Siale Piutau will lead Tonga's World Cup team against the All Blacks at the FMG Stadium in Hamilton, New Zealand tomorrow 7 September.
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Results for Tonga Rugby Union
Friday 6 September 2019
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Hamilton, New Zealand
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Thursday 5 September 2019
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Tonga’s defence force rugby team, the Ngaahau Koula, will join nine countries in the International Defence Rugby Competition (IRDC) held in Tokyo, Japan from 11 to 24 September 2019.
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Saturday 24 August 2019
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Tonga's 'Ikale Tahi team put off a tough Western Force outfit securing the game in very wet conditions with a 19-15 win at Teufaiva Stadium today, 24 August.
Friday 23 August 2019
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Star rugby players, George Smith, Nili Latu, and Hosea Saumaki, will take the field with local players in tomorrow’s curtain raiser match between the Barbarians and the President’s XV before the ‘Ikale Tahi team take on the Western Force at Teufaiva Stadium.
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Thursday 23 May 2019
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The Fijian and the Samoan Rugby Unions are now members of the World Rugby Council, the Chairman of the World Rugby Chairman, Sir Bill Beaumont announced on 23 May at the World Rugby headquarter, Dublin, Ireland.
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Tuesday 19 March 2019
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Hong Kong, China
Tonga will have a chance to secure a spot in the next season of the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series by competing in a qualifying tournament in Hong Kong on 5 – 6 April.
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Friday 1 February 2019
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Sydney, Australia
The Tonga 7s team heading into the Sydney Sevens tournament has been announced and will be led by new Captain, Atieli Pakalani, this weekend, 2-3 February at Spotless Stadium, Olympic Park.
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Monday 28 January 2019
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Hamilton, New Zealand
Tonga managed to win two games in its first outing this year in the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series in Hamilton on the weekend, after being absent from the circuit since 2014.
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Friday 25 January 2019
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Auckland, New Zealand
Tonga has announced its squad, led by Captain Tana Fotofili, for the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series in Hamilton, New Zealand, which kicks off tomorrow, 26 January.
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Thursday 27 December 2018
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Dublin, Ireland
Japan, Canada, and USA are joining Tonga, Fiji, and Samoa in the 2019 World Rugby Pacific Nations Cup tournament from 27 July to 10 August 2019 in preparation for the upcoming Rugby World Cup.
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Thursday 22 November 2018
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The World Rugby Council awarded full membership to the rugby unions of Fiji and Samoa on 14 November. World Rugby Chairman Bill Beaumont said in a statement that it was a “just reward” for the two countries because of their World Cup performances and development efforts. Both Fiji and Samoa had endorsed “Mandatory Governance Principles” and rolled out reforms for good governance.
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Friday 16 November 2018
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The ‘Ikale Tahi team to play Wales at the Principality Stadium, Cardiff at 14.30 on Saturday 17 November was announced this morning during a Skype Press Conference with Coach, Toutai Kefu, Scrum Half Sonatane Takulua and the Manager Lano Fonua.
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Thursday 8 November 2018
Bordeaux, France
The ‘Ikale Tahi team to face the French Barbarians on 10 November in Bordeaux, France, was announced this morning.
Wednesday 10 October 2018
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Montevideo, Uruguay
Tonga A started off the World Rugby Americas Pacific Challenge 2018 tournament with a win over USA Select XV, 39-30, on 6 October in Montevideo, Uruguay. The tournament involves A teams from Tonga, Samoa, Uruguay, Argentina, Canada and USA.
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Tuesday 11 July 2017
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
'Ikale Tahi coach, Toutai Kefu, this week reflected on Tonga’s game against Fiji on Saturday, and also opened-up about some of the challenges facing Tongan rugby. He hopes to take Tonga all the way into the World Cup with gifted and professional players. By Eleanor Gee.
Friday 7 July 2017
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The Tonga Government has announced further funding to the Tonga Rugby Union (TRU) in support of the ‘Ikale Tahi. The new allowance follows last week’s allowance.
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Wednesday 15 March 2017
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Suva, Fiji
A determined Tonga A put on a great performance to beat Samoa A yesterday, 30-22 in their second match of the 2017 World Rugby Pacific Challenge at ANZ Stadium in Suva, Fiji.
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Friday 10 March 2017
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The Tonga A team to play the Fiji Warriors on Friday, March 10 during the World Rugby Pacific Challenge 2017 at the ANZ stadium in Suva, was announced by Tonga Rugby Union.
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Saturday 18 February 2017
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Wales Rugby (WRU) has announced that it will not play in Tonga this year because of doubts that the pitch at Teufaiva Stadium would be upgraded in time. The WRU stated that arrangements were being made to relocate the Wales-Tonga test to another country.
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Friday 9 December 2016
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Welsh Rugby Union (WRU) and World Rugby officials visited Tonga earlier this week to assess whether the Teufaiva Stadium and medical facilities are adequate to host Welsh players on their tour of the South Pacific in 2017.
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