Tonga women's national rugby sevens team
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| 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.
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]- ^ Matangi Tonga (2 August 2012). "Tonga Women in Oceania Sevens Championship".
- ^ 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) - ^ Taimi Media Network (26 September 2011). "Tonga Bowl Champions at Borneo Women's Sevens". Retrieved June 24, 2012.
- ^ "Final lap before three-day sevens thriller". oceania.rugby. 2023-11-09. Retrieved 2023-11-20.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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]- Tonga Rugby Union Official Site Archived 2015-09-19 at the Wayback Machine
