Tonga qualifies for Hamilton and Sydney 7s [1]
Wednesday, November 14, 2018 - 21:35. Updated on Tuesday, March 5, 2019 - 21:21.
The qualification occurred as a result of the Tonga Sevens team being the “highest placed non-core team” at the Oceania Rugby Sevens tournament. Tonga secured fifth place in the tournament behind Fiji (Tournament winners), New Zealand, Samoa and Australia.
In the tournament final, Fiji defeated New Zealand 17 - 12 in overtime to win the 2018 Oceania Rugby Sevens.
Tonga Results at the 2018 Oceania Rugby Sevens tournament
10/11/18 Tonga 29 def 12 Cook Islands
10/11/18 Tonga 17 def 5 Papua New Guinea
10/11/18 Australia 19 def 7 Tonga
9/11/18 Samoa 21 def 0 Tonga
9/11/18 Tonga 45 def 7 Tuvalu
9/11/18 Tonga 38 def 0 Niue