Tonga goes old school
This beats Samoa's team against USA on September 20, which had an average age of 31 years and four days
The team is also Tonga's most experienced World Cup starting XV with 349 caps, beating the record set against Namibia in their previous pool match The team is the fourth most experienced in Tongan Test history
Coach Mana Otai has made six changes, with Elvis Taoine replacing Aleki Lutui at hooker and Halani 'Aulika replacing Sila Puafisi at tighthead
Second row forward Tukulua Lokotui takes the place of Hale T-Pole, who picked up a knock against Namibia Tonga's most capped player and captain Nili Latu returns at the expense of double try-scorer Jack Ram, who is not in the match day 23
In the backs, Tonga's leading points scorer, Kurt Morath, returns and Latiume Fosita is named in the replacements instead Leading Tongan try-scorer Fetu'u Vainikolo also comes in for David Halaifonua, with Telusa Veainu switching wings
Soane Tonga'uiha will make his 10th World Cup appearance – half of his Test caps have come at World Cups
Fetu'u Vainikolo is now clear at the top of the list of Tongan try scorers and can extend that record further Kurt Morath can do the same as Tonga's all-time Test points scorer
The two players they overtook, Josh Taumalolo (tries) and Pierre Hola (points), only played together twice – against Japan on June 4, 2006 and Samoa on June 23, 2007 – despite having Test careers that overlapped between 1998 and 2007
Vungakoto Lilo needs two tries to draw level with Taumalolo as joint-second all-time Tongan try scorer and will also be starting his 10th World Cup match
Lilo will also become the joint-second most capped Tongan player of all time, drawing level with Elisi Vunipola on 41 Neither player was capped by the Pacific Islanders
Tonga: 15 Vungakoto Lilo, 14 Telusa Veainu, 13 Siale Piutau, 12 Sione Piukala, 11 Fetu'u Vainikolo, 10 Kurt Morath, 9 Sonatane Takulua, 8 Viliami Ma'afu, 7 Nili Latu (captain), 6 Sione Kalamafoni, 5 Joseph Tuineau, 4 Tukulua Lokotui, 3 Halani 'Aulika, 2 Elvis Taione, 1 Soane Tonga'uiha.
Replacements: 16 Aleki Lutui, 17 Sona Taumalolo, 18 Sila Puafisi, 19 Sitiveni Mafi, 20 Opeti Fonua, 21 Samisoni Fisilau, 22 Latiume Fosita, 23 David Halaifonua.
Date: Sunday, October 4
Venue: Leicester City Stadium, Leicester
Kick-off: 14.30 (13.30 GMT; 10.30 ART; Monday, October 5, 02.30 Tonga Time)
Referee: Jaco Peyper (South Africa)
Assistant referees: Glen Jackson (New Zealand), Mike Fraser (New Zealand)
TMO: Ben Skeen (New Zealand)
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