Fiji, Oct. 18 -- England's hopes of reaching the World Cup semi-finals are already on life support after suffering a 30-12 loss to world No.5 Tonga in their blockbuster showdown in Perth.
With His Majesty King Tupou VI and crown prince Tupouto'a 'Ulukalala among the sellout 18,302 crowd at HBF Park on Saturday night, Tonga produced a defensive masterclass in the four-tries-to-two victory.
The result put Tonga in the box seat to reach the semis, with games against Lebanon and Samoa to round out their group stage.
In contrast, world No.3 England have been left on the brink of elimination - even if they win their remaining two games against France and PNG.
Under the confusing group stage system employed for the World Cup, only two teams fr...