Tonga

Hat-trick hero Takulua takes Tonga back to the big time

By BEN JAYCOCK

Tonga ........42 Hong Kong 22
Sontane Takulua scored a hat-trick as Tonga swept aside Hong Kong 44- 22 in the final of the Asia Pacific World Cup qualifying tournament to book their spot in Pool B.
Tonga will be playing at their eighth consecutive showpiece event and will take on defending champions South Africa, No.1-ranked Ireland, Scotland, and Romania as a result of this victory at the Sunshine Coast Stadium in Australia Hong Kong, who have never played at the World Cup, drop into a four-team repechage tournament alongside Kenya, the USA and Portugal for the last remaini...

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