Tonga national rugby union team

Tonga

Nickname(s)	ʻIkale Tahi
Emblem	White dove
Union	Tonga Rugby Football Union
Head coach	Toutai Kefu
Captain	Nili Latu
Most caps	Nili Latu (43)
Top scorer	Kurt Morath (338)
Top try scorer	Fetu'u Vainikolo (15)
Home stadium	Teufaiva Sport Stadium
First colours Second colours
World Rugby ranking
Current	13 (as of 15 February 2016)
Highest	9 (2011)
Lowest	20 (2006)
First international
Tonga 9–6 Fiji (Nuku'alofa, Tonga; 25 August 1924)
Biggest win
Tonga 119–0 South Korea (Nuku'alofa, Tonga; 22 March 2003)
Biggest defeat
New Zealand 102–0 Tonga (Albany, New Zealand; 16 June 2000)
World Cup
Appearances	7 (First in 1987)
Best result	Pool stage, 1987, 1995, 1999, 2003, 2007, 2011, 2015
Website	www.tongarugbyunion.net

The Tonga National Rugby Union team is nicknamed ʻIkale Tahi (Sea Eagles). Like their Polynesian neighbours, the Tongans start their matches with a war dance – the Sipi Tau. They are members of the Pacific Islands Rugby Alliance (PIRA) along with Fiji and Samoa. The Ikale Tahi achieved a historic 19–14 victory over France in the 2011 Rugby World Cup, but having lost to New Zealand and Canada, were unable to achieve what would have been their first ever presence at the quarter-finals. On 24 November 2012, Tonga beat Scotland, at Pittodrie Stadium, 21–15 for their first victory over a traditional rugby power on a European pitch.

History

Rugby was brought to the region in the early 20th Century by sailors and missionaries and the Tonga Rugby Football Union was formed in late 1923. Tonga beat Fiji 9–6 in their first test in 1924 played in the capital Nukuʻalofa. However, Tonga lost the second test 14–3 and drew the decider 0–0.

Between 1924 and 1938 Tonga and Fiji played three test series every alternate year. Matches between the two Pacific nations were hard fought; many have claimed that the ancient feuding wars between the Islanders were transplanted onto the rugby field. Troubles during the third Test of Fiji’s 1928 tour to Tonga forced the game to be abandoned with Tonga leading 11–8. In 1954 Tonga played host to a touring Western Samoa.

Tonga beat New Zealand Māori in 1969 but had to wait until 1973 before they played their second test match a 30–12 defeat against Australia in Sydney. They got their revenge when they beat Australia in Ballymore, Brisbane 16–11, scoring four tries to two in June 1973. The following year they travelled to the Arms Park for a non-cap international against Wales, a game that ended in a 26–7 defeat.

The first Tongan tour to Great Britain was in 1974 when they played 10 games, including those in Wales against East Wales, Llanelli, North Wales, Newport, West Wales and a Wales XV. The only tour victory was by 18–13 in the opener against East Wales. The 'tests' were lost by 44–8 to a Scotland XV and by 26–7 to the Wales XV.

They remained a little-known quantity in Europe until 1986 when Wales embarked on a tour of Fiji, Tonga and Western Samoa. Early in the game against Tonga Welsh flanker Mark Brown was flattened by three Tongan forwards, leading to a mass brawl involving the entire team except Malcolm Dacey and Mark Titley. Robert Jones describes the event in his book Raising The Dragon as "the worst brawl I have ever seen on a rugby field." At the post-match dinner Jonathan Davies was asked to give a few words in Welsh and as the hosts politely applauded he described them as "the dirtiest team I have ever played against!"

Tonga were drawn to play Wales again in the inaugural 1987 Rugby World Cup in New Zealand. The previous meeting, plus the decision to rest some of the leading players, led to a poor Welsh performance though they managed to win 29–16. Tonga lost its other two games to Ireland (32–9) and Canada (37–4).

They failed to qualify for the 1991 Rugby World Cup. In 1994 they won the South Pacific championship on try count and so qualified for the Super 10, they finished bottom of their pool with only one point.

They qualified for the 1995 World Cup ahead of Fiji on points difference. Tonga managed only two victories in the next two World Cups, against the 29–11 Côte d'Ivoire in 1995 and Italy in 1999. The win over the Côte d'Ivoire brought tragedy when Ivorian winger Max Brito was left paralyzed.

