The following list is a complete collection of results for the Tonga national rugby league team.
Country | Matches | Won | Drawn | Lost | % Won | Year/s |
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American Samoa | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100% | 1988–1998 |
Australia | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 50% | 2018–2019 |
Australian Aboriginies | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0% | 1994 |
Cook Islands | 12 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 92% | 1988–2022 |
England | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0% | 2006–2017 |
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 | 38% | 1986–2006 |
New Zealand | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 17% | 1995–2019 |
New Zealand XIII | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0% | 1997 |
Niue | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 100% | 1990–1994 |
Papua New Guinea | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 11% | 1995–2022 |
Samoa | 22 | 11 | 1 | 10 | 50% | 1986–2022 |
Scotland | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 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 | 99 | 55 | 3 | 41 | 56% | 1986– |
Date | Home | Score | Away | Competition | Location | Attendance |
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1986 | Tonga | 34–16 | Western Samoa | 1986 Pacific Cup | Rarotonga, Cook Islands | |
1986 | Tokelau | 22–26 | Tonga | |||
1986 | Tonga | 4–46 | Western Samoa | |||
1986 | Māori | 27–18 | Tonga | |||
1988 | Tonga | 38–14 | American Samoa | 1988 Pacific Cup | Western Samoa | |
1988 | Māori | 42–16 | Tonga | |||
1988 | Western Samoa | 40–30 | Tonga | |||
1988 | Tonga | 19–6 | Cook Islands |
Date | Home | Score | Away | Competition | Location | Attendance |
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25 June 2022 | New Zealand | 26–6 | Tonga | Mt Smart Stadium, Auckland | 20,766 | |
8 October 2022 | France | 12–48 | Tonga | The Shay, Halifax | 876 | |
18 October 2022 | Tonga | 22–18 | Papua New Guinea | 2021 Rugby League World Cup | Totally Wicked Stadium, St Helens | 10,409 |
24 October 2022 | Tonga | 32–6 | Wales | Totally Wicked Stadium, St Helens | 7,752 | |
30 October 2022 | Tonga | 92–10 | Cook Islands | Riverside Stadium, Middlesbrough | 8,342 | |
6 November 2022 | Tonga | 18–20 | Samoa | Halliwell Jones Stadium, Warrington | 12,674 | |
22 October 2023 | England | 22–18 | Tonga | 2023 Tonga rugby league tour of England | Totally Wicked Stadium, St Helens | 12,898 |
28 October 2023 | England | 14–4 | Tonga | Kirklees Stadium, Huddersfield | 11,210 | |
4 November 2023 | England | 26–4 | Tonga | Headingley, Leeds | 15,477 |
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