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on Saturday 25 June will see Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland’s Mt Smart Stadium play host as the Kiwis and Kiwi Ferns line up against Pacific rivals Tonga in a blockbuster double-header worthy of the wait. The Kiwis will get in ahead of the Warriors by playing a test against Tonga, with the Kiwi Ferns also making up a double header.
New Zealand Kiwis vs Tonga Live Stream
Game | Kiwis vs Tonga , Kiwi Ferns vs Mate Ma’a Tonga women’s |
Venue | Eden Park, Auckland |
Date & time | 25 June 2022 |
Television | SKY NZ & Foxtel Now |
Live Broadcast | Check here for stream live |
This year will feature the biggest Representative Round in NRL history. The schedule of matches will be:
- Ampol Women’s State of Origin at Canberra’s GIO Stadium on Friday, June 24
- New Zealand v Tonga in Auckland on Saturday, June 25
- Pacific double header featuring Samoa v Cook Islands and PNG v Fiji at Campbelltown Stadium on Saturday, June 25
- Ampol State of Origin II at Perth’s Optus Stadium on Sunday, June 26
The Kiwis will get in ahead of the Warriors by playing a test against Tonga at Mt Smart Stadium on June 25, with the Kiwi Ferns also making up a double header.
The test, which is taking place dung the stand alone State of Origin weekend, is one week before the Warriors’ emotional homecoming game against Wests Tigers on July 3.
The announcement will be made next week, but by the Kiwis getting in first, it does take the edge off the Warriors’ first game in Auckland in nearly three years and perhaps New Zealand Rugby League could have taken that into consideration when choosing a venue.
It has been reported in the media that the Warriors were looking at refusing to release their players for the test as a protest for the Kiwis getting in ahead of them. But Stuff understands that’s not the case and the Warriors wouldn’t stop a player representing their country.
New Zealand vs Tonga in rugby league is a rivalry between the New Zealand national rugby league team and the Tonga national rugby league team in the sport of rugby league. The first match played between the two sides was a 25–24 win by New Zealand in 1995. The rivalry gained traction in 2017, when a number of high-profile New Zealand representatives, let by Jason Taumalolo, defected and decided to play for Tonga, their nation of heritage, instead
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New Zealand vs Tonga in rugby league Head to Head
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Draws | 0 |