Tonga A national rugby union team
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| nickname = ʻIkale Tahi
| emblem = The White Dove
| ground = Lawaqa Park, Sigatoka
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Tonga A is a national representative rugby union team of the Tongan rugby union. It is the second-tier side to the Tonga national rugby union team. Tonga A competes in the Pacific Challenge, formerly known as the Pacific Rugby Cup, against teams including Samoa A and Fiji Warriors. Since 2017, the team has also competed in the Americas Pacific Challenge.
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Between 2006 and 2010, Tonga was represented by two teams at the Pacific Rugby Cup; Tau'uta Reds and Tautahi Gold.
In 2010, Tonga A played three matches against other national A teams as an invited side to the Americas Rugby Championship. Earlier in that year Tonga A also played two matches against {{ruA|FIJ|noflag=1}} in the first Punjas Series. The Tongans had one win and one loss but lost the series on aggregate scores.[http://www.fijilive.com/sports/rugby/news/2010/04/24/14844.Fijilive Match 2 Report] Fiji Live. This result was repeated in the second (and concluding) Punjas Series in 2011.[http://www.oceaniarugby.com/110819_fiji_lose_but_claim_punjas_series.html/ref/267 Fiji lose but claim Punjas Series] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150202235621/http://www.oceaniarugby.com/110819_fiji_lose_but_claim_punjas_series.html/ref/267 |date=2015-02-02 }}
The Pacific Rugby Cup was reorganised in 2011, and has since been mainly contested by national 'A' teams. The Tonga A side became the sole Tongan representative in the PRC from then on.
International matches
Matches against national teams or national 'A" teams up to and including 2014 Pacific Rugby Cup:
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16-04-2010 | (PS) | align=right | {{pad|2em}}{{ruA|FIJ|noflag=1}} | 12–27 | {{ruA|Tonga|noflag=1}} | National Stadium, Suva |
23-04-2010 | (PS) | align=right | {{pad|2em}}{{ruA|FIJ|noflag=1}} | 21–3 | {{ruA|Tonga|noflag=1}} | Churchill Park, Lautoka |
05-10-2010 | (ARC) | align=right | {{ruA|TGA|noflag=1}} | 6–17 | {{ruA|USA|name=USA Select XV|noflag=1}}{{pad|1em}} | Estadio Olímpico Chateau Carreras |
10-10-2010 | (ARC) | align=right | {{ruA|TGA|noflag=1}} | 16–32 | {{ruA|CAN|name=Canada Selects|noflag=1}} | Estadio Olímpico Chateau Carreras |
15-10-2010 | (ARC) | align=right | {{pad|1em}}{{ruA|ARG|noflag=1}} | 28–10 | {{ruA|TGA|noflag=1}} | Estadio Olímpico Chateau Carreras |
19-03-2011 | (PRC) | align=right | {{pad|2em}}Fiji Warriors | 21–14 | {{ruA|Tonga|noflag=1}} | Churchill Park, Lautoka |
22-03-2011 | (PRC) | align=right | {{ruA|Samoa|noflag=1}} | 12–23 | Fiji Warriors{{pad|2em}} | Churchill Park, Lautoka |
13-08-2011 | (PS) | align=right | {{pad|2em}}{{ruA|FIJ|noflag=1}} | 27–12 | {{ruA|Tonga|noflag=1}} | Churchill Park, Lautoka |
19-08-2011 | (PS) | align=right | {{pad|2em}}{{ruA|FIJ|noflag=1}} | 30–32 | {{ruA|Tonga|noflag=1}} | Churchill Park, Lautoka |
11-10-2012 | (PRC) | align=right | {{ruA|Samoa|noflag=1}} | 18–20 | {{ruA|Tonga|noflag=1}} | Teufaiva Stadium, Nuku'alofa |
19-10-2012 | (PRC) | align=right | {{ruA|Tonga|noflag=1}} | 16–25 | Fiji Warriors | Teufaiva Stadium, Nuku'alofa |
04-03-2014 | (PRC) | align=right | {{ruA|Samoa|noflag=1}} | 27–18 | {{ruA|Tonga|noflag=1}} | TG Milner Field, Sydney |
