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Tonga score 92 to book last eight place

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Tonga score 92 to book last eight place

Tonga beat Cook Islands 92-10 to book their place in the last eight of the Rugby League World Cup. Cook's team had been visiting the Captain Cook Birthplace Museum on the anniversary of Captain's birth. They were beaten by Tonga in Middlesbrough. Will Penisini, Tesi Niu, Isaiya Katoa, Jason Taumalolo, Steve Marsters and Tinirau Arona scored for Cook. The win was the third highest in tournament's history.

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