What response have Namibia got in the locker? A good one as it happens. Wing Russell van Wyk looks set to go over before Tonga steal in the nick of time.

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We're in exalted company here today.  Jason Leonard and South Africa Rugby Union boss Oregan Hoskins watch from the boxes, with Bill Beaumont just behind them.

Ten minutes in and Namibia have had more of the ball, but trail 7-0 after that burst from Telusa Veainu saw him score the first try of the match.

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More of this stuff please! Cracking start in sunny Exeter. Tonga almost break down the left after an intercept before the Namibians scramble back.

Great hands from Namibia number eight Renaldo Botha - who looks like a young Boris Johnson - starts a counter, centre Johan Deysel finding wing Russell van Wyk. But he can't punch a hole in the Tongan defence.

Tonga enjoy plenty of ball in hand in the early exchanges, orchestrated by fly-half Latiume Fosita who apparently pronounces his name as Foster. As in the Australian lager. Or English swimmer Mark. A little kick from Sale Piutau tries to catch out the Namibian defence. No dice.

Right then - here we go. Namibia's team of dentists, steel construction workers - and Premiership warrior Jacques Burger - are aiming for their first World Cup win.

Anthems over - I reckon the Tonga offer beats the Namibian ditty. Bit too hymn-like is the Namibian anthem.

One last tradition to go - the Tongan Sipi Tau. Wild eyes, tongues out, menacing dance moves. The Namibian team stand yards away, staring down their rivals. Unfazed. I'd have ran back to the changing room.

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When England won the Rugby World Cup in 2003, today's venue was just a field at the side of the M5.

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But roll on 12 years and Sandy Park is now home to the fifth-best team in England, the Exeter Chiefs.

The ground was opened in 2006 and had its capacity extended to 12,500 last year in time for today's match - a far cry from Exeter's old County Ground which held just over 5,000 and was ringed by a speedway track.

Talking of ear-ringing noises...here's another one as both teams shuffle out of the Sandy Park tunnel. Not much room down there with these two bulky sets barging their way on to the pitch. Anthem time...

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The biggest cheer of the day so far for Exeter's Namibian full-back Chrysander Botha - but then you'd expect that from his hometown fans!

Namibia are the most consistent team at the World Cup - they always lose.

Sixteen times they have entered the field full of hope - well, maybe - and 16 times they have trudged off on the receiving end of a hiding. And boy have they had some beatings.

Their 142-0 loss to Australia in 2003 remains a World Cup record, and they have also suffered an 87-0 loss to South Africa in 2011 and an 87-10 thrashing against France in 2007.

The closest Namibia have come to a first World Cup win was when they only lost by 15 points in their 32-17 defeat by Ireland in 2007.

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So the bottom two nations in Pool C meet in today's match at Sandy Park, Exeter. The top two sides advance into the quarter-finals and that may seem a long way off for both Tonga and Namibia, who lost their opening games to Georgia and New Zealand respectively.

However, they still have loads to play for as the top three nations in each pool qualify for the 2019 World Cup in Japan. Plenty to play for. 

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Quite often World Cup matches between two of the 'lesser' sides turn out to be crackers. Not that any immediately spring to my mind. But they definitely do - I've just had a long week. So help me out, tweet in your favourite memories of classic games between a pair of minnows, and it can be across rugby union, football, cricket, taekwondo, whatever.

You know the drill - send them to #bbcrugby. Feel free to talk to us about whatever you like really. (Keep that rugby-related).

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Tonga's players leave the field from their warm up with hands on each other's shoulders. 

They will hope that show of unity can help them bounce back from that shock loss to Georgia in their first game. 

Two skippers for Tonga? That's just greedy. Wonder if the co-captains are going to lead the team out together. Perhaps they've played a quick game of paper, scissors, rock to decide who gets the honour.

“Two people are running the show, which also enforces the need to link more between our forwards and our backs,”  said Tonga coach Manu Otai.

Tonga coach Mana Otai has had to make a late change to the side he named two days ago as Fetu'u Vainikolo has been ruled out of today's match after "post training tightness" so Telusa Veainu will start at 11.

Tonga are without regular captain Nili Latu (hamstring injury), so Siale Piutau and number eight Viliami Ma'afu will share the leadership duties.  

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Namibia have made eight changes to the starting line-up that lost 58-14 to New Zealand.

Saracens flanker Jacques Burger will make his 10th World Cup appearance, one short of the team record of 11 held by Hugo Horn. 

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Rugby fans from all four corners of the globe are converging on Exeter's Sandy Park - the smallest venue at this year's World Cup.

The Tongan flags are out in force, but it seems many of those here are hoping underdogs Namibia can get their first ever Rugby World Cup win.