Tonga Rugby Union

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Tonga Rugby Union

Sport	Rugby union
Founded	1923 (1923)
World Rugby affiliation	1987
PIRA affiliation	2002
President	Epi Taione
Men's coach	Toutai Kefu
Website	www.tonga-rugby.com

The Tonga Rugby Union is the governing body of the sport of rugby union in Tonga. They are members of the Pacific Islands Rugby Alliance (PIRA) along with Fiji and Samoa. There is a rugby union playing population of fewer than 800 out of a total population of 100,000.

They were formed in 1923, and joined the International Rugby Board in 1987 when they were invited to play in the inaugural Rugby World Cup.