June 1999 brought their greatest home victory, a 20–16 defeat of France in Nukuʻalofa over a touring France but in 2000 they were humiliated 102–0 (including 15 tries) by New Zealand.

After losing their first four matches to Fiji and Samoa, Tonga finished third in the Oceania qualifying group. As a result, they had to play home and away matches against Papua New Guinea, which they won 47–14 and 84–12, followed by a play-off against South Korea, who finished as runners-up in the Asian section. Tonga thrashed them 75–0 and 119–0.

At the 2003 Rugby World Cup Tonga lost all their games and finished bottom of their pool. Despite keeping Wales to 20–27, they were again thrashed by New Zealand 91–7.

In 2007 Tonga participated in the 2007 Rugby World Cup, winning 2 of their pool matches and nearly defeating the eventual champions, South Africa, in one of the most memorable and exciting games of the tournament, eventually going down 30–25.

Tonga achieved one of the greatest victories in Rugby World Cup history with their 19 – 14 win over France in the 2011 World Cup.

On 24 November 2012, Tonga beat Scotland, at Pittodrie Stadium, 21–15 for their first victory over a traditional rugby power on a European pitch

Sipi Tau

Like a lot of the big Pacific rugby nations, Tonga has a pre-game war dance (Haka). The Sipi Tau is a form of the Kailao. Tonga perform the kailao/Sipi Tau prior to the commencement of a match. The kailao was originally a war dance that was imported to Tonga from Wallis Island. It is usually performed at both public and private ceremonies.

One of the most memorable performances in modern times of the Sipi Tau was during the 2003 Rugby World Cup in Australia, in Tonga's match against the All Blacks. The All Blacks began their traditional haka, and then Tonga answered to the haka through the sipi tau whilst the All Blacks were performing it, bringing the teams within metres of one another just prior to kick-off.^[1]

Wins against Tier 1 nations

30 June 1973	Australia	11–16	Tonga	Ballymore Stadium, Brisbane
	Try: Cole Tindall Con: McGill	Report	Try: Kavapalu Latu Mafi Pahulu Vave	Attendance: 9,563 Referee: Bob Burnett (Australia)

16 June 1999	Tonga	20–16	France	Teufaiva Sport Stadium, Nukuʻalofa
	Try: Taufahema Taumalolo (2) Con: Sateki Tuipulotu Pen: Sateki Tuipulotu	Report	Try: Sarraméa Con: Lamaison Pen: Lamaison (3)	Attendance: 7,000 Referee: Clayton Thomas (Wales)

10 October 1999	Italy	25–28	Tonga	Welford Road, Leicester
	Try: Moscardi Con: Domínguez Pen: Domínguez (6)	Report	Try: Fatani Taufahema Sateki Tuipulotu Con: Sateki Tuipulotu (2) Pen: Sateki Tuipulotu (2) Drop: Sateki Tuipulotu	Attendance: 10,244 Referee: Dave McHugh (Ireland)

1 October 2011	France	14–19	Tonga	Westpac Stadium, Wellington
	Try: Clerc 80' m Pen: Yachvili (3/3) 1', 23', 49'	Report	Try: Hufanga 26' c Con: Morath (1/1) 28' Pen: Morath (4/8) 6', 35', 66', 72'	Attendance: 32,763 Referee: Steve Walsh (Australia)

24 November 2012	Scotland	15–21	Tonga	Pittodrie, Aberdeen
	Pen: Laidlaw (5/7) 10', 38', 46', 55', 61'	Report	Try: Lokotui 51' c Vainikolo 65' m Con: Apikotoa (1/2) 52' Pen: Apikotoa (3/5) 5', 64', 72'	Attendance: 20,306 Referee: Mathieu Raynal (France)

Overall Record

World Rugby Rankings
Top 30 rankings as of 9 May 2016[2]
Rank	Change*	Team	Points
1		New Zealand	96.10
2		Australia	89.33
3		South Africa	87.66
4		England	83.98
5		Wales	83.10
6		Argentina	82.59
7		Ireland	80.33
8		France	78.36
9		Scotland	78.32
10		Japan	77.05
11		Fiji	76.96
12		Georgia	72.62
13		Tonga	71.60
14		Italy	70.78
15		Samoa	70.36
16		Romania	67.52
17		United States	65.68
18		Canada	64.27
19		Russia	63.56
20		Uruguay	63.23
21		Namibia	61.75
22		Spain	60.87
23		Belgium	57.94
24		Germany	57.71
25		Hong Kong	57.17
26		South Korea	56.70
27	2	Ukraine	56.45
28	1	Kenya	55.89
29	1	Chile	55.73
30		Portugal	54.29
*Change from the previous week
Tonga's Historical Rankings
Source: World Rugby - Graph updated to 1 November 2015[2]

