Thirty talented athletes make the Penina Pasifika squad for the 2025 season, as announced by Oceania Rugby. This year’s squad features strong representation from both Samoa and Tonga, with 17 Samoan and 13 Tongan players selected. The Tongan contingent includes six locally based athletes, four of whom have previously represented the national Lofa women’s team.
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Wednesday 12 February 2025
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Saturday 1 February 2025
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Sydney, Australia
Australia is preparing for a nationwide festival of rugby as seven host cities are confirmed by World Rugby. The Men’s Rugby World Cup 2027 in Australia will feature 24 teams. With 12 already qualified after RWC 2023, 12 more teams will qualify in 2025. For the Pacific, in August-September 2025 the best three teams of the Pacific Nations Cup 2025, other than already-qualified Fiji and Japan, will punch their tickets to RWC 2027.
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Monday 27 January 2025
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The Tonga national ladies darts team won silver medal at the 4th South Pacific Darts Championships (SPDC) in Suva, Fiji, on 25 January.
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Monday 27 January 2025
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A 21-year-old chess player, Gisela Vea, is the first from Tonga to represent Tonga at an international chess competition. The competition is being held in Melbourne, Australia from 24-29 January.
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Friday 24 January 2025
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Tonga will host the OFC U-19 Women’s Championship, qualifiers' stage, in March this year at the Teufaiva Stadium, in Nuku’alofa.
Wednesday 15 January 2025
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Tongan-born professional boxer Nailini Helu becomes the first Tongan female to fight for a world title, as she gets a massive opportunity to steal the IBF Light Heavyweight title from two-division world champion Lani Daniels, in a historic fight set to place on 5 April, at the Taupo Event Centre, in New Zealand.
Tuesday 14 January 2025
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The Tonga Women's Rugby Combined Championship 2025 continued today in Nuku’alofa, with two back-to-back matches at the Hala'ano Rugby Field in Kolomotu’a. The final games will be this Friday, 17 January, with kick off at noon when Tonga locals will play against HMAF, then Australian visitors will go against New Zealand visitors.
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Friday 10 January 2025
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A Women's Rugby Combined Championship kicked off today in Nuku'alofa, with two matches at the Halaano Field in Kolomotu'a. The next matches will be held on Tuesday.
Thursday 19 December 2024
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Dame Valerie Adams, one of New Zealand's most successful and celebrated Olympic athletes, is visiting Tonga this week to discuss ways that Tonga can improve or create a better sporting system for athletes.
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Saturday 14 December 2024
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The Kauvai Force (men’s team) won a cash prize of $2,000 pa'anga, after defeating the Silver Birds at the Tonga Netball Fiesta Tournament finals, held at the BSP netball court in Nuku’alofa today, 14 December 2024.
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Sunday 8 December 2024
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Honiara. Solomon Islands
The Tonga Men’s and Women’s teams are both through to the Quarter Finals of the 2024 Oceania Rugby Sevens, after the first day of exciting competition at the at the National Stadium in Honiara, Solomon Islands, yesterday, Saturday 7 December.
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Tuesday 3 December 2024
Auckland, New Zealand
Tongan bowler, Milika Nathan was named the Women’s Singles World Champion at the World Bowls Champion of Champions held in New Zealand on Saturday, 30 November 2024. Representing Tonga, she defeated the defending World Champion, Anne Nunes of the USA.
Tuesday 19 November 2024
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The ‘Ikale Tahi lost two matches in a row in their 2024 Euro-tour, against Romania and the USA Eagles. They are set to play their final game against the Georgia Lelos next week on 25 November.
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Friday 15 November 2024
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Tonga Under-15 Junior men and women's basketball teams made their debut at the 2024 FIBA U15 Oceania Cup, with both teams entering the semi-finals in a winning streak this week. The matches are scheduled for this afternoon, Friday: U15 Junior women semi-finals: Australia v Tonga - 2:00 PM (GMT +11) and U15 Junior men semi-finals: New Zealand v Tonga - 4:30 PM (GMT +11).
Wednesday 13 November 2024
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A team of Tonga and New Zealand Rugby Union officials delivered a Team and Event Management training in the outer islands of Ha’apai and Vava’u, on the last week of October.
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Monday 11 November 2024
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The Kangaroos won by six points against the Mate Ma’a Tonga (20-14) at the Rugby League Pacific Cup finals yesterday at the CommBank Stadium in Sydney, Australia.
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Monday 11 November 2024
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Tongan-born professional boxer, Nailini Helu received her first world ranking at the week, 9 November 2024, when the IBF declared her 6th in the Light Heavyweight division IBF world ranking.
Wednesday 6 November 2024
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Tonga will take on the Kangaroos, in an iconic rematch for the Pacific Championship finals. The game is set kickoff at 6:00pm on Sunday, 10 November 2024 (Tongan Time), at the CommBank Stadium in Sydney, Australia.
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Tuesday 8 October 2024
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The Tonga National Rugby League Men's and Women's Squads for the 2024 Pacific Championship Tournament were announced this morning in Nuku’alofa, Tonga.
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Sunday 6 October 2024
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Rugby League internationals, Tiana Penitani and Addin Fonua Blake were recognised at the Dally M Awards in Sydney, Australia on 2 October 2024.
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