The Tongan government has decided to take over the preparation of a national team for the 2011 World Cup. Tonga's Minister of Finance, Hon. Afu'alo Matoto has been allocated as the Minister responsible for the restructuring of the Tonga Rugby Union.
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Wednesday 6 January 2010
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
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Monday 21 December 2009
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
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.
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Wednesday 16 December 2009
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London, UK
It is sad to see and read the plight that Tongan Rugby is spiraling into yet another time warp back to the past. It seems like greed and money is the objective of this power struggle of the Rugby Committee and the players are affected in someway or another. - William Mariner
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Sunday 13 December 2009
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Salt Lake City-Utah, USA
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
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Thursday 10 December 2009
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Igls, Austria
Tonga's Bruno Banani (22) came in at 47th place out of 58 competitors in one of the lead-up competitions to the Luge World Cup, reported the Tonga Luge team from Igls, Austria recently.
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Tuesday 8 December 2009
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
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.
Thursday 26 November 2009
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
David Campese, the former Australian Wallaby winger is a new found friend of the Tonga Rugby Union.
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Saturday 24 October 2009
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
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.
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Tuesday 6 October 2009
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Tonga was in ninth position at the final medal tally of the 8th South Pacific Mini Game which ended at Rarotonga, Cook Islands on October 2.
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Saturday 19 September 2009
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Tonga's first group of 40 athletes for the 8th South Pacific Games left for the Cook Islands on September 17.
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Tuesday 15 September 2009
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Tonga High School Girls Football team dominated the Tonga Football Association's Under-13 and Under-15 competition by winning both divisions in last weekend's finals.
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Friday 4 September 2009
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
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.
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Tuesday 11 August 2009
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Tonga's U-20 Women Squad has been named to represent Tonga in the Oceania Football Confederation U-20 Women's World Cup Qualifiers in New Zealand in October was named recently.
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Wednesday 5 August 2009
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Success at the top level of Rugby League has come from self-determination and hard work, says 'Isileli Folau, an Australian Rugby League star, who joined his family for a return visit to Tonga recently.
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Tuesday 21 July 2009
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Marist dominated for the first time the Premier Division of the Tonga Football Association's 2009 Major League Competition to win the $3,000 pa'anga grand prize on Saturday, July 11.
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Sunday 12 July 2009
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Tongan international shot putter, 'Ana Po'uhila is aiming to make her mark in hammer throwing after setting the new Tongan record at 53,53m in her 2009 French Tour on July 2.
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Sunday 21 June 2009
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Tonga's 'Ikale Tahi 30-member squad will travel to Fiji this weekend in preparation for three remaining games in the ANZ 2009 Pacific Nations Cup.
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Tuesday 16 June 2009
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
THE COOK Islands National Football Team defeated the Tonga National Football Team 2-1 on Saturday, June 13 at the Football Academy, 'Atele.
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Saturday 13 June 2009
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Fiji kicked off their ANZ Pacific Nations Cup 2009 campaign with a convincing victory over Tonga's 'Ikale Tahi at the Teufaiva Stadium, Nuku'alofa this afternoon, June 13.
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Friday 12 June 2009
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Tonga's National Football Team came to a 1 all draw with the Cook Islands National Football Team in their first of two international matches held at the National Centre in Atele on June 11.
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