England’s 3-0 series win against Tonga shows they are world’s third best team
Ruthless England impress in sinking Tonga for series clean sweep
October 2023
Ashton double helps England set record straight with series win over Tonga
Tom Johnstone at the double as England stutter to victory over Tonga
March 2023
Shaun Wane still ‘tortured’ by England’s Rugby League World Cup exit
Shaun Wane is still “tortured” by England’s failure to win last year’s Rugby League World Cup as a three-match Test series with Tonga this autumn looks likely to be the first major step to the next tournament in 2025 for his side.
November 2022
Samoa beat Tonga in classic to set up England semi-final at Rugby League World Cup
Brian To’o’s try left Tonga too much to do late on as Samoa held on for a 20-18 victory in the Rugby League World Cup quarter-finals
October 2022
Daniel Tupou takes Tonga into World Cup quarter-finals with win over Wales
Men’s Rugby League World Cup: group-by-group preview
June 2022
Warning shots as New Zealand defeat Tonga in Pacific Tests
New Zealand’s men’s team defeated Tonga 26-6 at Mt Smart Stadium in Auckland as the Kiwi Ferns beat Tonga 50-12 in the women’s Test
November 2019
Rugby league’s Pacific revolution goes global after Tongan triumph
Tonga shock Australia to win rugby league international
October 2019
Great Britain slump against Tonga Invitational XIII after 12-year break
Tries from Michael Jennings and Sione Katoa in the first half were enough to clinch an impressive 16-4 win for the Pacific Islanders over Great Britain
John Bateman ready for ‘pretty mad’ GB debut after beating homesickness
The Bradford-born John Bateman enjoyed a fine debut season with Canberra Raiders and is now focused on winning four Tests from four with Great Britain
Rugby World Cup: France squeeze past Tonga and New Zealand beat Namibia 71-9 – video highlights
The All Blacks found themselves behind in the first half before an 11 try demolition in Pool B
March 2019
Great Britain to go back on the road with 2019 southern hemisphere tour
The Rugby Football League has announced details of a Great Britain Lions tour to play its first recognised Tests since 2007
February 2019
Hull FC’s Sika Manu: ‘I remember seeing roofs torn off buildings’
A year on since Cyclone Gita hit Tonga, the veteran forward talks of those dark days and a brighter future in England
October 2018
Tonga Test gives a glimpse of huge potential for the global game
Matt Cleary
The sea of red at Mt Smart Stadium for the game between Tonga and Australia proves more games between the two are needed
July 2018
NRL's proposed New York rugby league Test match is likely to fail
International exposure won’t guarantee uptake on US soil – nor will the NRL pay for it
November 2017
John Bateman’s final dream fulfilled as England prepare for Australia challenge
Wayne Bennett: ‘We kept turning up in defence. That won the game for us’
