Tautahi Gold is a former Tongan rugby union team that played in the Pacific Rugby Cup from 2006 to 2010. The other Tongan team in the Cup was Tau'uta Reds.[1] The team's name is from the Tautahi, which was Tonga's traditional Navy Army. Gold was chosen as the team's colour from the Sun which Tongans use as their navigational compass.
The home region of the Tautahi Gold team was a combination of Ha'apai, 'Eua and half of the Tongatapu Town District. It was important to the Union to make a home for the two teams to provide a pathway for players into Tonga's national rugby team.[citation needed]
Tautahi Gold were the Pacific Rugby Cup champions in 2008, defeating Upolu Samoa in the final played at Apia Park in Samoa on 14 May 2008.[2][3]
Record
editHonours
editSeason standings
editPacific Rugby Cup
Year Pos Pld W D L F A +/- BP Pts Final Notes 2010 3rd 5 3 0 2 102 93 +9 2 14 — Did not compete in finals 2009 4th 5 3 0 2 110 78 +32 3 15 — Did not compete in finals 2008 2nd 5 3 0 2 97 75 +22 1 13 11–3 Won final against Upolu Samoa 2007 6th 5 2 0 3 84 98 −14 1 9 — Did not compete in finals 2006 6th 5 1 1 3 62 94 −32 1 7 — Did not compete in finals
Squads
edit- 2010 squad
Note: Flags indicate national union under World Rugby eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-World Rugby nationality.
Internationally capped players
editReferences
edit- ^ "Pacific Cup dates set". ESPN. 28 March 2006. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
- ^ "2008 Pacific Rugby Cup Fixtures and Results". Federation of Oceania Rugby Unions. 2008. Archived from the original on 2 March 2014.
- ^ "Tautahi Gold seal PRC title". Planet Rugby. 25 May 2008. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
- ^ "Pacific Rugby Cup". Federation of Oceania Rugby Unions. Archived from the original on 22 June 2008.
