Results for Sports

The Wild Knights rugby team of the Sanyo Electric Corporation became Japan's national rugby club champion for 2010 after beating the Toyota's Verblitz 22-17 on 28 February.

Tonga's hope of qualifying for the Federation International Football Association FIFA U-20 women's World Cup in Germany in July came to a sudden end on January 25 when its U-20 women's team was thrashed by New Zealand 11-0.

Tonga's National U-20 Women Squad for the Oceania Football Confederation Women's World Cup Qualifiers starting in New Zealand next week, was named on January 13.

Tonga's winning of the inaugural Australian Football League AFL Oceania Cup for Under 16s, and an impressive display of talent by Pacific Islands' players in Suva, Fiji last week, inspired the AFL to include a Pacific Islands team in the NAB AFL Under 16 championships to be held in Sydney, Australia, in 2010.

Tongan Rugby Union history has proven Mr. Mandela correct more times than wrong that the "majority" is not always right. If memory serves me correctly, TRU surprised the world against Fiji in 1958, against the Maoris in 1959, against Australia 1973, and against the rest of the World in World Cup 2007. -Sione Akemeihakau Mokofisi

Six outstanding Tongan athletes and one Life Member of Sports were officially induced to the Tonga National Sports Hall of Fame recently, by the Minister for Lands, Survey and Natural Resources, Lord Tuita.

Two Tongan athletes, Taniela Tufunga and Bruno Banani arrived in Germany on September 5th to prepare for their first Luge test runs of the season.

Tonga's first group of 40 athletes for the 8th South Pacific Games left for the Cook Islands on September 17.

Tonga will send 77 athletes to compete at the 8th South Pacific Islands Mini Games in the Cook Islands, expected to attract over 1000 athletes from the region, September 21 to October 2.