Tonga women's national rugby sevens team

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Union

Tonga Rugby Football Union

Coach(es)

Eva Mafi

Captain(s)

Tokilupe Veamatahau

Team kit

World Cup Sevens

Appearances

The Tongan women's national sevens team represents Tonga in Rugby sevens. They won the Bowl final at the 2011 Borneo Women’s Sevens competition which included teams from Asia and the Oceanic region.^[1]^[2]

Tonga attended the 2012 Oceania Women’s Sevens Championship in Fiji. The tournament was an Oceania regional qualifier for the 2013 Rugby World Cup Sevens that was held in Russia.^[3]

Squad

Squad to 2015 Pacific Games:^[4]

Nina Alofaki
Isapela Kamoto
Sela Vaenuku
Eseta Vi
Ema Potaufa
Losalini Potaufa
Kiana Muamoholeva
Sharon Vailea
Pesalini Lave
Seini Haukinima
Lesila Lautaimi
Fakaola Malungahu

Previous Squads

2012 Oceania Women's Sevens Championship Squad^[5]
Fakaola Malungahu Nina Alofaki Tokilupe Veamatahau (c) Pesalini Lave Losaline Potaufa Suliana 'Uta'atu Penateti Feke 'Atelaite Manu Mele Manumu'a Buccilea Ongolea Sela Va'enuku (vc) 'Eseta Vi Management Lano Fonua - Manager Fotumoa Tu'ipulotu - Assistant Manager Duke Mataka - Doctor

Results

Asia-Pacific Championship 2010

29–31 October 2010 at Kota Kinabalu, Borneo Pool Stage

Kazakhstan 24 - 0 Tonga
Tonga 25 - 0 Cook Islands

Quarter finals

Singapore 12 - 5 Tonga

Plate Semi-finals

Tonga bye

Plate final (5th place)

Samoa 14 - 7 Tonga

2011 Borneo Women’s Sevens

23–25 October 2011 at Kota Kinabalu, Borneo

Pool Stage

China 21 - 15 Tonga
Malaysia 0 - 25 Tonga
Papua New Guinea 17 - 10 Tonga

Quarter finals

Hong Kong 15 - 0 Tonga

Plate Semi-finals

Tonga 7 - 12 Singapore

Bowl final

Malaysia 0 - 42 Tonga

References

↑ IRB (22 September 2011). "Borneo gets set for Sevens". Retrieved 24 June 2012.
↑ Taimi Media Network (26 September 2011). "Tonga Bowl Champions at Borneo Women’s Sevens". Retrieved June 24, 2012.
↑ Federation of Oceania Rugby Unions (June 21, 2012). "Oceania Sevens: Big Guns confirmed as Fiji host Oceania Women's Sevens Championship". Missing or empty |url= (help); |access-date= requires |url= (help)
↑ "2015 Pacific Games Women's 7s" (PDF). pg2015.gems.pro. 8 July 2015. Retrieved 10 July 2015.
↑ Matangi Tonga Online (August 2, 2012). "Tonga Women in Oceania Sevens Championship". Retrieved August 3, 2012.

External links

Tonga Rugby Union Official Site

Rugby union in Tonga

Governing body

Tonga Rugby Union

National teams

Men's	Tonga A 7's U-20 Pacific Islanders

Women's	Tonga 7's

Competitions

International	Pacific Nations Cup Pacific Rugby Cup Sevens World Series

National	Datec Cup Provincial Championship

Defunct	Super 10 Pacific Rim Championship Pacific Tri-Nations Punjas Series

Former teams

Women's national rugby sevens teams

WR Women's Sevens core teams	Australia Canada England Fiji France Ireland Japan New Zealand Russia Spain United States

Other teams	Arabian Gulf Argentina Austria Barbados Belgium Botswana Brazil Bulgaria Burundi Chile China Colombia Cook Islands Croatia Finland Germany Ghana Great Britain Guam Guyana Hong Kong India Iran Israel Italy Ivory Coast Jamaica Kazakhstan Kenya Lithuania Madagascar Malaysia Malta Mexico Moldova Morocco Netherlands Nigeria Papua New Guinea Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Rwanda Saint Lucia Saint Vincent Samoa Scotland Senegal Serbia Singapore Solomon Islands South Africa South Korea Sweden Switzerland Thailand Tonga Trinidad and Tobago Tunisia Uganda Ukraine Uruguay Venezuela Wales Zambia Zimbabwe

Competitions	Rugby World Cup Sevens World Rugby Women's Sevens Series IRB Women's Sevens Challenge Cup

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