Teufaiva Sport Stadium
Nuku'alofa, , Tonga
Teufaiva Sport Stadium, Nuku'alofa, Tonga — opened Rugby league use recorded here from 1990; the stadium's own construction date is not confirmed, 21 rugby league games hosted, home of Tonga national rugby league team's home stadium for regional and Pacific Test matches; not a domestic club ground.
Sourcing caveat: This site's own recorded rugby league date range (1990-2007) could not be independently re-verified against its usual primary source, which did not resolve on a direct check; a separate general research pass suggested rugby league activity into 2010, which is not used here since it could not be confirmed.
Ground facts
| Opened | Rugby league use recorded here from 1990; the stadium's own construction date is not confirmed (This site's own directory records the venue under the name 'Tenefaira Field Stadium' for its rugby league history, an alternate transliteration of the Tongan name Teufaiva; an attempt to independently verify the exact 1990-2007 date range against this site's usual primary source did not succeed (the page could not be reached), so that range is used as given rather than independently confirmed.) |
| Home club | Tonga national rugby league team's home stadium for regional and Pacific Test matches; not a domestic club ground |
| Games hosted (rugby league, on record) | 21 |
| Top recorded crowd | 5,000 |
| Capacity | 10,000 |
| Test matches hosted | 2 |
| Years used | 1990–2007 |
| Location | Nuku'alofa, |
Name history
- Teufaiva Sport Stadium — current name; also transliterated as 'Tenefaira Field Stadium' in some rugby league records
Rugby league history
Tonga's national stadium, also used for the Pacific Challenge 1996 and Tonga v Fiji Tests. Rugby league was introduced to Tonga in 1986 during the Pacific Cup. The stadium fell into disrepair in the early 2000s, was unused for roughly eight years, was refurbished and reopened in 2017, was badly damaged by Cyclone Gita months later, and was repaired and reopened again in 2019; it began hosting Super Rugby Pacific matches from 2024 (Moana Pasifika's first home game, 4 May 2024 v the Highlanders).
Also rugby union (Tonga's national rugby union home ground), football, athletics and, since 2024, Super Rugby Pacific.
Historic Test matches, Cup & Grand Finals hosted
- 31 Oct 1990 — Western Samoa 26-18 NZ Maori, Pacific Cup 1990 Final, part of a 16-match tournament hosted at the venue
- Jun 1997 — Tonga v Samoa, attendance 5,000, this site's own recorded top crowd for the venue
Pre-dates the site's structured match-by-match records for these competitions, so listed here as sourced facts rather than linked match pages.
Sources
Data last verified: 11 August 2026.
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