2023 England Vs Tonga: Schedule, Squads and Results

England won the three test series against Tonga 3-0 that was played in October and November 2023.

England Vs Tonga record: 6 matches, England won 6, Tonga 0.

England Vs Tonga Test Series

Squads

England: (announced October 17, 2023) Matty Ashton, John Bateman, Thomas Burgess, Daryl Clark, Ben Currie, Tyler Dupree, Liam Farrell, Chris Hill, Tom Johnstone, Toby King, Morgan Knowles, Matty Lees, Mikey Lewis, Tommy Makinson, Mike McMeeken, Robbie Mulhern, Harry Newman, Victor Radley, Harry Smith, Danny Walker, Jack Welsby, Elliott Whitehead, George Williams, Dominic Young.

Tonga: (announced October 5, 2023) Latu Fainu, Addin Fonua-Blake, Moeaki Fotuaika, Tyson Frizell, Siliva Havili, Will Hopoate, Konrad Hurrell, Isaiya Katoa, Eliesa Katoa, Felise Kaufusi, Keaon Koloamatangi, Tolutau Koula, Tuimoala Lolohea, Haumole Olakau’atu, Will Penisini, Hame Sele, Mosese Suli, Tevita Tatola, Dion Teaupa, Starford Toa, Daniel Tupou, Siua Wong.

Fixtures

England Vs Tonga (Totally Wicked Stadium, Sunday October 22, 2:30pm UK, 12:30am Syd)

England: (from) John Bateman, Tom Burgess, Daryl Clark, Liam Farrell, Chris Hill, Tom Johnstone, Toby King, Morgan Knowles, Matty Lees, Mikey Lewis, Tommy Makinson, Mike McMeeken, Robbie Mulhern, Harry Newman, Victor Radley, Harry Smith, Danny Walker, Jack Welsby, Elliott Whitehead.

Tonga: 1. Will Hopoate 2. Starford To’a 3. Will Penisini 4. Mosese Suli 5. Tolutau Koula 6. Tuimoala Lolohea 7. Isaiya Katoa 8. Addin Fonua-Blake 9. Siliva Havili 10. Moeaki Fotuaika 11. Tyson Frizell 12. Keaon Koloamatangi 13. Felise Kaufusi 14. Dion Teaupa 15. Tevita Tatola 16. Haumole Olakau’atu 17. Hame Sele 18. Eliesa Katoa 19. Konrad Hurrell.

Recap

International Rugby League 2023

Totally Wicked StadiumTotally Wicked Stadium, Peasley Cross Lane, St Helens Retail Park, Peasley Cross, St Helens, Liverpool City Region, England, WA9 1JR, United Kingdom

October 23, 202300:30

(1)

