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| Nickname(s) | Tonga Tala | |
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| Association | Tonga Netball Association | |
| Confederation | Oceania Netball Federation | |
| World ranking | 8 | |
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| Appearances | 2 | |
| 2015 placing | 8th | |
| Best result | 8th (2023) | |
The Tonga national netball team (Tongan: timi netipolo fakafonua ʻa Tonga) represents Tonga in international women's netball. Although netball has been played in Tonga, they joined the International Netball Federation in 2011.[1][2] Tonga won bronze at the South Pacific Gamesin1983, 1991 and 1995. On 21 July 2019, Tonga Re-entered at nineteenth in the INF World Rankings.
In June 2022 the team was renamed the Tonga Tala.[3]
They were undefeated at the 2023 Oceania Netball World Cup Qualifiers, and qualified for the 2023 Netball World Cup.[4][5] Following the qualifiers they were ranked 9th in the world.[6] In March 2023 they rose to 7th ranked following the PacificAus Series.[7]
Tongan netball team for the 2023 Netball World Cup:[8][9]
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| Year | Championship | Location | Placing |
| 1999 | 10th World Championships | Christchurch, New Zealand | 22nd |
| 2023 | 16th World Cup | Cape Town, South Africa | 8th |
| Pacific Games | ||||
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| Year | Games | Event | Location | Placing |
| 1983 | VII Games | Netball | Apia, Samoa |  3rd
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| 1991 | IX Games | Netball | Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea | 3rd
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| 1995 | X Games | Netball | Papeete, Tahiti | 3rd
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| 2003 | XII Games | Netball | Suva, Fiji | 5th |
| 2015 | XV Games | Netball | Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea | 5th |
| 2019 | XVI Games | Netball | Apia, Samoa |  2nd
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| 2023 | XVII Games | Netball | Honiara, Solomon Islands |  1st
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| Year | Games | Event | Location | Placing |
| 1985 | II Games | Netball | Rarotonga, Cook Islands | 3rd
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| 1993 | IV Games | Netball | Port Vila, Vanuatu | 4th |
| 2009 | VIII Games | Netball | Rarotonga, Cook Islands | 5th |
| 2017 | X Games | Netball | Port Vila, Vanuatu | 2nd
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