Tonga women's national rugby league team explained

Tonga
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Nickname:Mate Ma'a Tonga
Region:Asia-Pacific
Coach:Milton Dymock
Home Stadium:Teufaiva
Rlif Rank:14
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First International: 4 44
North Harbour Stadium, Albany, NZ
30 September 2003
Largest Win: 66 8
Mount Smart Stadium, Auckland, NZ
7 November 2020
Largest Loss: 0 54
North Harbour Stadium, Albany, NZ
2 October 2003
World Cup Apps:2
World Cup First:2003
Form:Women

The Tonga women's national rugby league team (Tonga (Tonga Islands);: timi līki ʻakapulu fakafonua fefine ʻa Tonga), is under the former governing body TNRL. The first Tonga women's team was in 2003 and known as the Mate Ma'a Tonga women's team administered by the Tonga National Rugby League (TNRL) body. The newly formed Tonga women's national rugby league incorporated is under the Tongan Government with the national men's team. TNRL are no longer the national administrating body for Tonga Rugby League.

Head to head record

Opponent Win% Share
align=left 2 0 0 2 0.00% 4 84 5.55%
align=left 1 0 0 1 0.00% 0 54 0.00%
align=left 2 0 0 2 0.00% 16 54 22.86%
align=left Niue 2 1 1 0 75.00% 80 22 78.43%
align=left 3 0 0 3 0.00% 26 120 17.81%
align=left 1 0 0 1 0.00% 14 44 24.14%
align=left 1 0 0 1 0.00% 12 24 33.33%
align=left 1 0 0 1 0.00% 4 34 10.53%
align=left Totals 13 1 1 11 11.54% 156 436 26.35%
Notes:

Coaches

The current Mate Ma'a Tonga head coach is Kelvin Wright.

Name Tests Nines Ref.
Span W D L data-sort-type="number"W% !Span W D L data-sort-type="number"W%
Unknown 2003 5 4 1 0 10% N/A
Tara Naite 2008 5 0 0 0 0% N/A [1]
Andrew Emelio N/A 2018 4 2 0 2 50% [2]
Dion Briggs 2020 1 1 0 0 100% N/A [3]
Milton Dymock 2022 1 0 0 1 0% N/A [4]
2023 1 0 0 1 0% N/A

Players

The Mate Ma'a Tonga squad for the 2023 Pacific Championships was announced on 3 October 2023.[5]
Jersey numbers and statistics reflect the 21 October 2023 match against New Zealand.

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J#PlayerAgePosition(s)Mate Ma’a TongaClubNRLWOther Reps
PtsPts
1 align=left 29 align=center 2023 1 0 0 0 0 align=center 0 3 0 0 0 0 align=left 3
2 align=left align=center 2022 2 0 0 0 0 align=left bgcolor=lightgray Auckland City 0 0 0 0 0 0 align=center
3 align=left 21 align=center 2022 2 1 0 0 4 align=left 8 9 1 0 0 4 align=left 1 1
4 align=left 18 align=center 2023 1 0 0 0 0 align=left bgcolor=lightgray 0 0 0 0 0 0 align=center
5 align=left align=center 2022 2 1 2 0 8 align=left bgcolor=lightgray 0 0 0 0 0 0 align=center
6 align=left 19 align=center 2023 1 0 1 0 2 align=left 13 13 2 0 0 8 align=left 1 1
7 align=left 27 align=center 2023 1 2 0 0 8 align=left 9 25 9 0 0 36 align=left 5 4 1
8 align=left 20 align=center 2023 1 0 0 0 0 align=left 3 3 0 0 0 0 align=center
14 align=left align=center 2023 1 0 0 0 0 align=left 5 5 0 0 0 0 align=center
10 align=left 21 align=center 2022 2 0 0 0 0 align=left 8 14 1 0 0 4 align=center
11 align=left 28 align=center 2022 2 0 0 0 0 align=left 9 10 1 0 0 4 align=center
12 align=left 30 align=center 2023 1 0 0 0 0 align=left 9 27 2 0 0 8 align=left 6 1 1 1 6
13 align=left align=center 2023 1 0 0 0 0 align=left 7 7 1 0 0 4 align=left 1
9 align=left 26 align=center 2022 2 0 0 0 0 align=left bgcolor=lightgray 0 12 1 0 0 4 align=center
15 align=left align=center 2022 2 0 0 0 0 align=left bgcolor=lightgray 0 0 0 0 0 0 align=center
16 align=left align=center 2023 1 0 0 0 0 align=left bgcolor=lightgray 0 0 0 0 0 0 align=center
17 align=left align=center 2022 2 0 0 0 0 align=left 4 4 0 0 0 0 align=center
18 align=left 20 align=center 0 0 0 0 0 align=left 0 0 0 0 0 0 align=left 1
19 align=left align=center 2022 1 0 0 0 0 align=center 0 0 0 0 0 0 align=center
20 align=left align=center 0 0 0 0 0 align=left bgcolor=lightgray Auckland City 0 0 0 0 0 0 align=center
align=left 19 align=center 2022 1 0 0 0 0 align=left 13 13 2 0 0 8 align=left 1