22 - 18

Final Score

Team	Tries	Goals	FG	2pt FG	Points
England	4	3	0	0	22
Mate Ma’a Tonga	3	3	0	0	18

Game Statistics

England

Player	Jersey	T	G	FG	2FG	Minutes Played	Run Metres	Post Contact Metres	Line Breaks	Try Assists	Offloads	Tackles	Missed Tackles	40/20	20/40	Errors	Sin Bin	Sent Off
Jack Welsby	1	0	0	0	0	80	55	10	0	1	2	5	4	0	0	1	0	0
Tommy Makinson	2	0	0	0	0	80	91	32	0	0	1	5	1	0	0	1	0	0
Harry Newman	3	0	0	0	0	80	69	26	0	0	1	10	5	0	0	0	0	0
Toby King	4	1	0	0	0	80	130	32	1	0	2	9	1	0	0	2	0	0
Tom Johnstone	5	2	0	0	0	80	227	58	2	0	0	8	1	0	0	2	0	0
Mikey Lewis	6	1	0	0	0	80	118	12	2	0	1	14	4	0	0	1	0	0
Harry Smith	7	0	3	0	0	80	68	4	0	1	0	23	4	0	0	0	0	0
Thomas Burgess	8	0	0	0	0	47	122	47	0	0	1	26	1	0	0	0	0	0
Daryl Clark	9	0	0	0	0	60	70	13	0	0	0	33	3	0	0	0	0	0
Matty Lees	10	0	0	0	0	41	39	12	0	0	0	39	0	0	0	0	0	0
John Bateman	11	0	0	0	0	80	95	35	0	0	2	38	2	0	0	1	0	0
Elliott Whitehead	12	0	0	0	0	80	62	22	0	0	1	35	3	0	0	1	0	0
Victor Radley	13	0	0	0	0	46	97	21	0	1	0	24	3	0	0	0	0	0
Danny Walker	14	0	0	0	0	20	21	0	0	0	0	10	2	0	0	0	0	0
Morgan Knowles	15	0	0	0	0	34	44	16	0	0	0	24	2	0	0	0	0	0
Chris Hill	16	0	0	0	0	33	42	11	0	0	0	23	0	0	0	0	0	0
Mike McMeeken	17	0	0	0	0	39	93	36	0	0	0	21	0	0	0	0	0	0
Liam Farrell	18	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total		4	3	0	0	1040	1443	387	5	3	11	347	36	0	0	9	0

Mate Ma’a Tonga

Player	Jersey	T	G	FG	2FG	Minutes Played	Run Metres	Post Contact Metres	Line Breaks	Try Assists	Offloads	Tackles	Missed Tackles	40/20	20/40	Errors	Sin Bin	Sent Off
Will Hopoate	1	0	0	0	0	80	123	21	0	1	0	4	1	0	0	0	0	0
Starford To’a	2	1	0	0	0	80	115	34	1	0	0	5	1	0	0	3	0	0
Will Penisini	3	0	0	0	0	80	131	28	2	0	0	9	5	0	0	0	0	0
Mosese Suli	4	0	0	0	0	80	69	22	0	1	0	21	3	0	0	2	0	0
Tolutau Koula	5	1	0	0	0	80	153	49	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	0
Tuimoala Lolohea	6	0	0	0	0	80	58	9	0	1	0	19	5	0	0	0	0	0
Isaiya Katoa	7	0	3	0	0	80	97	10	0	0	1	16	5	0	0	0	0	0
Addin Fonua-Blake	8	0	0	0	0	70	186	56	0	0	0	28	1	0	0	0	0	0
Siliva Havili	9	0	0	0	0	56	28	10	0	0	0	22	3	0	0	1	0	0
Moeaki Fotuaika	10	0	0	0	0	52	74	32	0	0	0	27	1	0	0	0	0	0
Tyson Frizell	11	1	0	0	0	52	36	22	0	0	1	14	0	0	0	0	0	0
Keaon Koloamatangi	12	0	0	0	0	80	90	32	0	0	2	26	2	0	0	1	0	0
Felise Kaufusi	13	0	0	0	0	49	48	17	0	0	0	26	2	0	0	0	0	0
Dion Teaupa	14	0	0	0	0	24	22	9	0	0	0	10	0	0	0	0	0	0
Tevita Tatola	15	0	0	0	0	38	74	37	0	0	0	16	2	0	0	0	0	0
Haumole Olakau’atu	16	0	0	0	0	28	67	30	0	0	0	12	0	0	0	0	0	0
Hame Sele	17	0	0	0	0	31	60	25	0	0	0	17	2	0	0	0	0	0
Eliesa Katoa	18	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total		3	3	0	0	1040	1431	443	4	3	4	273	34	0	0	9	0

Venue

Totally Wicked Stadium

Totally Wicked Stadium, Peasley Cross Lane, St Helens Retail Park, Peasley Cross, St Helens, Liverpool City Region, England, WA9 1JR, United Kingdom

Details

Date	Time	League	Season	Match Day	Full Time
October 23, 2023	00:30	International Rugby League	2023	1	80'

England Vs Tonga (Kirklees Stadium, Saturday October 28, 2:30pm UK, 12:30am Syd)

England: (from) Matty Ashton, John Bateman, Tom Burgess, Daryl Clark, Ben Currie, Liam Farrell, Chris Hill, Tom Johnstone, Toby King, Matty Lees, Mikey Lewis, Mike McMeeken, Robbie Mulhern, Harry Newman, Victor Radley, Harry Smith, Danny Walker, Jack Welsby, Elliott Whitehead.

