Tongan National Rugby League

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Tongan National Rugby LeagueSport| Rugby league

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Formerly known as| Tonga National Rugby League
Instituted| 1988
Number of teams| 19
Country| Tonga (19 teams)
Premiers| Lapaha Knights (2006)
Most titles| Lapaha Knights (1 title)
Mu'a Saints (1 title)
Website| NRL.com

The Tongan National Rugby League (or for sponsorship reasons the TNRL Global Insurance Cup) is the major rugby league cup for semi-professional clubs in Tonga. Currently there are nineteen teams in the cup (12 in the first, 7 in the second) that compete annually in the national competition.

The league was established in 1988 to create a top tier national rugby league competition in Tonga after several scattered leagues existed in areas of the country previously and a combined national competition was deemed better for the national side and Tongan rugby league in general.

With the establishment of the TNRL the Tonga national rugby league team now each year contains several players whom currently play in the domestic competition, the 2006 national team contained both Simione Foliaki and Taufa Fukofuka from the Vaini Doves and the Mu'a Saints.[1]

The 2013 TNRL competition was won by the Kolomua Warriors who defeated Haakame Broncos at Teufaiva Stadium, Nuku'alofa.

## Teams

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### First Division

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The following twelve clubs competed in the Tongan rugby league championship during the 2022 season.

Club
| Finishing position
in 2019

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Capital Warriors | 12th
Fuekafa Rabbitohs | 8th
Ha'akame Broncos | 9th
Ha'ateiho Spartans | 5th
Halaloto Green Barbarians | 7th
Havelu Bulldogs | 10th
Kolomotu'a Eagles | 11th
Lapaha Knights | 1st
Mu'a Saints | 2nd
Nakolo Raiders | 3rd
Silapeluua Crusaders | 6th
Vaini Doves | 4th

## Committee

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Member | Position | Nationality

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Stan Moheloa | Chairman |  Tonga
Lopeti ‘Uhatafe | Secretary |  Tonga
Ofa Atu | Member of the Executive |  Tonga

## See also

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* Sports portal

* Rugby league in Tonga
* Tonga National Rugby League
* Tonga national rugby league team
* Tonga women's national rugby league team

## References

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1. ^ "Mate ma'a Tonga squad for UK". Archived from the original on 2007-01-11. Retrieved 2007-05-18.

## External links

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Official websites

* Tonga National Rugby League Online

News sites

* Matangi Tonga Online
* Tonga Broadcasting
* League Unlimited

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