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Asia Pacific Rugby League to take lead on Tonga

Tonga perform the haka before facing Australia in 2019. Photo: PHOTOSPORT It comes after the Court of Arbitration for Sport last month dismissed an appeal by the former governing body, Tonga National Rugby League, over its expulsion from the International Rugby League (IRL). Admitting a new Tongan member was not discussed at the IRL Board meeting two weeks ago but Secretary General Danny Kazandjian said the Asia Pacific Confederation will now assume formal responsibility for speaking to all Tongan parties on both the issue of the new membership and the world cup campaign. He said there is no requirement for an IRL member to be in place in time for the Rugby League World Cup, which is scheduled to kick off in October, but an entity must sign the tournament participation agreement.

Koroi Hawkins | RNZ International Presenter

Koroi Hawkins joined RNZ International in late 2014 from the Solomon Islands, following eight years in mainstream media in that country, starting out with its first locally owned and run television station and later working as a full-time freelancer for regional and international media, as well as doing video production work for local and international NGOs. Even in the early days working in local television, Koroi always had a passion and a curiosity for the Pacific and he continues to follow this calling covering the regions daily news and current affairs for RNZ International’s Pacific Regional News and Dateline Pacific.

New Tongan rugby league body just weeks away

A new governing body for Tongan rugby league should be in place within six weeks. The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) this week dismissed the Tonga National Rugby League s (TNRL) appeal against its expulsion from the International Rugby League in March last year, after a long-running battle over governance, money and a threatened player boycott. An invitational Tongan team upset Australia in November 2019. Photo: Photosport Ltd 2019 IRL Secretary General Danny Kazandjian was pleased with the decision but saddened it had got to this point. It was completely unnecessary that it had to go to court he said. .the factual record shows unequivocally that, at every stage of this disagreement or dispute, we held out olive branches to the former Tongan Rugby League organisation (TNRL), attempting to work collaboratively with them and unfortunately at every stage the record is clear that they rejected those overtures.

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