Tonga 32–6 Wales — Group D, 2021 Rugby League World Cup

24 Oct 2022 · Totally Wicked Stadium, St Helens, England · Attendance: 7,752

Data last verified: 11 August 2026.

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Group D, 2021 Rugby League World Cup: Tonga 32–6 Wales, at Totally Wicked Stadium, St Helens, England on 24 Oct 2022.

Scoring timeline

17′	Wales — try, Evans · Fozard kicked
21′	Tonga — try, Tupou · Lolohea missed
37′	Tonga — try, Fifita · Lolohea kicked
40′	Tonga — try, Koloamatangi · Lolohea kicked
47′	Tonga — try, Niu · Lolohea kicked
51′	Tonga — try, Tupou · Lolohea missed
71′	Tonga — try, Tupou · Talakai 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: Tupou (3) 21', 51', 71'; Fifita 37'; Koloamatangi 40'; Niu 47' Goals: Lolohea (3/5) 38', 40', 49'; Talakai (1/1) 72'
Wales	Tries: Evans 17' Goals: Fozard (1/1) 18'

Teams

Tonga			Wales
22	Tesi Niu	Fullback	Caleb Aekins	1
2	Daniel Tupou	Wing	Rhys Williams	2
3	Siosifa Talakai	Centre	Dalton Grant	5
23	Konrad Hurrell	Centre	Elliot Kear (c)	6
5	Sione Katoa	Wing	Kyle Evans	22
6	Talatau Amone	Five-eighth	Ollie Olds	14
7	Tui Lolohea	Halfback	Josh Ralph	7
8	Addin Fonua-Blake	Front row	Ant Walker	8
14	Soni Luke	Hooker	Matty Fozard	9
17	Moeaki Fotuaika	Front row	Gavin Bennion	24
11	Felise Kaufusi	Second row	Bailey Antrobus	17
12	Keaon Koloamatangi	Second row	Chester Butler	12
10	Siosiua Taukeiaho (c)	Lock	Joe Burke	16
Substitutes
16	Tevita Tatola		Dan Fleming	10
18	David Fifita		Curtis Davies	15
20	Toluta'u Koula		Connor Davies	18
21	Ben Murdoch-Masila		Tom Hopkins	21

Kristian Woolf		Coach	John Kear

Match officials

Kick-off	19:30 BST (UTC+01:00)
Referee	Kasey Badger (Australia)
Touch judges	Mike Smaill (England), Rochelle Tamarua (New Zealand)
Player of the match	Daniel Tupou (Tonga)

Sources

← 2021 Rugby League World Cup — full match archive

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