title: Tonga A national rugby union team
text: # Tonga A national rugby union team
  
  Tonga A is a national representative rugby union team of the Tongan rugby union. It is the second-tier side to the Tonga national rugby union team. Tonga A competes in the Pacific Challenge, formerly known as the Pacific Rugby Cup, against teams including Samoa A and Fiji Warriors. Since 2017, the team has also competed in the Americas Pacific Challenge.
  
  Between 2006 and 2010, Tonga was represented by two teams at the Pacific Rugby Cup; Tau'uta Reds and Tautahi Gold.
  
  In 2010, Tonga A played three matches against other national A teams as an invited side to the Americas Rugby Championship. Earlier in that year Tonga A also played two matches against Fiji Warriors in the first Punjas Series. The Tongans had one win and one loss but lost the series on aggregate scores. This result was repeated in the second (and concluding) Punjas Series in 2011.
  
  The Pacific Rugby Cup was reorganised in 2011, and has since been mainly contested by national 'A' teams. The Tonga A side became the sole Tongan representative in the PRC from then on.
  
  ## International matches
  
  Matches against national teams or national 'A" teams up to and including 2014 Pacific Rugby Cup:
  
      16-04-2010(PS) Fiji Warriors12–27 Tonga ANational Stadium, Suva 23-04-2010(PS) Fiji Warriors21–3 Tonga AChurchill Park, Lautoka 05-10-2010(ARC) Tonga A6–17 USA Select XV Estadio Olímpico Chateau Carreras 10-10-2010(ARC) Tonga A16–32 Canada SelectsEstadio Olímpico Chateau Carreras 15-10-2010(ARC) Argentina XV28–10 Tonga AEstadio Olímpico Chateau Carreras 19-03-2011(PRC) Fiji Warriors21–14 Tonga AChurchill Park, Lautoka 22-03-2011(PRC) Samoa A12–23Fiji Warriors Churchill Park, Lautoka 13-08-2011(PS) Fiji Warriors27–12 Tonga AChurchill Park, Lautoka 19-08-2011(PS) Fiji Warriors30–32 Tonga AChurchill Park, Lautoka 11-10-2012(PRC) Samoa A18–20 Tonga ATeufaiva Stadium, Nuku'alofa 19-10-2012(PRC) Tonga A16–25Fiji WarriorsTeufaiva Stadium, Nuku'alofa 04-03-2014(PRC) Samoa A27–18 Tonga ATG Milner Field, Sydney 19-03-2014(PRC)Pampas XV47–20 Tonga ARoyal Military College, Canberra
  
  ## Record
  
  ### Season standings
  
  Pacific Challenge (formerly Pacific Rugby Cup)
  
      Year Pos Pld W D L F A +/- TB LB Pts Final  Notes 2018 This section needs expansion with: season details. You can help by adding to it. (October 2017) 2017 2016 2015 2014 4th 420296115-19109 21–54 Lost 3rd place play-off to Fiji Warriors 2013 4th 600673306-233000 —  2012 3rd 811672253-181006 —  2011 3rd 8215133233-1000111 —
  
  Americas Pacific Challenge
  
      Year Pos Pld W D L F A +/- TB LB Pts Final  Notes 2018 —  2017 3rd 32018777+103011 — Third on league table (no final)
  