Holopeka is a settlement in Lifuka island, Tonga. The population is 132. [1]
Holopeka met international acclaim in the mid-1990s, as the ancestral home of New Zealand rugby player Jonah Lomu. Lomu came to be regarded as one of the greatest rugby players of all time. [2]
Tonga, officially the Kingdom of Tonga, is an island country in Polynesia, part of Oceania. The country has 171 islands – of which 45 are inhabited. Its total surface area is about 750 km2 (290 sq mi), scattered over 700,000 km2 (270,000 sq mi) in the southern Pacific Ocean. As of 2021, according to Johnson's Tribune, Tonga has a population of 104,494, 70% of whom reside on the main island, Tongatapu. The country stretches approximately 800 km (500 mi) north-south. It is surrounded by Fiji and Wallis and Futuna (France) to the northwest, Samoa to the northeast, New Caledonia (France) and Vanuatu to the west, Niue to the east, and Kermadec to the southwest. Tonga is about 1,800 km (1,100 mi) from New Zealand's North Island.
Jonah Tali Lomu was a New Zealand professional rugby union player. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest and most influential players in the history of the sport, and as one of the most talented sportsmen ever. Lomu is considered to have been the first true global superstar of rugby, and consequently had a huge impact on the game.
The 1995 Rugby World Cup, was the third Rugby World Cup. It was hosted and won by South Africa, and was the first Rugby World Cup in which every match was held in one country.
Andrew Lomu is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer. He previously played as a prop for the Sydney Roosters, Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks, Canberra Raiders and for the Brisbane Broncos in the NRL.
Haʻapai is a group of islands, islets, reefs, and shoals in the central part of Tonga. It has a combined land area of 109.30 square kilometres (42.20 sq mi). The Tongatapu island group lies to its south, and the Vavaʻu group lies to its north. Seventeen of the Haʻapai islands are inhabited. Their combined population is 5,419. The highest point in the Ha‘apai group, and in all of Tonga, is on Kao, which rises almost 1,050 metres (3,440 ft) above sea level.
Haʻafeva is a small island in the Haʻapai group of Tonga, but still the main island of the Lulunga archipelago. Kolongatata is the name commonly given to the village on Haʻafeva and is a reference to Haʻafeva's exposure to strong winds. The inhabited area of Haʻafeva can be divided into Hahake, Hihifo, Tuʻa Kolo, Loto Kolo and Uta. The Island has a population of 192.
Rugby union is the national sport of Tonga. Tonga are considered to be a tier 2 rugby nation by the International Rugby Board.
Lifuka is an island in the Kingdom of Tonga. It is located within the Haʻapai Group in the centre of the country, to northeast of the national capital of Nukuʻalofa.
The Massey Rugby Club is a New Zealand rugby union club located in Massey, West Auckland. They are part of the North Harbour Rugby Union and compete in their competitions.
Sport in Tonga consists of many games. Rugby union is the national sport, sumo has a following, while football, judo, surfing, volleyball, and cricket have gained popularity in recent years. Rugby league and Australian football are also played.
Haʻano is an island in the Haʻapai islands of Tonga. To the south are the islands of Foa and Lifuka.
Seti Kiole is a Tongan rugby union footballer. His father, Peni Kiole, was a Tongan International. He is a cousin of Jonah Lomu. His position is winger. He is a cousin of NRL player John Tamanika.
Pangai is the administrative capital village of the Haʻapai Group in Tonga.
ʻOʻua is an island in Lulunga district, in the Haʻapai islands of Tonga. The population is 45.
Koulo is a settlement in the north-west area of Lifuka island, Tonga. The population is 171.
Tongan Australians are Australians who are of ethnic Tongan descent or Tongans who hold Australian citizenship.
Ataata Moeakiola is a Tongan-born, Japanese rugby union player who plays on the wing. He most recently played for the Chiefs in 2019.
Sonatane Charles Jonathan Koloi is a Tongan former international rugby union player.
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