History of rugby union matches between Tonga and Wales

Tonga and Wales have played each other 7 times as of 22 November 2013. Their first encounter came in 1986, when Wales won 15-7 at the Teufaiva Sport Stadium in Tonga's capital Nukuʻalofa.^[1] They have played each other twice during a Rugby World Cup; once in the 1987 tournament, and once in the 2003 tournament.

Tonga is yet to record a victory over Wales.

Summary

Note: Summary below reflects test results by both teams.

Overall

Details	Played	Won by  Tonga	Won by  Wales	Drawn	Tonga points	Wales points
In Tonga	2	0	2	0	16	33
In Wales	3	0	3	0	26	114
Neutral venue	3	0	3	0	42	80
Overall	8	0	8	0	84	227

Results

No.	Date	Venue	Score	Winner	Competition
1	12 June 1986	Teufaiva Sport Stadium, Nukuʻalofa	7–15	Wales
2	29 May 1987	Showgrounds Oval, Palmerston North, New Zealand	16–29	Wales	1987 Rugby World Cup
3	22 June 1994	Teufaiva Sport Stadium, Nukuʻalofa	9–18	Wales
4	16 November 1997	St. Helen's Rugby and Cricket Ground, Swansea	46–12	Wales
5	17 November 2001	Millennium Stadium, Cardiff	51–7	Wales	2001 Autumn internationals
6	19 October 2003	Canberra Stadium, Canberra, Australia	27–20	Wales	2003 Rugby World Cup
7	22 November 2013	Millennium Stadium, Cardiff	17–7	Wales	2013 Autumn internationals
8	16 June 2017	Eden Park, Auckland, New Zealand	6–24	Wales	2017 Mid-year test

XV Results

Below is a list of matches that Tonga has awarded matches test match status by virtue of awarding caps, but Wales did not award caps.

Date	Venue	Score	Winner	Comments
19 October 1974	Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff	26 – 7	Wales	Not classed as a full international by Wales who fielded a Wales XV

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