Union | Tonga Rugby Football Union |
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Nickname(s) | ʻIkale Tahi |
Emblem(s) | The White Dove |
Ground(s) | Lawaqa Park, Sigatoka |
Tonga A is a national representative rugby union team of the Tongan rugby union. It is the second-tier side to the Tonga national rugby union team. Tonga A competes in the Pacific Rugby Cup against teams such as Samoa A, Fiji Warriors, and Argentina's Pampas XV.
Between 2006 and 2010, Tonga was represented by two teams at the Pacific Rugby Cup; Tau'uta Reds and Tautahi Gold.
In 2010, Tonga A played three matches against other national A teams as an invited side to the Americas Rugby Championship. Earlier in that year Tonga A also played two matches against Fiji Warriors in the first Punjas Series. The Tongans had one win and one loss but lost the series on aggregate scores. This result was repeated in the second (and concluding) Punjas Series in 2011.
The Pacific Rugby Cup was reorganised in 2011, and has since been mainly contested by national 'A' teams. The Tonga A side became the sole Tongan representative in the PRC from then on.
Matches against national teams or national 'A" teams up to and including 2014 Pacific Rugby Cup: