The following list is a complete collection of results for the Tonga national rugby league team . [1]
Up to date as of 10 November 2024
Country | Matches | Won | Drawn | Lost | % Won | Year/s |
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American Samoa | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100% | 1988–1998 |
Australia* | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 25% | 2018–2024 |
Australian Aboriginies | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0% | 1994 |
Cook Islands | 12 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 91.67% | 1988–2022 |
England | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0% | 2006–2023 |
France | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 50% | 2000–2006 |
Fiji | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 50% | 1992–2017 |
Presidents XIII | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100% | 1994 |
Great Britain* | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100% | 2019 |
Ireland | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100% | 2008 |
Italy | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100% | 2013–2017 |
Lebanon | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100% | 2017 |
Māori | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 37.5% | 1986–2006 |
New Zealand | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 25% | 1995–2024 |
New Zealand Residents | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0% | 1997 |
Niue | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 100% | 1990–1994 |
Papua New Guinea | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 11.11% | 1995–2022 |
Samoa | 22 | 11 | 1 | 10 | 50% | 1986–2022 |
Scotland | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 66.67% | 2008–2017 |
South Africa | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100% | 2000 |
Tokelau | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 100% | 1986–2006 |
United States | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100% | 2012 |
Wales | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100% | 2022 |
Total | 106 | 56 | 3 | 47 | 52.83% | 1986– |
*Includes matches played as Tonga Invitational. [2] |
Date | Home | Score | Away | Competition | Location | Attendance |
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29 October 1986 | Tonga | 34–16 | Western Samoa | 1986 Pacific Cup | Avarua Tereora Stadium, Avarua | Unknown |
31 October 1986 | Tokelau | 22–26 | Tonga | Avarua Tereora Stadium, Avarua | Unknown | |
2 November 1986 | Māori | 27–18 | Tonga | Avarua Tereora Stadium, Avarua | Unknown | |
4 November 1986 | Tonga | 4–46 | Western Samoa | Avarua Tereora Stadium, Avarua | Unknown | |
20 October 1988 | Tonga | 38–14 | American Samoa | 1988 Pacific Cup | Apia Park, Apia | Unknown |
22 October 1988 | Māori | 42–16 | Tonga | Apia Park, Apia | Unknown | |
26 October 1988 | Western Samoa | 40–30 | Tonga | Apia Park, Apia | Unknown | |
29 October 1988 | Tonga | 19–6 | Cook Islands | Apia Park, Apia | Unknown |
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