Rugby World Cup 2011 - France 14-19 Tonga Match Highlights (VIDEO)
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France crawled into the quarter-finals even though they suffered a huge upset against Tonga in the Rugby World Cup 2011.
Although France lead 6-3 lead after two penalties from Dimitri Yachvili, Tonga produced an inspirational performance and surged forward when Sukanaivalu Hufanga crossed a try and Kurt Morath converted it.
Morath's penalty then made it 13-6 while Yachvili reduced the deficit with his third penalty in the second half.
Morath struck two more but Vincent Clerc's late try earned France a bonus point with which they progressed.
Their margin of defeat could have been much bigger had Morath not missed three second-half penalties and a drop-goal. It was a deserved victory for Tonga as they dominated the match and it will be savoured for a long time to come.
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