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 The Fiji Warriors, also referred to as Fiji A, is a national representative rugby team of rugby union in Fiji. It is the second-tier side to the Fiji national team. The Warriors team is selected from players in the Fijian domestic competi ...

. 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 Tau'uta Reds is a former Tongan rugby union team that played in the Pacific Rugby Cup from 2006 to 2010. The other Tongan team in the Cup was Tautahi Gold. The team's name is from the Tau’uta who were the Tongan land warriors that fought in the w ...

and

Tautahi Gold Tautahi Gold is a former Tongan rugby union team that played in the Pacific Rugby Cup from 2006 to 2010. The other Tongan team in the Cup was Tau'uta Reds. The team's name is from the Tautahi, which was Tonga's traditional Navy Army. Gold was chose ...

. 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 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.Fiji lose but claim Punjas Series
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: :

Record

Season standings

Pacific Challenge (formerly Pacific Rugby Cup) : Americas Pacific Challenge :

References

External links

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