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2023 Tonga Rugby League Tour Of England
The 2023 Tonga rugby league tour of England was a three-match tour by the Tonga national rugby league team to England in October and November 2023. Background The tour was the first by a Pacific island nation to England and the first test match series between the two countries. England and Tonga had only played each other three times previously, twice during the 2006 Federation Shield The inaugural Federation Shield rugby league competition was held in 2006. This competition is organised by the Rugby Football League and was contested by England, France, Samoa and Tonga. England defeated Tonga 32-14 in the final to lift the Feder ... and during the 2017 Rugby League World Cup Semi Final. All three games were won by England. Tonga however, beat Great Britain national rugby league team, Great Britain during the 2019 Great Britain Lions tour, 2019 Lions tour of New Zealand and Papua New Guinea. Venues Squads ''Stats are for the tour only'' England The England squad was announc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kristian Woolf
Kristian Woolf (born 6 July 1975) is an Australian professional rugby league football coach who is the assistant coach of the Dolphins in the NRL and the head coach of Tonga at international level. He previously was the head coach of St Helens whom he coached to the 2020, 2021 and the 2022 Super League Grand Final wins, four straight for the club and three straight for Woolf. He was also interim head coach of the Newcastle Knights in the National Rugby League. Playing career Hailing from Mount Isa, Queensland, Woolf played for the Souths Magpies in Brisbane between 1996 and 1997. Coaching career In 2002, Woolf began his coaching career as an assistant coach for the Townsville Brothers in the Townsville & District Rugby League (TDRL) competition. At the same time, Woolf was teaching at Ignatius Park College and coaching their senior rugby league side, winning the Queensland State Schoolboys Championship in 2004. In 2005, Woolf joined the North Queensland Cowboys as their j ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