Below is table of the representative rugby matches played by a Tongan national XV at test level up until 9 October 2015.^[3]

Opponent	Played	Won	Lost	Drawn	Win %	For	Aga	Diff
Argentina	1	0	1	0	0%	16	45	−29
Australia	4	1	3	0	25%	42	167	−125
Australia A	1	0	1	0	0.00%	15	60	−45
Canada	8	3	5	0	37.50%	155	193	−38
Chile	1	1	0	0	100.00%	32	30	+2
Cook Islands	3	3	0	0	100.00%	235	22	+213
England	2	0	2	0	0.00%	30	137	−107
England XV	1	0	1	0	0.00%	17	37	−20
Fiji	88	26	59	3	29.55%	1163	1724	−561
France	5	2	3	0	40.00%	75	149	−74
Georgia	4	2	2	0	50.00%	97	60	+37
Ireland	2	0	2	0	0.00%	28	72	−44
Italy	4	1	3	0	25.00%	63	137	−74
Ivory Coast	1	1	0	0	100.00%	29	11	+18
Japan	16	9	7	0	56.25%	440	379	+61
Junior All Blacks	2	0	2	0	0.00%	23	77	−54
Namibia	2	2	0	0	100%	55	35	+20
New Zealand	5	0	5	0	0.00%	35	326	−291
Māori	12	4	8	0	33.33%	165	319	−154
Papua New Guinea	2	2	0	0	100.00%	131	26	+105
Portugal	1	1	0	0	100.00%	24	19	+5
Romania	2	1	1	0	50.00%	39	35	+4
Samoa	61	25	32	4	40.98%	888	1045	−157
Scotland	4	1	3	0	25.00%	58	136	−78
Scotland XV	2	0	2	0	0.00%	13	67	−55
South Korea	6	6	0	0	100.00%	464	66	+398
South Africa	2	0	2	0	0.00%	35	104	−69
United States	8	7	1	0	87.50%	221	117	+104
Wales	7	0	7	0	0.00%	78	203	−125
Wales XV	1	0	1	0	0.00%	7	26	−19
Zimbabwe	1	1	0	0	100.00%	42	13	+29
Total	259	99	153	7	38.32%	4715	5837	-1122

World Cup Record

World Cup record									World Cup Qualification record
Year	Round	P	W	D	L	F	A		P	W	D	L	F	A
1987	Pool Stage	3	0	0	3	29	98		Automatically qualified
1991	Did not qualify								3	1	0	2	64	62
1995	Pool Stage	3	1	0	2	44	90		2	1	0	1	34	26
1999	Pool Stage	3	1	0	2	47	171		7	2	0	5	317	241
2003	Pool Stage	4	0	0	4	46	178		8	4	0	4	398	178
2007	Pool Stage	4	2	0	2	89	96		7	3	0	4	329	136
2011	Pool Stage	4	2	0	2	80	98		Automatically qualified
2015	Pool Stage	4	1	0	3	70	130
2019	To be determined								To be determined
Total	7/8	25	7	0	18	405	861		27	11	0	16	1142	643

Current squad

On the 18 August, head coach Mana Otai announced a 30-man squad for the 2015 Rugby World Cup in England. He will name his 31st man in due course.^[4] On 31 August, Tonga announced the 31st player to complete their squad.^[5]

• Head Coach: Toutai Kefu
• Caps Updated: 9 October 2015

Note: Flags indicate national union for the club/province as defined by World Rugby.

