Rugby team
The Tonga women's national rugby sevens team represents Tonga in rugby sevens.
History
Tonga has played at the 2010 and 2011 Asia-Pacific Championship, the Oceania Women's Sevens Championship since 2012, and the 2015 Pacific Games.[1]
They won the Bowl final at the 2011 Borneo Women’s Sevens competition which included teams from Asia and the Oceanic region.[2][3]
At the 2023 Oceania Women's Sevens Championship in Brisbane, they finished in sixth place with two wins and three losses.[4][5] They also competed at the Pacific Games in Honiara where they had a surprise defeat to newcomers, Wallis and Futuna, in their bronze medal playoff.[6][7]
Squad
Squad to the 2023 Pacific Games:
Players |
Mele Milate Akolo |
Tupou Veiongo Lamipeti |
Siutiti Vea Angalau He Lotu Ma'ake |
Loketi Mahoni |
Lesieli Rose Tai |
Shonte Latisha Maryann Toa |
Jazmon Meraina Mii Petisi Tupou-Witchman |
Funda Uluheua |
Neomai Tiulipe Ofongaki Vunga |
Tournament History
Pacific Games
Pacific Games |
Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L |
2011 | Did Not Compete |
2015 | 5th Place Playoff | 6th | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
2019 | Did Not Compete |
2023 | Bronze Final | 4th | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
Total | 0 Titles | 2/4 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 8 |
Oceania Women's Sevens
Oceania Rugby Sevens Challenge
Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L |
2022 | 3rd Place Playoff | 3rd | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
Total | 0 Titles | 1/1 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
References
- ^ Matangi Tonga (2 August 2012). "Tonga Women in Oceania Sevens Championship".
- ^ IRB (22 September 2011). "Borneo gets set for Sevens". Archived from the original on September 25, 2011. Retrieved 24 June 2012.
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: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ Taimi Media Network (26 September 2011). "Tonga Bowl Champions at Borneo Women's Sevens". Retrieved June 24, 2012.
- ^ "Final lap before three-day sevens thriller". oceania.rugby. 2023-11-09. Retrieved 2023-11-20.
- ^ Grey, Lachlan (2023-11-12). "Aussie women & NZ men claim Oceania 7s gold, Fiji and Samoa book tickets to Paris". www.rugby.com.au. Retrieved 2023-11-20.
- ^ Hawkins, Koroi (2023-11-26). "Pacific Games 2023: Fiji, Tahiti sweep rugby 7s and volleyball gold, but New Caledonia's medal haul continues". RNZ. Retrieved 2023-11-26.
- ^ Ballekom, Aaron; Saepioh, Donaldson; Teho, Frank (2023-11-25). "Fiji Retain Rugby 7s Golds, Wallis And Futuna Win Surprise Women's Bronze". www.sol2023.com.sb. Retrieved 2023-11-26.
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