Tonga

33 tests · 1987–2023 · 27.3% won
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All-time test record
Played33Won / Lost / Drawn9–24–0Points for / against568 / 1,143Win rate27.3%
World ranking (our Elo)
Current#19Peak (since 1947)#8 (1986-08-26)Weeks at #10

Honours

Rugby World Cup9 tournaments · 0 finals · 0 semi-finals

Tonga's greatest tests

This nation's highest-rated internationals by Game Score, drawn from the all-time ranking on the hub.

1RWC
South Africa v Tonga
22 Sep 2007 · 2007 Rugby World Cup · Lens
30–25
2RWC
France v Tonga
6 Oct 2019 · 2019 Rugby World Cup · Kumamoto
23–21
3RWC
Tonga v Italy
10 Oct 1999 · 1999 Rugby World Cup · Leicester
28–25
4RWC
Canada v Tonga
14 Sep 2011 · 2011 Rugby World Cup · Whangarei
25–20
5RWC
Tonga v France
1 Oct 2011 · 2011 Rugby World Cup · Wellington
19–14
6RWC
Tonga v Samoa
16 Sep 2007 · 2007 Rugby World Cup · Montpellier
19–15
7RWC
Wales v Tonga
19 Oct 2003 · 2003 Rugby World Cup · Canberra
27–20
8RWC
Tonga v Namibia
29 Sep 2015 · 2015 Rugby World Cup · Exeter
35–21
9RWC
Tonga v Romania
8 Oct 2023 · 2023 Rugby World Cup · Villeneuve-d'Ascq
45–24
10RWC
Tonga v Japan
21 Sep 2011 · 2011 Rugby World Cup · Whangarei
31–18
11RWC
England v Tonga
28 Sep 2007 · 2007 Rugby World Cup · Paris
36–20
12RWC
Georgia v Tonga
19 Sep 2015 · 2015 Rugby World Cup · Gloucester
17–10

Season by season

Championship and World Cup campaigns on file; W marks a title, GS a Grand Slam, TC a Triple Crown.

Rugby World Cup · B
2023
Place —
Rugby World Cup · C
2019
Place —
Rugby World Cup · C
2015
Place —
Rugby World Cup · A
2011
Place —
Rugby World Cup · A
2007
Place —
Rugby World Cup · D
2003
Place —
Rugby World Cup · B
1999
Place —
Rugby World Cup · D
1995
Place —
Rugby World Cup · B
1987
Place —

Head-to-head

New Zealand4 tests
W
0
L
4
D
0
Canada3 tests
W
0
L
3
D
0
France3 tests
W
1
L
2
D
0
England3 tests
W
0
L
3
D
0
Wales2 tests
W
0
L
2
D
0
Ireland2 tests
W
0
L
2
D
0
Scotland2 tests
W
0
L
2
D
0
Italy2 tests
W
1
L
1
D
0
United States2 tests
W
2
L
0
D
0
South Africa2 tests
W
0
L
2
D
0
Argentina2 tests
W
0
L
2
D
0
Côte d'Ivoire1 tests
W
1
L
0
D
0

Recent tests

Romania2023-10-08
W 45-242023 Rugby World CupStade Pierre-Mauroy, Villeneuve-d'Ascq
South Africa2023-10-01
L 18-492023 Rugby World CupStade Velodrome, Marseille
Scotland2023-09-24
L 17-452023 Rugby World CupAllianz Riviera, Nice
Ireland2023-09-16
L 16-592023 Rugby World CupStade de le Beaujoire - Louis Fonteneau, Nantes
United States2019-10-13
W 31-192019 Rugby World CupHanazono Rugby Stadium, Higashiosaka
France2019-10-06
L 21-232019 Rugby World CupEgao Kenko Stadium, Kumamoto
Argentina2019-09-28
L 12-282019 Rugby World CupHanazono Rugby Stadium, Higashiosaka
England2019-09-22
L 3-352019 Rugby World CupSapporo Dome, Sapporo
New Zealand2015-10-09
L 9-472015 Rugby World CupSt James' Park, Newcastle
Argentina2015-10-04
L 16-452015 Rugby World CupKing Power Stadium, Leicester
Namibia2015-09-29
W 35-212015 Rugby World CupSandy Park, Exeter
Georgia2015-09-19
L 10-172015 Rugby World CupKingsholm Stadium, Gloucester

From the project rugby workbook (results since 1871) and our own Elo world ranking. See the methodology on the hub.