Tonga women's national rugby sevens team

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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.{{cite web | url =https://matangitonga.to/2012/08/02/tonga-women-oceania-sevens-championship | title =Tonga Women in Oceania Sevens Championship | author =Matangi Tonga | date =2 August 2012 }}

They won the Bowl final at the 2011 Borneo Women's Sevens competition which included teams from Asia and the Oceanic region.{{cite web | url =http://www.irbsevens.com/destination/edition=5/news/newsid=2053206.html | archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20110925225958/http://www.irbsevens.com/destination/edition=5/news/newsid=2053206.html | url-status =usurped | archive-date =September 25, 2011 | title =Borneo gets set for Sevens | author =IRB | date =22 September 2011 | access-date =24 June 2012| author-link =International Rugby Board }}{{cite web | url =http://www.taimionline.com/articles/5680 | archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20111003163849/http://www.taimionline.com/articles/5680 | url-status =usurped | archive-date =October 3, 2011 | title =Tonga Bowl Champions at Borneo Women's Sevens | author =Taimi Media Network | date =26 September 2011 | access-date =June 24, 2012 }}

At the 2023 Oceania Women's Sevens Championship in Brisbane, they finished in sixth place with two wins and three losses.{{Cite web |date=2023-11-09 |title=Final lap before three-day sevens thriller |url=https://oceania.rugby/news/final-lap-before-threeday-sevens-thriller-2023119 |access-date=2023-11-20 |website=oceania.rugby |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Grey |first=Lachlan |date=2023-11-12 |title=Aussie women & NZ men claim Oceania 7s gold, Fiji and Samoa book tickets to Paris |url=https://www.rugby.com.au/news/live-olympic-qualifiers-heat-up-as-aussie-women-prepare-for-nz-fightback-20231112 |access-date=2023-11-20 |website=www.rugby.com.au |language=en}} 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.{{Cite web |last=Hawkins |first=Koroi |date=2023-11-26 |title=Pacific Games 2023: Fiji, Tahiti sweep rugby 7s and volleyball gold, but New Caledonia's medal haul continues |url=https://www.rnz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/503291/pacific-games-2023-fiji-tahiti-sweep-rugby-7s-and-volleyball-gold-but-new-caledonia-s-medal-haul-continues |access-date=2023-11-26 |website=RNZ |language=en-nz}}{{Cite web |last1=Ballekom |first1=Aaron |last2=Saepioh |first2=Donaldson |last3=Teho |first3=Frank |date=2023-11-25 |title=Fiji Retain Rugby 7s Golds, Wallis And Futuna Win Surprise Women's Bronze |url=https://www.sol2023.com.sb/fiji-retain-rugby-7s-golds-wallis-and-futuna-win-surprise-womens-bronze/ |access-date=2023-11-26 |website=www.sol2023.com.sb |language=en-US}}

Squad

Squad to the 2023 Pacific Games:

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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 =

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! colspan="7" |Pacific Games

Year

!Round

!Position

!{{Tooltip|Pld|Games played}}

!{{Tooltip|W|Won}}

!{{Tooltip|D|Drawn}}

!{{Tooltip|L|Lost}}

{{flagicon|NCL}} 2011

| colspan="6" |Did Not Compete

{{flagicon|PNG}} 2015

|5th Place Playoff

|6th

|7

|2

|0

|5

{{flagicon|SAM}} 2019

| colspan="6" |Did Not Compete

{{flagicon|SOL}} 2023

|Bronze Final

|4th

|5

|2

|0

|3

Total

!0 Titles

!2/4

!12

!4

!0

!8

= Oceania Women's Sevens =

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! colspan="7" |Oceania Women's Sevens

Year

!Round

!Position

!{{Tooltip|Pld|Games played}}

!{{Tooltip|W|Won}}

!{{Tooltip|D|Drawn}}

!{{Tooltip|L|Lost}}

{{flagicon|PNG}} 2007

| colspan="6" rowspan="2" |Did Not Compete

{{flagicon|SAM}} 2008
{{flagicon|FIJ}} 2012

|Plate Final

|6th

|6

|2

|0

|4

{{flagicon|AUS}} 2013

| colspan="6" |Did Not Compete

{{flagicon|AUS}} 2014

|Round-robin

|7th

|6

|0

|0

|6

{{flagicon|NZ}} 2015

|Pool Stage

|5th

|4

|0

|0

|4

{{flagicon|FIJ}} 2016

|Round-robin

|6th

|6

|1

|0

|5

{{flagicon|FIJ}} 2017

|5th–8th Place Playoff

|7th

|4

|0

|0

|4

{{flagicon|FIJ}} 2018

| colspan="6" |Did Not Compete

{{flagicon|FIJ}} 2019

|11th Place Playoff

|11th

|4

|1

|0

|3

{{flagicon|AUS}} 2021

| colspan="6" rowspan="2" |Did Not Compete

{{flagicon|NZ}} 2022
{{flagicon|AUS}} 2023

|5th Place Playoff

|6th

|5

|2

|0

|3

Total

!0 Titles

!7/13

!35

!6

!0

!29

= Oceania Rugby Sevens Challenge =

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!Year

!Round

!Position

!{{Tooltip|Pld|Games played}}

!{{Tooltip|W|Won}}

!{{Tooltip|D|Drawn}}

!{{Tooltip|L|Lost}}

{{flagicon|AUS}} 2022

|3rd Place Playoff

|3rd

|7

|4

|0

|3

Total

!0 Titles

!1/1

!7

!4

!0

!3

References