Results for Tonga

Tonga's former Prime Minister Lord Sevele, a witness at the Nuku’alofa Supreme Court this afternoon, denied suggestions that his government had tried to “freeze-out” the former Attorney General John Cauchi.

A former Chief Secretary and Secretary to Cabinet Busby Kautoke told the Supreme Court in Nuku'alofa this afternoon, that he was not aware of any move by government to force John Cauchi to resign from his Attorney General position in 2010.

A call by the Welsh forward coach, Shaun Edwards for referee Mike Fraser, a New Zealander, to protect the Welsh team and to clamp down on "illegal" and "over the top" tackling style of the Pacific Islanders was considered by the 'Ikale Tahi captain, Nili Latu an insult to himself and his team, as they prepare for Friday's match against Wales. (Tonga, Saturday 23 November, 8:30am).

The ‘Ikale Tahi will play the third and last game of their European tour this week, November 22 in Cardiff, Wales.

A three-day civil jury trial to hear claims brought by John Cauchi, Tonga’s former Attorney General, against the Government of Tonga began at the Nuku’alofa Supreme Court on November 19.

The government has announced significant reductions in fuel prices to be effective from November 16 to mid-December.

France has avenged its 2011 Rugby World Cup defeat to Tonga. The French scored four tries against the ‘Ikale Tahi yesterday in Paris, producing a decisive victory 38 – 18.

The Tonga Rugby Union has announced the 'Ikale Tahi team to play France in Le Havre, on Saturday 16 November, with the kick-off time at 18:00 in the Stade Oceane (Tonga time Sunday November 17, 2013 at 6:00am).

The Commissioner of a newly established Global Ocean Commission, Aliki Faipule Foua Toloa from Tokelau is visiting Tonga this week. He aims to voice Pacific Islands concerns on the ocean to world leaders.