Tonga women's national rugby sevens team explained

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

History

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

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

Pacific Games

Pacific Games
Year	Round	Position
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

Oceania Women's Sevens
Year	Round	Position
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

References

1. Web site: Tonga Women in Oceania Sevens Championship . Matangi Tonga . 2 August 2012 .
2. Web site: Borneo gets set for Sevens . https://web.archive.org/web/20110925225958/http://www.irbsevens.com/destination/edition=5/news/newsid=2053206.html . usurped . September 25, 2011 . IRB . 22 September 2011 . 24 June 2012. International Rugby Board .
3. Web site: Tonga Bowl Champions at Borneo Women's Sevens . Taimi Media Network . 26 September 2011 . June 24, 2012 .
4. Web site: 2023-11-09 . Final lap before three-day sevens thriller . 2023-11-20 . oceania.rugby . en.
5. Web site: Grey . Lachlan . 2023-11-12 . Aussie women & NZ men claim Oceania 7s gold, Fiji and Samoa book tickets to Paris . 2023-11-20 . www.rugby.com.au . en.
6. Web site: Hawkins . Koroi . 2023-11-26 . Pacific Games 2023: Fiji, Tahiti sweep rugby 7s and volleyball gold, but New Caledonia's medal haul continues . 2023-11-26 . . en-nz.
7. Web site: Ballekom . Aaron . Saepioh . Donaldson . Teho . Frank . 2023-11-25 . Fiji Retain Rugby 7s Golds, Wallis And Futuna Win Surprise Women's Bronze . 2023-11-26 . www.sol2023.com.sb . en-US.

External links

• Tonga Rugby Union Official Site