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FULLTIME: Tonga hold on just. Cook Island are eliminated while Tonga survive.. just.

Tonga 22-16

RED LIGHTS..NO TRY! Takairangi knocked it on after a Tongan touch.

Tonga 22-16

VIDEO REFEREE: Checking for a possible Cook Island TRY.. checking everything.

Tonga 22-16

Knocked on by Tupou trying to take an offload. Cook Island scrum 30 metres out from their own line.

Tonga 22-16

Islanders charging for the score but spill it.

Tonga 22-16

Tonga spill it again and it is right in the Cook's hands again.

Tonga 22-16

but they need to find touch.. which they failed to do.

Tonga 22-16

PENALTY Cook Islands - they needed this right on their line. Tonga too eager and caught offside.

Tonga 22-16

It was a great leap and catch from Tupou who flicked it back for Fisiiahi who spilled it.

Tonga 22-16

WTF happened there.. he had no one to beat! He's done a Sonny Bill.. he slipped it with the try-line begging.

Tonga 22-16

ONE on one strip! Cook Islands on the attack again.

Tonga 22-16

Tonga were taking a chance there rucking it down the left side and are made to pay as the winger is taken over the sideline.

Tonga 22-16

VIDEO REFEREE: Jorge Taufua might have crossed.. checking obstruction and putdown.

Tonga 18-16

Tonga now with some good defense to force an error. Here come Tonga.

Tonga 18-16

Good defensive set from the Cook Islanders to repel Tonga.

Tonga 18-16

Another PENALTY for Tonga for not allowing the man to play the ball. Cook Islanders under immense pressure now and Zeb Taia getting a talking to from the referee.

Tonga 18-16

PENALTY Tonga - holding down. Tonga will tap and go.

Tonga 18-16

A huge kick from Johnathan Ford is negated from an offside from the Cook Island chasers. PENALTY Tonga and they will start the set on their own 40.

Tonga 18-16

That was a helter skelter last tackle from Cooks switching from right to left before the prop got a kick away. Tonga will get a reprieve here with a shoulder charge penalty.

Tonga 18-16

Good defensive pressure forced the drop from Tonga there. The crowd have livened up a little here with Cook Islanders back on the attack.

Tonga 18-16

PENALTY Cook Islanders - a nice relieving offside call after they were rucking it out.

Tonga 18-16

Cook Islanders drop the ball in their attacking zone and compound it with a PENALTY.

Tonga 18-16

The ball wouldn't go dead for Fonua.. he had to make a play at it and crashed into the advertising hoardings. Dropout coming.

Tonga 18-16

PENALTY Cook Islanders! They have had the ball for the entire second half thus far!

Tonga 18-16

VIDEO REFEREE: Chris Teripo claiming a hat-trick. He looked out for my eye.

Tonga 18-10

Cook Islanders almost come down for the TRY but they get the next best result, a PENALTY. Tackled in the air.

Tonga 18-10

SIX MORE for the Cook Islanders here after a fortunate deflection.

Tonga 18-10

Both teams are back out and position. Tonga will get us back underway, Cook Islanders running right to left.

Tonga 18-10

Tonga are off again.. Fui Fui charging through the Cook Islanders before unloading to Fisiiahi.. unfortunately it was ruled forward. HALFTIME.

Tonga 18-10

VIDEO REFEREE: We're off to check the four pointer for Konrad Hurrell.

Tonga 14-10

PENALTY Tonga - Two on one steal.

Tonga 12-10

Tonga spill it rucking out. Chance for Cook Islander to respond.

Tonga 12-10

Sam Mataora - that will be on the blooper reel for years to come. He got tackled quite hard and played the ball in the wrong direction. PENALTY Tonga.

Cook Islands 10-6

PENALTY Tonga - they are back onto the attack.

Cook Islands 10-6

Why, oh why! It was called SIX AGAIN but Cook Islanders kicked on first after the bomb backed to them. To add insult they they conceded a PENALTY.

Cook Islands 10-6

VIDEO REFEREE: Teripo is claiming a second!

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PENALTY Cook Island - due reward after that defensive set.

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Another PENALTY against the Cook Islanders. They will do well to hold on here.

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PENALTY Tonga - holding Sika Manu down after a solid hit from Dylan Napa.

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VIDEO REFEREE: Chris Teripo might have crossed - checking onside and grounding.

Tonga 6-0

Sika Manu is lingering on the fringes again - unfortunately the ball goes to ground.

Tonga 6-0

I felt that from here! Drury Low was positioned under a Langi bomb before being smashed back into the in-goal. Dropout incoming.

Tonga 6-0

An accidental offside on the final tackle from the Cook Islands. PENALTY Tonga.

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PENALTY Cook Islands! First of the match.

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Both teams are getting into position. Cook Islands getting us underway! KICK-OFF

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Welcome to Leigh - for the second match of the crossover group C/D. We've had the anthems and now we're onto the war dances! Tonga looking to stay in contention for the quarter final stage.

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