Dragons RFC duo Fetuli Paea and Fine Inisi could not stop defending champion Fiji taking a bonus point 32-10 win over Tonga in the second round of the Pacific Nations Cup.
Tonga finished the match with 14 men after backrower Siosiua Moala received a second yellow card in the 68th minute which became a red card.
Tonga - who started by both Paea and Inisi and had opened its Pacific Nations Cup campaign with a 30-16 win over Samoa - started strongly with an early try to scrum half Augustine Pulu.
After a penalty to Caleb Muntz, Fiji took the lead for the first time with a superb long-distance try finished by former All Blacks center Seta Tamanivalu. Winger Kalaveti Ravouvou scored during Moala's first absence in the sin-bin and by halftime Fiji led 17-10.
Fiji took time in the second half to extend its lead, frustrated by solid Tonga defense.
Captain Tevita Ikanivere scored in the 63rd minute from a cross-kick by Muntz and Taniela Rakuro added Fiji's final try five minutes later in a goalline scramble.
In the third and final preliminary round on Sept. 6, Fiji and Samoa play at Rotorua, New Zealand and the United States hosts Japan at Sacramento, California.
The top four teams will advance to the semifinals, and the playoff rounds are set to be played in the United States. Denver is hosting the semifinals and fifth-place playoff on Sept. 14 and Salt Lake City the third-place playoff and final on Sept. 20.
