Tonga is one of two countries bidding to host the Pacific Games for the first time in 2019. Tonga's Prime Minister Lord Tu'ivakano, in supporting the bid, said that a nomination for Tonga to host the games would provide a much needed financial injection into the economy.
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Thursday 26 April 2012
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
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Sunday 18 March 2012
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The restructuring of the Tonga Rugby Football Union will be completed by the end of May when a new board of directors will be elected to administer the new Tonga Rugby Union Inc., according 'Aminiasi Kefu, Tonga's Solicitor General and the interim Deputy Chairman of the Tonga Rugby Union authority.
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Friday 16 March 2012
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Tonga's National Rugby Sevens Team for the Cathay Pacific/HSBC Hong Kong Sevens Tournament will leave Tonga tomorrow, March 17.
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Tuesday 13 March 2012
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Zurich, Switzerland
The former head of Tonga's Football Federation 'Ahongalu Fusimalohi has lost his appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport CAS, against a decision by the FIFA Appeal Committee, banning him for two year from taking part in any football-related activity and a fine of $7500 Swiss Francs.
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Tuesday 6 March 2012
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Loto Tonga, Tonga
The clash between the Tonga and Samoa women's soccer teams at Loto Tonga this afternoon, as expected was a hard-fought encounter between the two Polynesian sports rivals, but Tonga got the game under control from kick off and the score was 6-1 at the break.
Monday 5 March 2012
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Tonga A ended the Australian series winless, with two losses and its final match cancelled due to bad weather, during the first leg of the IRB Pacific Rugby Cup Tournament 2012.
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Friday 17 February 2012
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Tonga A's 30 man squad for the Pacific Rugby Cup Tournament 2012 will play Australia's Waratahs on February 17, in the first leg of the tournament in Sydney. Head Coach 'Isitolo Maka selected the Tonga A squad before they departed Tonga on February 14. The team includes the best of the local rugby players led by Finau Tupa, a talented back rower from Fasi Ma'ufanga Rugby Club.
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Saturday 11 February 2012
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Soccer gear worth AUD $20,000 was presented to Tonga, on February 8, by the Government of Israel through the Regan Milstein Foundation based in Australia, and received by Paula Ma'u, the Senior Vice President of the Tonga Football Association.
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Monday 30 January 2012
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Seventeen secondary school rugby players will take up rugby scholarships in New Zealand this year. The manager of Tonga's Institute of Sports, Tu'ivaita Ueleni, said that the players included nine from the Under-18 team that toured New Zealand late last year. The nine players who left Tonga on January 21 to attend the Onehunga Technical Institute are Paula Fifita, Sami Taufa, Fe'aomoeuasi Hui, Taniela 'Ofa, Fetuli Paea, Sailosi Vaeatangitau, 'Ilaia Moala, Sione Kafatolu and Niukapu Taufa.
Friday 27 January 2012
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The Tonga Rugby Union Authority's administration of Tongan national rugby ends on February 28, but a new board is not expected to take over until the end of April.
Tuesday 17 January 2012
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Tonga remains optimistic that its athletes will enter five events, Athletics, Archery, Boxing, Swimming and Weightlifting, at the London Olympic during July and August this year.
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Monday 19 December 2011
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Sydney, Australia
So, the party's over for another 4 years and we can get back to the constant cycle of 'building for the World Cup' again. The slate is wiped clean, recent failings can be consigned to history and fresh hope for a new dawn that will ultimately end in triumph in England 2015 can begin to take hold. But what can each country take away from this World Cup, in particular, those that didn't make it through to the last three weeks. By Paul Cook.
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Monday 19 December 2011
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Calgary, Canada
Tongan luger, Bruno Banani, came in to win a surprise Bronze Medal at the inaugural America-Pacific Championship, held in Calgary, Canada on December 17.
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Thursday 15 December 2011
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Suva, Fiji
Tona's All Stars Aussie rules team was defeated by New Zealand 45-13 at the opening round of the 2011 Youth Australian Football League Oceania Cup at Albert Park in Suva, Fiji on December 14.
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Wednesday 7 December 2011
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The inaugural Pacific Islands Triathlon Championship was launched at the Nuku'alofa waterfront on December 5 when more than 40 triathletes from the Friendly Islands Triathlon (FIT) and the Fiji Triathlon Association competed in a Sprint Triathlon.
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Tuesday 29 November 2011
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Tonga's national Under 18 Rugby team, currently touring New Zealand for the first time, has secured two victories out of its four matches, after defeating the Auckland Marist Club and the Northland District under 18.
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Tuesday 22 November 2011
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Gold Coast, Queensland
The Tonga Women's Sevens team completed their tour of Australia on a high note after reaching the Cup semi-final at the Hyperion Paradise Sevens on the Gold Coast.
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Tuesday 15 November 2011
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Noosa, Queensland,Australia
The Tonga Women's Sevens program took another step forward this week, with the national team making the Cup Final against the reigning world champions, the Australian Pearls, at the Noosa International 7's Festival in Noosa, Queensland. By Lano Fonua.
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Wednesday 2 November 2011
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A Tongan Womens Rugby Seven-a-side team will be competing in two Rugby Seven-a-side tournaments in Brisbane, Australia, this month.
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Wednesday 26 October 2011
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Avondale,Auckland, New Zealand
In support of Chris Chapman's comments. I also think Teufaiva should be relocated to 'Atele to allow for more space plus all of the country's other sporting facilities are in this area. Sione 'Ikale.
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