France 28–8 Tonga — Group C, 2000 Rugby League World Cup
1 Nov 2000 · Stade d'Albert Domec, Carcassonne, France · Attendance: 10,288
Data last verified: 11 August 2026.
Group C, 2000 Rugby League World Cup: France 28–8 Tonga, at Stade d'Albert Domec, Carcassonne, France on 1 Nov 2000.
Scorers
| France | Tries: Banquet; Dulac; Garcia; Jampy; Sirvent Goals: Banquet (4) |
| Tonga | Tries: D. Fisiiahi; P. Fisiiahi |
Teams
| France | Tonga | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Frederic Banquet | Fullback | Paul Koloi | 1 |
| 2 | Jean-Marc Garcia | Wing | Fifita Moala | 2 |
| 3 | Jean-Emmanuel Cassin | Centre | Tevita Vaikona | 3 |
| 4 | Arnaud Dulac | Centre | David Fisiiahi | 4 |
| 5 | Claude Sirvent | Wing | Makasini Richter | 5 |
| 6 | Fabien Devecchi (c) | Stand off/Five eighth | Phil Howlett | 6 |
| 7 | Julien Rinaldi | Scrum half/Half back | Nuko Hifo | 7 |
| 8 | Rachid Hechiche | Prop forward | Martin Masella (c) | 8 |
| 9 | Vincent Wulf | Hooker | Esau Mann | 9 |
| 10 | Jason Sands | Prop forward | Talite Liava'a | 10 |
| 11 | Jérôme Guisset | Second row | Willie Mason | 11 |
| 12 | Gael Tallec | Second row | Brent Kite | 12 |
| 13 | Pascal Jampy | Loose forward/Lock forward | Duane Mann | 13 |
| Substitutes | ||||
| 14 | David Despin | Paul Fisiiahi | 14 | |
| 15 | Laurent Carrasco | Willie Manu | 15 | |
| 16 | Romain Sort | Nelson Lomi | 16 | |
| 17 | Frederic Teixido | Alfons Masella | 17 | |
| Gilles Dumas | Coach | Murray Hurst | ||
Match officials
| Referee | Steve Clark |
| Touch judges | Not identified in sources found |
| Player of the match | Not identified in sources found |
Match report
France beat Tonga 28-8 at Stade d'Albert Domec, Carcassonne, leading 12-4 at half-time before pulling clear with five tries to two. Frederic Banquet scored a try and kicked four goals for France.
Sourcing caveat: Wikipedia listed Tonga's #5 as L. Kaufusi; RLP's version (Makasini Richter) was retained, with no BBC report locatable to adjudicate.