Tonga
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P1 · W0 · D0 · L1
Springbok-centric archive — totals cover Tests against South Africa only, not this team's global career. Difference: -24 points.
| Opponent | P | W | D | L | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blitzboks | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Competition | P | W | D | L | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HSBC SVNS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Splits cover head-to-head matches against South African sides only — this archive isn’t a complete record of Tonga’s fixtures across world rugby.
Player records for Tonga arrive with the historical data pass.
Fixtures appear here as soon as they're on the calendar.
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