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Rugby World Cup | Group Stage
Sep 19, 2015 at 12pm UK
 
Tonga
10-17
Georgia
Vainikolo (72')
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Gorgodze (28'), Tkhilaishvili (57')

Tonga captain Nili Latu not giving up on quarter-final hopes

Tonga captain Nili Latu insists that his side will not give up on their quarter-final hopes despite suffering a damaging defeat to Georgia in their World Cup opener.

Tonga captain Nili Latu has insisted that his side will fight to the end in their quest to reach the quarter-finals of the Rugby World Cup for the first time.

The Pacific Islanders saw their campaign begin with a damaging 17-10 defeat at the hands of Georgia at Kingsholm this afternoon, leaving them needing to stun either Argentina or New Zealand to realistically stand a chance of qualifying from Pool C.

The match in Gloucester was seen by many as a straight shootout for third place in the group, but Latu refused to rule out an unlikely recovery from his side.

"It's always hard to come off losing a game, but we just made everything harder for ourselves," he told Sports Mole.

"We've still got three games to go, so everything is possible for us. We've just got to regroup and look forward to our next game."

Tonga's next match sees them take on Namibia on September 29.

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Tonga's Nili Latu lines up for the the national anthems during the Autumn International rugby union Test match between Scotland and Tonga at Rugby Park in Kilmarnock, Scotland on November 22, 2014
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