Tonga women's national rugby league team
The Tonga Mate Ma'a Tonga women's rugby league team (Tongan: timi līki ʻakapulu fakafonua fefine ʻa Tonga), is under the former governing body TNRL. The very first Tonga womens team was in 2003 and known as the Mate Ma'a Tonga womens team administrated 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.
| Team information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Nickname | Mate Ma'a Tonga | |
| Region | [Tonga domestic] | |
| Head coach | Milton Dymock | |
| Home stadium | Teufaiva | |
| IRL ranking | 10th | |
| Uniforms | ||
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| Team results | ||
| First international | ||
 4 — 44 Samoa  North Harbour Stadium, Albany, NZ 30 September 2003 | ||
| Biggest win | ||
66 — 8 Niue  Mount Smart Stadium, Auckland, NZ 7 November 2020 | ||
| Biggest defeat | ||
0 — 54 Great Britain  North Harbour Stadium, Albany, NZ 2 October 2003 | ||
| World Cup | ||
| Appearances | 2 (first time in 2003) | |
Players
The following squad was announced on 17 June 2022 ahead of Tonga's match against 
New Zealand in Auckland on 25 June 2022. Just two of those named played in the November 2020 match against Niue. The side is coached by Marlin Dymock (head coach) and Jim Dymock (assistant).[1] Tallies in the table include the June 2022 match against New Zealand.
| J# | Player | Club | Pos. | Inter- nationals |
NRLW | State | U19 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 2021 | 2022 | 2021 | 2022 | |||||
| 1 | Lavinia Tauhalaliku | — | Fullback, Wing |  1m  1m | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2 | Pier Pritchard |  North Sydney | Wing | 1m | — | 5m 1t | 6m 5t | — | — |
| 3 | Haylee Hifo |  Mounties | Centre, Wing | 1m 1t 2g | — | — | 7m 6t |  3m 1t | — |
| 4 | Maatuleio Fotu-Moala | — | Centre, Second-row | 2m 12m 4t | — | — | — | — | — |
| 5 | Luisa Sekona |  Wests Panthers | Wing | 1m | — | — | 6m 6t | — | — |
| 6 | China Polata |  Souths Logan | Five-eighth, Centre | 1m 1t |  1m | — | 3m 2t | — | — |
| 7 | Keisharn Hala | — | Halfback, Second-row | 1m | — |  4m 1t | — | 2m | — |
| 8 | Tegan Dymock |  Cronulla | Prop | 1m |  3m | 4m | 3m | 1m | — |
| 9 | Seli Mailangi |  South Sydney | Hooker, Lock | 1m | — | — | 5m 2t | — | — |
| 10 | Natasha Penitani | Cronulla | Prop | 1m | — | 10m 1t | 4m | — | — |
| 11 | Kimberly Nikua |  St Marys | Second-row | 1m | — | 9m 1t | 6m 1t | — | — |
| 12 | Shannon Muru | South Sydney | Second-row | 1m | — | — | 6m 1t | — | — |
| 13 | Katrina Latu | — | Lock | 1m | — |  10m | — | — | — |
| 14 | Monica Samita | — | interchange | 1m | — | — | — | — | — |
| 15 | Kalosipani Hopoate | North Sydney | Prop | 1m | — | — | 4m 1t | — |  7m 4t |
| 16 | Ana Taumalolo | — | interchange | 1m | — | — | — | — | — |
| 17 | Amelia Mafi |  Wentworthville | Second-row | 1m | — | — | 6m | — | — |
| 18 | Noia Fotu-moala | — | Second-row | 1m | — | — | — | — | — |
| 19 | Tahliya Tavita | Brisbane Tigers | Hooker | — | — | — | — | — | 3m 1t |
| — | Laikha Clarke |  Burleigh | Prop | — |  2m | 8m 1t | 5m 1t | — | — |
| — | Elenoa Havea | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| — | Bridget Hoy | Tweed Heads | Fullback | — | — | — | 5m 1t | — | — |
| — | Mary Latu | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| — | Erana Reti | St George Illawarra | Hooker | — | — | — | — | 11m 3t | 5m 1t |
Notes:
- m: matches, t: tries, g: goals.
- Lavinia Tauhalaliku played one match for New Zealand, against Samoa, in November 2020.
