Mate Ma’a Tonga will face Toa Samoa on 23 June, the NRL confirmed on Tuesday.
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Friday 18 May 2018
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
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Thursday 3 May 2018
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Sydney, Australia
Parramatta Eels Flyer Michael Jennings (30) has today committed to play for Tonga in the Pacific Test match against Samoa on June 23. He follows Andrew Fifita who in April confirmed his commitment to play for Tonga.
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Tuesday 1 May 2018
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Parramatta, Australia
Parramatta Eels second-row and Mate Ma'a Tonga veteran Tony “T-Rex” Williams has been ruled out for the entire 2018 season after he sustained a knee injury against the West Sydney Tigers on Sunday April 29. His injury was not in vain as the Eels defeated the Tigers 24 – 22, keeping their championship hopes alive.
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Tuesday 6 March 2018
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Mate Ma’a Tonga’s star playmaker Ata Hingano has been signed on a two-year deal by the Canberra raiders after he was released by the New Zealand Warriors a week ago.
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Sunday 25 February 2018
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Brisbane, Australia
The Tonga Men’s Nines Rugby League team lost to Australia 14 – 8 in the final of the Rugby League 2018 Commonwealth Championship. The final became an 8-a-side match after a brawl in the opening minutes of the game led to two players from each team being sent-off. The Tonga women’s rugby league team failed to win a medal despite topping their pool.
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Saturday 24 February 2018
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Brisbane, Australia
The Tonga Men’s and Women’s Nines Rugby League teams have topped their pools, defeating all of their opponents on Day One of the Rugby League 2018 Commonwealth Championship in Brisbane, Australia, yesterday 23 February. The finals of the tournament will take place today.
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Thursday 1 February 2018
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Six local rugby league players have been selected to join Tongan teams that will be competing at the 2018 Cabramatta International Nines on Febuary 3 in Sydney.
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Thursday 1 February 2018
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Mahe Fonua has returned to Australia from England to play for the West Tigers in the NRL Premiership. Fonua had been in England for the last two years, playing for Hull F.C in the Super League competition.
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Thursday 18 January 2018
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Bath, England
English rugby club, Bath Rugby, yesterday signed ‘Ikale Tahi winger Cooper Vuna for one season in the Aviva Premiership. The 30-year-old played for the ‘Ikale Tahi last year against Manu Samoa and Fiji.
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Friday 12 January 2018
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Gold Coast, Australia
The Gold Coast Titans have signed 18 -year-old Moeaki Fotuaika on a 4-year deal. The deal extends Fotuaika’s current 2-year contract.
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Saturday 30 December 2017
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Mate Ma'a Tonga star Jason Taumalolo has become the first Tonga Representative to be named in the Rugby League World magazine's Team of the Year (Rugby League World XIII team).
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Saturday 9 December 2017
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Canberra, Australia
Mate Ma’a Tonga star hooker Siliva Havili has been signed by the Canberra Raiders on a one-year-deal. The Auckland born 24-year-old was instrumental in Tonga’s success at the 2017 Rugby League World Cup, setting up numerous plays and scoring a try against England.
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Friday 1 December 2017
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Thousands of Tongans flocked to Nuku’alofa on Wednesday 29 November to greet the Mate Ma’a Tonga team who returned to Tonga from their Rugby League world cup campaign in Australia. The players were carried on top of trucks through the Nuku’alofa CBD in a colorful float parade.
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Thursday 30 November 2017
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Mate Ma'a Tonga, Tonga’s national Rugby League team were guests of honour at the Royal Palace Nuku’alofa, where they received medals conferred by the King and presented by Queen Nanasipau'u and the Princess Royal HRH Princess Pilolevu, yesterday evening, 29 November.
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Tuesday 28 November 2017
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
More than 1000 ecstatic fans dressed in red and white welcomed around eight of the Mate Ma’a Tonga national rugby league players at Fua’amotu International Airport this afternoon, November 28.
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Monday 27 November 2017
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Auckland, New Zealand
Mate Ma’a Tonga star prop forward Andrew Fifita has moved on from the controversy of his team’s loss to England in the semi-final of the 2017 Rugby League World Cup in Auckland on Saturday night 25 November.
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Monday 27 November 2017
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Mate Ma’a Tonga head coach Kristian Woolf has criticized referee Matt Cecchin for not consulting a video referee before making ruling that Tongan prop forward Andrew Fifita had lost a ball forward during a line break run towards the English try line in the dying seconds of Tonga’s semi-final loss to England in the 2017 Rugby League World Cup last Saturday 25 November.
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Saturday 25 November 2017
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
England have defeated Mate Ma'a Tonga 20 – 18, surviving Tonga's dramatic comeback in a thrilling semi-final played in Auckland, New Zealand tonight. The game ended controversially after the referee failed to spot a one-on-one strip penalty by England in the dying seconds of the game with Tonga only meters away from the English try line.
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Friday 24 November 2017
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Auckland, New Zealand
Mate Ma'a Tonga will play England in the semi-final of the Rugby League World Cup at 6:00pm Saturday 25 November at Mount Smart Stadium in Auckland, New Zealand.
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Friday 24 November 2017
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The largest Tongan flag in town was raised today by proud supporters of the Mate Ma’a Tonga Rugby League team. Draped on the front of Fifita House on Taufa'ahau Road in Nuku’alofa, it can't be missed.
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