Tonga national rugby sevens team
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| Union | Tonga Rugby Football Union |
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| Nickname(s) | 'Ikale Tahi |
| Coach(es) | Andy Katoa |
| Captain(s) | Fautasi Mau |
| World Cup Sevens | |
| Appearances | 5 (First in 1993) |
| Best result | 7th (1993) |
The Tonga national rugby sevens team competes in the IRB World Sevens Series. Tonga has participated in five Rugby World Cup Sevens.
Their first appearance was at the 1993 Rugby World Cup Sevens held in Scotland. They finished at the top of their pool and progressed to the finals with four wins and a loss to the hosts. The quarter finals were another round robin with teams split into two pools. Tonga lost all their games and finished in seventh place overall.
The 1997 Rugby World Cup Sevens was held in the mecca of sevens rugby Hong Kong. The tournament was played over three days. Day 1 and 2 had a total of eight pools with three teams per pool. Teams were seeded at the end of Day 1 and assigned to their various pools for Day 2. Tonga had a win against Japan and a loss to New Zealand.
Tonga's pool on Day 2 was a repeat of Day 1 with Japan and New Zealand being pooled together with them. Day 2 yielded the same results as the previous day. They were placed in the Plate quarter-finals and recorded wins against Wales, the Cook Islands and the hosts, Hong Kong to win the Plate and finish in ninth place.
The 2001 Rugby World Cup Sevens was held in Argentina. Tonga did not qualify.
Hong Kong hosted the Sevens World Cup for a second time. Tonga finished at the bottom of their pool and ended up in the Bowl quarter-finals where they defeated Chinese Taipei 28 - 19. They lost to Canada in the semi-finals 7 - 0 and finished in their lowest rankings at a World Cup in 19th place.
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