Tonga 66–18 South Africa — Group C, 2000 Rugby League World Cup
28 Oct 2000 · Charlety Stadium, Paris, France · Attendance: 7,498
Data last verified: 11 August 2026.
Group C, 2000 Rugby League World Cup: Tonga 66–18 South Africa, at Charlety Stadium, Paris, France on 28 Oct 2000.
Scorers
| Tonga | Tries: Vaikona (3); D. Mann (2); Liava'a; Lomi; E. Mann; Masella; Mason; Moala; Richter; W. Wolfgramm Goals: Moala (6); D. Mann (1) |
| South Africa | Tries: Barnard; Best; Breytenbach Goals: Bloem (2); O'Shea (1) |
Teams
| Tonga | South Africa | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paul Koloi | Fullback | Tim O'Shea | 1 |
| 2 | Fifita Moala | Wing | Brian Best | 2 |
| 3 | Tevita Vaikona | Centre | Leon Barnard | 3 |
| 4 | Greg Wolfgramm | Centre | Mark Johnson | 4 |
| 5 | Makasini Richter | Wing | Archer Dames | 5 |
| 6 | Phil Howlett | Stand off/Five eighth | Coenraad Breytenbach | 6 |
| 7 | Willie Wolfgramm | Scrum half/Half back | Jamie Bloem (c) | 7 |
| 8 | Martin Masella (c) | Prop forward | Jaco Booysen | 8 |
| 9 | Esau Mann | Hooker | Sean Skelton | 9 |
| 10 | Talite Liava'a | Prop forward | Eugene Powell | 10 |
| 11 | Willie Mason | Second row | Sean Rutgerson | 11 |
| 12 | Andrew Lomu | Second row | Quinton de Villiers | 12 |
| 13 | Duane Mann | Loose forward/Lock forward | Hercules Erasmus | 13 |
| Substitutes | ||||
| 14 | David Fisi'iahi | Justin Jennings | 14 | |
| 15 | Willie Manu | Corne Nel | 15 | |
| 16 | Nelson Lomi | Hendrik Mulder | 16 | |
| 17 | Brent Kite | Francois Cloete | 17 | |
| Murray Hurst | Coach | Paul Matete | ||
Match officials
| Referee | Darren Hopewell |
| Touch judges | Not identified in sources found |
| Player of the match | Not identified in sources found |
Match report
Tonga overwhelmed South Africa 66-18 at Stade Charléty, Paris, in the second half of the tournament's Paris double-header, leading 30-6 at half-time. Winger Tevita Vaikona scored a hat-trick as Tonga ran in 13 tries in all.
Sourcing caveat: Wikipedia listed Tonga's #5 as Lipina Kaufusi and #12 as Talou; RLP's version (Makasini Richter, Andrew Lomu) was retained as the dedicated statistical source, with no BBC report locatable to adjudicate.