Tonga national netball team
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| Nickname(s) | Tonga Tala | |
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| Association | Tonga Netball Association | |
| Confederation | Oceania Netball Federation | |
| World ranking | 8  | |
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| Netball World Cup | ||
| Appearances | 2 | |
| 2015 placing | 8th | |
| Best result | 8th (2023) | |
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]
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Competitive history
| Netball World Cup | |||
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| Year | Championship | Location | Placing |
| 1999 | 10th World Championships | Christchurch, New Zealand | 22nd |
| 2023 | 16th World Cup | Cape Town, South Africa | 8th |
| Pacific Games | ||||
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| Year | Games | Event | Location | Placing |
| 1983 | VII Games | Netball | Apia, Samoa |  3rd
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| 1991 | IX Games | Netball | Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea | 3rd
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| 1995 | X Games | Netball | Papeete, Tahiti | 3rd
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| 2003 | XII Games | Netball | Suva, Fiji | 5th |
| 2015 | XV Games | Netball | Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea | 5th |
| 2019 | XVI Games | Netball | Apia, Samoa |  2nd
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| 2023 | XVII Games | Netball | Honiara, Solomon Islands |  1st
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| Pacific Mini Games | ||||
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| Year | Games | Event | Location | Placing |
| 1985 | II Games | Netball | Rarotonga, Cook Islands | 3rd
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| 1993 | IV Games | Netball | Port Vila, Vanuatu | 4th |
| 2009 | VIII Games | Netball | Rarotonga, Cook Islands | 5th |
| 2017 | X Games | Netball | Port Vila, Vanuatu | 2nd
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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.