Summary

  • Tonga recover from opening Georgia defeat

  • Tonga score three first-half tries before sealing bonus point

  • Namibia have lost all 17 of the Rugby World Cup matches

  1. Goodbyepublished at 19:05

    Time for us to say cheerio. Until Thursday that is. Thursday? Only the small matter of Wales v Fiji.

    Warren Gatland has made three enforced changes for that match - see who has been given the nod here. We'll have live coverage of that match from about 16:00 BST so we'll see you then. Miss it miss out!

  2. Next up?published at 18:59

    Tonga face a World Cup defining game against Argentina on Sunday, while Namibia continue their hunt for that first World Cup win against Georgia on Wednesday. Victory for the Namibians there would do the Tongans a favour too...

  3. As it standspublished at 18:56

    Tonga 35-21 Namibia

    Pool C
  4. Player reactionpublished at 18:52

    Tonga 35-21 Namibia

    Namibia captain Jacques Burger - he of Saracens fame - sounds upbeat in his post-match interview. He admits the Namibian scrums were a major source of frustration - that would have give them "a good shot" he reckons. Can they gain that elusive win against Georgia? "Of course," he replies. "We're growing slowly but we don't have a lot of time left."

  5. Postpublished at 18:50 British Summer Time 29 September 2015

    Tonga 35-21 Namibia

    NamibiaImage source, .
  6. Player reactionpublished at 18:46

    Tonga 35-21 Namibia

    Tonga's Vili Ma'afu: "Namibia's tries were quite frustrating, at times we didn't play smart and we didn't play with our brains - we made a lot of mistakes.

    "We showcased our skills. We have a lot of fast guys who can score tries. We have to be happy with the win. We are going to play hard against Argentina."

  7. Postpublished at 18:42

    Tonga 35-21 Namibia

    Brent Pilnick, BBC Sport

    To put Namibia's World Cup task into context, there are 10 times as many people at Sandy Park than are registered to play rugby in the whole of the African country. And Sandy Park is the smallest venue at this Rugby World Cup.  

  8. Full-timepublished at 18:39

    Tonga 35-21 Namibia

    Full timeImage source, .
  9. Full-timepublished at 18:37

    Tonga 35-21 Namibia

    Referee Glen Jackson toots his whistle for the final time today - and that my friends mean it is game over. Tonga bounce back from their opening defeat to give themselves hope of nabbing third spot in Pool C. For Namibia? The search for that elusive first World Cup continues...

    Namibia players look dejectedImage source, Reuters
  10. Postpublished at 79 mins

    Tonga 35-21 Namibia

    Time for another late score for Tonga? The Pacific Islanders venture into Namibian territory but can't get near the line. That should just about be that.

  11. Postpublished at 77 mins

    Tonga 35-21 Namibia

    Someone has irked huge Tongan forward Joseph Tuineau following that lineout. Glad it is not me. Bit of handbags between the players as referee Glen Jackson calls for discipline.

  12. Postpublished at 76 mins

    Tonga 35-21 Namibia

    Oh no! Replacement hooker Louis van der Westhuizen's first task is to find his team-mate but fails to find his target. Chance gone. Game gone.

  13. Postpublished at 74 mins

    Tonga 35-21 Namibia

    Namibia kick into the far corner. Guess what's coming? Line out and a big drive. That doesn't quite work out, but they manage to force another line-out. A converted try here and....

  14. Penalty - Tonga 35-21 Namibiapublished at 73 mins

    Kurt Morath

    Van Lill's indiscretion eases the pressure on Tonga, who set up camp in the Namibian half before winning a penalty. Kurt Morath does the honours from 30 metres out - and that *should be* that.

  15. Postpublished at 71 mins

    Tonga 32-21 Namibia

    But Tonga keep their cool, win back possession and set up a big drive. That lures in PJ Van Lill who is caught offside.

  16. Postpublished at 68 mins

    Tonga 32-21 Namibia

    Namibia go straight back on the attack - their old friend Mo is behind them. Mo who? Mo-mentum of course (sorry).

  17. Burger-tasticpublished at 18:25 British Summer Time 29 September 2015

    Brent Pilnick, BBC Sport

    The whole of Sandy Park erupted when Burger went over for his second try. Surely they can't stage a come back now?

  18. converted try

    Converted try - Tonga 32-21 Namibiapublished at 67 mins

    Jacques Burger, con Theuns Kotze

    Wait! Don't go and cook your dinner just yet. Namibia aren't totally out of this. Jacques Burger powers over again in the left corner, before Theuns Kotze cleanly belts over the conversion. Manic celebrations from Namibians, including sprinting hero Frankie Fredericks who is still waving that flag. 

  19. Postpublished at 64 mins

    Tonga 32-14 Namibia

    Tonga lurk menacingly again in the Namibian half, but a fumble from Joseph Tuineau gifts the turnover to their opponents.

  20. Postpublished at 62 mins

    Tonga 32-14 Namibia

    Tonga are dominating the carries, metres made and clean breaks stats today - making more than double of those by Namibia in each department. That's something which they failed to do in their opening defeat against Georgia. Much improved.