Tonga 36-12 Canada
Tonga completed the double over Canada, running in six tries for a comfortable 36-12 victory at Teufaiva Stadium.
The 23rd-ranked Canadians lost 28-3 to the 15th-ranked Pacific Islanders in the opening test last Wednesday in the Tongan capital.
Tonga went ahead in the fifth minute, taking advantage of a Canadian penalty to set up a driving maul off a lineout that ended in Sofeso Sakalia going over behind the forwards.
Tonga made it 12-0 with Kyren Taumoefolau, after a fine run, touching down in the corner after a grubber kick opened up the Canadian defence.
Canada could not stop Vaea Fifita in the 24th minute as the former All Blacks lock, showing impressive speed, rumbled in under the posts for a converted try and 19-0 lead.
Sakalia grabbed the ball from the breakdown and accelerated through the Canadian defence for a 26-0 lead.
The tries continued in the second half with Taumoefolau capping off some nifty running down the left flank with a try in the 45th minute for a 31-0 lead.
Canada’s problems in attack were shown in the 51st minute with lock Conor Keys dropping a pass from a tap-and-go penalty five metres out from the Tongan try-line.
Isaac Olson touched down a Robbie Povey cross-field kick in the corner with Canada playing a penalty advantage.
Olson scored his second try, sidestepping a Tongan defender after hauling in a long pass to touch down in the corner but his side were well beaten overall.