- Amelia Mafi played one match for the Sydney Roosters in the 2020 NRL Women's season.
- Keisharn Hala played for the Valkyries in the Queensland State competition 2021.
- Kalosipani Hopoate played for the Sydney Roosters Indigenous Academy in the 2022 Tarsha Gale Cup.
Results
Full internationals
| Date | Opponent | Score | Tournament | Venue | Video | Report(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Sep 2003 | Samoa | 4–44 | 2003 WRLWC | North Harbour Stadium | — | [2] |
| 2 Oct 2003 | Great Britain | 0–54 | — | [3] | ||
| 4 Oct 2003 |  Tokelau | 4–28 | — | [4] | ||
| 8 Oct 2003 | Niue | 14–14 | — | [5] | ||
| 12 Oct 2003 | Tokelau | 12–26 | — | [6] | ||
| 6 Nov 2008 | Samoa | 0–40 | 2008 WRLWC | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Stockland Park, Sunshine Coast | — | |
| 8 Nov 2008 | New Zealand | 4–42 | [7] | |||
| 10 Nov 2008 | Pacific Islands | 14–44 | — | [8] | ||
| 12 Nov 2008 |  Russia | 12–24 | — | [9] | ||
| 14 Nov 2008 |  France | 4–34 | — | [10] | ||
| 7 Nov 2020 | Niue | 66–8 | Test Match | Mount Smart Stadium, Auckland | [11] | [12] |
| 25 Jun 2022 | New Zealand | 12–50 | Test Match | Mount Smart Stadium, Auckland | [13] [14] | [15][16] |
Nines
| Date | Opponent | Score | Tournament | Venue | Video | Report(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Feb 2018 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Canada | 8–4 | 2018 Commonwealth Championship | Dolphin Stadium, Brisbane | [17] | [18] |
| 23 Feb 2018 |  Cook Islands | 12–4 | — | [19] | ||
| 24 Feb 2018 | Samoa | 0–20 | — | [20] | ||
| 24 Feb 2018 | Cook Islands | 0–20 | — | — |
See also
References
- Newton, Alicia (17 Jun 2022). "NRLW young guns named for Mate Ma'a Tonga". NRL. Retrieved 17 Jun 2022.
- "SPORT details". Daily Telegraph. 1 Oct 2003. p. 82.
- Gillan, Gordon (2 Oct 2003). "Kiwi Ferns face onslaught". New Zealand Herald. p. 15.
- Birchall, Steven (4 Oct 2003) [2003]. "Womens World Cup : Round Three Results". Womens RLeague. Australian Womens Rugby League. Archived from the original on 2004-11-29. Retrieved 30 Oct 2020.
- "SPORT details". Daily Telegraph. 9 Oct 2003. p. 57.
- "Women's Rugby League". Rugby League Review. 1 Nov 2003. p. 8.
- "Kiwi Ferns v Tonga". YouTube. NZ Rugby League. 4 Aug 2017 [2008]. Retrieved 30 Sep 2020.
- Gardiner, Peter (11 Nov 2008). "Poms Put In Place". Sunshine Coast Daily. p. 40.
- Tuxworth, Jon (13 Nov 2008). "Sister Act". Sunshine Coast Daily. p. 48.
- "English pride comes to the fore". Sunshine Coast Daily. 15 Nov 2008. p. 106.
- "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.
- "Kiwi Ferns v Mate Ma'a Tonga - Full Match Replay - Women's Pacific Test, 2022 - Internationals". YouTube. NRL - National Rugby League. 26 Jun 2022. Retrieved 27 Jun 2022.
- "Kiwi Ferns Show Their Class to Beat Brave Tonga". NZRL. 25 Jun 2022. Retrieved 26 Jun 2022.
- "Womenʼs Internationals - Kiwi Ferns 50 v 12 Mate Ma'a Tonga". NRL. 25 Jun 2022. Retrieved 26 Jun 2022.
- "2018 Commonwealth Championships: Canada Ravens vs. Tonga". YouTube. Canada Rugby League. 25 Feb 2018. Retrieved 18 Apr 2021.
- Clarkstone, Julian (23 Feb 2018). "Commonwealth Championships: Day One Wrap-Up". Canada Rugby League. Retrieved 19 Apr 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link) - "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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