England v Tonga | Lineball

Rugby League World CupGroup stage Round 1

Full time

England

12–30

Tonga

Match events

EnglandTonga

AJ Brimson45'Dominic Young62'

Tries

S. Utoikamanu23'H. Olakau'atu52', 70'Tolutau Koula55'

Hugo Savala47'Hugo Savala 63' (2/2)

Conversions

Isaiya Katoa24', 53'Isaiya Katoa 57' (3/4)

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Penalty goals

Isaiya Katoa×3Isaiya Katoa 75' (4/4)

0Half time10

Team stats

50%Possession50%

70%29/41Completion Rate78%33/42

1534All Run Metres1480

7Line Breaks4

326Tackles Made261

17Errors10

7Penalties Conceded8

Most Tackles: Victor Radley (England) 43 | Salesi Foketi (Tonga) 32
Most Run Metres: Dominic Young (England) 212 | Robert Toia (Tonga) 174
Most Line Breaks: Dominic Young (England) 2 | Robert Toia (Tonga) 2
Most Fantasy Points: Max King (England) 70 | Stefano Utoikamanu (Tonga) 61
Try scorers: Haumole Olakau'atu (Tonga) 2, AJ Brimson (England) 1, Dominic Young (England) 1, Tolutau Koula (Tonga) 1, Stefano Utoikamanu (Tonga) 1
Most points: Isaiya Katoa (Tonga) 14, Haumole Olakau'atu (Tonga) 8, AJ Brimson (England) 4

1st half

Kick off
Captain's challengeEngland captain's challenge: Successful
17'
23'0–4
TryStefano Utoikamanu
24'0–6
ConversionIsaiya Katoa
27'0–8
Penalty goalIsaiya Katoa
Captain's challengeEngland captain's challenge: Unsuccessful
31'

2nd half

40'
HIAHaumole Olakau'atu HIA Cleared
TryAJ Brimson
45'4–10
ConversionHugo Savala
47'6–10
47'
Captain's challengeTonga captain's challenge: Unsuccessful
52'6–14
TryHaumole Olakau'atu

Scoring progression

England aheadTonga ahead

Biggest lead: England never ledTonga 18
Lead changes: 0
Final margin: Tonga by 18

Team stats

EnglandTonga

50%Possession %50%
70% (29/41)Completion rate78% (33/42)
1534All run metres1480
450Post contact metres560
7Line breaks4
28Tackle breaks34
407Kicking metres770
326Tackles made261

Key leaders

Run metres

Tackles

Line breaks

Tackle breaks

Points

Try assists

Post-contact metres

NRL Fantasy

Player stats

Player
2Dominic YoungWinger	80	212	3	0	2	3	1	1	4	44	18	62	0	0	0	0	100	25	0	3	0
1AJ BrimsonFullback	79	171	7	1	1	1	2	1	4	62	15	43	0	1	40	10	88	33	0	0	0
3Hugo SavalaCentre	80	155	8	1	2	6	2	0	4	61	16	40	2	1	0	0	67	24	2/2	2	0
4Herbie FarnworthCentre	80	140	11	0	1	3	5	0	0	60	19	47	0	1	0	0	100	24	0	0	1
5Zach EckersleyWinger	80	109	4	2	0	1	1	0	0	14	17	29	0	0	53	0	67	23	0	2	0
6George WilliamsFive-Eighth	80	103	15	0	0	4	0	0	0	30	19	17	0	1	0	59	100	51	0	3	0
13Victor RadleyLock	80	103	43	8	0	0	0	0	0	30	18	23	0	0	0	0	84	37	0	2	1
17Sam WaltersInterchange	43	94	26	2	0	2	0	0	0	35	11	40	0	0	0	0	90	11	0	0	0
8Max KingProp	54	88	38	2	0	1	7	0	0	70	13	27	0	1	12	0	90	13	0	0	1
16Ethan HavardInterchange	39	81	21	3	0	0	1	0	0	19	11	26	0	0	0	0	88	13	0	1	3
12Kai Pearce-Paul2nd Row	80	79	35	5	0	2	4	0	0	54	12	34	0	1	0	0	85	15	0	2	0
15Luke ThompsonProp	34	65	20	3	0	1	1	0	0	22	9	20	0	0	6	0	87	9	0	0	0
11Junior Nsemba2nd Row	60	44	20	2	0	1	1	0	0	28	7	13	0	0	0	8	91	10	0	1	0
14Jez LittenInterchange	23	31	14	1	1	1	1	0	0	25	4	10	0	0	0	23	88	19	0	0	0
7Harry SmithHalfback	80	30	15	2	0	1	0	0	0	24	5	3	0	0	0	305	88	61	0	1	1
9Brad O'NeillHooker	57	13	41	2	0	0	0	0	0	38	1	5	0	0	0	0	91	69	0	0	0
20Ben CurrieInterchange	12	9	5	0	0	1	1	0	0	12	2	4	0	0	3	0	100	2	0	0	0
18Jack WelsbyReserve	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
19Matty AshtonReserve	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Tap a column to sort. Bold is the team's best. Mins minutes played · Run m all run metres · Tkl tackles made · Miss missed tackles · LB line breaks · TB tackle breaks · Off offloads · Tries tries · Pts points · Fan nrl fantasy points · Runs all runs · PCM post-contact metres

Highlights

0:13AJ Brimson Trynrl.com0:13Haumole Olakau'atu Trynrl.com0:13Tolutau Koula Trynrl.com0:12Dominic Young Trynrl.com0:13Stefano Utoikamanu Trynrl.com

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News and reaction

Match reportEngland’s World Cup Hopes Hit by Tonga DefeatEngland’s 30-12 loss to Tonga leaves their Rugby League World Cup route dependent on results elsewhere, while England Women beat Wales 70-6. #RugbyLeague #RLWC2026 #England ...ozarab.media18 Oct Match reportTonga stuns England in Rugby League World CupPERTH, Australia (AP) — Tonga pulled off a stunner at the Rugby League World Cup on Saturday by beating England 30-12. It was another shock result against a Pacific island nation for the English…MSN17 Oct

InterviewRugby League World Cup dominates Bledisloe Cup as England v Tonga pulls in nearly double the Wallabies’ TV audience

Where to watch

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