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The Tonga national rugby league team (Tongan: timi līki ʻakapulu fakafonua ʻa Tonga) represents Tonga in rugby league football. They are currently the fifth ranked team in the world. The team was formed to compete in the 1986 Pacific Cup , and have competed at six Rugby League World Cups , starting in 1995 and continuing consecutively until ...
20 October 2017 Italy: 6–16 Tonga: Friendly: Callendar Park, Innisfail: Unknown 29 October 2017 Scotland: 4–50 Tonga: 2017 Rugby League World Cup: Barlow Park, Cairns: 9,216 4 November 2017 Samoa: 18–32 Tonga: Waikato Stadium, Hamilton: 18,156 11 November 2017 New Zealand: 22–28 Tonga: Waikato Stadium, Hamilton: 24,041 18 November 2017 ...
Ten members of the squad have previously played for other international teams: Tonga Invitational team in 2019 (5): Havili, Lolohea, Taumalolo, Tupou, and Tupouniua. Fiji (1): Wong. New Zealand (4): Fonua-Blake, Havili, Lolohea, Taumalolo. Taumalolo also played one match for the NRL All Stars Australia (2): Kaufusi and Tupou in 2014.
The first Tonga women's team was in 2003 and known as the Mate Ma'a Tonga women's team administered by the Tonga National Rugby League (TNRL) body. The newly formed Tonga women's national rugby league incorporated is under the Tongan Government with the national men's team. TNRL are no longer the national administrating body for Tonga Rugby League.
The Tonga national rugby union team (Tongan: timi feohi ʻakapulu fakafonua ʻa Tonga) represents the Tonga Rugby Union in men's international rugby union. The team is nicknamed ʻIkale Tahi (Sea Eagles). Like their Polynesian neighbours, the Tongans start their matches with a traditional challenge – the Sipi Tau.
Rugby league first gained attention in Tonga when the Pacific Cup competition would be partially held in the country during 1986. After this initial exposure to the Tongan people several clubs began to form or switch from rugby union to rugby league and by 1988 the nation had enough depth in their player pool to begin playing national fixtures and would decide to enter the 1988 Pacific Cup ...
The 2024 Summer Olympics opening ceremony may be a little less glossy compared to previous years due to the absence of Pita Taufatofua. However, the former Tongan flag bearer still took part in ...
Fifita quickly became a regular starter for New Zealand and made six appearances for the All Blacks in 2017. Fifita and his Hurricanes team-mate Jordie Barrett both earned their first cap for New Zealand in the 78-0 win against Samoa on 16 June 2017, one day prior to Fifita's 25th birthday, where Fifita replaced veteran Jerome Kaino off the ...