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{{Infobox Stadium
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| former_names = Tenefaira Field Stadium
| location = [[Nuku'Alofa]], [[Tongatapu]], [[Tonga]]
| coordinates = {{coord|21|8|29|S|175|12|26.6|W|type:landmark|display=inline,title}}▼
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| surface = Grass
| tenants = [[Tonga national football team]]<br />[[Tonga national rugby union team]] <br>[[Moana Pasifika]] {{small|([[Super Rugby]]) (2024–present)}}
| capacity = 10,000
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'''Teufaiva Sport Stadium''' which was previously known as ''Tenefaira Field Stadium'' is a [[multi-purpose stadium]] in [[Nukuʻalofa|Nuku{{Okina}}alofa]], [[Tonga]]. It is used mostly for [[rugby union]], [[football (soccer)|football]] and [[rugby league]] and the Ikale Tahi team matches. The stadium holds 10,000 people. It is the home ground of the [[Tonga national rugby union team]].<ref name="capacity">{{cite web|last1=Thomas|first1=Chris|title=Attention NRL: A glorious future awaits in the Pacific|url=http://www.theroar.com.au/2014/03/13/attention-nrl-a-glorious-future-awaits-in-the-pacific/|publisher=The Roar|accessdate=31 March 2016}}</ref> Teufaiva is where the Secondary School sports in Tonga are held (every year).
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The stadium fell into disrepair in the early 2000s and was unused for eight years. It was reopened after being refurbished in 2017,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rnz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/333380/teufaiva-reopening-makes-tongan-rugby-whole-again-vunipola |title=Teufaiva reopening makes Tongan rugby whole again: Vunipola |publisher=RNZ |date=20 June 2017 |accessdate=30 January 2021}}</ref> but badly damaged by [[Cyclone Gita]] just a few months later.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rnz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/350804/newly-refurbished-tonga-stadium-badly-damaged-by-gita |title=Newly refurbished Tonga stadium badly damaged by Gita |publisher=RNZ |date=20 February 2018 |accessdate=30 January 2021}}</ref> It was re-opened again in 2019.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rnz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/364126/sport-tonga-s-teufaiva-stadium-set-to-re-open |title=Sport: Tonga's Teufaiva Stadium set to re-open |publisher=RNZ |date=15 August 2019 |accessdate=30 January 2021}}</ref>
[[Category:Rugby union stadiums in Tonga]]▼
On the 4th of May 2024, [[Moana Pasifika]], from the [[Super Rugby Pacific]] competition hosted their first game at the stadium against the [[Highlanders (rugby union)|Highlanders]] ([[Dunedin]], [[New Zealand]]).<ref>{{Cite web |title=Historic First Match In Tonga |url=https://super.rugby/superrugby/news/historic-first-match-in-tonga/ |access-date=2024-07-02 |website=Super Rugby Pacific |language=en}}</ref> The Highlanders won 28-17 in wet conditions.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Highlanders hold off Pasifika in historic Super clash |url=https://super.rugby/superrugby/news/highlanders-hold-off-pasifika-in-historic-super-clash/ |access-date=2024-07-02 |website=Super Rugby Pacific |language=en}}</ref> This made Tonga the 12th country to host a Super Rugby match.
==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{Tonga national rugby union team}}
{{Super Rugby stadiums}}
[[Category:Athletics (track and field) venues in Tonga]]
[[Category:Football venues in Tonga]]
[[Category:Rugby league stadiums in Tonga]]
▲[[Category:Rugby union stadiums in Tonga]]
[[Category:National stadiums|Tonga]]
[[Category:Buildings and structures in Nukuʻalofa]]
[[Category:Multi-purpose stadiums in Oceania]]
[[Category:Tonga national rugby union team]]
[[Category:Tonga national football team]]
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