Tonga v Canada betting preview and tips Visit Save For Later Posted by Luke Williams 13 Sep 2011 Tweet Can Tonga beat Canada in Pool A? (credit: Nick in exsilio) Related Articles See all All news Share it Pin It Tonga have made 11 changes to the side that lost to New Zealand in their opening World Cup Pool A clash when they take on Canada in Whangarei on Wednesday.Tonga showed plenty of heart in their 41-10 defeat at the hands of the All Blacks last Friday, but head coach Isitolo Maka wants to see what the rest of his squad is capable of.One of the new starting faces is prop Alisona Taumalolo, who came on last week and scored Tonga’s only try, he will start at loosehead prop.Tonga captain Finau Maka said: “Guys who didn’t make the 22 against the All Blacks are starting this week, so it is a challenge to get them up to the same page as where we left off last Friday night.”Canada will be looking to cause a World Cup upset when they meet Tonga and they will be hoping second row forward Jamie Cudmore will be the catalyst to their victory.Cudmore returns to the national side after an absence of almost four years following club commitments with Clermont Auvergne and a number of injuries.Ryan Smith has been selected at inside centre, while Ed Fairhurst will start the game at scrum-half.Tonga are ranked 12th in the world with Canada not far behind in 14th. These two have met five times before with Canada taking the spoils 3-2 at the moment, their last meeting saw Canada pick up a 24-7 success at the 2003 World Cup in Australia.Tonga are seen as the favourites to pick up their first World Cup win in 2011 and can be backed at 2/5 with Bet365, while Canada are available at 11/5 with the draw on offer at 25/1.Handicap betting is very popular during the World Cup and Tonga -8 is available at evens with BetFred, while Canada +8 is 4/5 with the same firm.The Pool Stages are very important and one popular market is the winning margin one and you can get odds of 5/2 with Ladbrokes that Tonga win this Pool A clash by 11-20 points, while Canada are on offer at 13/8 for a 1-12 points success.Tonga v Canada Pool A Line-Ups:Tonga:1. Alisona Taumalolo2. Ephraim Taukafa3. Kisi Pulu4. Sione Timani5. Tukulua Lokotui6. Finau Maka (c) 7. Sione Vaiomounga8. Samiu Vahafolau9. Thomas Palu10. Taniela Moa11. William Helu12. Alipate Fatafehi13. Siale Piutau14. Fetu'u Vainikolo15. Kurt MorathReplacements:16. Aloisio Ma'asi17. Soane Tonga'uiha18. Halani Aulika19. Viliami Ma'afu20. Sione Kalamafoni21. Viliame Iongi22. Alaska TaufaCanada:1. Hubert Buydens2. Pat Riordan (c)3. Jason Marshall 4. Jebb Sinclair 5. Jamie Cudmore6. Adam Kleeberger7. Chauncey O'Toole8. Aaron Carpenter9. Ed Fairhurst10. Ander Monro11. Phil Mackenzie12. Ryan Smith13. DTH Van Der Merwe 14. Ciaran Hearn 15. James PritchardReplacements:16. Ryan Hamilton17. Scott Franklin18. Tyler Hotson19. Nanyak Dala20. Conor Trainor 21. Sean White22. Nathan Hirayama Like Like Post to wall 243 Reads All All News Recent All News Articles Stanley Cup Finals preview - Vancouver Canucks looking to take 3-1 series lead07 Jun 2011The Canucks are the team expected to win this series and while they still lead 2-1, game four promi The best free bet offers at the 2012 Grand National14 Apr 2012We take a look at the best free bet offers available on 2012 Aintree Grand National Saturday. 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