Tonga

Tonga powered past Canada by a final score of 30-17 to secure a 5th-place finish in the Pacific Nations Cup on Saturday. Played at a neutral venue in Tokyo, the Maple Leafs were outmuscled in the collisions and struggled to make inroads with ball in hand against a punishing Ikale …

Canada will close out their Pacific Nations Cup with a 5th-place play-off against Tonga at the neutral venue of Tokyo on Saturday. Both sides dropped both of their pool matches and as a result missed out on the Semi Final and a fourth test. The meeting comes a year after …

Referee appointments for the 2024 Pacific Nations Cup see no matches allocated to Americas officials. The competition will be played in North America, Oceania and Japan with six competitors: Canada, USA, Japan, Fiji, Samoa and Tonga. World Rugby has appointed referees from Australia, Ireland, Italy, Japan, New Zealand, Scotland and …

Argentina’s magnificent victory over New Zealand in Wellington has shaken-up the 2024 Rugby Championship. The accomplishment comes with added spice as the teams prepare to meet again at Eden Park. The Auckland stadium is the unofficial national stadium of New Zealand rugby. The All Blacks have not been beaten at …

Canada and the USA will both be traveling to Europe in November with a three-test tour for each in the works. The end-of-year series will close what has been a more complete calendar for both sides after a comparatively sparse 2023. Each side is guaranteed six tests in addition to …

The 2024 Rugby Championship will be contested by four teams. Two of the four rosters are entirely homegrown while two have a range of Foreign-Born / Produced Players. Players involved for Argentina, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa are required to meet player eligibility laws. The current World Rugby administration …

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History was made in Nuku’alofa, Tonga on Friday. Spain completed an historic win over Tonga and did so on the road. It was against a team containing former Rugby World Cup All Blacks and Wallabies. The 29-20 victory ranks among Spain’s greatest ever accomplishments on a rugby field. Coached by …

Spain Head Coach Pablo Bouza has named a 30-man roster for the July Internationals. Spain will tour Oceania, playing away test matches against Samoa and Tonga. The tour is an important pathway for Los Leones who are targeting qualifying for Rugby World Cup 2027. Bouza’s roster contains both regular and …

Gonzalo Quesada has named his roster for the July Internationals. Italy will tour Japan, Samoa and Tonga, playing one test match against each country. Juan Ignacio Brex is on the roster. The former Argentina XV and Los Pumas 7’s player is one of 34 names for the tour. The tour …