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Morning everyone, and welcome to LIVE text coverage of France v Tonga from Pool A of the Rugby World Cup!

World Cup / 1st Round
Sky Stadium / 01.10.2011
Completed
14
19
1
Tries
1
0
Conversions
1
3
Penalties
4
0
Drops
0
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Mark Patterson

Updated 01/10/2011 at 06:51 GMT


80+2'
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FULL-TIME: France miss the conversion - Tonga seal a famous upset. In the end France limp into the quarter-finals, but it was a horrendous showing. What is going on with France?
80+2'
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14-19 - Well - it might just be because France have scored here - they go right, and Clerc squeezes in at the far post!
80+1'
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FRANCE DON'T KICK! They opt for another scrum. Why?
80'
Harinordoquy gets to within a foot of the line - but is held up - and as a Tongan leaves his feet in the breakdown, there's a simple kick for France to score their bonus point.
79'
Back to a scrum - Tonga's forwards holding them off, Lutui urging them to make one final effort.
78'
France opt to drive for the line - but Steve Walsh resets the scrum.
77'
Iongi in an awkward spot, repelled back over his own line. France win a scrum on 5m.
76'
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Estebanez back from the bin, and Heymans replaces Palisson in a late France change.
76'
Morath misses this one by a whisker to the right.
76'
Morath will look to kick this penalty and extend the Tonga lead. They're going to record a famous win, but it could have been even better had they taken half their chances.
75'
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No - it was held up on the line. No try. Tonga still have a penalty, but my word - France have dodged a bullet here - Medard made a saving tackle on Vahafolau who looked set to score just moments earlier.
74'
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TONGA THINK THEY'VE SCORED! They're going up to the video official - but they might have scored it earlier after slicing through the French defence...
72'
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9-19 - Morath knocks over the penalty! France won't even get the losing bonus point at this rate! They'll still qualify, but there'll be consternation in the French camp.
71'
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Referee signals a penalty - and Morath has a go at the drop goal - he hits the post! So close - but he took it on in the security of knowing he'd have the back-up of an easy kicking chance...
70'
Another directionless effort from France, and suddenly Ma'afu gets the Pacific islanders moving again...
68'
No - even the lineout has gone missing - Tonga win the ball, spin right, and they might have had a real opportunity had Iongi not lost control of the ball on the wing.
67'
Lilo kicks Tonga back past halfway with a deep kick - can Szarzewski maintain France's form at the lineout?
66'
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9-16 - Morath kicks - and Morath scores. France have 14 minutes to go, and 10 minutes of those win a man down.
65'
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Penalty for Tonga - and a yellow card for Estebanez! He put in a dangerous tackle on Tuineau, not putting him to the ground safely. Carbon copy of the Hufanga incident in the first half, and the same punishment.
64'
Harinordoquy emerges with the ball from that France scrum, and takes Les Bleus out to the 22.