The Tonga national rugby union team represent Tonga

Tonga

Tonga, officially the Kingdom of Tonga , is a state and an archipelago in the South Pacific Ocean, comprising 176 islands scattered over of ocean in the South Pacific...

 in rugby sevens

Rugby sevens

Rugby sevens, also known as seven-a-side or VIIs, is a variant of rugby union in which teams are made up of seven players, instead of the usual 15, with shorter matches. Rugby sevens is administered by the International Rugby Board , the body responsible for rugby union worldwide...

. The team competes in the IRB World Sevens Series.

2008/09 IRB Sevens

Tonga have only participated in one round of the current IRB Sevens Series so far. They managed the bowl final in their first round of this series in Wellington, they won 24-56 to Cook Islands.

Wellington Results

Tonga were in Pool A along with Scotland, South Africa and Kenya for the Wellington round of the IRB World Sevens Series.

1	Kenya	21-35	Tonga
2	South Africa	22-65	Tonga
3	Scotland	15-21	Tonga
1/4 final Bowl	Nuie	0-21	Tonga
Semi-Final Bowl	France	5-28	Tonga
Final Bowl	Cook Islands	24-56	Tonga

Current squad

A 12-man squad for the 2011 Gold Coast Sevens

2011 Gold Coast Sevens

The 2011 Gold Coast Sevens was the first edition of the tournament which was known as the Adelaide Sevens the last years. It was held at Robina, Australia, the host stadium was the Robina Stadium....

• Jack Ram
• David Halaifonua
• Ofa Finau
• Daniel Kilioni
• Paula Kata
• Seilame Tukuafu
• Simana Halaifonua
• Feleti Fifita
• Atelea Okati
• Titali Okati
• Etueni Siua
• Vaea Poteki

2009 RWC Sevens

Tonga qualified for the 2009 RWC Sevens in Dubai. They are in Pool A and have games against Arabian Gulf, Italy and New Zealand.