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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.
Tongan rugby union biography stubs (111 P) Pages in category "Tongan rugby union players" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 303 total.
Paula Latu (born 14 February 1996) is a Tongan rugby union player, who plays as a prop for Southland in New Zealand's domestic National Provincial Championship competition. [1] He has represented Tonga internationally.
Pages in category "Tonga international rugby union players" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 280 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Tonga national rugby league team players (2 C, 165 P) T. Tongan female rugby league players (2 P) Pages in category "Tongan rugby league players"
Benjamin Vainga Charles Tameifuna (Tongan: [dɑːmeɪfʊnɑː]; born 30 August 1991) is a professional rugby union player who plays as a prop for Top 14 club Bordeaux Bègles. Born in New Zealand, he represents Tonga at international level after qualifying on ancestry grounds .
Rugby was brought to the region in the early 20th century by sailors and missionaries, and the Tonga Rugby Football Union was formed in late 1923. Tonga beat Fiji 9–6 in their first test in 1924 played in the capital Nukuʻalofa. However, Tonga lost the second test 14–3 and drew the decider 0–0.
While still playing rugby league, Vaikona played Rugby sevens for Tonga at the 2002 Commonwealth Games. [6] Vaikona joined North London-based Saracens from Bradford Bulls in 2004 and went on to score a try on his début a few months later. In his first season in rugby union, he was the top off-loader in the premiership during the 2004/05 season.