Tonga: Will Hopoate, Junior Tupou, Will Penisini, Moses Suli, Tolutau Koula, Tuimoala Lolohea, Isaiya Katoa, Addin Fonua-Blake, Siliva Havili, Tevita Tatola, Tyson Frizell, Haumole Olakau’atu, Felise Kaufusi, Dion Teaupa, Keaon Koloamatangi, Tevita Tatola, Hame Sele, Eliesa Katoa, Konrad Hurrell.

Recap

International Rugby League 2023

Kirklees StadiumJohn Smith's Stadium, Riverside Way, Grove Place, Huddersfield, Kirklees, West Yorkshire, England, HD1 6PG, United Kingdom

October 29, 202300:30

(2)

14 - 4

Final Score

Team	Tries	Goals	FG	2pt FG	Points
England	2	3	0	0	14
Mate Ma’a Tonga	1	0	0	0	4

Game Statistics

England

Player	Jersey	T	G	FG	2FG	Minutes Played	Run Metres	Post Contact Metres	Line Breaks	Try Assists	Offloads	Tackles	Missed Tackles	40/20	20/40	Errors	Sin Bin	Sent Off
Jack Welsby	1	0	0	0	0	80	70	16	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	2	0	0
Matty Ashton	2	2	0	0	0	80	105	26	1	0	1	8	0	0	0	2	0	0
Harry Newman	3	0	0	0	0	80	104	47	0	1	1	15	4	0	0	0	0	0
Toby King	4	0	0	0	0	80	131	49	0	0	0	19	3	0	0	1	0	0
Tom Johnstone	5	0	0	0	0	80	124	44	0	0	0	5	1	0	0	1	0	0
Mikey Lewis	6	0	0	0	0	80	100	22	1	1	0	24	4	0	0	2	0	0
Harry Smith	7	0	3	0	0	80	48	0	0	0	0	22	3	0	0	0	0	0
Thomas Burgess	8	0	0	0	0	38	87	45	0	0	1	20	2	0	0	0	0	0
Daryl Clark	9	0	0	0	0	55	70	29	0	0	0	25	3	0	0	0	0	0
Matty Lees	10	0	0	0	0	55	84	23	0	0	0	39	2	0	0	0	0	0
John Bateman	11	0	0	0	0	80	127	53	0	0	1	36	1	0	0	1	0	0
Elliott Whitehead	12	0	0	0	0	77	67	19	0	0	0	35	1	0	0	0	0	0
Victor Radley	13	0	0	0	0	62	105	40	0	0	0	26	5	0	0	2	0	0
Danny Walker	14	0	0	0	0	25	53	16	0	0	0	11	0	0	0	0	0	0
Liam Farrell	15	0	0	0	0	4	7	4	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
Chris Hill	16	0	0	0	0	45	137	40	0	0	0	22	2	0	0	0	0	0
Mike McMeeken	17	0	0	0	0	39	100	44	0	0	0	29	1	0	0	0	0	0
Ben Currie	18	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total		2	3	0	0	1040	1519	517	2	2	4	340	33	0	0	11	0