Player Position Date of Birth (Age) Caps Club/province Aleki Lutui Hooker 1 July 1978 38 Ampthill Paul Ngauamo Hooker 19 February 1986 6 Mont-de-Marsan Elvis Taione Hooker 25 May 1983 21 Exeter Chiefs Halani Aulika Prop 31 August 1983 17 London Irish Tevita Mailau Prop 25 April 1985 18 Perpignan Sila Puafisi Prop 15 April 1988 23 Glasgow Warriors Sona Taumalolo Prop 13 November 1981 20 Grenoble Soane Tonga'uiha Prop 21 January 1982 18 Oyonnax Uili Kolo'ofai Lock 29 September 1982 5 Jersey Tukulua Lokotui Lock 31 December 1979 28 Béziers Steve Mafi Lock 9 December 1989 17 Western Force Joe Tuineau Lock 18 August 1981 25 Dax Sione Kalamafoni Flanker 18 May 1988 29 Gloucester Nili Latu (c) Flanker 19 February 1982 43 Newcastle Falcons Jack Ram Flanker 14 January 1987 5 Blues Hale T-Pole Flanker 30 April 1979 33 Unattached Opeti Fonua Number 8 26 May 1986 8 Leicester Tigers Viliami Ma'afu Number 8 9 March 1982 28 Oyonnax Samisoni Fisilau Scrum-half 29 November 1987 18 Jersey Sosefo Ma’ake Scrum-half 15 September 1991 1 Havelu Bulldogs Sonatane Takulua Scrum-half 1 November 1991 14 Newcastle Falcons Latiume Fosita Fly-half 25 July 1992 15 Doncaster Knights Kurt Morath Fly-half 13 November 1984 30 San Diego Sione Piukala Centre 8 June 1985 17 Perpignan Siale Piutau Centre 13 October 1985 24 Yamaha Júbilo Viliami Tahitu'a Centre 2 October 1991 3 Unattached David Halaifonua Wing 5 July 1987 15 Gloucester Will Helu Wing 19 April 1986 23 Edinburgh Fetu'u Vainikolo Wing 30 January 1985 25 Oyonnax Telusa Veainu Wing 26 December 1990 8 Leicester Tigers Vunga Lilo Fullback 28 February 1983 42 Montauban

Individual all-time records

Most caps

#	Player	Pos	Span	Mat	Start	Sub	Pts	Tries	Conv	Pens	Drop	Won	Lost	Draw	%
1.	Nili Latu	Flanker	2006–	43	42	1	23	4	0	1	0	18	24	1	43.02
2.	Vunga Lilo	Fullback	2007–	42	39	3	87	12	3	7	0	19	23	0	45.23
3.	Elisi Vunipola	Fly-half	1990–2005	41	40	1	50	8	2	2	0	15	26	0	36.58
4.	Pierre Hola	Fly-half	1998–2009	39	38	1	317	11	68	39	3	13	26	0	33.33
	Benhur Kivalu	Number 8	1998–2005	39	35	4	40	8	0	0	0	14	24	1	37.17
6.	Aleki Lutui	Hooker	1999–	38	30	8	25	5	0	0	0	12	25	1	32.89
7.	Manu Vunipola	Scrum-half	1987–1999	36	31	5	9	2	0	0	0	12	23	1	34.72
8.	Fe'ao Vunipola	Hooker	1988–2001	34	32	2	15	3	0	0	0	13	20	1	39.70
9.	Ephraim Taukafa	Hooker	2002–2011	33	17	16	30	6	0	0	0	14	19	0	42.42
	Viliami Vaki	Lock	2001–2008	33	26	7	35	7	0	0	0	9	24	0	27.27

Last updated: Tonga vs New Zealand, 9 October 2015. Statistics include officially capped matches only.

Most tries

#	Player	Pos	Span	Mat	Start	Sub	Pts	Tries	Conv	Pens	Drop
1.	Fetu'u Vainikolo	Wing	2011–	24	23	1	75	15	0	0	0
2.	Josh Taumalolo	Centre	1996–2007	26	23	3	118	14	6	12	0
3.	Vunga Lilo	Fullback	2007–	41	38	3	87	12	3	7	0
4.	Pierre Hola	Fly-half	1998–2009	39	38	1	317	11	68	39	3
5.	Fepikou Tatafu	Centre	1996–2002	23	21	2	50	10	0	0	0
6.	Viliame Iongi	Wing	2011–2013	18	12	6	40	8	0	0	0
	Benhur Kivalu	Number 8	1998–2005	39	35	4	40	8	0	0	0
	Elisi Vunipola	Fly-half	1990–2005	41	40	1	50	8	2	2	0
9.	5 players on 7 tries

Last updated: Tonga vs New Zealand, 9 October 2015. Statistics include officially capped matches only.

