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Tonga women's national rugby sevens team

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Tonga
UnionTonga Rugby Football Union
Coach(es)Eva Mafi
Captain(s)Tokilupe Veamatahau
Team kit
World Cup Sevens
Appearances0

The Tonga women's national rugby sevens team represents Tonga in rugby sevens.

History

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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

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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

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Pacific Games

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Pacific Games
Year Round Position Pld W D L
New Caledonia 2011 Did Not Compete
Papua New Guinea 2015 5th Place Playoff 6th 7 2 0 5
Samoa 2019 Did Not Compete
Solomon Islands 2023 Bronze Final 4th 5 2 0 3
Total 0 Titles 2/4 12 4 0 8

Oceania Women's Sevens

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Oceania Women's Sevens
Year Round Position Pld W D L
Papua New Guinea 2007 Did Not Compete
Samoa 2008
Fiji 2012 Plate Final 6th 6 2 0 4
Australia 2013 Did Not Compete
Australia 2014 Round-robin 7th 6 0 0 6
New Zealand 2015 Pool Stage 5th 4 0 0 4
Fiji 2016 Round-robin 6th 6 1 0 5
Fiji 2017 5th–8th Place Playoff 7th 4 0 0 4
Fiji 2018 Did Not Compete
Fiji 2019 11th Place Playoff 11th 4 1 0 3
Australia 2021 Did Not Compete
New Zealand 2022
Australia 2023 5th Place Playoff 6th 5 2 0 3
Total 0 Titles 7/13 35 6 0 29

Oceania Rugby Sevens Challenge

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Year Round Position Pld W D L
Australia 2022 3rd Place Playoff 3rd 7 4 0 3
Total 0 Titles 1/1 7 4 0 3

References

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  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.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  3. ^ Taimi Media Network (26 September 2011). "Tonga Bowl Champions at Borneo Women's Sevens". 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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