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Auckland, New Zealand: Eden Park hosted three matches on 21 October 2023, including the second Pacific Cup match between New Zealand and Samoa, a women's match between New Zealand and Tonga, and a men's match between New Zealand A and Tonga A. Hamilton, New Zealand: Waikato Stadium hosted the Pacific Cup final on 4 November 2023.
Samoa vs Tonga in rugby league is a rivalry between the Samoa national rugby league team and the Tonga national rugby league team in the sport of rugby league. The two sides first met at the 1986 Pacific Cup , where Tonga came out as 34–16 victors.
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.
Tonga dominated possession and territory and forced Japan to make more than twice as many tackles. ... Fiji handled defending champion Samoa 33-19 in Apia to start the Pacific Nations Cup with two ...
According to Samoan oral tradition, Tonga was once under the dominion of the Tui Manu'a and paid tribute to the revered paramount chief. [3] In the tenth century this dominance waned and eventually supplanted by the Tuʻi Tonga Empire. While Manu'a under the Tui Manu'a remained independent, the rest of Samoa paid tribute to the Tu'i Tonga. [4]
Tonga: 4–46 Western Samoa: Avarua Tereora Stadium, Avarua: Unknown 20 October 1988 Tonga: 38–14 American Samoa: 1988 Pacific Cup: Apia Park, Apia: Unknown 22 October 1988 Māori: 42–16 Tonga: Apia Park, Apia: Unknown 26 October 1988 Western Samoa: 40–30 Tonga: Apia Park, Apia: Unknown 29 October 1988 Tonga: 19–6 Cook Islands: Apia ...
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 ...
Pool A threw up few surprises, with both South Africa and England qualifying for the quarter-finals, as expected. Third place went to Tonga, who beat the USA and South Pacific neighbours, Samoa, to secure a place in the 2011 Rugby World Cup. Tonga also gave the eventual champions a close run, losing by less than a try.