Mate Ma’a Tonga

Player	Jersey	T	G	FG	2FG	Minutes Played	Run Metres	Post Contact Metres	Line Breaks	Try Assists	Offloads	Tackles	Missed Tackles	40/20	20/40	Errors	Sin Bin	Sent Off
Will Hopoate	1	0	0	0	0	80	84	33	0	1	0	3	1	0	0	0	0	0
Junior Tupou	2	0	0	0	0	80	150	59	0	0	1	2	1	0	0	1	0	0
Will Penisini	3	0	0	0	0	80	150	56	0	0	0	10	0	0	0	0	0	0
Mosese Suli	4	0	0	0	0	80	143	66	0	0	1	15	1	0	0	0	0	0
Tolutau Koula	5	1	0	0	0	80	200	75	1	0	1	4	2	0	0	3	0	0
Tuimoala Lolohea	6	0	0	0	0	80	75	10	0	0	1	20	3	0	0	1	0	0
Isaiya Katoa	7	0	0	0	0	80	125	9	1	0	0	22	1	0	0	0	0	0
Addin Fonua-Blake	8	0	0	0	0	47	87	32	0	0	0	20	1	0	0	0	0	0
Siliva Havili	9	0	0	0	0	59	6	0	0	0	0	38	4	0	0	0	0	0
Tevita Tatola	10	0	0	0	0	38	56	19	0	0	0	26	2	0	0	1	0	0
Tyson Frizell	11	0	0	0	0	80	80	37	0	0	0	37	0	0	0	2	0	0
Haumole Olakau’atu	12	0	0	0	0	69	161	91	0	0	0	23	3	0	0	0	0	0
Felise Kaufusi	13	0	0	0	0	49	35	8	0	0	1	36	2	0	0	0	0	0
Dion Teaupa	14	0	0	0	0	21	32	11	0	0	0	14	0	0	0	2	0	0
Moeaki Fotuaika	15	0	0	0	0	44	86	30	0	0	0	18	1	0	0	1	0	0
Keaon Koloamatangi	16	0	0	0	0	42	61	19	0	0	0	32	4	0	0	0	0	0
Eliesa Katoa	17	0	0	0	0	31	58	24	0	0	2	18	0	0	0	0	0	0
Hame Sele	18	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total		1	0	0	0	1040	1589	579	2	1	7	338	26	0	0	11	0

Venue

Kirklees Stadium

John Smith's Stadium, Riverside Way, Grove Place, Huddersfield, Kirklees, West Yorkshire, England, HD1 6PG, United Kingdom

Details

Date	Time	League	Season	Match Day	Full Time
October 29, 2023	00:30	International Rugby League	2023	2	80'

England Vs Tonga (Headingley Stadium, Saturday November 4, 2:30pm UK, 12:30am Syd)

England: Matty Ashton, John Bateman, Tom Burgess, Daryl Clark, Ben Currie, Tyler Dupree, Chris Hill, Tom Johnstone, Matty Lees, Mike McMeeken, Robbie Mulhern, Harry Newman, Harry Smith, Morgan Smithies, Josh Thewlis, Danny Walker, Jack Welsby, Elliott Whitehead, George Williams.

Tonga: Isaiya Katoa, Felise Kaufusi, Moeaki Fotuaika, Tui Lolohea, Latu Fainu, Tolutau Koula, Haumole Olakau’atu, Eliesa Katoa, Tyson Frizell, Will Penisini, Moses Suli, Will Hopoate, Konrad Hurrell, Siliva Havili, Keon Koloamatangi, Hame Sele, Tevita Tatola, Siua Wong, Junior Tupou.

Recap

International Rugby League 2023

Headingley StadiumDunkirk Hill, Armley, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, LS12 2QF, United Kingdom

November 5, 202300:30

(3)

