Tonga
win the Bowl final of the San Diego Sevens 11
Feb 2007
Tonga
won the Bowl final against Argentina 22-17 at the Steinlarger
USA
Sevens held in San Diego on Sat 10 and Sun 11 Feb 2007.
Tonga
qualify for the World Cup 10 Feb 2007
Tonga
defeated Korea 85-3 at Waitemata Park, Auckland, New Zealand
thus qualifying for the World Cup in France later this year.
The importance of the game was evident by the presence of the IRB
Vice Chairman Mr Bob Tuckey and the actual World Cup itself.
The trophy was displayed and paraded for the crowd - it is named
after the player credited with "picking up the ball and running
with it" -
Willam Webb Ellis.
Tonga now join their fellow Pacific Islanders
Samoa in the World Cup
(Pool A) along with England, South Africa and the USA.
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