The Tonga national netball team (Tongan: timi netipolo fakafonua ʻa Tonga) represents Tonga in international women's netball. Although netball has been played in Tonga, they joined the International Netball Federation in 2011.[1][2] Tonga won bronze at the South Pacific Games in 1983, 1991 and 1995. On 21 July 2019, Tonga Re-entered at nineteenth in the INF World Rankings.
In June 2022 the team was renamed the Tonga Tala.[3]
They were undefeated at the 2023 Oceania Netball World Cup Qualifiers, and qualified for the 2023 Netball World Cup.[4][5] Following the qualifiers they were ranked 9th in the world.[6] In March 2023 they rose to 7th ranked following the PacificAus Series.[7]
Current squad
Tongan netball team for the 2023 Netball World Cup:[8][9]
Competitive history
See also
References
- ^ Ian (7 July 2015). "Tonga to make netball history at Pacific Games". Retrieved 18 July 2015.
- ^ mynetball.co.nz (Oceania Netball Federation) (October 2011). "Welcome Tonga Netball Association" (PDF). Retrieved 18 July 2015.
- ^ "Tonga's National Netball team royally appointed new name that's a 'good omen'". ABC. 24 June 2022. Retrieved 11 August 2022.
- ^ "Tongan Tala qualify for Netball World Cup finals for first time". 1News. 23 July 2022. Retrieved 11 August 2022.
- ^ "Triumphant Tala takes Tonga to first ever Netball World Cup". Matangi Tonga. 26 July 2022. Archived from the original on 26 July 2022. Retrieved 26 July 2022.
- ^ "Tonga Netball ranks 9th in world". Matangi Tonga. 23 August 2022. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
- ^ "Tonga moves up to 7th place in World Netball rankings". Matangi Tonga. 2 March 2023. Retrieved 3 March 2023.
- ^ "Strong Tonga National Netball Team for 2023 World Cup". Matangi Tonga. 17 June 2023. Archived from the original on 16 June 2023.
- ^ "Sporting royalty line up for Tonga world cup teams". RNZ. 15 June 2023. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
