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2023 Tonga rugby league tour of England
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The 2023 Tonga rugby league tour of England was a three-match tour by the Tonga national rugby league team to England in October and November 2023.[1][2]
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The tour was the first by a Pacific island nation to England and the first test match series between the two countries.[4] England and Tonga had only played each other three times previously, twice during the 2006 Federation Shield and during the 2017 Rugby League World Cup Semi Final. All three games were won by England. Tonga however, beat Great Britain during the 2019 Lions tour of New Zealand and Papua New Guinea.[5]
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England
The England squad was announced on 17 October 2023.[6] Morgan Smithies and Josh Thewlis were added on 31 October.[7]
Tonga
Squad announced on 4 October 2023.[8]
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First test
Totally Wicked Stadium, St Helens Attendance: 12,898[9] Referee: Liam Moore (England) Touch judges: Jonnie Roberts (England), Jack Smith (England) Player of the Match: Mikey Lewis (England) |
Second test
Kirklees Stadium, Huddersfield Attendance: 11,210[10] Referee: Jack Smith (England) Touch judges: Chris Kendall (England), Rich Thompson (England) |
Third test
The third test match of the series was played at Headingley Stadium as a double header with an England vs Wales women's international test match being played before the men's fixture.[11]
Headingley Stadium, Leeds Attendance: 15,477[12] Referee: Chris Kendall (England) Touch judges: Liam Rush (England), Warren Turley (England) |
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Broadcasting
All three matches of the tour were broadcast live on BBC One, except in Wales where the first two matches of the test series were shown on BBC Two Wales.[13][14]
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