The Heilala 9s rugby league tournament has returned for a second year, with teams from across Tonga gathering at Teufaiva Stadium in Nuku'alofa, yesterday 2 July, for the opening day of the three-day competition.
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Tuesday 30 June 2026
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Sydney, Australia
Tongan international Haumole Olakau'atu says improving the effort areas of his game helped him win back his place in the NSW State of Origin side after being dropped for game two of the series. By: Jasper Bruce / AAP
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Monday 15 June 2026
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Queensland, Australia
Queensland centre Robert Toia will play his fifth consecutive Origin match for Queensland at the MCG (Melbourne Cricket Ground) on Wednesday night but he credits where he is today for being one of 10 children. He is a rock-solid physical specimen … thanks to his mother Fanga's famous porridge.
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Wednesday 10 June 2026
Queensland, Australia
Queensland debutant Kulikefu Finefeuiaki credits giving up a family favourite Tongan dish as one reason why he is now a streamlined wrecking ball set to unleash his best in State of Origin. The 22-year-old Dolphin and Tonga international wasn't always the athletic beast and 80-minute second-rower he is now. By: Joel Gould /AAP.
Wednesday 5 November 2025
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Tongan rugby league star 'Eliesa Katoa (Eli) has undergone surgery in Auckland after suffering seizure activity on the bench during Sunday's loss to New Zealand Kiwis.
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Wednesday 6 November 2024
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Tonga will take on the Kangaroos, in an iconic rematch for the Pacific Championship finals. The game is set kickoff at 6:00pm on Sunday, 10 November 2024 (Tongan Time), at the CommBank Stadium in Sydney, Australia.
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Monday 24 July 2023
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Four Tongan boys received two-year Rugby League Scholarships to Australia from the NRL Clubs, North Queensland Cowboys and Canterbury Bulldogs, after getting noticed through the Tonga secondary school competitions pathway.
Monday 26 June 2023
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
An under 16s Rugby league team is set to tour Sydney, Australia for the next two weeks. The team left Fua’amotu Airport early Saturday morning, 24 June 2023.
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Monday 15 May 2023
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The Secondary School Rugby League Competition held its grand finals at Teufaiva Stadium on 12 May.
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Wednesday 29 March 2023
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The Tongan international NRL player, Keaon Koloamatangi, expects his versatility to help him secure a Blues jersey for the State of Origin 2023 in Australia. He played hooker for Tonga during last year’s World Cup, after being a member of the extended New South Wales (NSW) squad last season.
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Saturday 25 March 2023
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The National Rugby League competition for Secondary Schools in Tonga kicked off today, 24 March 2023.
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Friday 24 March 2023
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Melbourne, Australia
Melbourne Storm is honouring and celebrating seven of the different cultures including Tonga in its NRL playing group, with its 2023 multicultural t-shirt.
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Thursday 1 December 2022
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Tonga's National Rugby League Men’s Team, Mate Ma’a Tonga has qualified for the 2025 Rugby League World Cup in France.
Monday 7 November 2022
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The Mate Ma’a Tonga ended its participation in the 2022 Rugby League World Cup competition after it was beaten by the Toa Samoa, in the quarter-final, 20-18 today at Halliwell Jones Stadium, UK (Nov. 6, UK time).
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Monday 31 October 2022
Middlesbrough, England
Mate Ma'a Tonga have won all their pool games, defeating the Cook Islands 92 - 10, at Riverside Stadium in Middlesbrough.
Tuesday 25 October 2022
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
There is jubilation in Nuku'alofa, as Mate Ma'a Tonga bagged their second pool victory against a defiant Welsh team in St Helens, England, this morning (Tonga time). MMT were made to work hard by desperate Welsh tacklers throughout the match but moments of individual brilliance were a reminder the team has the capacity to contend for the World Cup final.
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Monday 24 October 2022
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The Mate Ma'a Tonga's squad has been announced for their second match against Wales in the Rugby League World Cup, on 25 October (Tonga time).
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Friday 14 October 2022
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
With only a few days left until Mate Ma'a Tonga embarks on its Rugby League World Cup campaign with its first match on 18 October, Head Coach Kristian Woolf is confident that the squad is going to do very well and make the Kingdom of Tonga proud.
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Saturday 8 October 2022
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London, England
The excitement of the Rugby League World Cup is drawing near as Tonga's national rugby league team, Mate Ma'a Tonga gears up for a warm up match on 8 October in England.
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Wednesday 5 October 2022
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London, England
A 24-man Mate Ma'a Tonga squad has been announced ahead of Tonga's Rugby League World Cup campaign in England this month.
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