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Tonga have made 10 changes to their side to face Canada in Wollongong on Wednesday, including the return of injured skipper Inoke Afeaki to the second row.

Afeaki was carried off with a head injury during the 36-12 loss to Italy in Tonga's opening game, but was cleared of concussion and only missed the matches against Wales and New Zealand because of a knee injury.

The other nine changes from the team which lost 91-7 to the All Blacks mean only two forwards survive from that match, including number eight Benhur Kivalu, who captained Tonga in Afeaki's absence.

Tonga: G Leger (Pukekohe); P Fifita (North Otago), J Ngauamo (Montferrand), J Payne (Manly), S Fonua (Ponsonby); P Hola (Kobe Steel), S Martens (Celtic Warriors); T Lea'aetoa (Northern Suburbs), E Taukafa, (Northern Suburbs), H Lavaka (Eastern Suburbs), M Ngauamo (Wellington), I Afeaki (Secom, captain), N Naufahu (Otamatea), J Tu'amoheloa (Massey), B Kivalu (Sanix).

Replacements: V Ma'si (Penzance), K Tonga (Fahefa), U Latu (Northern Suburbs), S Fenukitau (Ricoh), D Palu (Poneke), S Hufanga (Vaini Club), V Vaki (Parma).




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