Results for Sports

An ill-disciplined Tongan Under-20’s Rugby team was thrashed by the Georgian U20’s 34 – 10 in Hong Kong on Monday 7 April.

The Tonga Under-20’s Rugby team will participate in the 2014 Junior World Rugby Trophy (JWRT) tournament to be held in Hong Kong in two weeks’ time.

Tonga A were outplayed by Argentinian side, the Pampas 47 – 20 yesterday March 19 in Sydney, Australia. Tonga A scored three tries while the Pampas scored seven tries.

Tonga A defeated the Waratahs A team (NSW Gen Blue) 29 – 21 in Sydney, Australia yesterday March 13.

Tonga A was defeated by Samoa A, 27 – 18 on March 4 in Sydney, Australia.

Tonga’s Under-20 Girl’s Football team defeated Vanuatu 4 - 0 at the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) U20 Women’s Tournament in Auckland, New Zealand last Saturday February 22.

Tonga’s Under-20 Women’s team were beaten by a better Under-20’s Papua New Guinea side yesterday 4 – 0 in the opening match of the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) Under-20’s Women’s tournament.

Tonga has failed to qualify for Sevens Rugby at this year’s 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland.

Australia may have won the Rugby League World Cup but Tonga has a faster Luger. Tonga’s first winter Olympian, Bruno Banani beat Australia’s Alexander Ferlazzo to 32nd place in the Luge Men’s Singles at the Sochi Winter Olympic Games and was ahead of Ferlazzo by only less than half a second.