Tonga women's national rugby league team

For the men's team, see Tonga national rugby league team.

Tonga

Team information
Nickname	Mate Ma'a Tonga
Region	Asia-Pacific
Head coach	Kelvin Wright
Home stadium	Teufaiva
IRL ranking	15th
Uniforms
First colours
Team results
First international
4 — 44 Samoa  North Harbour Stadium, Albany, NZ 30 September 2003
Biggest win
66 — 8 Niue  Mount Smart Stadium, Auckland, NZ 7 November 2020
Biggest defeat
0 — 54 Great Britain  North Harbour Stadium, Albany, NZ 2 October 2003
World Cup
Appearances	2 (first time in 2003)

The Tonga women's national rugby league team (Tongan: timi līki ʻakapulu fakafonua fefine ʻa Tonga), is under the former governing body TNRL. The first Tonga women's team was in 2003 and known as the Mate Ma'a Tonga women's team administered by the Tonga National Rugby League (TNRL) body. The newly formed Tonga women's national rugby league incorporated is under the Tongan Government with the national men's team. TNRL are no longer the national administrating body for Tonga Rugby League.

Head to head record

Opponent	FM	MR	M	W	D	L	Win%	PF	PA	Share
Samoa	2003	2024	3	0	0	3	0.00%	20	114	14.93%
Great Britain	2003	2003	1	0	0	1	0.00%	0	54	0.00%
Tokelau	2003	2003	2	0	0	2	0.00%	16	54	22.86%
Niue	2003	2020	2	1	1	0	75.00%	80	22	78.43%
New Zealand	2008	2023	3	0	0	3	0.00%	26	120	17.81%
Pacific Islands	2008	2008	1	0	0	1	0.00%	14	44	24.14%
Russia	2008	2008	1	0	0	1	0.00%	12	24	33.33%
France	2008	2008	1	0	0	1	0.00%	4	34	10.53%
Totals	2003	2024	14	1	1	12	10.71%	172	466	26.96%

Notes:

• Table last updated 20 October 2024.
• Share is the portion of "For" points compared to the sum of "For" and "Against" points.

Coaches

The current Mate Ma'a Tonga head coach is Kelvin Wright.

Name	Tests						Nines						Ref.
	Span	M	W	D	L	W%	Span	M	W	D	L	W%
Unknown	2003	5	4	1	0	10%	N/A
Tara Naite	2008	5	0	0	0	0%	N/A						[1]
Andrew Emelio	N/A						2018	4	2	0	2	50%	[2]
Dion Briggs	2020	1	1	0	0	100%	N/A						[3]
Milton Dymock	2022	1	0	0	1	0%	N/A						[4]
Kelvin Wright	2023-24	2	0	0	2	0%	N/A

Players

The Mate Ma'a Tonga squad for the 2024 Pacific Championships was announced on 8 October 2024.^[5]
Jersey numbers and statistics reflect the 19 October 2024 match against Samoa.

