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Netball in Tonga

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Netball in Tonga
CountryTonga
Governing bodyTonga Netball Association
National team(s)Tonga

Netball in Tonga is a popular sport, usually played by girls on Saturdays during the winter, though games can be played at all times of the year.[1]

History

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Tonga Netball Association is Tonga's governing body for netball. They are a young organisation having been established in 2012. They joined the International Netball Federation as full-time members in 2011. With the help of Netball Australia and the Australian Government's Pacific Sports Partnership program, netball in Tonga has once again made a comeback.[2]

International competition

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In the 1990 Oceania Netball Tournament, Tonga competed along with countries like Australia, New Zealand, Fiji and the Cook Islands.[3]

At Gay Games VI, a transgender netball team from Tonga competed.[4] The 2015 Pacific Games in Papua New Guinea was Tonga's first international netball game since they became affiliates of International Netball Federation.

References

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  1. ^ MacKinnon 2009, p. 51
  2. ^ "Tonga to make netball history at Pacific Games". netball.com.au. 7 July 2015. Retrieved 18 July 2015.
  3. ^ Crocombe 1992, p. 13
  4. ^ Symons & Hemphill 2006, p. 122

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