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List of Tonga national rugby union players is a list of people who have played for the Tonga national rugby union team. The list only includes players who have played in a Test match. [1] Note that the "position" column lists the position at which the player made his Test debut, not necessarily the position for which he is best known.
Rugby union is the national sport of Tonga.Tonga are considered to be a tier 2 rugby nation by the International Rugby Board.. Tonga has four main rugby playing islands, Vava'u (which produced players like Epi Taione), Ha'apai (which produced players like Jonah Lomu), ʻEua (which produced the Vunipola family, eight brothers who all played for the national team), and Tongatapu the major island ...
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The Tonga Rugby Union is the governing body of the sport of rugby union in Tonga. They are members of Oceania Rugby. There is a rugby union playing population of fewer than 800 out of a total population of 100,000. They were formed in 1923, and joined the World Rugby in 1987 when they were invited to play in the inaugural Rugby World Cup.
Fotu Suluka Lokotui (born 19 March 1992) is a Tongan rugby union player who generally plays as a Flanker.He represents Tonga internationally. [1] He was included in the Tongan squad for the 2019 Rugby World Cup which is held in Japan for the first time and also marks his first World Cup appearance.
Sione Maile Tupou (born 25 May 1994) is a Tongan international rugby union player.. A back-row forward, Tupou captains Tonga in rugby sevens. [1] He led the team at the 2022 Rugby World Cup Sevens and 2022 Commonwealth Games, where he was a flag bear for Tonga in the Parade of Nations.
Dave Tiueti (born 6 June 1973) is a former Tongan rugby union player who played for Ospreys regional team as a winger. He won 21 caps for Tonga, scoring 33 points. Tiueti made his debut for the Ospreys regional team in 2003 having previously played for Neath RFC, Tonmawr RFC, Bristol Rugby and Rugby Viadana.
Hola was a late call-up for the Tongan team in the 2008 IRB Pacific Nations Cup. He would play in their 35-13 loss to Japan, 15-20 defeat to Samoa and 27-16 victory over Fiji. He has since been selected for the 2008 Pacific Islanders rugby union team to tour Europe in November playing games against France, England and Italy. [4]