Editing Tonga (section)

====Rugby league====
[[File:Tonga team 2008 RLWC (2).jpg|thumb|The Tongan rugby league team]]
[[Rugby league]] has gained some success. Tonga made their first appearance at a [[Rugby League World Cup]] in the [[1995 Rugby League World Cup|1995]] edition where they went out in the first stage but narrowly lost to [[New Zealand national rugby league team|New Zealand]]. They have since appeared in each subsequent Rugby League World Cup tournament. In the [[2008 Rugby League World Cup]] [[Tonga national rugby league team|Tonga]] recorded wins against [[Ireland national rugby league team|Ireland]] and [[Scotland national rugby league team|Scotland]]. Just before the [[2017 Rugby League World Cup|2017 World Cup]], various high-profile players, led by [[Jason Taumalolo]] and [[Andrew Fifita]], defected from their tier one nations to represent their nation of heritage. This led to them defeating New Zealand in Hamilton at [[Waikato Stadium]] on 11 November at that tournament. The national team has since also recorded victories against [[Great Britain national rugby league team|Great Britain]] and the world number one [[Australia national rugby league team|Australia]]. In addition to the success of the national team, many players of Tongan descent make it big in the Australian [[National Rugby League]] competition. These include [[Jason Taumalolo]], [[Israel Folau]], [[Tyson Frizell]], [[Tevita Pangai Junior]], [[Konrad Hurrell]], [[David Fusitua]], [[Tuimoala Lolohea]], [[Sio Siua Taukeiaho]], [[Jorge Taufua]], [[William Hopoate]], [[Andrew Fifita]], [[Ben Murdoch-Masila]], [[Felise Kaufusi]], [[Willie Mason]], [[Manu Vatuvei]], [[Brent Kite]], [[Fuifui Moimoi]], [[Willie Tonga]], [[Anthony Tupou]], [[Antonio Kaufusi]], [[Michael Jennings (rugby league)|Michael Jennings]], [[Tony Williams (rugby league)|Tony Williams]], [[Feleti Mateo]]. Subsequently, some Tongan rugby league players have established successful careers in the [[Super League]] such as Antonio Kaufusi.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://superleague.co.uk/article.php?id=12004 |title= Superleague |date= 8 October 2008 |publisher= Superleague |url-status=dead |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20120406012927/http://superleague.co.uk/article.php?id=12004 |archive-date= 6 April 2012 |df= dmy-all }}</ref>