Northland Events Centre, Whangarei 21 September 2011 31–18 Northland Events Centre, Whangarei 1 October 2011 14–19 Wellington Regional Stadium, Wellington
2015 Rugby World Cup
Pool C
19 September 2015 10–17 Kingsholm Stadium, Gloucester 29 September 2015 35–21 Sandy Park, Exeter 4 October 2015 45–16 King Power Stadium, Leicester 9 October 2015 47–9 St James' Park, Newcastle
2019 Rugby World Cup
2023 Rugby World Cup
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