Tonga women's national rugby sevens team

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

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

History edit

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 edit

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 edit

Pacific Games edit

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 edit

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

Oceania Rugby Sevens Challenge edit

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

References edit

  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.

External links edit