Tonga vs French Barbarians

[Muzzy]

Tonga beat a French Barbarian team and no-one even seems to realize it even happened this french team was full of stars, Byron Kelleher, Rupeni Caucau, Clerc, Heymans, Ellisaide, Chris Masoe, George Smith, Basteraude

this result is actually better than Fiji's draw with Wales imo

Tonga scored three tries in the final quarter to beat the French Barbarians 28-27 at the Stade Des Alpes in Grenoble on Friday.

The Islanders fought back to from 27-9 down as Viliami Helu, Mateo Malupo and Ueleni Fono scored tries in the last 15 minutes to snatch victory at the death.

The Baa-baas only have themselves to blame for the loss as Benoît Baby missed an easy penalty and Benjamin Fall fluffed a try-scoring opportunity in the closing minutes.

For French Barbarians:
Tries: Caucaunibuca, Kelleher, Hayman
Cons: Baby 3
Pens: Elissalde, Baby

For Tonga:
Tries:Helu, Malupo, Fono
Cons:Fisilau 2
Pens:Fisilau 3

French Barbarians: 15 Céderic Heymans (Toulouse), 14 Rupeni Caucaunibuca (Toulouse), 13 Mathieu Basteraud (Stade Français), 12 Maxime Mermoz (Perpignan), 11 Vincent Clerc (Toulouse), 10 Jean-Baptiste Elissalde (Toulouse), 9 Byron Kelleher (Toulouse) (captain), 8 Louis Picamoles (Toulouse), 7 Chris Masoe (Castres), 6 George Smith (Toulon), 5 Yoann Maestri (Toulouse), 4 Rob Linde (Bayonne), 3 Sylvain Marconnet (Biarritz), 2 Benjamin Kayser (Castres), 1 Daan Human (Toulouse)
Replacements: 16 Benoît Cabello (Brive), 17 Lionel Faure (Clermont), 18 Loïc Jacquet (Clermont), 19 Rémy Martin (Bayonne), 20 Jérôme Fillol (), 21 Benoti Baby (Clermont), 22 Benjamin Fall (), 23 Jean-Baptiste Poux (Toulouse)

Tonga: 15 Vunga Lilo, 14 Mateo Malupo, 13 Alaska Taufa, 12 Andrew Ma'ilei, 11 Viliami Helu, 10 Kurt Morath, 9 Samisoni Fisilau, 8 Samiu Vahafolau, 7 Finau Maka (capitão), 6 Tukulua Lokotui, 5 Emosi Kauhenga, 4 Paino Hehea, 3 Kisi Pulu, 2 Ephraim Taufaka, 1 Tonga Lea'aetoa
Replacements: 16 Ilaisa Maasi, 17 Ofa Fainga'anuku, 18 Lisiate Fa'aoso, 19 Ueleni Fono, 20 Thomas Palu, 21 Soane Havea, 22 Kaiongo Tupou

http://www.planet-rugby.co.uk/story/0,25883,9817_6530681,00.html

 

[Amobokoboko]

Oh my gosh, what a line up for the French Baa baas. Great stuff by Tonga.

 

[DuncTheDoodle]

I heard the game was taking place, but thought it was essentialy an A game. Pretty good result for Tonga. I do like Tonga. And the fact their props parents are proud enough of their country to name their son after it.

 

[Wally]

That is a sick Tongan kit. Plain red and white. So much better than the bad tribal tattoos they have had smeared across their jerseys in recent years.