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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 ...
Tonga: 2023 Tonga rugby league tour of England: Totally Wicked Stadium, St Helens: 12,898 28 October 2023 England: 14–4 Tonga: Kirklees Stadium, Huddersfield: 11,210 4 November 2023 England: 26–4 Tonga: Headingley, Leeds: 15,477 18 October 2024 Australia: 18–0 Tonga: 2024 Pacific Cup: Lang Park, Brisbane: 33,196 2 November 2024 New ...
The Tonga Mate Ma'a squad was announced on 8 October 2024. [7] [8] Jersey numbers in the table reflect team selection for the Week 4 game against Australia. Statistics in this table are compiled from the website, Rugby League Project.
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.
Ireland 59-16 Tonga: Andy Farrell’s top Pool B after consecutive heavy victories in France Ireland vs Tonga LIVE: Rugby World Cupresult and reaction as Johnny Sexton breaks points scoring record ...
The Tongan war cry, the Sipi Tau [12] is accompanied by a traditional dance similar in style to the New Zealand Haka. Mate Ma'a Tonga War Cry. Teu tangi atu pe! Ko e 'aho! Ko e 'aho mavava mo e tangi! Teu mate maa Tonga! Hi! Tonga 'e! Ta kau to'a! Katoa pe! Tan Ki Tonga kota! Ha'u! Hii Teu ketau folau! Hii! Haa! Ke fesi! Mo laiki! Kotoa he tau ...
It is the largest number of teams and players participating in rugby league in Tongan history, with the National Schools Committee starting the Under 12s, Under 14s and Under 15s in 2008. In 2013 the Secondary Schools Competition featured 8 schools with teams competing in Under 13s, Under 15s, Under 17's and Open's competitions.
The tour was the first by a Pacific island nation to England and the first test match series between the two countries. [4] England and Tonga had only played each other three times previously, twice during the 2006 Federation Shield and during the 2017 Rugby League World Cup Semi Final. All three games were won by England.