J#	Player	Age	Position(s)	Mate Ma’a Tonga						Club	NRLW						Other Reps
				Dbt	M	T	G	F	Pts		CM	TM	T	G	F	Pts
1	Anaseini Malupo	18	Fullback, Centre	2024	1	0	0	0	0	Blackhawks	0	0	0	0	0	0	—
2	Maatuleio Fotu-Moala	25	Wing, Centre	2020	3	0	0	0	0	Dragons	6	6	3	0	0	12	—
3	Litia Fusi	19	Centre	2023	2	0	0	0	0	Bulldogs	0	0	0	0	0	0	—
4	Kate Fallon	20	Centre	2024	1	0	0	0	0	Eels	0	0	0	0	0	0	—
5	Lavinia Tauhalaliku	25	Wing	2022	3	1	0	0	4	Cowboys	4	4	1	0	0	4	—
6	Emmanita Paki	21	Five-eighth, Centre	2024	1	0	2	0	4	Capras	0	4	2	0	0	8	2
7	Cassey Tohi-Hiku	20	Halfback	2023	2	0	1	0	2	Eels	22	22	3	0	0	12	1 1
8	Kalosipani Hopoate	20	Prop	2022	2	0	0	0	0	Roosters	24	24	2	0	0	8	1
9	Jade Fonua	—	Lock	2023	2	0	0	0	0	Eels	14	14	0	0	0	0	—
10	Tegan Dymock	22	Prop	2022	3	0	0	0	0	Sharks	19	25	2	0	0	8	—
11	Manilita Takapautolo	18	Second-row, Prop	2024	1	1	0	0	4	Sharks	7	7	0	0	0	0	—
12	Vanessa Foliaki	31	Second-row	2023	2	0	0	0	0	Sharks	20	38	2	0	0	8	6 6 1 1 1
13	Natasha Penitani	24	Lock, Prop	2022	3	0	0	0	0	Tigers	9	9	0	0	0	0	—
15	Filomina Hanisi	23	Prop	2024	1	1	0	0	4	Sharks	4	24	0	0	0	0	2 3
16	Dannii Perese	20	Lock	2023	2	0	0	0	0	Titans	12	12	1	0	0	4	1
17	Paea Uilou	18	Prop	2024	1	0	0	0	0	Bulldogs	0	0	0	0	0	0	—
19	Seli Mailangi	27	Hooker	2022	3	0	0	0	0	Sharks	0	12	1	0	0	4	—
14	Tatiana Finau	20	Second-row	—	0	0	0	0	0	Raiders	1	1	0	0	0	0	—
18	Shannon Muru	—	Second-row	2022	2	0	0	0	0	Bulldogs	0	4	0	0	0	0	—
20	Metanoia Fotu-Moala	25	Wing, Centre	2020	1	0	0	0	0	Roses	0	0	0	0	0	0	—
21	Claudia Finau	18	Prop	—	0	0	0	0	0	Raiders	0	0	0	0	0	0	—

Notes:

• The shading in the Clubs column of the above table indicates players selected from teams outside the 2024 NRLW.
  • Richmond Roses: Metanoia Fotu-Moala
  • Canterbury Bulldogs: Fusi, Muru, and Uilou
  • Cronulla Sharks (HNWP): Mailangi
  • Central Queensland Capras: Paki
• Two members of the squad were members of 2024 NRLW squads but did not play an NRLW match: Kate Fallon (Eels) and Claudia Finau (Raiders).
• Several members of the squad have previously played for other representative teams:
  • Australia: Foliaki (6 matches)
  • NSW: Foliaki and Hanisi.
  • Queensland: Paki
  • Prime Minister’s XIII: Foliaki and Tohi-Hiku
  • NSW City: Foliaki, Hanisi, Hopoate and Tohi-Hiku.
  • All Stars: Foliaki

Results

Full internationals

Date	Opponent	Score	Tournament	Venue	Video	Report(s)
30 Sep 2003	Samoa	4–44	2003 WRLWC	North Harbour Stadium	—	[6]
2 Oct 2003	Great Britain	0–54			—	[7]
4 Oct 2003	Tokelau	4–28			—	[8]
8 Oct 2003	Niue	14–14			—	[9]
12 Oct 2003	Tokelau	12–26			—	[10]
6 Nov 2008	Samoa	0–40	2008 WRLWC	Stockland Park, Sunshine Coast	—
8 Nov 2008	New Zealand	4–42			[11]
10 Nov 2008	Pacific Islands	14–44			—	[12]
12 Nov 2008	Russia	12–24			—	[13]
14 Nov 2008	France	4–34			—	[14]
7 Nov 2020	Niue	66–8	Test Match	Mount Smart Stadium, Auckland	[15]	[16]
25 Jun 2022	New Zealand	12–50	Test Match	Mount Smart Stadium, Auckland	[17][18]	[19][20]
21 Oct 2023	New Zealand	10–28	2023 Pacific Champs	Eden Park, Auckland	[21]	[22]
19 Oct 2024	Samoa	16–30	2024 Pacific Champs	HFC Bank Stadium, Suva	[23]	[24]

Nines

Date	Opponent	Score	Tournament	Venue	Video	Report(s)
23 Feb 2018	Canada	8–4	2018 Commonwealth Championship	Dolphin Stadium, Brisbane	[25]	[26]
23 Feb 2018	Cook Islands	12–4			—	[27]
24 Feb 2018	Samoa	0–20			—	[28]
24 Feb 2018	Cook Islands	0–20			—	—

See also

• Rugby league in Tonga
• Tongan National Rugby League
• Tonga national rugby league team
• Tonga National Rugby League
• History of the Tonga national rugby league team

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