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England coach Eddie Jones has called up Harlequins wing Louis Lynagh and Northampton scrum-half Alex Mitchell to the squad ahead of their autumn international fixture opener against Tonga.

Kyle Steyn scored four tries as Scotland dominated the autumn international opener with a 60-14 win over Tonga at Murrayfield Stadium on Saturday.

Scotland begin their Autumn Nations Series against Tonga and it offers an opportunity for Gregor Townsend to unleash the next generation of potential stars, including winger Rufus McLean.

Tonga have named 10 uncapped players in the squad for the end of the year tour where they face Scotland, England, the French Barbarians and Romania.

Harlequins have announced the signing of Tonga international Viliami Taulani ahead of the 2021/22 season.

Rugby Australia Chairman Hamish McLennan said the board is planning to include Pacific Island teams Fiji and Tonga to be part of the 2025 tour of British and Irish Lions to Australia.

Scotland will have an extended autumn international schedule later this year with Tonga added to the fixtures.

The Rugby Football Union has announced the fixtures for England's autumn campaign that kicks-off on 6th November.

New Zealand made a strong statement as they started their July series with a dominating 102-0 win over Tonga at Mount Smart Stadium on Saturday.

New Zealand head coach Ian Foster has has named a 36-man squad for the upcoming Tests against Fiji and Tonga.

New Zealand Rugby has confirmed that the All Blacks will be hosting Tonga and Fiji during their July Test series.

Tonga Rugby Union has confirmed that former Australia international Toutai Kefu has been reappointed as the head coach of the national side.

Former Tonga back-row Maama Molitika has announced retirement from professional rugby with immediate effect.

The Rugby Football Union has confirmed Tonga as the final opponent in England's upcoming Quilter Internationals series in November.

Tonga hooker Paula Ngauamo has been banned for seven weeks following an incident in their final game of the World Cup against the United States of America.

Tonga came up with a strong second-half performance as they signed off from the ongoing Rugby World Cup with a 31-19 win over the United States of America at Hanazono Rugby Stadium on Saturday.

France survived a late scare from Tonga as they completed a 23-21 thrilling win in their Pool C encounter at Kumamoto Stadium to book a berth in the quarter-finals of the ongoing Rugby World Cup.

Julian Montoya scored a hat-trick as Argentina completed a bonus-point victory over Tonga in their second round of the World Cup clash at Hanazono Rugby Stadium on Saturday.

Argentina head coach Mario Ledesma has made four changes to the starting line up for the second round of the World Cup game against Tonga to be played in Osaka this weekend.

England begun their World Cup with a win over Tonga thanks to a double from Manu Tuilagi.