2023 Tonga rugby league tour of England

The 2023 Tonga rugby league tour of England is a three-match tour by the Tonga national rugby league team to England scheduled for October and November 2023.[1][2][3][4]

2023 Tonga rugby league tour of England
Date22 October 2023 – 4 November 2023
Coach(es)Australia Kristian Woolf
Opponent
P W D L
 England

Background

It will be the first tour by a Pacific island nation to England and the first ever test match series between the two countries. England and Tonga have only played each other three times previously, twice during the 2006 Federation Shield and during the 2017 Rugby League World Cup Semi Final. All three games were won by England.

Fixtures
Date and time Venue Home Score Away
22 October 2023, TBA BST (UTC+01:00) Totally Wicked Stadium, St Helens England  –  Tonga
28 October 2023, TBA BST (UTC+01:00) Kirklees Stadium, Huddersfield England  –  Tonga
4 November 2023, TBA GMT (UTC±00:00) Headingley Stadium, Leeds England  –  Tonga

Matches

First test

Team details
EnglandPositionTonga
NameNumberNumberName
1FB1
2WG2
3CE3
4CE4
5WG5
6SO/FE6
7SH/HB7
8PR8
9HK9
10PF10
11SR11
12SR12
13LF/LK13
IN
IN
IN
IN
CS

Second test
28 October 2023
TBA BST (UTC+01:00)
England  v  Tonga
Team details
EnglandPositionTonga
NameNumberNumberName
1FB1
2WG2
3CE3
4CE4
5WG5
6SO/FE6
7SH/HB7
8PR8
9HK9
10PF10
11SR11
12SR12
13LF/LK13
IN
IN
IN
IN
CS

Third test
4 November 2023
TBA GMT (UTC±00:00)
England  v  Tonga
Team details
EnglandPositionTonga
NameNumberNumberName
1FB1
2WG2
3CE3
4CE4
5WG5
6SO/FE6
7SH/HB7
8PR8
9HK9
10PF10
11SR11
12SR12
13LF/LK13
IN
IN
IN
IN
CS

See also

References
  1. "England to host Tonga in maiden Test series". BBC Sport. 28 April 2023. Retrieved 28 April 2023.
  2. https://www.rugby-league.com/tickets/tonga-series
  3. "England to host Tonga in three-match Test series". National Rugby League. 28 April 2023. Retrieved 28 April 2023.
  4. https://www.loverugbyleague.com/post/england-v-tonga-test-series-stadiums
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