Results for Sports

Tonga's Pacific Games Silver Medalists, the Rugby League 9s Women’s team, returned to Tonga at the weekend, encouraging young girls “to play hard, never give up and strive for their goals no matter what.” They believe that it's important to break down barriers and dispel restrictive stereotypes for Tongan women in sports. Team member, 'Eseta Vuki, has received a surprise contract offer from an Australian Club.

Tonga's debutants Rugby Leage 9s team ended their Pacific Game's journey with a silver medal, after a defeat to Cook Islands 8-16 last night, 22 November.

Tonga Women's Rugby league 9's team made an epic debut at the Pacific games, beating some of the well known teams in a back-to-back wins over Vanuatu 16-0, Fiji 14-8, and Solomon 16-6, at the games, in Solomon Islands on 20 November.

First medals for Tonga at the Pacific Games 2023 were won by Yasmin 'Aho (Men -100kg) and Sailosi 'Ealelei (Men +100kg) with their bronze medals in judo yesterday in Solomon Islands.

Australia is supporting Solomon Islands to host a safe and successful 2023 Pacific Games through a $17 million Pacific Games Partnership and additional personnel deployments, made at the request of the Solomon Islands Government.

A team of NRL talent agents from a New Zealand sports management agency, is currently in Tongatapu, meeting and attending training with students from different secondary schools. During their short visit, two students from Tupou College Toloa were offered Rugby League scholarships to study and play in New Zealand. Among the five-member talent scouts is Tonga’s only accredited NRL player agent, Amon Ta’akimoeaka.

The 15-member Tonga Table Tennis Federation (TTTF) National Team for the 2023 Pacific Games consists of five officials and 11 athletes, including three para-athletes.

Toutai Kefu has finished his seven-year stint as coach of the 'Ikale Tahi saying that for the future what the Tongan national rugby team needs most is the provision of more preparation time together and more games.

Tonga’s Ambassador for Women in Football, Lositika Feke, a 20 year-old striker of the national women’s football team, the Mataliki, returned from a sports diplomatic programme in Sydney, during the FIFA Women's Football World Cup. She was funded by the British High Commissioner in Tonga, who visited the Tonga Football Academy last week.