Results

Full internationals

Date Opponent Score Tournament Venue Video Report(s)
30 Sep 2003 align=center align=center [6]
2 Oct 2003 align=center align=center [7]
4 Oct 2003 align=center align=center [8]
8 Oct 2003 Niue align=center align=center [9]
12 Oct 2003 align=center align=center [10]
6 Nov 2008 align=center align=center
8 Nov 2008 align=center [11] align=center
10 Nov 2008 align=center align=center [12]
12 Nov 2008 align=center align=center [13]
14 Nov 2008 align=center align=center [14]
7 Nov 2020 Test Match Mount Smart Stadium, Auckland align=center [15] align=center [16]
25 Jun 2022 Test Match Mount Smart Stadium, Auckland align=center [17] [18] align=center [19] [20]
21 Oct 2023 align=center [21] align=center [22]

Upcoming fixtures

Nines

Date Opponent Score Tournament Venue Video Report(s)
23 Feb 2018 align=center [23] align=center [24]
23 Feb 2018 align=center align=center [25]
24 Feb 2018 align=center align=center [26]
24 Feb 2018 align=center align=center

See also

Notes and References

  1. Book: . 3 Nov 2008 . Women's and Police Rugby League World Cups Official Event Program . Kawana, Queensland . Queensland Police Service Rugby League Association Inc..
  2. Web site: Commonwealth Championship teams named. 20 Feb 2018. QRL. Commonwealth Championship Media. 20 Apr 2021.
  3. Web site: Clash of the Pacific brings rare rugby league internationals to NZ. Anderson. Talei. 6 Nov 2000. Radio New Zealand. 10 Oct 2023.
  4. Web site: NRLW young guns named for Mate Ma'a Tonga. Newton. Alicia. 17 Jun 2022. NRL. 17 Jun 2022.
  5. Web site: Tonga name Penitani, Polata in Pacific Championships squad. 3 Oct 2023. NRL. 3 Oct 2023.
  6. News: SPORT details. Daily Telegraph. 1 Oct 2003. 82.
  7. News: Kiwi Ferns face onslaught. New Zealand Herald. 2 Oct 2003. 15. Gillan. Gordon.
  8. Web site: }} World Cup : Round Three Results]. Birchall. Steven. 4 Oct 2003. 2003. womens.rleague.com. Australian Rugby League. https://web.archive.org/web/20041129114230/http://womens.rleague.com/news/index.php?id=13977. 30 Oct 2020. 2004-11-29.
  9. News: SPORT details. Daily Telegraph. 9 Oct 2003. 57.
  10. News: Women's Rugby League. Rugby League Review. 1 Nov 2003. 8.
  11. Web site: Kiwi Ferns v Tonga. 4 Aug 2017. 2008. YouTube. NZ Rugby League. 30 Sep 2020.
  12. News: Poms Put In Place. Sunshine Coast Daily. 11 Nov 2008. 40. Gardiner. Peter.
  13. News: Sister Act. Sunshine Coast Daily. 13 Nov 2008. 48. Tuxworth. Jon.
  14. News: English pride comes to the fore. Sunshine Coast Daily. 15 Nov 2008. 106.
  15. Web site: Niue Women vs Tonga Women 2020 Full. 7 Nov 2020. NZRugbyVidz. 9 Nov 2020.
  16. Web site: Tonga Too Classy With A 66-8 Victory Over Niue. 7 Nov 2020. New Zealand Rugby League. 20 Apr 2021.
  17. Web site: 2022 Women's Test Match Highlights: New Zealand v Tonga - NRL on Nine. 25 Jun 2022. YouTube. NRL on Nine. 26 Jun 2022.
  18. Web site: Kiwi Ferns v Mate Ma'a Tonga - Full Match Replay - Women's Pacific Test, 2022 - Internationals. 26 Jun 2022. YouTube. NRL - National Rugby League. 27 Jun 2022.
  19. Web site: Kiwi Ferns Show Their Class to Beat Brave Tonga. 25 Jun 2022. NZRL. 26 Jun 2022.
  20. Web site: Womenʼs Internationals - Kiwi Ferns 50 v 12 Mate Ma'a Tonga. 25 Jun 2022. NRL. 26 Jun 2022.
  21. Web site: Women’s Pacific Championships Highlights: New Zealand v Tonga - NRL on Nine. 21 Oct 2023. YouTube. NRL on Nine. 22 Oct 2023.
  22. Web site: Roache bags three as Kiwi Ferns down Tonga. Rosser. Corey. 21 Oct 2023. NRL. 21 Oct 2023.
  23. Web site: 2018 Commonwealth Championships: Canada Ravens vs. Tonga. 25 Feb 2018. YouTube. Canada Rugby League. 18 Apr 2021.
  24. Web site: Commonwealth Championships: Day One Wrap-Up. Clarkstone. Julian. 23 Feb 2018. 2018. Canada Rugby League. 19 Apr 2021.
  25. Web site: Commonwealth Championship: Day 1 Results. 23 Feb 2018. QRL. Commonwealth Championship Media. 1 Apr 2021.
  26. Web site: Commonwealth Championships Results - Day Two. 24 Feb 2018. Love Rugby League. 1 Apr 2021.

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