Tonga A national rugby union team
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| Union | Tonga Rugby Football Union | |
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| Nickname(s) | ʻIkale Tahi | |
| Emblem(s) | The White Dove | |
| Ground(s) | Lawaqa Park, Sigatoka | |
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Tonga A is a national representative rugby union team of the Tongan rugby union. It is the second-tier side to the Tonga national rugby union team. Tonga A competes in the Pacific Rugby Cup against teams such as Samoa A, Fiji Warriors, and Argentina's Pampas XV.[1][2]
Between 2006 and 2010, Tonga was represented by two teams at the Pacific Rugby Cup; Tau'uta Reds and Tautahi Gold.
In 2010, Tonga A played three matches against other national A teams as an invited side to the Americas Rugby Championship. Earlier in that year Tonga A also played two matches against Fiji Warriors in the first Punjas Series. The Tongans had one win and one loss but lost the series on aggregate scores.[3] This result was repeated in the second (and concluding) Punjas Series in 2011.[4]
The Pacific Rugby Cup was reorganised in 2011, and has since been mainly contested by national 'A' teams. The Tonga A side became the sole Tongan representative in the PRC from then on.
International matches
Matches against national teams or national 'A" teams up to and including 2014 Pacific Rugby Cup:
16-04-2010 (PS) Fiji Warriors 12–27 Tonga A National Stadium, Suva 23-04-2010 (PS) Fiji Warriors 21–3 Tonga A Churchill Park, Lautoka 05-10-2010 (ARC) Tonga A 6–17 USA Select XV Estadio Olímpico Chateau Carreras 10-10-2010 (ARC) Tonga A 16–32 Canada Selects Estadio Olímpico Chateau Carreras 15-10-2010 (ARC) Argentina XV 28–10 Tonga A Estadio Olímpico Chateau Carreras 19-03-2011 (PRC) Fiji Warriors 21–14 Tonga A Churchill Park, Lautoka 22-03-2011 (PRC) Samoa A 12–23 Fiji Warriors Churchill Park, Lautoka 13-08-2011 (PS) Fiji Warriors 27–12 Tonga A Churchill Park, Lautoka 19-08-2011 (PS) Fiji Warriors 30–32 Tonga A Churchill Park, Lautoka 11-10-2012 (PRC) Samoa A 18–20 Tonga A Teufaiva Stadium, Nuku'alofa 19-10-2012 (PRC) Tonga A 16–25 Fiji Warriors Teufaiva Stadium, Nuku'alofa 04-03-2014 (PRC) Samoa A 27–18 Tonga A TG Milner Field, Sydney 19-03-2014 (PRC) Pampas XV 47–20 Tonga A Royal Military College, Canberra
Record
Season standings
Year Pos Pld W D L F A +/- TB LB Pts Final Notes 2014 4th 4 2 0 2 96 115 -19 1 0 9 21–54 Lost 3rd place play-off to Fiji Warriors 2013 4th 6 0 0 6 73 306 -233 0 0 0 — 2012 3rd 8 1 1 6 72 253 -181 0 0 6 — 2011 3rd 8 2 1 5 133 233 -100 0 1 11 —
References
- ↑ "Tonga A defeat Brumbies ACT XV". SANZAR Rugby. 9 March 2014. Archived from the original on 28 January 2015. Retrieved 28 January 2015.
- ↑ "Gen Blue downed by Tonga A in Pacific Rugby Cup". Waratahs Rugby. 13 March 2014. Archived from the original on 28 January 2015. Retrieved 28 January 2015.
- ↑ Match 2 Report Fiji Live.
- ↑ Fiji lose but claim Punjas Series
External links
- 2014 Pacific Rugby Cup News on oceaniarugby.com