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. 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 campus.
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.
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.[1]
Record
Honours
- Champion: 2008.[2]
Season standings
Pacific 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
- 2010 squad
Note: Flags indicate national union as has been defined under WR eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-WR nationality.
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Internationally capped players
Isilele Matakaiongo Tupou- Samisoni Pone
- Fangatapu 'Apikotoa
- Soane Havea
- Samiu Ika
References
- ^ "2008 Pacific Rugby Cup Fixtures and Results". Federation of Oceania Rugby Unions. 2008. Archived from the original on 2 March 2014.
- ^ "Pacific Rugby Cup". Federation of Oceania Rugby Unions. Archived from the original on 22 June 2008.