The 2005 Tri-Nations Rugby Tournament between Tonga, Fiji and Samoa will begin on June 25 with Tonga's Ikale Tahi playing the first test match against the Manu Samoa in Samoa.
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Results for Rugby Union
Thursday 19 May 2005
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
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Wednesday 27 April 2005
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Leicester, United Kingdom
Finau Maka scored the first try in the semi-final for the Heineken Cup between his team, Toulouse, a French outfit, and Leicester Tigers from the United Kingdom at Walker's Stadium, Leicester, last Sunday April 24.
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Monday 18 April 2005
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Durban, South Africa
Tonga settled for fourth place in the IRB Under-19 world championship after it was beaten by Italy 34-17 on Sunday April 17, at Kings Park, Durbin, South Africa.
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Thursday 14 April 2005
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Durban, South Africa
Uruguay beat Tonga last night April 13, by 19-12 in their semi final match at the Durban High School ground, Durban, South Africa.
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Monday 11 April 2005
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The top four teams in Division B are Samoa, Tonga, Uruguay and Italy. On Saturday April 9, Samoa demolished Russia 27-0 to maintain its place at No. 1. Tonga took out the USA 39-10 to remain at second place. Uruguay blew away Chile 44-0 to hold on to the No. 3 position, and Italy battled and overcame Namibia 27-17 to claim the No. 4 position.
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Wednesday 29 December 2004
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The Tongan Rugby Union at the beginning of December 2004 started its campaign to qualify for the 2007 Rugby Union World Cup.
In two days time, at the end of December, after the final of the Aoniu Tournament the TRU will pick a squad of 60 players for a four-day trial between 8-12 January 2005 when a 30-member development team will be picked to tour New Zealand and Australia.
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Thursday 1 July 1999
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Nuku‘alofa, Tonga
“It‘s all in the mind,” said Polutele Tu‘ihalamaka, the coach of the ‘Ikale Tahi when he was asked for a prediction on the ‘Ikale Tahi versus the All Blacks in the first round of the Rugby World Cup in the United Kingdom on October 3. From Matangi Tonga Magazine Vol. 14, no. 3, July 1999.
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