The Tongan team may have stunned pub staff in London recently with their enormous appetites, but the Pacific Islanders remain very humble, and deeply religious people.
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Results for Rugby
Saturday 8 September 2007
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London, England
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Wednesday 5 September 2007
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Montpellier, France
The Australian and Tongan teams received their IRB Rugby World Cup honour caps at an official welcome ceremony at Montpellier's Stade Yves du Manoir on Monday night.
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Friday 31 August 2007
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
If being able to watch the 2007 Rugby World Cup on television will enable one to go to heaven, only 700 Tongan families will make it; the rest will have to watch wrestling on Tonfon, or Beijing Olympic hype on CCTV, and ex-students' programs on TV Tonga.
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Monday 20 August 2007
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Paris, France
New Zealand, the hosts of the 2011 Rugby World Cup would prefer to have only 16 teams competing in the 2011 World Cup, reported the New Zealand Herald today.
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Friday 10 August 2007
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The Tonga Rugby Football Union announced the Firepower 'Ikale Tahi 2007 Rugby World Cup 30 Man Squad and Management this morning, August 10, a day before the 'Ikale Tahi leaves for New Zealand.
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Friday 3 August 2007
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The 'Ikale Tahi 30-member team for the Rugby World Cup will be announced on August 14, Joe Fifita, the media liaison officer of Tonga Rugby Union confirmed today.
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Wednesday 18 July 2007
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The Firepower 'Ikale Tahi 40-man squad for the 2007 Rugby World Cup was announced today by the Tonga Rugby Football Union.
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Sunday 17 June 2007
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Lautoka, Fiji
The FMF Flying Fijians went down 21-15 to a gutsy Tongan outfit in the IRB Pacific Nations Cup in Lautoka on Saturday despite leading 15-6 at the break.
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Saturday 16 June 2007
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The 'Ikale Tahi and the Flying Fijians teams that will meet at Lautoka this afternoon as part of the IRB Pacific Nations Cup tournament.
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Saturday 9 June 2007
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
'Fo'i Malie', defeated but it was still a good game, most Tongans will agree, after watching the Junior All Blacks beat the 'Ikale Tahi 39-13 at Teufaiva Stadium this afternoon.
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Friday 8 June 2007
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The 'Ikale Tahi will face its toughest game this year, against the Junior All Blacks at Nuku'alofa's Teufaiva Stadium, tomorrow.
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Monday 4 June 2007
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Tonga won the battle but lost the war to the Japanese, when the 'Ikale Tahi was beaten by the Japanese 20-17 at Coffs Harbour, Australia on Saturday June 2.
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Wednesday 30 May 2007
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
After the second week-ends of the 2007 IRB Pacific Nations Cup Fiji, Samoa, Australian A and the Junior All Blacks, have registered a win each, while the 'Ikale Tahi and Japan are still searching for a victory.
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Sunday 20 May 2007
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Apia, Samoa
The FMF Flying Fijians put on a brave and defensively sound performance against a more experienced Manu Samoa side in the opening match of the 2007 IRB Pacific Nations Cup, but fell 8-3 at a muddy Apia Park on Saturday.
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Saturday 5 May 2007
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Upolu Samoa thrashed the Tau'uta Red 35-15 to take the 2007 IRB Pacific Cup at Teufaiva Stadium, Nuku'alofa this afternoon.
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Sunday 29 April 2007
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Singatoka, Fiji
Joshua Kiel's penalty goal after the full-time buzzer gave Upolu Samoa a 29-27 victory over the Air Pacific Fiji Warriors at Lawaqa Park on Saturday to earn the Samoans a place in next week's Pacific Rugby Cup final against the Tau'uta Reds of Tonga.
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Saturday 28 April 2007
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The Tau'uta Reds this afternoon beat the Air Pacific Fijian Barbarians 21-14 to secure an IRB Pacific Cup final at Teufaiva Stadium next week.
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Friday 27 April 2007
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The tables were turned on points leader, Tonga's Tau'uta Reds when they lost 12-25 to Savai'i Samoa who are bottom of the points table, in the fourth round of the IRB Pacific Cup Tournament at Apia Park on Saturday, April 21
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Saturday 21 April 2007
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The Upolu Samoa was beaten 18-13 by the Tautahi Gold at Teufaiva Stadium, Nuku'alofa, this afternoon in the fourth round of the IRB Pacific Cup Tournament.
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Thursday 19 April 2007
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
After the third week of the 2007 Pacific Rugby Cup tournament the two Tongan rugby teams Tau'uta Reds and Tautahi Gold won both their matches last weekend.
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