Tonga at the Rugby World Cup

The Tonga national rugby union team has played in all Rugby World Cup tournaments, except in 1991, when they did not qualify.

Their best performances were in the 2007 and 2011 tournaments, when they won two matches.

Their best single match win was an upset victory in 2011 over eventual finalists France.

Tonga played in Pool A.

After losing to New Zealand and Canada, they beat Japan and then had an upset victory over eventual finalists France, their greatest World Cup match result to date.

Map of nations best results, excluding nations which unsuccessfully participated in qualifying tournaments.