Rugby team
The Tonga women's national rugby sevens team represents Tonga in rugby sevens.
History[edit]
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 to the 2023 Pacific Games:
| Players
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| Mele Milate Akolo
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| Tupou Veiongo Lamipeti
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| Siutiti Vea Angalau He Lotu Ma'ake
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| Loketi Mahoni
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| Lesieli Rose Tai
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| Shonte Latisha Maryann Toa
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| Jazmon Meraina Mii Petisi Tupou-Witchman
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| Funda Uluheua
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| Neomai Tiulipe Ofongaki Vunga
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Tournament History[edit]
Pacific Games[edit]
| Pacific Games
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| Year
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Round
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Position
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 2011
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Did Not Compete
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 2015
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5th Place Playoff
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6th
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7
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2
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0
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5
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 2019
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Did Not Compete
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 2023
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Bronze Final
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4th
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5
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2
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0
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3
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| Total
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0 Titles
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2/4
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12
|
4
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0
|
8
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Oceania Women's Sevens[edit]
Oceania Rugby Sevens Challenge[edit]
| Year
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Round
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Position
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 2022
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3rd Place Playoff
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3rd
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7
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4
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0
|
3
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| Total
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0 Titles
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1/1
|
7
|
4
|
0
|
3
|
References[edit]
- ^ 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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- ^ 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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