19-03-2014 | (PRC) | align=right | Pampas XV | 47–20 | {{ruA|Tonga|noflag=1}} | Royal Military College, Canberra |
Record
=Season standings=
Pacific Challenge (formerly Pacific Rugby Cup)
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! style="width:20px;"|Year ! style="width:20px;"|Pos ! style="width:20px;"|Pld ! style="width:20px;"|W ! style="width:20px;"|D ! style="width:20px;"|L ! style="width:25px;"|F ! style="width:25px;"|A ! style="width:25px;"|+/- ! style="width:20px;"|TB ! style="width:20px;"|LB ! style="width:20px;"|Pts ! style="width:20px;"|Final ! style="width:20em;" align=left|{{pad|0.8}}Notes | ||||||||||
align=left|2018
|rowspan=4 colspan=13 align=center| {{expand section|1=season details|date= October 2017}} | ||||||||||
align=left|2017 | ||||||||||
align=left|2016 | ||||||||||
align=left|2015 | ||||||||||
align=left|2014
| 4th | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 96 | 115 | -19 | 1 | 0 | 9
| {{nowrap|21–54}} | align=left|{{pad|1}} Lost 3rd place play-off to Fiji Warriors |
align=left|2013
| 4th | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 73 | 306 | | |||||
233 | 0 | 0 | 0
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align=left|2012
| 3rd | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 72 | 253 | | |||||
181 | 0 | 0 | 6
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align=left|2011
| 3rd | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 133 | 233 | | |||||
100 | 0 | 1 | 11
| — | align=left|{{pad|1}} |
Americas Pacific Challenge
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! style="width:20px;"|Year ! style="width:20px;"|Pos ! style="width:20px;"|Pld ! style="width:20px;"|W ! style="width:20px;"|D ! style="width:20px;"|L ! style="width:25px;"|F ! style="width:25px;"|A ! style="width:25px;"|+/- ! style="width:20px;"|TB ! style="width:20px;"|LB ! style="width:20px;"|Pts ! style="width:20px;"|Final ! style="width:20em;" align=left|{{pad|0.8}}Notes | ||||||||||
align=left|2018
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align=left|2017
|3rd | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 87 | 77 | +10 | 3 | 0 | 11
| — | align=left|{{pad|1}} Third on league table (no final) |
References
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|date= 9 March 2014
|title= Tonga A defeat Brumbies ACT XV
|publisher= SANZAR Rugby
|accessdate= 28 January 2015
|url= http://www.sanzarrugby.com/superrugby/news/tonga-a-defeat-brumbies-act-xv/
|url-status= live
|archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20150127161945/http://www.sanzarrugby.com/superrugby/news/tonga-a-defeat-brumbies-act-xv/
|archivedate= 27 January 2015}}
|date= 13 March 2014
|title= Gen Blue downed by Tonga A in Pacific Rugby Cup
|publisher= Waratahs Rugby
|accessdate= 28 January 2015
|url= http://www.waratahs.com.au/ArticleDetails/tabid/140/ArticleID/11121/Gen-Blue-downed-by-Tonga-A-in-Pacific-Rugby-Cup.aspx
|url-status= live
|archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20150127162129/http://www.waratahs.com.au/ArticleDetails/tabid/140/ArticleID/11121/Gen-Blue-downed-by-Tonga-A-in-Pacific-Rugby-Cup.aspx
|archivedate= 27 January 2015}}
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20150316195236/http://oceaniarugby.com/tournaments/pacific_rugby_cup/2014/2014_pacific_rugby_cup_news.html 2014 Pacific Rugby Cup News] on oceaniarugby.com
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