New Zealand vs Tonga live: Latest score and RWC 2015 updates as Ben Smith and Tony Woodcock tries give All Blacks lead
Follow all the action from St James' Park as the All Blacks bring the curtain down on their Pool C campaign
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Your support makes all the difference.Follow the latest action from the Pool C encounter between New Zealand and Tonga at Newcastle's St James' Park.
• All Blacks have already qualified for the quarter-finals as Pool C winners
• Tonga need to win to finish third and qualify for the 2019 Rugby World Cup
• New Zealand without captain Richie McCaw due to a hip injury
• Ma'a Nonu set to win his 100th cap for the All Blacks
• Kieran Read skippers the side in McCaw's absence
• Tongans have only beaten Namibia so far and look set to miss out on third to Georgia
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Today's Rugby World Cup fixtures:
Pool C: New Zealand vs Tonga, St James' Park - 8pm
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