Leading point scorers

#	Player	Pos	Span	Mat	Start	Sub	Pts	Tries	Conv	Pens	Drop
1.	Kurt Morath	Fly-half	2009–	30	25	5	338	2	47	78	0
2.	Pierre Hola	Fly-half	1998–2009	39	38	1	317	11	68	39	3
3.	Sateki Tu'ipulotu	Fullback	1993–2003	20	19	1	190	5	33	32	1
4.	Fangatapu Apikotoa	Fly-half	2004–2014	30	20	10	147	2	40	19	0
5.	Josh Taumalolo	Centre	1996–2007	26	23	3	118	14	6	12	0
6.	Gustavo Tonga	Fullback	1996–2001	13	12	1	114	1	32	15	0
7.	Vunga Lilo	Fullback	2007–	42	39	3	87	12	3	7	0
8.	Fetu'u Vainikolo	Wing	2011–	25	24	1	75	15	0	0	0
9.	Fepikou Tatafu	Centre	1996–2002	23	21	2	50	10	0	0	0
	Elisi Vunipola	Fly-half	1990–2005	41	40	1	50	8	2	2	0

Last updated: Tonga vs New Zealand, 9 October 2015. Statistics include officially capped matches only.

Most points in a match

#	Player	Pos	Pts	Tries	Conv	Pens	Drop	Opposition	Venue	Date
1.	Pierre Hola	Centre	44	2	17	0	0	South Korea	Nuku'alofa	22/03/2003
2.	Fangatapu Apikotoa	Fly-half	30	2	10	0	0	South Korea	Henderson	10/02/2007
3.	Sateki Tu'ipulotu	Fullback	27	1	8	2	0	South Korea	Seoul	04/05/1999
4.	Pierre Hola	Fullback	24	0	9	1	1	Papua New Guinea	Nuku'alofa	07/12/2002
5.	Gustavo Tonga	Fullback	23	1	9	0	0	Cook Islands	Nuku'alofa	05/07/1997
6.	Benhur Kivalu	Fly-half	20	4	0	0	0	South Korea	Nuku'alofa	22/03/2003
	Viliame Iongi	Centre	20	4	0	0	0	United States	Esher	08/06/2011
	Kurt Morath	Fly-half	20	0	4	4	0	Fiji	Lautoka	02/07/2011
9.	3 players on 19 points

Last updated: Tonga vs New Zealand, 9 October 2015. Statistics include officially capped matches only.

Most tries in a match

#	Player	Pos	Pts	Tries	Conv	Pens	Drop	Opposition	Venue	Date
1.	Benhur Kivalu	Number 8	20	4	0	0	0	South Korea	Nuku'alofa	22/03/2003
	Viliame Iongi	Wing	20	4	0	0	0	United States	Esher	08/06/2011
3.	Josh Taumalolo	Fly-half	15	3	0	0	0	Cook Islands	Nuku'alofa	05/07/1997
	Josh Taumalolo	Fullback	17	3	1	0	0	Georgia	Tbilisi	28/03/1999
	Jonathan Koloi	Flanker	15	3	0	0	0	South Korea	Seoul	04/05/1999
	Viliami Hakalo	Wing	15	3	0	0	0	Cook Islands	Raratonga	24/06/2006
7.	46 players on 2 tries

Last updated: Tonga vs New Zealand, 9 October 2015. Statistics include officially capped matches only.

Most matches as captain

#	Player	Pos	Span	Mat	Won	Lost	Draw	%	Pts	Tries	Conv	Pens	Drop
1.	Nili Latu	Flanker	2006–	39	15	23	1	39.74	23	4	0	1	0
2.	Inoke Afeaki	Lock	2001–2003	12	4	8	0	33.33	15	3	0	0	0
3.	Fakahau Valu	Flanker	1977–1987	11	0	11	0	0.00	12	3	0	0	0
4.	Aleki Lutui	Hooker	2004–2011	9	1	8	0	11.11	5	1	0	0	0
	Elisi Vunipola	Fly-half	1999–2001	9	4	5	0	44.44	15	3	0	0	0
6.	Sione Mafi Pahulu	Number 8	1973–1975	7	1	6	0	14.28	15	3	0	1	0
7.	Siaosi Atiola	Number 8	1987–1990	6	1	4	1	25.00	4	1	0	0	0
8.	Mana Otai	Number 8	1995	5	3	2	0	60.00	5	1	0	0	0
	Fe'ao Vunipola	Hooker	1994–1998	5	2	3	0	40.00	0	0	0	0	0
10.	5 players on 4 matches

Last updated: Tonga vs New Zealand, 9 October 2015. Statistics include officially capped matches only.

