Rugby World Cup photos

England fans descend to the Parc de Princes hoping for the victory which secures a quarter-final berth against Australia

England's players link arms in a defiant show of unity in the face of the Sipitau, the Tongan haka

Tonga replacement Inoke Afeaki gets right in the face of England's youngest player Mathew Tait as the Sipi Tau finishes

Flanker Lewis Moody once again shows little regard for his own personal safety charging down Vungakoto Lilo's kick

Tonga capitalise on England's nervous start when Sukanaivalu Hufanga slides past three tacklers for the opening try

England hit back through quick thinking from Jonny Wilkinson, whose high cross-field kick finds Paul Sackey in the corner

Sackey takes advantage of a loose Pierre Hola pass to run 75m unopposed for his second touchdown of the game

Sackey enjoys the moment as he scores his fourth try of the tournament to give England a 19-10 half-time lead

Jonny Wilkinson misses with a relatively simple penalty early in the second half as Tonga refuse to go down without a fight

It's Tonga's Pierre Hola who scores the first points of the second half, as his 53rd-minute penalty closes the gap to just six points

But six minutes later, England find the clinical finishing which has been missing from their game for so long as Mathew Tait scores his first try of the tournament

For almost the first time in the tournament, England find some rhythm and begin to really hurt Tonga with their rapid attacks

The much-criticised Andy Farrell grabs his first try in an England jersey as his dummy loop move with Jonny Wilkinson catches the Tonga defence out

And Jonny Wilkinson kicks yet another drop-goal to keep the scoreboard ticking over

Tonga do have the final say though, grabbing a well-deserved score in the dying seconds through Hale T Pole's effort out wide

Both sets of players embrace warmly after a hard-fought match in Paris, with England coming through to set up a quarter-final meeting with Australia

Tonga's players unite in a huddle and share a prayer together at the end of their most successful ever World Cup campaign

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