Tonga defeats Kiwis in dramatic fashion with late field goal, advances to Pacific Cup final.
A clutch field goal from Isaiya Katoa with four minutes on the clock secured Tonga a dramatic 25-24 victory over the Kiwis, which sees them advance to the Pacific Cup final against the Kangaroos and resigns the defending champions to a do-or-die relegation scrap.
Having utterly dominated the opening 34 minutes to lead 24-0 on the back of completing all 17 of their opening sets, Tonga then fell away in spectacular fashion to leak 24 unanswered points and allow the Kiwis to tie the game with 12 to go.
But at that point Katoa emerged, with the 20-year-old Dolphins playmaker calmly...