Tonga

Scotland coach Gregor Townsend hailed his team for bagging a bonus-point 45-17 victory over Tonga on Sunday that kept up their hopes of advancing to the quarter-finals of the World Cup. Issued on:…

It’s clear that Hunga involved an unusually explosive recipe that may not be easily replicated. For about a month, the eruption had progressed as expected—moderately violent, with gas and ash, but manageable. Then everything went sideways.…

Qualifying for next year's Netball World Cup is among the Tongan Tala's achievents this year. Photo: Netball Fiji They were once netball's underdogs, but the Tongan Tala are now on an undefeated streak after three…

Tonga will be without star internationals Israel Folau, Malakai Fekitoa and Charles Piutau for their World Cup playoff against Hong Kong on the Sunshine Coast in Australia on Saturday. Tonga coach Toutai Kefu Photo: AFP…

Israel Folau's return to international rugby lasted only half an hour as his Tonga team were thrashed 36-0 by a clinical Fiji in their Pacific Nations Cup opener in Suva on Saturday. Israel Folau. Photo: Photosport The former…

The Kiwis defeated Mate Ma'a Tonga 26-6 in front of a sold-out crowd among a sea of red shirts and flags at Mt Smart Stadium Kiwis captain Jesse Bromwich Photo: Andrew Cornaga / www.photosport.nz Following up their win over…

The Kiwis and Kiwi Ferns have both included four debutants in their respective teams for Saturday's rugby league double header against Mate Ma'a Tonga at Mt Smart Stadium. Ronaldo Mulitalo Photo: PHOTOSPORT Parramatta duo Dylan…

Israel Folau, Malakai Fekitoa and Charles Piutau will play for Tonga in this year's internationals. Former Wallaby Israel Folau Photo: AFP The former Wallaby and All Black players were named in an 'Ikale Tahi team announcement…

Just how big was the January eruption of the Hunga-Tonga volcano? Four months of intensive science has only bumped up the scale. You could point to the audible booms that interrupted the night in Alaska, 6,000 miles away. Or perhaps to the…

World Rugby has established the Tonga Rugby Infrastructure and Rebuilding Fund and pledged $195,000 to kick-start the restoration of Tonga's rugby infrastructure impacted by January's volcanic eruption and tsunami. Tonga huddle…