Tonga women's national rugby sevens team

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For the men's team, see Tonga national rugby sevens team.
Tonga
UnionTonga Rugby Football Union
Coach(es)Eva Mafi
Captain(s)Tokilupe Veamatahau
Team kit
World Cup Sevens
Appearances0

The Tonga women's national rugby sevens team represents Tonga in rugby sevens.

History[edit]

Tonga has played at the 2010 and 2011 Asia-Pacific Championship, the Oceania Women's Sevens Championship since 2012, and the 2015 Pacific Games.[1]

They won the Bowl final at the 2011 Borneo Women’s Sevens competition which included teams from Asia and the Oceanic region.[2][3]

At the 2023 Oceania Women's Sevens Championship in Brisbane, they finished in sixth place with two wins and three losses.[4][5] They also competed at the Pacific Games in Honiara where they had a surprise defeat to newcomers, Wallis and Futuna, in their bronze medal playoff.[6][7]

Squad[edit]

Squad to the 2023 Pacific Games:

Players
Mele Milate Akolo
Tupou Veiongo Lamipeti
Siutiti Vea Angalau He Lotu Ma'ake
Loketi Mahoni
Lesieli Rose Tai
Shonte Latisha Maryann Toa
Jazmon Meraina Mii Petisi Tupou-Witchman
Funda Uluheua
Neomai Tiulipe Ofongaki Vunga

Tournament History[edit]

Pacific Games[edit]

Pacific Games
Year Round Position Pld W D L
New Caledonia 2011 Did Not Compete
Papua New Guinea 2015 5th Place Playoff 6th 7 2 0 5
Samoa 2019 Did Not Compete
Solomon Islands 2023 Bronze Final 4th 5 2 0 3
Total 0 Titles 2/4 12 4 0 8

Oceania Women's Sevens[edit]

Oceania Women's Sevens
Year Round Position Pld W D L
Papua New Guinea 2007 Did Not Compete
Samoa 2008
Fiji 2012 Plate Final 6th 6 2 0 4
Australia 2013 Did Not Compete
Australia 2014 Round-robin 7th 6 0 0 6
New Zealand 2015 Pool Stage 5th 4 0 0 4
Fiji 2016 Round-robin 6th 6 1 0 5
Fiji 2017 5th–8th Place Playoff 7th 4 0 0 4
Fiji 2018 Did Not Compete
Fiji 2019 11th Place Playoff 11th 4 1 0 3
Australia 2021 Did Not Compete
New Zealand 2022
Australia 2023 5th Place Playoff 6th 5 2 0 3
Total 0 Titles 7/13 35 6 0 29

Oceania Rugby Sevens Challenge[edit]

Year Round Position Pld W D L
Australia 2022 3rd Place Playoff 3rd 7 4 0 3
Total 0 Titles 1/1 7 4 0 3

References[edit]

  1. ^ Matangi Tonga (2 August 2012). "Tonga Women in Oceania Sevens Championship".
  2. ^ IRB (22 September 2011). "Borneo gets set for Sevens". Archived from the original on September 25, 2011. Retrieved 24 June 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  3. ^ Taimi Media Network (26 September 2011). "Tonga Bowl Champions at Borneo Women's Sevens". Retrieved June 24, 2012.
  4. ^ "Final lap before three-day sevens thriller". oceania.rugby. 2023-11-09. Retrieved 2023-11-20.
  5. ^ Grey, Lachlan (2023-11-12). "Aussie women & NZ men claim Oceania 7s gold, Fiji and Samoa book tickets to Paris". www.rugby.com.au. Retrieved 2023-11-20.
  6. ^ Hawkins, Koroi (2023-11-26). "Pacific Games 2023: Fiji, Tahiti sweep rugby 7s and volleyball gold, but New Caledonia's medal haul continues". RNZ. Retrieved 2023-11-26.
  7. ^ Ballekom, Aaron; Saepioh, Donaldson; Teho, Frank (2023-11-25). "Fiji Retain Rugby 7s Golds, Wallis And Futuna Win Surprise Women's Bronze". www.sol2023.com.sb. Retrieved 2023-11-26.

External links[edit]

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