Tonga hold off brave Japan to earn first World Cup victory

Japan 18 Tonga 31

Wed, 21 Sep, 2011 - 11:35

Japan 18 Tonga 31

Tonga claimed their first win of the World Cup as they condemned Pool A rivals Japan to a third-straight defeat in an entertaining match in Whangarei.

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