But Wales were beaten 19-10 in the semi-finals by Canada, who lost to Tonga 14-12 in the Plate final.
Kelly was delighted with his side's response after their 22-20 defeat to Tonga in their opening pool game last week.
After a 33-7 defeat to Tonga on Friday, Wales got back on track on Saturday with a 61-0 thumping of Chinese Taipei.
Chinese soft loans to Tonga, Vanuatu, the Cook Islands and, more controversially, to the military regime in Fiji, have raised American eyebrows.
"I'm very relieved - credit to Tonga, they were outstanding, " said White.
In the Plate quarter-finals, World Cup winners Wales fought back to overcome the USA 22-21, but Scotland had no answer to Tonga's power and pace as they went down 29-0.
Matt McKevitt, a consultant and frequent traveler, who until recently lived in Napier, New Zealand, successfully bid for upgrades on two vacation trips, one to Tonga and the other to Melbourne, Australia, where he now lives.
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Things went from bad to worse for Tonga as replacement Toma Toke was shown a yellow card for a high tackle to reduce the Sea Eagles to 13 men.
More likely, Mr Bainimarama stayed at home to avoid rebukes for reneging on the commitment he made at last year's PIF summit in Tonga to hold elections by March 2009.
"To learn the lessons of the Tonga game and to come out that little bit stronger and a little bit wiser and to apply it on the field was a massive effort from the players, " he admitted.
Both should be fit for Saturday's game against Samoa, while Jason Robinson hopes to return against Tonga.
Between June and November, humpback whales congregate in Tonga to mate and breed.
But there was just time for Tonga to cross the line for a simple touchdown to round off the victory.
Tonga's indiscipline was a constant problem and Ganson finally lost patience after 24 minutes, sending Esikele Tonga to the sin-bin for yet another offence at the ruck.
The visitors' naivety was highlighted again as Elijah Riyong misjudged a bouncing ball on the sixth tackle, allowing Tonga to gobble up the loose ball and touch down.
Then he hears of plans to invite the king of Tonga, not the prime minister, to cut the ribbon at a store.
England, who are bidding to become the first side to win back-to-back World Cups, have been on an upward curve since losing to South Africa in Paris, beating Samoa, Tonga, Australia and France to reach the final.
The winners of that game are likely to top the group, although Samoa and Tonga will also present a threat to England if their opening display was anything to go by.
The defeat to South Africa left England third in Pool A, needing to win their two remaining games against Samoa (22 September) and Tonga (28 September) to progress.
They include 22 people killed in American Samoa, 139 in Samoa and seven in Tonga, according to officials on the islands.
MacDonald powered his way over to score in the corner on 46 minutes but Tonga responded with the help of an incisive break from skipper Nili Latu which led to Joseph Vaka scoring his first try for his country.
Pacific countries in general all place great emphasis on culture in their ESD programs, and Tonga has already worked to introduce a much greater amount of cultural content into school programs and strengthen the use of Tongan language in education.
But since taking office last December, Australia's new Labor government has announced a seasonal labour scheme for the fruit-picking industry, to be open to PNG, Vanuatu, Kiribati and Tonga.
However, the return of talisman kicker Jonny Wilkinson inspired successive victories over Samoa, Tonga, Australia and France to give England the chance of becoming the first team to retain the title.
O'Sullivan may be experimenting, but it is still a very strong Ireland side while it hasn't been an easy ride for the visitors Islanders who have combined the talent Tonga, Samoa and Fiji to try take on Europe.
The Fiji, Samoa and Tonga select lost 38-20 to Wales at the weekend.
World No.2 Nadal is struggling with the knee injury he picked up Wednesday's quarterfinal win over Jo-Wilfred Tonga, where he was taken to three hard-fought sets.
"I'm very happy to sign again with Saints, " said Tonga'uiha.
The Springboks surged 27-10 clear but brave Tonga fought back with two quick tries to set up a thrilling finish.
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