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'''Tautahi Gold''' is a former [[Tonga]]n [[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]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.espn.com/rugby/story/_/id/15384045/pacific-cup-dates-set |title=Pacific Cup dates set |publisher=ESPN |date=28 March 2006 |access-date=18 January 2022}}</ref> 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 compass.

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 national rugby union team|Tonga's national rugby team]].{{citation needed|date=February 2015}}<!-- ref needed -->

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.<ref name = foru-2008/><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.planetrugby.com/tautahi-gold-seal-prc-title/ |title=Tautahi Gold seal PRC title |publisher=Planet Rugby |date=25 May 2008 |access-date=18 January 2022}}</ref>

==Record==

===Honours===
'''[[Pacific Rugby Cup]]'''
* Champion: [[2008 Pacific Rugby Cup|2008]].<ref name = foru-prc/>

===Season standings===
'''Pacific Rugby Cup'''
:{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|- border=1 cellpadding=5 cellspacing=0
! style="width:20px;"|Year
! style="width:20px;"|Pos
! style="width:20px;"|Pld
! style="width:20px;"|W
! style="width:20px;"|D
! style="width:20px;"|L
! style="width:20px;"|F
! style="width:20px;"|A
! style="width:25px;"|+/-
! style="width:20px;"|BP
! style="width:20px;"|Pts
! style="width:50px;"|Final
! align=left|{{pad|0.8}}Notes {{pad|12em}}
|-
|align=left|[[2010 Pacific Rugby Cup|2010]]
|align=left|'''3rd'''
|5||3||0||2||102||93||+9||2||'''14'''
| — ||align=left|{{pad|1}} Did not compete in finals
|-
|align=left|[[2009 Pacific Rugby Cup|2009]]
|align=left|'''4th'''
|5||3||0||2||110||78||+32||3||'''15'''
| — ||align=left|{{pad|1}} Did not compete in finals
|-
|align=left|[[2008 Pacific Rugby Cup|2008]]
|align=left|'''2nd''' 
|5||3||0||2||97||75||+22||1||'''13'''
|11–3 ||align=left|{{pad|1}} Won final against [[Upolu Samoa]]
|-
|align=left|[[2007 Pacific Rugby Cup|2007]]
|align=left|'''6th'''
|5||2||0||3||84||98||−14||1||'''9'''
| — ||align=left|{{pad|1}} Did not compete in finals
|-
|align=left|[[2006 Pacific Rugby Cup|2006]]
|align=left|'''6th'''
|5||1||1||3||62||94||−32||1||'''7'''
| — ||align=left|{{pad|1}} Did not compete in finals
|}

==Squads==
{{hidden begin|titlestyle=text-align:center;background:#f2f2f2| title=2010 Tautahi Gold Squad}}
;2010 squad

{{Rugby squad start}}
{{rugby squad player | nat=TON | pos=PR | name=[[Makoni Finau]]}}
{{rugby squad player | nat=TON | pos=PR | name=[[Afele Tongia]]}}
{{rugby squad player | nat=TON | pos=PR | name=[[Otulea Fifita]]}}
{{rugby squad player | nat=TON | pos=PR | name=[[Paea Siulangapo]]}}
{{rugby squad player | nat=TON | pos=PR | name=[[Sione Fukofuka (rugby union, born 1984)|Sione Fukofuka]]}}
{{rugby squad player | nat=TON | pos=PR | name=[[Siosateki Mata'u]]}}
{{rugby squad player | nat=TON | pos=HK | name=[[Sione Vaimounga]]}}
{{rugby squad player | nat=TON | pos=HK | name=[[Soane Ledger]]}}
{{rugby squad player | nat=TON | pos=LK | name=[[Akameta Feao]]}}
{{rugby squad player | nat=TON | pos=LK | name=[[Kelepi Halafihi]]}}
{{rugby squad player | nat=TON | pos=LK | name=[[Sione Poteki]]}}
{{rugby squad player | nat=TON | pos=FL | name=[[Jack Ram]]}}
{{rugby squad player | nat=TON | pos=FL | name=[[Petelo Tupou]]}}
{{rugby squad player | nat=TON | pos=FL | name=[[Rutikha Ilolahia]]}}
{{rugby squad player | nat=TON | pos=N8 | name=[[Sione Kalamafoni]]}}
{{rugby squad mid}}
{{rugby squad player | nat=TON | pos=SH | name=[[Soane Havea]]}}
{{rugby squad player | nat=TON | pos=FH | name=[[Sepuloni Makaafi]]}}
{{rugby squad player | nat=TON | pos=CE | name=[[Atunaisa Sikalu]]}}
{{rugby squad player | nat=TON | pos=CE | name=[[Maamaloa Kuluka]]}}
{{rugby squad player | nat=TON | pos=CE | name=[[Mahe Fangupo]]}}
{{rugby squad player | nat=TON | pos=CE | name=[[Ofa Koloamatangi]]}}
{{rugby squad player | nat=TON | pos=WG | name=[[Viliami Hakalo]]}}
{{rugby squad player | nat=TON | pos=WG | name=[[Tupou Palu]]}}
{{rugby squad player | nat=TON | pos=FB | name=[[Mesui Lemoto]]}}
{{rugby squad player | nat=TON | pos=FB | name=[[Sitaleki Lu'au]]}}
{{rugby squad end}}
{{hidden end}}

== Internationally capped players ==
* {{flagicon|Tonga}} [[Isilele Matakaiongo Tupou]]
* {{flagicon|Tonga}} [[Samisoni Pone]]
* {{flagicon|Tonga}} [[Fangatapu 'Apikotoa]]
* {{flagicon|Tonga}} [[Soane Havea]]
* {{flagicon|Tonga}} [[Samiu Ika]]

==References==
{{reflist<!--|colwidth=25em-->|refs=

<ref name=foru-prc>{{cite web
 |title       = Pacific Rugby Cup
 |publisher   = Federation of Oceania Rugby Unions
 |url         = http://oceaniarugby.com/tournaments/tournaments_home.html
 |url-status     = dead
 |archiveurl  = https://web.archive.org/web/20080622160041/http://oceaniarugby.com/tournaments/tournaments_home.html
 |archivedate = 22 June 2008
}}
</ref>

<ref name=foru-2008>{{cite web
 |date        = 2008
 |title       = 2008 Pacific Rugby Cup Fixtures and Results
 |publisher   = Federation of Oceania Rugby Unions
 |url         = http://oceaniarugby.com/fixtures__results/pacific_rugby_cup/2008_prc_fixtures_and_results_2.html
 |url-status     = dead
 |archiveurl  = https://web.archive.org/web/20140302025518/http://oceaniarugby.com/fixtures__results/pacific_rugby_cup/2008_prc_fixtures_and_results_2.html
 |archivedate = 2 March 2014
}}
</ref>
}}

{{Pacific Rugby Cup}}
{{Rugby union in Tonga}}

[[Category:Rugby union in Tonga]]


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