Tonga national rugby league team

Tonga

Team information
Nickname	Mate Ma'a Tonga
Governing body	Tonga Rugby League XIII
Region	Asia-Pacific
Head coach	Kristian Woolf
Captain	Addin Fonua-Blake & Jason Taumalolo
Most caps	Daniel Tupou (16)
Top try-scorer	Daniel Tupou (12)
Top point-scorer	Siosiua Taukeiaho (58) Isaiya Katoa (58)
IRL ranking	5th
Uniforms
First colours
Team results
First international
Tonga 34–16[1] Western Samoa  (Rarotonga, Cook Islands; 29 October 1986)
Biggest win
Tonga 92-10 Cook Islands  (Middlesbrough, England; 31 October 2022)
Biggest defeat
New Zealand 74–0 Tonga  (Auckland, New Zealand; 23 October 1999)
World Cup
Appearances	5 (first time in 1995)
Best result	Semifinals (2017)

The Tonga national rugby league team (Tongan: timi līki ʻakapulu fakafonua ʻa Tonga) represents Tonga in rugby league football. They are currently the fifth ranked team in the world. The team was formed to compete in the 1986 Pacific Cup, and have competed at six Rugby League World Cups, starting in 1995 and continuing consecutively until the most recent tournament. Their best result was at the 2017 Rugby League World Cup, where they were semi-finalists.

Formerly administered by the Tonga National Rugby League, the team is now in a state of limbo with administration. They wear a predominantly red uniform with white sides and are associated with the phrase Mate Ma'a Tonga (English: Die for Tonga). They are coached by Australian Kristian Woolf, and captained by Addin Fonua-Blake.