The Tonga Rugby Union has gone broke and cannot pay the salaries of its staff, and its mountain of debts amounting to hundreds of thousands of Pa’anga that go back over several years, the President and the Executive Chairman of TRU, Fe‘ao Vunipola admitted today. A proposed solution to the problem, he said, is to change the TRU Constitution to allow the Prime Minister Hon. 'Akilisi Pohiva to become President of the TRU.
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Wednesday 23 March 2016
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Suva, Fiji
Tonga A defeated Junior Japan in a third place decider, while the Fiji Warriors defeat Samoa A to win the 2016 Pacific Challenge Cup this week.
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Monday 21 March 2016
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The responsibility for planning and preparing Tonga's hosting of the South Pacific Games in 2019 has been given to three authorities, the Prime Minister’s Office stated on March 16.
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Friday 18 March 2016
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Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
The Official Draw for the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup Papua New Guinea took place in Zurich on Thursday, 17 March, with the 16 participating nations placed into four groups ahead of the tournament kick-off on 13 November in Port Moresby.
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Friday 18 March 2016
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Tonga A suffered its third loss against the strong Fiji Warriors 56-18 on Thursday, 17 March at the World Rugby Pacific Challenge in Suva.
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Thursday 17 March 2016
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The Nuku'alofa Outrigger Canoe Club has a new storage container for its equipment located on the Faua Wharf thanks to a donation facilitated by Dateline Shipping, and accepted by the club's patron Crown Prince Tupouto'a 'Ulukālala, who is an avid paddler.
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Wednesday 16 March 2016
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Six changes have been made to the Tonga A team for the game against the strong Fiji Warriors on Thursday, 17 March, at the 2016 World Rugby Pacific Challenge in Suva.
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Monday 14 March 2016
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Tonga A was thrashed 50-0 by Samoa A -Tonga A's second loss during the 2016 World Rugby Pacific Challenge in Suva, on Saturday 12 March. Tonga will play its final game against the unbeaten Fiji Warriors this week.
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Monday 7 March 2016
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Suva, Fiji
The Tonga A team to play against the Junior Japan at the opening of the 2016 World Rugby Pacific Challenge on Tuesday 8 March in Suva, was announced today.
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Monday 7 March 2016
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Tonga’s 'Aloma Johansson is one of several women on the new Oceania Rugby Board, one of six regional associations of World Rugby and representing 16 Member Unions to promote the growth of rugby in the region.
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Friday 4 March 2016
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Tonga’s first sports journalists association, the Friendly Islands Sports Journalists Association (FISJA) was officially formed in Nuku’alofa on 2 March.
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Tuesday 1 March 2016
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Pita Nikolas Taufatofua is the first Tongan to qualify for the Rio Olympic in August after he won a gold medal in the Taekwondo Oceania Olympic Qualification Tournament in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea on Saturday, 27 February.
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Tuesday 1 March 2016
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Tonga A team for the World Rugby Pacific Challenge in Suva, Fiji on March 8-21 was announced today by Tonga Rugby Union.
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Thursday 18 February 2016
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Tonga High School started its two-day Inter-House Athletics competition today, Thursday, 18 February, to select the best athletes for the upcoming Inter-College Athletics competition. Photos by Linny Folau.
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Tuesday 9 February 2016
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Tupou College completed its 2016 Inter-House Athletics competition today, 9 February, to find its best athletes to represent the school at the upcoming Inter-College Athletics competition.
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Sunday 7 February 2016
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Star Lotulelei will play in his first Super Bowl as the Carolina Panthers #98 right defensive tackle on 7 February 2016 against the Denver Broncos at Levi Stadium, San Francisco.
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Saturday 6 February 2016
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Tongan athletes may still compete in the Rio De Janeiro Olympic, even if Tonga is suspended from the International Olympic Committee (IOC), Dr Robin Mitchell, President of the Oceania National Olympic Committees said yesterday, 5 February in Nuku’alofa. The Tongan athletes would, however, be parading under the IOC flag and not under the Tongan flag.
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Wednesday 3 February 2016
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Rarotonga, Cook Islands
Tongan domestic football club, Veitonga FC competed in a regional club qualifying competition in the Cook Islands last week held from January 26-30.
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Monday 1 February 2016
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Oahu, Hawaii
Vai Sikahema and Ronnie Stanley received accolades for their talent and skills in American football at the Polynesian Football Hall of Fame Enshrinement Weekend held in Oahu, Hawai'i on 29-30 January 2016. Photos by Dan K. Aiono Sataraka.
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Monday 1 February 2016
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Gibraltar
The Bahamas will host the sixth Commonwealth Youth Games from 19-23 July 2017 in the nation’s capital city of Nassau.
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