Tonga beat Canada twice in 5 days

Tonga continued its mastery over Canada, running in six tries for a comfortable 36-12 win in an international rugby test match.

The 23rd-ranked Canadian men lost 28-3 to the 15th-ranked Pacific Islanders in the opening test just a few days earlier in the Tongan capital.

As in the first meeting, the Tongan execution was far from perfect. But the home side's power and pace were too much for the Canadians at Teufaiva Stadium.

Sosefo Sakalia and Kyren Taumoefolau each scored two tries and Vaea Fifita and Sam Moli added singles for Tonga, which led 26-0 at the half. Sonatane Takulua kicked three conversions.

Isaac Olson scored both tries for Canada, whose offence never got untracked. Peter Nelson booted a conversion.

The games in Tonga were the first for Canada since a 43-37 loss to No. 21 Namibia in November.

For Tonga, they represented the last two runouts ahead of next month's World Cup in France where it will face No. 1 Ireland, No. 4 South Africa, No. 5 Scotland and No. 19 Romania in a tough Group B.

Canada failed to qualify for the World Cup for the first time ever.