Tonga’s Rugby League Mate Ma’a Tonga players were paraded through Nuku’alofa today with large crowds of vocal fans by the roadside to support them.
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Saturday 12 October 2013
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
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Monday 7 October 2013
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A 30-man 'Ikale Tahi team has been announced for next month’s November European tour.
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Thursday 26 September 2013
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The Mate Ma’a Tonga has announced a 33-man training squad for the upcoming Rugby League World Cup next month.
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Monday 16 September 2013
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Newcastle, United Kingdom
Tane Tu’ipulotu (32), a popular Tongan rugby player who plays professional rugby in England has decided to call it a day after sustaining a career-ending knee injury.
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Friday 26 July 2013
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Tributes are flowing in for a Tongan rugby player in New Zealand who died on Tuesday July 23 in an Auckland hospital after suffering head injuries in a rugby match on Saturday.
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Friday 19 July 2013
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Student violence last night, that saw two boys admitted to Vaiola Hospital and the arrest of 147 boys, has forced the postponement of the finals of the Tongatapu Secondary School Rugby Tournament that were scheduled for today.
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Wednesday 29 May 2013
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The Tongan U20’s team has stumbled in the opener of the Junior World Rugby Trophy with a 24 – 6 loss to Canada yesterday.
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Monday 27 May 2013
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Dubai, UAE
A charity boxing event between Northern and Southern hemisphere rugby players and other athletes in Dubai, UAE, ended on May 24 with the Southern Hemisphere coming out on top with six victories out of ten bouts.
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Sunday 26 May 2013
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Yokohama, Japan
"We want to take the Pacific Nations Cup back to Tonga this year," the captain of the 'Ikale Tahi, Nili Latu said after they beat the Japanese Cherry Blossoms 27-17 at the Nippatsu Mitsuzawa Stadium, Yokohama on May 25.
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Friday 24 May 2013
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Dubai, UAE
Eleven rugby stars, one cricketer and an Australian fitness model will enter a boxing ring in Dubai today for a bout in the “Fighting Chance” charity boxing contest, including the 'Ikale Tahi's 'Epeli Taione.
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Wednesday 22 May 2013
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The Pacific Nations Cup will commence this Saturday May 25, with the ‘Ikale Tahi taking on Japan’s “Brave Blossoms” in Yokohama, Japan.
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Tuesday 14 May 2013
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Tonga’s Under 20’s rugby team is preparing for the upcoming Junior World Rugby Trophy tournament starting in Temuco, Chile on May 28.
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Monday 13 May 2013
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London, United Kingdom
The Tongan Sevens team has failed to qualify as a “Core Team” for the 2013-14 Sevens World Series.
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Friday 10 May 2013
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Sixteen athletes from Tonga will participate in this year’s Asia-Pacific Special Olympics in Newcastle, Australia, from November 28 to December 7.
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Wednesday 8 May 2013
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
‘Amini Fonua, Tonga’s Olympian swimmer and flag-bearer at the London Olympic Games last year is becoming recognised in his sporting success as an “Openly gay athlete”.
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Thursday 2 May 2013
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The British and Irish Lions have enlisted two Tongans, Mako Vunipola and Toby Faletau, for their Australian tour this year.
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Monday 22 April 2013
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The Mate Ma’a Tonga has undoubtedly achieved one of its best victories to date after scolding fierce rivals Toa Samoa 36 – 4. The “Die for Tonga” ran in seven tries against the “Brave Samoans” in a bruising encounter at Penrith, Australia, on Saturday night, April 20.
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Friday 5 April 2013
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Tonga A will walk away empty handed in the 2013 IRB Pacific Rugby Cup after finishing its New Zealand tour of the tournament with a 70-19 thrashing by the Crusaders Knights in Christchurch last Thursday March 28.
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Friday 19 October 2012
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Tonga has been awarded the right to host the 2019 Pacific Games by the General Assembly in Wallis & Futuna this evening, 19 October, 2012.
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Monday 18 June 2012
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Recognising a health crisis that is reducing the life expectancy of both men and women in Tonga, the Ministry of Health has partnered with the Ministry of Sports and Tonga's Netball Association in a new programme that aims to encourage healthier and more active lifestyles for people of all ages.
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