Match - Saturday 17 October, 2026
England 12 lost to Tonga 30
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/120702 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Saturday, 17th October, 2026 | |||||||
| Kick Off | 5:05pm (local time) | |||||||
| Referee | Gerard Sutton (Coonabarabran) | |||||||
| Touch Judges | David Munro, Ziggy Przeklasa-Adamski | |||||||
| Video Ref | Ashley Klein (Bathurst) | |||||||
| Venue | HBF (Perth) | |||||||
| Crowd | 18,302 | |||||||
| Official Player of the Match | Isaiya Katoa | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 0 | – | 10 | |||||
| Penalties | 8 | – | 7 | |||||
| England | Scoresheet | Tonga | ||||||
| AJ BRIMSON | T | 2 | Haumole OLAKAU'ATU | |||||
| Dominic YOUNG | Toluta'u KOULA | |||||||
| Stefano UTOIKAMANU | ||||||||
| Hugo SAVALA | 2/2 | G | 7/8 | Isaiya KATOA | ||||
| England | Teams | Tonga | ||||||
| AJ BRIMSON [Gold Coast] | 1 | FB | 1 | Lehi HOPOATE [Manly] | ||||
| Dominic YOUNG [Newcastle] | 2 | W | 2 | Dallin WATENE-ZELEZNIAK [Warriors] | ||||
| Hugo SAVALA [Sydney] | 3 | C | 3 | Toluta'u KOULA [Manly] | ||||
| Herbie FARNWORTH [Dolphins] | 4 | C | 4 | Robert TOIA [Sydney] | ||||
| Zach ECKERSLEY [Wigan] | 5 | W | 5 | Sosefo FIFITA [Gold Coast] | ||||
| George WILLIAMS (c) [Warrington] | 6 | FE | 6 | Latu FAINU [Wests Tigers] | ||||
| Harry SMITH [Wigan] | 7 | HB | 7 | Isaiya KATOA [Dolphins] | ||||
| Max KING [Canterbury] | 8 | FR | 8 | Addin FONUA-BLAKE [Cronulla] | ||||
| Bradley O'NEILL [Wigan] | 9 | HK | 14 | Salesi FOKETI [Sydney] | ||||
| Luke THOMPSON [Wigan] | 15 | FR | 10 | Jason TAUMALOLO (c) [North Qld] | ||||
| Junior NSEMBA [Wigan] | 11 | 2R | 11 | Haumole OLAKAU'ATU [Manly] | ||||
| Kai PEARCE-PAUL [Wests Tigers] | 12 | 2R | 12 | Siua WONG [Sydney] | ||||
| Victor RADLEY [Sydney] | 13 | L | 13 | Tyson FRIZELL [Newcastle] | ||||
| Jez LITTEN [Hull KR] | 14 | B | 15 | Stefano UTOIKAMANU [Melbourne] | ||||
| Ben CURRIE [Warrington] | 20 | B | 16 | Demitric VAIMAUGA [Warriors] | ||||
| Ethan HAVARD [Wigan] | 16 | B | 17 | Leka HALASIMA [Warriors] | ||||
| Sam WALTERS [Wigan] | 17 | B | 18 | Tui LOLOHEA [Huddersfield] | ||||
| Brian McDERMOTT | HC | Kristian WOOLF | ||||||
Team Info
England
- Previous Game:
- 2025 Senior International Matches - Game 3 vs. Australia
- Next Game:
- 2026 Senior International Matches - vs. France
- Out:
- Joe Burgess (wing), Harry Newman (centre), Tom Johnstone (wing), Mike McMeeken (front row), Matty Lees (front row), Kallum Watkins (second row), Morgan Knowles (lock), Mikey Lewis (bench), Alex Walmsley (bench), Morgan Smithies (bench), Mikolaj Oledzki (bench)
- In:
- Dominic Young (wing), Hugo Savala (centre), Zach Eckersley (wing), Max King (front row), Bradley O'Neill (hooker), Luke Thompson (front row), Junior Nsemba (second row), Victor Radley (lock), Ben Currie (bench), Ethan Havard (bench), Sam Walters (bench)
- Changes:
- Jez Litten (hooker to bench)
Tonga
- Previous Game:
- 2025 Senior International Matches - Game 3 vs. New Zealand
- Next Game:
- 2026 Senior International Matches - vs. Lebanon
- Out:
- Daniel Tupou (wing), Will Penisini (centre), Paul Alamoti (centre), Sione Katoa (wing), Isaiah Iongi (five-eighth), Siliva Havili (hooker), Moeaki Fotuaika (front row), Eliesa Katoa (second row), Kulikefu Finefeuiaki (second row), Felise Kaufusi (bench), Soni Luke (bench)
- In:
- Dallin Watene-Zelezniak (wing), Toluta'u Koula (centre), Robert Toia (centre), Sosefo Fifita (wing), Latu Fainu (five-eighth), Salesi Foketi (hooker), Haumole Olakau'atu (second row), Tyson Frizell (lock), Stefano Utoikamanu (bench), Leka Halasima (bench), Tui Lolohea (bench)
- Changes:
- Jason Taumalolo (lock to front row), Siua Wong (bench to second row)
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Tim Costello, Shawn Dollin
Sources:Official League Website

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