Tonga 24–22 Lebanon — Quarter-final, 2017 Rugby League World Cup
18 Nov 2017 · Christchurch Stadium, Christchurch, New Zealand · Attendance: 8,309
Data last verified: 11 August 2026.
Quarter-final, 2017 Rugby League World Cup: Tonga 24–22 Lebanon, at Christchurch Stadium, Christchurch, New Zealand on 18 Nov 2017.
Scoring timeline
| 4′ | Tonga — try, Lolohea · Hingano kicked |
| 9′ | Lebanon — try, Doueihi · Moses kicked |
| 19′ | Tonga — try, Fusitu'a · Hingano missed |
| 23′ | Tonga — try, Hopoate · Hingano kicked |
| 30′ | Lebanon — try, Elias · Moses kicked |
| 33′ | Tonga — try, Fusitu'a · Hingano kicked |
| 40′ | Lebanon — try, Miski · Moses missed |
| 69′ | Lebanon — try, Miski · Moses kicked |
Tries in order scored, with the conversion kicked/missed alongside each one where our source data lets us match a kicker to that specific try. Sources don't record exact minutes for missed kicks, so misses are matched by elimination (attempts left over once every made kick is accounted for), not sequenced by time. Standalone penalty goals are shown separately below, not attached to a try.
Scorers
| Tonga | Tries: Fusitu'a (2) 19', 33'; Lolohea 4'; Hopoate 23' Goals: Hingano (4/5) 5', 24', 34', 53' pen |
| Lebanon | Tries: Miski (2) 40', 69'; Doueihi 9'; Elias 30' Goals: Moses (3/4) 10', 31', 70' |
This result sent Tonga into the Semi-final against England.
Teams
| Tonga | Lebanon | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | William Hopoate | Fullback | Anthony Layoun | 1 |
| 2 | Daniel Tupou | Wing | Travis Robinson | 2 |
| 3 | Michael Jennings | Centre | James Elias | 3 |
| 4 | Konrad Hurrell | Centre | Adam Doueihi | 4 |
| 5 | David Fusitu'a | Wing | Abbas Miski | 5 |
| 6 | Tuimoala Lolohea | Stand off/Five eighth | Mitchell Moses | 6 |
| 7 | Mafoa'aeata Hingano | Scrum half/Half back | Robbie Farah (c) | 7 |
| 8 | Andrew Fifita | Prop forward | Tim Mannah | 8 |
| 9 | Siliva Havili | Hooker | Michael Lichaa | 9 |
| 10 | Joe Ofahengaue | Prop forward | Alex Twal | 10 |
| 11 | Manu Ma'u | Second row | Nick Kassis | 11 |
| 12 | Sika Manu (c) | Second row | Ahmad Ellaz | 12 |
| 13 | Jason Taumalolo | Loose forward/Lock forward | Jamie Clark | 13 |
| Substitutes | ||||
| 14 | Sione Katoa | Mitchell Mamary | 14 | |
| 16 | Tevita Pangai Junior | Ray Moujalli | 15 | |
| 17 | Ben Murdoch-Masila | Elias Sukkar | 16 | |
| 18 | Ukuma Ta'ai | Jason Wehbe | 17 | |
| Kristian Woolf | Coach | Brad Fittler | ||
Match officials
| Kick-off | 17:00 NZDT (UTC+13:00) |
| Referee | Gerard Sutton (Australia) |
| Touch judges | Robert Hicks (England), David Munro (New Zealand) |
| Player of the match | Mitchell Moses (Lebanon) |
Match report
Lebanon's starting lock is shown here as Jamie Clark, with Mitchell Mamary on the bench — three of four independent source pulls agreed on this split, but one pull swapped them, so treat this specific detail as medium- rather than high-confidence.
Sources
- 2017 Rugby League World Cup final — Wikipedia
- Rugby League World Cup: Australia beat England 6-0 to retain trophy — BBC Sport
- Famous Fixtures: Australia v England | 2017 Rugby League World Cup Final — rugby-league.com
- Australia 6-0 England: Kangaroos win Rugby League World Cup — Sky Sports
- 2017 Rugby League World Cup Final Team Lists & Officials — League Unlimited
- 2017 Rugby League World Cup — Wikipedia (full group/knockout results)