2005 Tonga rugby union tour of Italy and France

2005 Tonga rugby union tour of Italy and France
Summary	P W D L
Total	04 01 00 03
Test match	02 00 00 02
Opponent	P W D L
Italy	1 0 0 1
France	1 0 0 1

The 2005 Tonga rugby union tour of Italy and France was a series of hour matches played in November 2005 in Italy and France by Tonga national rugby union team.

It was a tour with heavy losses, with only a victory in the opening match with the Italian second team.

Results[]

8 November 2005

Italy A	27–33	Tonga XV

Stadio Picchi,Livorno

12 November 2005

Italy	48–0	Tonga
Try: Bergamasco 2, Bortolami 2 Canale, Sole 2 Con: Pez 5 Pen: Pez

Stadio Lungobisenzio, Prato Attendance: 7,000 Referee: Matt Goddard

Italy: 15.Ezio Galon, 14.Mirco Bergamasco, 13.Gonzalo Canale, 12.Cristian Stoica, 11.Ludovico Nitoglia, 10.Ramiro Pez, 9.Paul Griffen, 8.Josh Sole, 7.Aaron Persico, 6.Sergio Parisse, 5.Marco Bortolami (capt.), 4.Carlo Antonio del Fava, 3.Carlos Nieto, 2.Carlo Festuccia, 1.Andrea Lo Cicero, – replacements: 16.Matias Aguero, 17.Fabio Ongaro, 18.Valerio Bernabo, 19.Alessandro Zanni, 20.Luciano Orquera, 21.Maurizio Zaffiri, 22.Pablo Canavosio
Tonga: 15., 14.Suka Hufanga, 13.Sione Tuipulotu, 12., 11.Salesi Finau, 10.Fangatapu 'Apikotoa, 9.Soane Havea, 8.Chris Hala'ufia, 7.Viliami Vaki (capt.), 6., 5.Milton Ngauamo, 4.Inoke Afeaki, 3.Tonga Lea'aetoa, 2.Ephraim Taukafa, 1.Soane Tonga'uiha, – replacements: 16., 17., 18., 19.Ueleni Fono, 21., 22.Keni Fisilau – No entry: 20.Sioeli Nau

19 November 2005

France	43–8	Tonga
Try: Clerc 2, Jauzion Lievremont, Rougerie Con: Yachvili 3 Pen: Yachvili 4		Try: Vaki Drop: Tuipulotu

Stadium Municipal, Toulouse Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Robert Dickson

France: 15.Julien Laharrague, 14.Aurelien Rougerie, 13.David Marty, 12.Thomas Castaignede, 11.Vincent Clerc, 10.Yann Delaigue, 9.Dimitri Yachvili, 8.Sebastien Chabal, 7.Julien Bonnaire, 6.Yannick Nyanga, 5.Jerome Thion (capt), 4.Gregory Lamboley, 3.Sylvain Marconnet, 2.Raphael Ibanez, 1.Olivier Milloud, – replacements: 16.Sebastien Bruno, 17.Pieter de Villiers, 18.Lionel Nallet, 20.Thomas Lievremont, 21.Frederic Michalak, 22.Yannick Jauzion – No entry : 19.Remy Martin
Tonga: 15.Sione Tuipulotu, 14.Pila Fifita, 13.Suka Hufanga, 12.Andrew Mailei, 11.Salesi Finau, 10.Elisi Vunipola, 9.Sioeli Nau, 8.Chris Hala'ufia, 7., 6.Viliami Vaki (capt.), 5.Milton Ngauamo, 4., 3.Tonga Lea'aetoa, 2.Ephraim Taukafa, 1.Soane Tonga'uiha, – replacements: 16., 17., 18.Talite Vaioleti, 19.Ueleni Fono, 20.Soane Havea, 21.Fangatapu 'Apikotoa, 22.Epi Taione

26 November 2005

France A	39–19	Tonga XV

Stade de la Mosson, Montpellier

References[]

• "A LIVORNO L'ITALIA A BATTUTA DI MISURA DA TONGA XV 27–33". www.sportamaranto.it. 8 November 2005. Retrieved 11 June 2005.^{[permanent dead link]}
• "Rugby, l'Italia travolge Tonga. Sette mete degli azzurri: 48–0" (in Italian). . 12 November 2005. Retrieved 11 June 2005.
• "France / Tonga – FFR" (in French). www.ffr.fr. 19 November 2005. Retrieved 11 June 2005.
• "France A Tonga" (in French). francetv.fr. 26 November 2005. Retrieved 11 June 2005.