A 22-man preliminary squad for Mate Ma'a Tonga was announced this afternoon, June 12, 2019 by Tonga National Rugby League Board in Nuku’alofa.
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Wednesday 12 June 2019
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
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Monday 10 June 2019
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Four local boxers representing Tonga are being put through their paces by high performance coach Asipeli Fine from Mascot, New South Wales, and China’s high-level boxing coach, Chen Ju, ahead of the Pacific Games held in Samoa next month.
Thursday 6 June 2019
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
In spite of beautiful weather for fishing on the long weekend for Emancipation Day, the big fish were not biting off Tongatapu for a two day Fishing Tournament, held on Saturday and Monday June 1 -3, hosted by the Nuku'alofa Fishing Club. A 14.7kg wahoo caught by Tasman O’Dey took the first prize at Faua boat harbour.
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Wednesday 5 June 2019
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Five elite Tongan athletes took to the track and field at Teufaiva Stadium today, 5 June, to continue perfecting their techniques in the lead up to the Pacific Games to be held in Samoa next month. By Eleanor Gee
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Tuesday 28 May 2019
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A team of eight taekwondo practitioners, six males and two females, are training hard to cement their spot to represent Tonga for the very first time at the Pacific Games held in Samoa in July. By Eleanor Gee.
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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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Wednesday 15 May 2019
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Rugby League’s “Voice Against Violence” program, which uses sport to educate young men on important values and attitudes, held a workshop at the Tanoa Hotel in Tonga on May 15. The program aims to increase awareness and engage with youth on ways to prevent domestic violence.
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Monday 13 May 2019
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Tonga's HMAF women's rugby team held off an Australian Defence Force team to beat them 5-0 in a rugby union match at the Tupou College sports ground on Saturday 11 May.
Wednesday 8 May 2019
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The Australian Defence Force (ADF) rugby union players, men and women, will take on His Majesty’s Armed Forces (HMAF) at Tupou College, Toloa, on Saturday, 11 May.
Monday 6 May 2019
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Tonga’s para athletes (wheelchair), Siaosi Vaka, and Satua Ngungutau won three bronze medals between them at the Oceania Para Table Tennis Championships held in Darwin, Australia, on 1 - 4 May.
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Tuesday 30 April 2019
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Tonga’s famous bare-chested flagbearer, Pita Taufatofua has revealed kayaking as the third sport he will aim to qualify in for the next Olympics, to be held in Tokyo in 2020.
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Friday 26 April 2019
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Thousands of students from schools around Tonga cheered their teams in final athletics events today as the Inter-College Sports competition came to an end at Teufaiva Stadium, in Nuku'alofa.
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Tuesday 23 April 2019
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Tonga’s 2019 Inter-College Athlete Competition opened with a vibrant start this morning at the Teufaiva Stadium, where hundreds of young athletes were eager to get out onto the track, after a long Easter weekend holiday.
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Tuesday 23 April 2019
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Sydney, Australia
Israel Folau will face a panel of three distinguished barristers in a code of conduct hearing on 4 May at the Rugby Australia Building in Sydney, Rugby Australia announced yesterday 22 April.
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Tuesday 23 April 2019
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Suva, Fiji
Merging rugby skills and life skills is part of a new rugby coaching style to ensure the welfare of rugby players (girls and boys) aged 10-14 years of age, that is being introduced in the western and central division of Fiji.
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Friday 19 April 2019
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Papaeete, Tahiti
Tonga’s national beach soccer team will compete at the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) Beach Soccer Nations Cup this June in Papaeete, Tahiti.
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Thursday 18 April 2019
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Hull, England, United Kingdom
The coach and players of English Super League club, Hull Football Club, have commended the service contributed by their winger Fetuli Talanoa (31) who announced his retirement from the club last Tuesday 9 April.
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Thursday 18 April 2019
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England, United Kingdom
English number 8, Billy Vunipola, received a formal warning by England’s Rugby Football Union this week in regards to a statement he posted on social media last week defending controversy embroiled wallaby Israel Folau. He also received a warning from his club, the Saracens, and was booed at during a rugby game in England’s Premiership Rugby tournament.
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Thursday 18 April 2019
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Sydney, Australia
Israel Folau will fight to keep his $4 million contract intact at a code of conduct hearing with Rugby Australia, expected later this month. He will face a panel of three adjudicators, whose decision will decide the fate of Folau’s rugby career in Australia.
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Sunday 14 April 2019
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Hong Kong
Despite failing to qualify for the Rugby World Seven Series after coming short against Chile 15 – 12 in qualifiers of the 2019 Hong Kong Sevens last week, the Tonga Rugby Sevens captured the hearts of many for their show of compassion when they knelt in prayer around Jonathan Mo (23), a former Hong Kong rugby player battling a serious heart condition.
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