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Score Away Competition Location Attendance 29 October 1986 Tonga: 34–16 Western Samoa: 1986 Pacific Cup: Avarua Tereora Stadium, Avarua: Unknown 31 October 1986 Tokelau: 22–26 Tonga: Avarua Tereora Stadium, Avarua: Unknown 2 November 1986 Māori: 27–18 Tonga: Avarua Tereora Stadium, Avarua: Unknown 4 November 1986 Tonga: 4–46 Western Samoa
The first match played between the two sides was a 25–24 win by New Zealand in 1995. The rivalry gained traction in 2017, when a number of high-profile New Zealand representatives, let by Jason Taumalolo , defected and decided to play for Tonga, their nation of heritage, instead.
On 19 August 2024, news website Stuff reported that a men's match between New Zealand and Tonga had been scheduled for Mount Smart Stadium, Auckland on Saturday, 2 November 2024. [6] This was again reported three days later by The New Zealand Herald , going further with reporting New Zealand will host Australia on 27 October in Christchurch .
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There were 67 tries in the eight men's games (average 8.4) and 34 tries in five women's matches (average 6.8). A further ten tries were scored in the men's match between New Zealand A and Tonga A. Top try-scorer honours were shared by three men's players: Nene McDonald, Ronaldo Mulitalo and Jamayne Isaako, with four tries each
Follow coverage of Scotland vs Tonga with our blog Tonga have also only played one match thus far in the tournament and got their campaign under way with a 59-16 defeat against Ireland.
The following week at Auckland's Eden Park, Tonga faced the Australia in an Oceania Cup match. Tonga stunned the world number one nation, winning 16–12, their best win in their history. [41] This match was labelled one of the greatest upsets in rugby league history, marking the first time Australia had lost to a tier 2 nation since 1978. [42]
The match celebrated 100 years since the first Trans-Tasman clash began. Later on in that year, the 2008 World Cup kicked off. Wayne Bennett assisted Kearney in the competition. Kearney's Kiwis advanced from the group stage in second position which saw them face England for a second time in the tournament, this time in the semi-final.