Rugby Union - Rugby World Cup 2019 - Pool C - United States v Tonga - Hanazono Rugby Stadium, Osaka, Japan - October 13, 2019. Tonga players kneel at the end of the match REUTERS/Annegret Hilse/Files
TOKYO (Reuters) - Tonga's improvement over the 30 days from their last warm-up match to their final Rugby World Cup fixture was as good a proof as any that what Pacific island teams need to improve is time together and regular top-class opposition.
The Tongans were thrashed 92-7 by New Zealand in Hamilton on Sept. 7 before they departed for Japan, where they ran France close in their third match and on Sunday finished the tournament with a victory over the United States.
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