Tonga national rugby league team
The Tonga women's national rugby league team (Tongan : 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
Samoa
2003
2024
3
0
0
3
0.00%
20
114
14.93%
Great Britain
2003
2003
1
0
0
1
0.00%
0
54
0.00%
Tokelau
2003
2003
2
0
0
2
0.00%
16
54
22.86%
Niue
2003
2020
2
1
1
0
75.00%
80
22
78.43%
New Zealand
2008
2023
3
0
0
3
0.00%
26
120
17.81%
Pacific Islands
2008
2008
1
0
0
1
0.00%
14
44
24.14%
Russia
2008
2008
1
0
0
1
0.00%
12
24
33.33%
France
2008
2008
1
0
0
1
0.00%
4
34
10.53%
Totals
2003
2024
14
1
1
12
10.71%
172
466
26.96%
Notes:
Table last updated 20 October 2024.
Share is the portion of "For" points compared to the sum of "For" and "Against" points.
Coaches
The current Mate Ma'a Tonga head coach is Kelvin Wright .
Name
Tests
Nines
Ref.
Span
W
D
L
W%
Span
W
D
L
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]
Kelvin Wright
2023-24
2
0
0
2
0%
N/A
Players
The Mate Ma'a Tonga squad for the 2024 Pacific Championships was announced on 8 October 2024.[ 5]
Jersey numbers and statistics reflect the 19 October 2024 match against Samoa.
Notes:
The shading in the Clubs column of the above table indicates players selected from teams outside the 2024 NRLW .
Two members of the squad were members of 2024 NRLW squads but did not play an NRLW match: Kate Fallon (Eels) and Claudia Finau (Raiders).
Several members of the squad have previously played for other representative teams:
Results
Full internationals
Nines
See also
References
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^ "Niue Women vs Tonga Women 2020 Full" . NZRugbyVidz . 7 Nov 2020. Retrieved 9 Nov 2020 .
^ "Tonga Too Classy With A 66-8 Victory Over Niue" . New Zealand Rugby League . 7 Nov 2020. Retrieved 20 Apr 2021 .
^ "2022 Women's Test Match Highlights: New Zealand v Tonga - NRL on Nine" . YouTube . NRL on Nine. 25 Jun 2022. Retrieved 26 Jun 2022 .
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^ "Womenʼs Internationals - Kiwi Ferns 50 v 12 Mate Ma'a Tonga" . NRL . 25 Jun 2022. Retrieved 26 Jun 2022 .
^ "Women's Pacific Championships Highlights: New Zealand v Tonga - NRL on Nine" . YouTube . NRL on Nine. 21 Oct 2023. Retrieved 22 Oct 2023 .
^ Rosser, Corey (21 Oct 2023). "Roache bags three as Kiwi Ferns down Tonga" . NRL . Retrieved 21 Oct 2023 .
^ "Pacific Championships 2024 - Tonga XIII v Fetu Samoa - Match Highlights" . YouTube . NRLW - National Rugby League Women's. 19 Oct 2024. Retrieved 19 Oct 2024 .
^ Rosser, Corey (19 Oct 2024). "Samoa down Tonga to keep World Cup dream alive" . NRL . Retrieved 19 Oct 2024 .
^ "2018 Commonwealth Championships: Canada Ravens vs. Tonga" . YouTube . Canada Rugby League. 25 Feb 2018. Retrieved 18 Apr 2021 .
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^ "Commonwealth Championship: Day 1 Results" . QRL . Commonwealth Championship Media. 23 Feb 2018. Retrieved 1 Apr 2021 .
^ "Commonwealth Championships Results - Day Two" . Love Rugby League . 24 Feb 2018. Retrieved 1 Apr 2021 .
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