26 - 4

Final Score

Team	Tries	Goals	FG	2pt FG	Points
England	4	5	0	0	26
Mate Ma’a Tonga	1	0	0	0	4

Game Statistics

England

Player	T	G	FG	2FG	Minutes Played	Run Metres	Post Contact Metres	Line Breaks	Try Assists	Offloads	Tackles	Missed Tackles	40/20	20/40	Errors	Sin Bin	Sent Off
Jack Welsby	0	0	0	0	80	70	12	1	0	2	7	0	0	0	0	0	0
Matty Ashton	1	0	0	0	80	101	24	1	0	0	10	0	0	0	2	0	0
Harry Newman	1	0	0	0	80	121	33	0	1	2	18	3	0	0	2	0	0
Ben Currie	1	0	0	0	80	167	45	0	1	1	21	0	0	0	0	0	0
Tom Johnstone	0	0	0	0	80	207	57	1	0	1	5	1	0	0	2	0	0
George Williams	0	0	0	0	80	83	19	0	0	0	29	0	0	0	0	0	0
Harry Smith	0	5	0	0	80	72	0	1	2	0	24	3	0	0	2	0	0
Thomas Burgess	0	0	0	0	47	91	43	0	0	1	21	1	0	0	0	0	0
Daryl Clark	0	0	0	0	51	48	23	0	0	0	25	2	0	0	0	0	0
Matty Lees	0	0	0	0	56	65	8	0	0	0	27	4	0	0	0	1	0
John Bateman	0	0	0	0	80	115	56	0	0	4	36	2	0	0	1	0	0
Elliott Whitehead	1	0	0	0	80	115	32	0	0	0	27	0	0	0	1	0	0
Robbie Mulhern	0	0	0	0	47	79	25	0	0	1	29	1	0	0	1	0	0
Danny Walker	0	0	0	0	29	36	7	0	0	0	11	0	0	0	0	0	0
Tyler Dupree	0	0	0	0	24	24	12	0	0	0	17	0	0	0	0	0	0
Chris Hill	0	0	0	0	14	19	9	0	0	0	3	2	0	0	0	0	0
Mike McMeeken	0	0	0	0	42	58	20	0	0	0	22	0	0	0	0	0	0
Morgan Smithies	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	4	5	0	0	1030	1471	425	4	4	12	332	19	0	0	11	1

Mate Ma’a Tonga

Player	T	G	FG	2FG	Minutes Played	Run Metres	Post Contact Metres	Line Breaks	Try Assists	Offloads	Tackles	Missed Tackles	40/20	20/40	Errors	Sin Bin	Sent Off
Will Hopoate	0	0	0	0	80	91	18	1	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0
Will Penisini	0	0	0	0	80	72	24	0	0	0	6	3	0	0	2	0	0
Konrad Hurrell	0	0	0	0	70	73	30	0	0	0	18	2	0	0	1	1	0
Mosese Suli	0	0	0	0	80	111	51	0	0	1	9	4	0	0	1	0	0
Tolutau Koula	0	0	0	0	80	155	56	0	0	0	3	1	0	0	2	0	0
Tuimoala Lolohea	0	0	0	0	80	96	7	0	0	0	19	4	0	0	0	0	0
Isaiya Katoa	0	0	0	0	80	98	6	0	1	0	18	6	0	0	0	0	0
Hame Sele	0	0	0	0	33	65	23	0	0	0	20	0	0	0	0	0	0
Siliva Havili	0	0	0	0	47	25	6	0	0	0	16	3	0	0	0	0	0
Felise Kaufusi	0	0	0	0	52	76	29	0	0	0	27	2	0	0	0	0	0
Tyson Frizell	0	0	0	0	67	74	38	0	0	1	27	5	0	0	1	0	0
Haumole Olakau’atu	0	0	0	0	75	77	37	0	0	0	25	2	0	0	0	0	0
Keaon Koloamatangi	0	0	0	0	70	98	27	0	0	0	31	4	0	0	0	1	0
Latu Fainu	0	0	0	0	33	19	9	0	0	0	17	0	0	0	0	0	0
Moeaki Fotuaika	0	0	0	0	36	76	35	0	0	1	19	2	0	0	2	0	0
Eliesa Katoa	1	0	0	0	28	77	30	1	0	1	15	1	0	0	1	0	0
Siua Wong	0	0	0	0	29	48	19	0	0	0	16	1	0	0	0	0	0
Junior Tupou	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	1	0	0	0	1020	1331	445	2	1	4	290	40	0	0	10	2

Venue

Headingley Stadium

Dunkirk Hill, Armley, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, LS12 2QF, United Kingdom

Details

Date	Time	League	Season	Match Day	Full Time
November 5, 2023	00:30	International Rugby League	2023	3	80'