South Africa vs Tonga

Date	Status	Team	Score	Team	Score	Venue
1997	Test	South Africa	74	Tonga	10	Newlands
2007	RWC	South Africa	30	Tonga	25	Lens
2023	RWC	South Africa	49	Tonga	18	Marseille

Total Points

153

535

Overall Record	Match Played	SA Won	Tonga Won	Drawn
	32	3	0	0

Stats and Facts

Springbok record against Tonga:
Played 2, Won 2, Lost 0. Points for: 104; Points against: 35. Tries scored: 16; Tries conceded: 4. Highest score: 74; Biggest win: 64 points (74-10). Average score: 52-17. Win %: 100%.

Milestones:
Willie le Roux will play in his 90^th Test match for the Boks on Sunday.
Siya Kolisi will captain the Springboks for the 50^th time in a Test match.
It will be the third Test match between the Springboks against Tonga. The last time they lined up against one another was at the 2007 Rugby World Cup, also in France, with the Boks winning by 30-25.

Miscellaneous:

The total Test caps for the Springbok starting line-up is 638.
There are 254 caps in the backline, with 384 caps among the forwards. On the bench there are a further 354 caps.
The average caps per player in the backline is 36, the forwards 48, while the players on the bench average 44.