AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND - JULY 10: Head coach of Tonga Toutai Kefu during the Rugby World Cup qualifier between Tonga and Manu Samoa at Mt Smart Stadium on July 10, 2021 in Auckland, New Zealand. (Photo by Dave Rowland/Getty Images)
Coach: Toutai Kefu
Captain: Sonatane Takulua
TONGA are one of the biggest benefactors out of the change in World Rugby eligibility laws and will look to take full advantage of it in 2023.
Former Australia No.8 Toutai Kefu has built an impressive roster filled with World Cup experience in a quest to advance past the pool stages for the first time. They find themselves in a brutal group but possess the quality to match it with the best on their day.
Tonga last beat a Tier 1 nation in 2016 when they beat Italy and are ranked 12th in the World Rugby rankings, below South ...
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