| Union | Tonga Rugby Football Union | |
|---|---|---|
| Coach(es) | Eva Mafi | |
| Captain(s) | Tokilupe Veamatahau | |
| ||
| World Cup Sevens | ||
| Appearances | 0 | |
The Tonga women's national rugby sevens team represents Tonga in rugby sevens.
| Union | Tonga Rugby Football Union | |
|---|---|---|
| Coach(es) | Eva Mafi | |
| Captain(s) | Tokilupe Veamatahau | |
| ||
| World Cup Sevens | ||
| Appearances | 0 | |
The Tonga women's national rugby sevens team represents Tonga in rugby sevens.
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 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 |
| Pacific Games | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L |
 2011 | Did Not Compete | |||||
 2015 | 5th Place Playoff | 6th | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
 2019 | Did Not Compete | |||||
 2023 | Bronze Final | 4th | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Total | 0 Titles | 2/4 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 8 |
| Oceania Women's Sevens | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L |
| 2007 | Did Not Compete | |||||
| 2008 | ||||||
 2012 | Plate Final | 6th | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
 2013 | Did Not Compete | |||||
| 2014 | Round-robin | 7th | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
 2015 | Pool Stage | 5th | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2016 | Round-robin | 6th | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 2017 | 5th–8th Place Playoff | 7th | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2018 | Did Not Compete | |||||
| 2019 | 11th Place Playoff | 11th | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 2021 | Did Not Compete | |||||
| 2022 | ||||||
| 2023 | 5th Place Playoff | 6th | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Total | 0 Titles | 7/13 | 35 | 6 | 0 | 29 |
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 3rd Place Playoff | 3rd | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| Total | 0 Titles | 1/1 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
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