Round 3
New Zealand 40 def. Tonga 14
| 2025 Senior International Matches Round 3 | ||||||||
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/119669 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Sunday, 2nd November, 2025 | |||||||
| Kick Off | 6:05pm (local time) | |||||||
| Referee | Ashley Klein (Bathurst) | |||||||
| Touch Judges | David Munro, Ziggy Przeklasa-Adamski | |||||||
| Sr. Review | Chris Butler | |||||||
| Venue | Eden Park (Auckland) | |||||||
| Crowd | 38,914 | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 24 | – | 2 | |||||
| Penalties | 4 | – | 8 | |||||
| New Zealand | Scoresheet | Tonga | ||||||
| Dylan BROWN | 2 | T | Daniel TUPOU | |||||
| Phoenix CROSSLAND | Demitric VAIMAUGA | |||||||
| Keano KINI | ||||||||
| Casey McLEAN | ||||||||
| Charnze NICOLL-KLOKSTAD | ||||||||
| Matthew TIMOKO | ||||||||
| Jamayne ISAAKO | 6/8 | G | 3/3 | Isaiya KATOA | ||||
| Erin CLARK | BIN | |||||||
| New Zealand | Teams | Tonga | ||||||
| Charnze NICOLL-KLOKSTAD [Warriors] | 1 | FB | 1 | Lehi HOPOATE [Manly] | ||||
| Jamayne ISAAKO [Dolphins] | 2 | W | 2 | Daniel TUPOU [Sydney] | ||||
| Matthew TIMOKO [Canberra] | 3 | C | 19 | Will PENISINI [Parramatta] | ||||
| Casey McLEAN [Penrith] | 4 | C | 4 | Paul ALAMOTI [Penrith] | ||||
| Keano KINI [Gold Coast] | 20 | W | 5 | Sione KATOA [Cronulla] | ||||
| Dylan BROWN [Parramatta] | 6 | FE | 6 | Isaiah IONGI [Parramatta] | ||||
| Kieran FORAN [Gold Coast] | 7 | HB | 7 | Isaiya KATOA [Dolphins] | ||||
| James FISHER-HARRIS (c) [Warriors] | 8 | FR | 8 | Addin FONUA-BLAKE (c) [Cronulla] | ||||
| Phoenix CROSSLAND [Newcastle] | 9 | HK | 9 | Siliva HAVILI [South Sydney] | ||||
| Moses LEOTA [Penrith] | 10 | FR | 16 | Moeaki FOTUAIKA [Gold Coast] | ||||
| Briton NIKORA [Cronulla] | 11 | 2R | 11 | Eliesa KATOA [Melbourne] | ||||
| Isaiah PAPALI'I [Penrith] | 12 | 2R | 15 | Kulikefu FINEFEUIAKI [Dolphins] | ||||
| Joseph TAPINE [Canberra] | 13 | L | 13 | Jason TAUMALOLO [North Qld] | ||||
| Te Maire MARTIN [Warriors] | 14 | B | 10 | Felise KAUFUSI [Dolphins] | ||||
| Naufahu WHYTE [Sydney] | 15 | B | 12 | Siua WONG [Sydney] | ||||
| Erin CLARK [Warriors] | 16 | B | 14 | Soni LUKE [Penrith] | ||||
| Xavier WILLISON [Brisbane] | 17 | B | 17 | Demitric VAIMAUGA [Warriors] | ||||
| Stacey JONES | HC | Kristian WOOLF | ||||||
Team Info
New Zealand
- Previous Game:
- 2025 Senior International Matches - Game 1 vs. Samoa
- Next Game:
- 2025 Senior International Matches - Final vs. Samoa
- Out:
- Ronaldo Mulitalo (wing), Jeremy Marshall-King (hooker), Nelson Asofa-Solomona (bench)
- In:
- Keano Kini (wing), Te Maire Martin (bench), Xavier Willison (bench)
- Changes:
- Phoenix Crossland (bench to hooker)
Tonga
- Previous Game:
- 2025 Senior International Matches - Game 2 vs. Samoa
- Next Game:
- 2026 Senior International Matches - vs. England
- Out:
- Toluta'u Koula (centre), Robert Toia (centre), Stefano Utoikamanu (front row), Selumiela Halasima (second row)
- In:
- Will Penisini (centre), Paul Alamoti (centre), Kulikefu Finefeuiaki (second row), Jason Taumalolo (lock)
- Changes:
- Felise Kaufusi (lock to bench), Moeaki Fotuaika (bench to front row)
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson, Tim Costello
Sources:Official League Website
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