Tonga Rugby Football Union
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| Tonga Rugby Football Union 'Ikale Tahi |
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| Founded | 1923 |
| IRB affiliation | 1987 |
| PIRA affiliation | 2002 |
| President | Baron Vaea of Houma |
| Coach | Jim Love |
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| www.planet-tonga.com/ikaletahi | |
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The Tonga Rugby Football Union are the governing body of the sport of rugby union in Tonga. They are members of the Pacific Islands Rugby Alliance (PIRA) along with Fiji and Samoa. There is a rugby union playing population of less than 800 out of a total population of just 100,000.
They were formed in 1923 and joined the International Rugby Board in 1987 when they were invited to play in the inaugural World Cup.
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| Rugby union in Fiji, Samoa and Tonga | |
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| Rugby Union in: | Fiji • Samoa • Tonga |
| Federations: | Fiji Rugby Union • Samoa Rugby Football Union • Tonga Rugby Football Union • Pacific Islands Rugby Alliance |
| National teams: | Fiji • Fiji Sevens • Samoa • Samoa Sevens • Tonga • Tonga Sevens • Pacific Islanders |
| International Competitions: | Rugby World Cup • Rugby World Cup Sevens • Pacific Tri-Nations • IRB Sevens World Series • Pacific Rugby Cup • Pacific Nations Cup |
| Domestic Competitions: | Colonial Cup • Sanyo Cup • National Provincial Championship • Datec Cup Provincial Championship |
| Pacific Rugby Cup teams: | Fiji Warriors • Fiji Barbarians • Upolu Samoa • Savaii Samoa • Tau'uta Reds • Tautahi Gold |
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