Rugby team
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 Challenge, formerly known as the Pacific Rugby Cup, against teams including Samoa A and Fiji Warriors.[1][2] Since 2017, the team has also competed in the Americas Pacific Challenge.
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.[3] This result was repeated in the second (and concluding) Punjas Series in 2011.[4]
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.
International matches
Matches against national teams or national 'A" teams up to and including 2014 Pacific Rugby Cup:
| 16-04-2010 |
(PS) |
Fiji Warriors |
12–27 |
 Tonga A |
National Stadium, Suva
|
| 23-04-2010 |
(PS) |
Fiji Warriors |
21–3 |
Tonga A |
Churchill Park, Lautoka
|
| 05-10-2010 |
(ARC) |
Tonga A |
6–17 |
 USA Select XV |
Estadio Olímpico Chateau Carreras
|
| 10-10-2010 |
(ARC) |
Tonga A |
16–32 |
 Canada Selects |
Estadio Olímpico Chateau Carreras
|
| 15-10-2010 |
(ARC) |
 Argentina XV |
28–10 |
Tonga A |
Estadio Olímpico Chateau Carreras
|
| 19-03-2011 |
(PRC) |
Fiji Warriors |
21–14 |
Tonga A |
Churchill Park, Lautoka
|
| 22-03-2011 |
(PRC) |
 Samoa A |
12–23 |
Fiji Warriors |
Churchill Park, Lautoka
|
| 13-08-2011 |
(PS) |
Fiji Warriors |
27–12 |
Tonga A |
Churchill Park, Lautoka
|
| 19-08-2011 |
(PS) |
Fiji Warriors |
30–32 |
Tonga A |
Churchill Park, Lautoka
|
| 11-10-2012 |
(PRC) |
Samoa A |
18–20 |
Tonga A |
Teufaiva Stadium, Nuku'alofa
|
| 19-10-2012 |
(PRC) |
Tonga A |
16–25 |
Fiji Warriors |
Teufaiva Stadium, Nuku'alofa
|
| 04-03-2014 |
(PRC) |
Samoa A |
27–18 |
Tonga A |
TG Milner Field, Sydney
|
| 19-03-2014 |
(PRC) |
Pampas XV |
47–20 |
Tonga A |
Royal Military College, Canberra
|
Record
Season standings
Pacific Challenge (formerly Pacific Rugby Cup)
| Year
|
Pos
|
Pld
|
W
|
D
|
L
|
F
|
A
|
+/-
|
TB
|
LB
|
Pts
|
Final
|
Notes
|
| 2018
|
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| 2017
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| 2016
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| 2015
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| 2014
|
4th
|
4 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
96 |
115 |
-19 |
1 |
0 |
9
|
21–54 |
Lost 3rd place play-off to Fiji Warriors
|
| 2013
|
4th
|
6 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
73 |
306 |
-233 |
0 |
0 |
0
|
— |
|
| 2012
|
3rd
|
8 |
1 |
1 |
6 |
72 |
253 |
-181 |
0 |
0 |
6
|
— |
|
| 2011
|
3rd
|
8 |
2 |
1 |
5 |
133 |
233 |
-100 |
0 |
1 |
11
|
— |
|
Americas Pacific Challenge
| Year
|
Pos
|
Pld
|
W
|
D
|
L
|
F
|
A
|
+/-
|
TB
|
LB
|
Pts
|
Final
|
Notes
|
| 2018
|
|
— |
|
| 2017
|
3rd
|
3 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
87 |
77 |
+10 |
3 |
0 |
11
|
— |
Third on league table (no final)
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