Tonga women's national rugby league team

The Tonga women's national rugby league team, also known as 'Akapulu Liiki Fēfine 'a Tonga. They are administered by the Tonga Women's National Rugby League Incorporated. 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. This newly formed all led womens board was established on the 23 November 2020, an autonomous womens' rugby league body to administer womens rugby league in Tonga.

For the men's team, see Tonga national rugby league team.
Tonga
Team information
Governing body'Akapulu Liiki Fēfine 'a Tonga
RegionAsia-Pacific
Home stadiumTeufaiva
Uniforms
First colours
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
Appearances2 (first time in 2003)

Results

Full internationals
DateOpponentScoreTournamentVenueRef.
30 Sep 2003 Samoa
4–44
2003 WRLWC North Harbour StadiumDT[1]
2 Oct 2003 Great Britain
0–54
NZH[2]
4 Oct 2003 Tokelau
4–28
AWRL[3]
8 Oct 2003 Niue
14–14
DT[4]
12 Oct 2003 Tokelau
12–26
RLR[5]
6 Nov 2008 Samoa
0–40
2008 WRLWC Stockland Park, Sunshine Coast
8 Nov 2008 New Zealand
4–42
VR[6]
10 Nov 2008 Pacific Islands
14–44
SCD[7]
12 Nov 2008 Russia
12–24
SCD[8]
14 Nov 2008 France
4–34
SCD[9]
7 Nov 2020 Niue
66–8
Test Match Mount Smart Stadium, AucklandVR[10]Fox[11]

Nines
DateOpponentScoreTournamentVenueRef.
23 Feb 2018 Canada
8–4
2018 Commonwealth Championship Dolphin Stadium, BrisbaneCRL[12] VR[13]
23 Feb 2018 Cook Islands
12–4
QRL[14]
24 Feb 2018 Samoa
0–20
LRL[15]
24 Feb 2018 Cook Islands
0–20

See also

References
  1. "SPORT details". Daily Telegraph. 1 Oct 2003. p. 82.
  2. Gillan, Gordon (2 Oct 2003). "Kiwi Ferns face onslaught". New Zealand Herald. p. 15.
  3. 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.
  4. "SPORT details". Daily Telegraph. 9 Oct 2003. p. 57.
  5. "Women's Rugby League". Rugby League Review. 1 Nov 2003. p. 8.
  6. "Kiwi Ferns v Tonga". YouTube. NZ Rugby League. 4 Aug 2017 [2008]. Retrieved 30 Sep 2020.
  7. Gardiner, Peter (11 Nov 2008). "Poms Put In Place". Sunshine Coast Daily. p. 40.
  8. Tuxworth, Jon (13 Nov 2008). "Sister Act". Sunshine Coast Daily. p. 48.
  9. "English pride comes to the fore". Sunshine Coast Daily. 15 Nov 2008. p. 106.
  10. "Niue Women vs Tonga Women 2020 Full". NZRugbyVidz. 7 Nov 2020. Retrieved 9 Nov 2020.
  11. "Tonga Women Niue Women". Fox Sports. 7 Nov 2020. Retrieved 9 Nov 2020.
  12. Clarkstone, Julian (23 Feb 2018). "Commonwealth Championships: Day One Wrap-Up". Canada Rugby League. Retrieved 19 Apr 2021.CS1 maint: date and year (link)
  13. "2018 Commonwealth Championships: Canada Ravens vs. Tonga". YouTube. Canada Rugby League. 25 Feb 2018. Retrieved 18 Apr 2021.
  14. "Commonwealth Championship: Day 1 Results". QRL. Commonwealth Championship Media. 23 Feb 2018. Retrieved 1 Apr 2021.
  15. "Commonwealth Championships Results - Day Two". Love Rugby League. 24 Feb 2018. Retrieved 1 Apr 2021.
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