Good effort by Tonga at Oceania Rugby Sevens [1]
Monday, June 27, 2022 - 19:57
Tonga made a good effort during the 2022 Oceania Rugby Super Sevens held in Auckland, New Zealand.
Oceania Rugby said, although Tonga's men's team finished the weekend winless, it impressed against Fiji in their second match, losing 24-12.
The Tongans also managed to score points in four games with John Ika scoring three of the team’s six tries.
22022 Oceania Rugby Super Sevens Men's Results:
Day 1
New Zealand 38 def. Tonga 0
Australia 29 def. Fiji 19
Fiji 24 def. Tonga 12
New Zealand 35 def. Australia 19
Day 2
Australia 42 def. Tonga 0
New Zealand 19 def. Fiji 5
New Zealand 54 def. Tonga 12
Australia 26 def. Fiji 24
Day 3
Fiji 47 def. Tonga 5
New Zealand 17 def. Australia 12
Australia 35 def. Tonga 7
Fiji 12 def. New Zealand 5
2022 Oceania Rugby Super Sevens Women's Results:
Day 1
Australia 21 def. Black Ferns Pango 12
Black Ferns Ma 26 def. Fiji 12
Black Ferns Ma 28 def. Black Ferns Pango 14
Australia 19 def. Fiji 17
Day 2
Black Ferns Pango 19 def. Fiji 14
Black Ferns Ma 17 def. Australia 12
Australia 29 def. Black Ferns Pango 5
Black Ferns Ma 14 def. Fiji 7
Day 3
Black Ferns Ma 24 def. Black Ferns Pango 10
Australia 31 def. Fiji 14
Fiji 20 def. Black Ferns Pango 10
Black Ferns Ma 26 def. Australia 5
Meanwhile, New Zealand had a clean sweep of the 2022 Oceania Rugby Super Sevens, with a title win each both the Black Ferns and All Black Sevens.
The Oceania Super Sevens provided a boost to team preparations ahead the 2022 Commonwealth Games and RWC Sevens 2022.
It saw numerous uncapped players compete in their first international tournament in hopes of being selected by Australia, Fiji, New Zealand and Tonga for next month’s Commonwealth Games in Birmingham.