At Stade de Nice, Nice: Scotland 45 (George Turner, Duhan van der Merwe, Kyle Steyn, Rory Durge, George Horne, Blair Kinghorn, Darcy Graham tries; Finn Russell 5 con) Tonga 17 (Solomone Kata, Ben Tameifuna tries; William Havili 2 con, pen). HT: 24-1src.
Yellow card: Afusipa Taumoepeau (Tonga) 34min. Red card: Vaea Fifita (Tonga) 77min
Scotland collected their first win at the World Cup when they beat an ill-disciplined Tonga 45-17 in their World Cup in Nice on Monday morning (NZT).
The Scots scored 7 tries to claim a vital bonus point as they turned-up the heat against a Tongan team that included former All Blacks Salesi (Charles) Piutau, Malakai Fekitoa, Vaea Fifita and Augustine Pulu in its starting line-up.
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Tonga’s Vaea Fifita was red carded during his side’s 45-17 loss to Scotland.
Discipline was a major problem for Tonga.
No 8 Fifita had a yellow card upgraded to red by the TMO bunker after the match because he rammed his shoulder into the head of Scotland’s Finn Russell in the 77th minute.
It was a crude charge by Fiifta and he will be fortunate to escape a ban ahead of the game against the Springboks next Monday. Wing Afusipa Taumoepeau was yellow carded for a high shot late in the first half.
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Tonga’s captain Ben Tameifuna runs with the ball to score a try during the match against Scotland in Nice on M
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