WELLINGTON (Reuters) - England held off an astonishing late fightback from Tonga to reach the final of the Rugby League World Cup for the first time in 22 years with a 20-18 victory in Auckland on Saturday. "It was a tough loss to take," said Tonga captain Sika Manu. "Throughout the whole tournament we've played for the whole 80 minutes and we showed that again today." England lost the 1995 final 16-8 to Australia and last won the trophy as Great Britain in 1972. Defence is the cornerstone of what we do and we need to take that into next week's match."

Source: The Star November 25, 2017 07:41 UTC