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Three Tongan changes

Tongan head coach Quddus Fielea has made three changes to his starting XV for his team's World Cup Pool A match against Pacific rivals Samoa at Le Stade de la Mosson in Montpellier on Sunday.

Two of those changes are in the pack - where Ephraim Taukafa comes in for Aleki Lutui at hooker and Inoke Afeaki makes his entrance at lock at the expense of Lisate Fa'aoso.

In the only backline change Enele Taufa comes in at scrum-half for Soane Havea.

Lutui drops down to the bench, while Emosi Kauhenga will provide second row cover from the bench and Hudson Tonga'uiha is the utility back on the bench.

Tonga, despite not having beaten Samoa in seven years, started their World Cup campaign with an impressive 25-15 win over a tired-looking United States side earlier this week and will fancy their chances of an upset in this Pacific derby.

Tonga: 15 Vungakoto Lilo, 14 Tevita Tu'ifua, 13 Sukanaivalu Hufanga, 12 Epeli Taione, 11 Joseph Vaka, 10 Pierre Hola, 9 Enele Taufa, 8 Finau Maka, 7 Nili Latu (c), 6 Hale T Pole, 5 Paino Hehea, 4 Inoke Afeaki, 3 Kisi Pulu, 2 Ephraim Taukafa, 1 Soane Tonga'uiha.
Replacements: 16 Aleki Lutui, 17 Toma Toke, 18 Viliami Vaki, 19 'Emosi Kauhenga, 20 Sione Tu'ipulotu, 21 Isileli Tupou, 22 Hudson Tonga'uiha.

Date: Sunday, 16 September
Venue: Stade de la Mosson, Montpellier
Kick-off: 14.00 (13.00 BST, 12.00 GMT)
Referee: Jonathan Kaplan
Touch judges: Alan Lewis, Bryce Lawrence
Television match official: Lyndon Bray
Assessor: Ian Scotney