Tonga women's national rugby sevens team

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Tonga
Union Tonga Rugby Football Union
Coach(es)Eva Mafi
Captain(s)Tokilupe Veamatahau
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The Tonga women's national rugby sevens team represents Tonga in rugby sevens.

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History

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

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

Pacific Games

Pacific Games
YearRoundPositionPldWDL
Flags of New Caledonia.svg 2011 Did Not Compete
Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg 2015 5th Place Playoff6th7205
Flag of Samoa.svg 2019 Did Not Compete
Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg 2023 Bronze Final4th5203
Total0 Titles2/412408

Oceania Women's Sevens

Oceania Women's Sevens
YearRoundPositionPldWDL
Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg 2007 Did Not Compete
Flag of Samoa.svg 2008
Flag of Fiji.svg 2012 Plate Final6th6204
Flag of Australia (converted).svg 2013 Did Not Compete
Flag of Australia (converted).svg 2014 Round-robin 7th6006
Flag of New Zealand.svg 2015 Pool Stage5th4004
Flag of Fiji.svg 2016 Round-robin 6th6105
Flag of Fiji.svg 2017 5th–8th Place Playoff7th4004
Flag of Fiji.svg 2018 Did Not Compete
Flag of Fiji.svg 2019 11th Place Playoff11th4103
Flag of Australia (converted).svg 2021 Did Not Compete
Flag of New Zealand.svg 2022
Flag of Australia (converted).svg 2023 5th Place Playoff6th5203
Total0 Titles7/13356029

Oceania Rugby Sevens Challenge

YearRoundPositionPldWDL
Flag of Australia (converted).svg 2022 3rd Place Playoff3rd7403
Total0 Titles1/17403

References

  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.
  3. ↑ Taimi Media Network (26 September 2011). "Tonga Bowl Champions at Borneo Women's Sevens". Archived from the original on October 3, 2011. 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.
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