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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 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.
Tonga: 16–12 Australia: 2019 Oceania Cup: Eden Park, Auckland: 25,575 2020s. Date Home Score Away Competition Location Attendance 25 June 2022
Brisbane, Australia: Lang Park will host two matches on the evening of Friday, 18 October 2024, Australia playing Papua New Guinea in the women's Cup and Tonga in the men's Cup. Suva , Fiji : National Stadium will host two-double headers (four games in all) on Saturday, 19 October and Saturday, 26 October 2024.
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]
2019/20: Tonga avoided relegation as Australia would were scheduled to tour England the following year freeing up an additional space in the 2020 tournament. 2020/23: Following the tournament's rebrand as the Pacific Championships and the extended time between editions due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the delayed 2021 World Cup , previous ...
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On 20 October 2018, for the first time in history, Australia played a Test match against Tonga. In front of a sold-out crowd at Mt. Smart Stadium in Auckland, the Kangaroos withstood a spirited challenge from the Mate Ma'a to win 34–16. [46]