Tonga National Rugby League

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Tonga National Rugby League
Tonga National Rugby League logo
Founded 1949
RLIF affiliation 1986 (Test nation)
Responsibility Tonga
Tonga
As of 1 July 2009

The Tonga National Rugby League are the governing body for rugby league in Tonga. They are based in the capital Nuku'alofa, the League has suffered financially due to member leagues not paying affiliation fees.[1][2]

History

They were founded in 1949 and have been members of the Rugby League International Federation since 1974.

Along with the governing bodies of Papua New Guinea (Papua New Guinea Rugby Football League), Tonga (Tonga National Rugby League), Samoa (Rugby League Samoa), and the Cook Islands (Cook Islands Rugby League Association), they founded the Asia-Pacific Rugby League Confederation in December 2009.

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