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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 ...
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.
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 .
Simon Hafoka (born 1974) is a professional rugby player and coach who played international rugby for Tonga. [1] He grew up in Auckland, New Zealand and attended St Peter's College. Hafoka's playing position is as hooker/backrow forward. He has also played Rugby 7s for the Fiji Spartans 7s team in the UK, Ireland and Portugal. [2]
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.
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.
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.