Youngest players

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#	Player	Pos	Age	Opposition	Venue	Date
1.	Elisi Vunipola	Fly-half	17 years and 292 days	Fiji	Nukualofa	24/03/1990
2.	Viliami Hakalo	(Wing)	18 years and 182 days	Japan	Fukuoka	04/06/2006
3.	Sione Kalamafoni	(Flanker)	18 years and 268 days	South Korea	Henderson	10/02/2007
4.	Soane Havea	Scrum-half	18 years and 292 days	New Zealand	North Shore City	16/06/2000
5.	Semi Taupeaafe	Wing	18 years and 317 days	Fiji	Suva	11/06/1991
6.	Sinali-Tui Latu	Number 8	18 years and 320 days	Fiji	Suva	07/07/1984
7.	Unuoi Va'enuku	Centre	19 years and 51 days	France	Pretoria	26/05/1995
8.	Pita Alatini	Centre	19 years and 119 days	Samoa	Nuku'alofa	08/07/1995
9.	Tevita 'Ahoafi	(Scrum-half)	19 years and 171 days	Australia A	Sydney	25/05/2007
10.	Isi Tapueluelu	Centre	19 years and 176 days	Fiji	Nuku'alofa	24/03/1990

Last updated: Tonga vs New Zealand, 9 October 2015. Statistics include officially capped matches only.

Oldest players

#	Player	Pos	Age	Opposition	Venue	Date
1.	Aleki Lutui	Hooker	37 years and 95 days	Argentina	Leicester	04/10/2015
2.	Hale T-Pole	(Number 8)	36 years and 152 days	Namibia	Exeter	29/09/2015
3.	Rudi Kapeli	Hooker	35 years and 311 days	Australia	Brisbane	04/07/1993
4.	Tukulua Lokotui	Lock	35 years and 282 days	New Zealand	Newcastle	09/10/2015
5.	Kuli Faletau	Lock	35 years and 185 days	Canada	Nuku'alofa	03/07/1999
6.	Ephraim Taukafa	Hooker	35 years and 80 days	Canada	Whangarei	14/09/2011
7.	Hemani Lavaka	Prop	34 years and 292 days	Canada	Wollongong	29/10/2003
8.	Tonga Lea'aetoa	Prop	34 years and 168 days	Fiji	Lautoka	19/08/2011
9.	Kisi Pulu	Prop	34 years and 144 days	Fiji	Lautoka	23/06/2012
10.	Taufa'ao Filise	Prop	34 years and 118 days	Japan	Whangarei	21/09/2011

Last updated: Tonga vs New Zealand, 9 October 2015. Statistics include officially capped matches only.

John Francis Kouliti Ma'u

Notable Former Players

Inoke Afeaki Stanley Afeaki Ipolito Fenukitau Salesi Finau Aisea Havili Pierre Hola Benhur Kivalu Nili Latu

Usaia Latu Gus Leger Viliami Ma'asi Sililo Martens Maama Molitika Nisifolo Naufahu Mana Otai John Payne

Hale T-Pole Lisiate Tafa Epi Taione Josh Taumalolo Sateki Tuipulotu

See also

• Tonga national rugby league team
• World Cup
• Pacific Tri-Nations
• Pacific Nations Cup
• 2008 IRB Pacific Nations Cup
• Pacific Islanders rugby union team
• Tonga Rugby Football Union

Notes

1. Haka and Sipi Tau set Lang Park alight ABC
2. "World Rankings". World Rugby. Retrieved 22 April 2016.
3. Tonga rugby stats
4. "Tonga mix youth and experience for RWC 2015". Rugby World Cup. 18 August 2015. Retrieved 18 August 2015.
5. "Head Coach Mana 'Otai and Manager Sioape Tui'ono have announced the 31st member of the 'Ikale Tahi Rugby World Cup squad". Facebook Tonga Rugby Union. 31 August 2015. Retrieved 31 August 2015.

Sources

• Tongan rugby history (from the BBC)
• The good and bad of Tonga (from the BBC)

External links

• Official site
• Tongan rugby union news from Planet Rugby
• Tongan Rugby News
• Details on Rugby WC's squads
• World Cup Preview
• Supporters website of The Pacific Islanders Rugby Team