Tonga.................28
Canada................ 3
TONGA ran in four tries and survived a sending off early in the second half in a dominant win over Canada on Thursday.
Canada, who failed to qualify for the World Cup for the first time ever, were playing their first match since a 43-37 loss to Namibia in November.
Former All Blacks Malakai Fekitoa and George Moala started at centre for Samoa with Vaea Fifita, another New Zealand veteran on the bench.
The Tongans did not look especially sharp but had enough power and pace to dispatch Canada.
Tonga, playing their first Test on home soil ...
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