Tonga vs nz

Wild celebrations as Tonga cross the hosts' line but it's a 50-12 final score in the women's international at Mt Smart Stadium.

New Zealand is facing Tonga, Samoa is meeting Cook Islands and PNG is clashing with Fiji in the Pacific Tests.

It's a festival of international rugby league, with New Zealand hosting Tonga, then Samoa vs Cook Islands before PNG take on Fiji to wrap things up.

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Doubles to wingers Madison Bartlett and Katelyn Vaha'akolo spearheaded the Kiwi Ferns to a 50-12 win over Mate Ma'a Tonga at Mt Smart Stadium on Saturday.

At the back end of the game we had patches, bits of improvement. Things to take away and build towards the World Cup." - Kiwi Ferns coach Ricky Henry As the game went on we got a little bit better. The No.1 sent a perfectly timed pass to Vaha'akolo who strolled over out wide. there were patches in there where we could have done better, but all in all pretty positive. Among of a host of highlight reel moments in a dominant opening 40 minutes for the Kiwi Ferns it was winger Katelyn Vaha'akolo's second try that stood out.

New Zealand has been painted red as Tonga descended on a sold out Mount Smart Stadium for its first Test since 2019.

Smith replied: “The flags are flying. I WANT IN.” And the fans showed their passion all over their houses, their cars and in the streets. Stream Rugby League Internationals LIVE on Kayo this Saturday 25th June. NZ vs Tonga Women 1:30PM Led by the likes of North Queensland star Jason Taumalolo, some of the biggest stars in the NRL have turned their backs on the likes of Australia and New Zealand to play for their ancestral homes to reinvigorate the international game. NZ vs Tonga 3:20PM

All the action from Mount Smart Stadium as the Kiwis and Kiwi Ferns take on Tonga.

There were moments of magic – with Manu's solo break and grubber a highlight – as he continually tested the opposition defence. Tonga had some momentum, but it didn't last, as the Kiwis continued to monopolise possession and territory. By halftime the Kiwis had enjoyed 56 percent possession, accumulating almost double the run metres of their opponents. But the display underlined New Zealand's potential for what is coming at the end of the year, with this Kiwis machine bound to turn plenty of heads in England. But their response came from with their first opportunity, after a Jesse Bromwich error. After Manu and Smith had made incisions, Hughes found his way through four defenders with a trademark bust.

A stunning display from Joey Manu led the Kiwis to a 26-6 win over Tonga in front a sellout crowd at Mt Smart Stadium on Saturday.

"We had nine guys make their debuts tonight so it's exciting times for Tonga. If you look at the average age of our backs they were just under 21 so they are going to learn plenty from this game and this experience and moving forward it's exciting times for Tonga in the World Cup and years to come. Our spine players are playing really confidently at their clubs, they are back at their clubs being the best NRL players in the competition and we just wanted them to come in and do what they do." They attacked the game all night, they were brave and they went after everything." - Tonga winger Christian Tuipulotu was sin binned in the 29th minute for a professional foul. "Madge [Michael Maguire] put a challenge to us about being the best defensive international team in the world and we went out there and really got stuck in. On the half hour mark the Eels playmaker lofted a 20-metre 'harbour bridge' pass out to the Sharks flyer who soared through the air to plant the ball down in the left hand corner.