WELLINGTON (Reuters) - Tonga reached the semi-finals of the Rugby League World Cup for the first time with a 24-22 victory over a spirited Lebanon side in a Christchurch thriller on Saturday.
The Tongans scored four first-half tries but were held to a single Ata Hingano penalty after the break and had it not been for two disallowed tries, it might have been Lebanon heading to Auckland to play England or Papua New Guinea next weekend.
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