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Tonga Sevens to take part in Olympic preparation tournament [1]

Auckland, New Zealand

Thursday, April 1, 2021 - 17:09

Tonga Sevens vs All Blacks Sevens at Blake Park, Tauranga, 19 February 2021. Photo: All Blacks Sevens facebook

Tonga’s sevens team will take part in a sevens invitational tournament, Takiwhitu Tūturu, next weekend, April 9 and 10, at Hataitai Park in Wellington to help with Olympic preparations.

Radio New Zealand reported the tournament will feature Samoa and two All Blacks Sevens teams along with Tonga in the men’s competition.

While a women’s competition will also feature a Moana Pasifika team, two Black Ferns sevens teams, and a Black Ferns 15-a-side selection.

Tonga’s team will travel to Wellington from Auckland next week.

An Olympic qualifying tournament will be held in Monaco in June, where Tonga hopes to secure an Olympic spot.

The Takiwhitu Tūturu schedule is outlined below:

Friday 9 April

10:00am Moana Pasifika v Black Ferns Sevens Black
10.30am Black Ferns Sevens White v Black Ferns Invitational
11:00am All Blacks Sevens White v All Blacks Sevens Black
11.30am Samoa Invitational v Tonga Invitational
2.30pm Moana Pasifika v Black Ferns Sevens White
3:00pm Black Ferns Sevens Black v Black Ferns Invitational
3.30pm Tonga Invitational v All Blacks Sevens White
4:00pm All Blacks Sevens Black v Samoa Invitational

 Saturday 10 April

10:00am Black Ferns Invitational v Moana Pasifika
10.30am Black Ferns Sevens Black v Black Ferns Sevens White
11:00am All Blacks Sevens Black v Tonga Invitational
11.30am Samoa Invitational v All Blacks Sevens White
2.30pm Women's play-offs
3:00pm Women's play-offs
3.30pm Men's play-offs
4:00pm Men's play-offs
Tonga Sevens Team [2]
Tonga Sevens [3]
Tonga [4]
Tokyo Olympics [5]
Rugby Sevens [6]

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[1] https://matangitonga.to/2021/04/01/tonga-sevens-take-part-olympic-preparation-tournament [2] https://matangitonga.to/tag/tonga-sevens-team?page=1 [3] https://matangitonga.to/tag/tonga-sevens?page=1 [4] https://matangitonga.to/tag/tonga?page=1 [5] https://matangitonga.to/tag/tokyo-olympics?page=1 [6] https://matangitonga.to/topic/rugby-sevens?page=1