Tonga to call Gosford home for Pacific Five Nations

Central Coast Stadium in Gosford will become Tonga's home ground for the upcoming Pacific Five Nations which kicks off in early June.

Tonga will host Fiji in Gosford on Saturday 10 June, and will then host Samoa in Gosford on Saturday 1 July.

The Tongan Rugby Union has encouraged the local ex-pat communities on the Central Coast and in Sydney to support their national team in the historic tournament.

Both matches will kick off at 7:30pm, with ticket prices starting from just $10. Tickets are available through Ticketek.

Central Coast Stadium hosted three Test matches in 2003 during the Rugby World Cup, followed the next year by the Test between the Pacific Islanders vs South Africa Test.

IRB Pacific 5 Nations schedule

ROUND 1

Saturday 3 June
Fiji vs Junior All Blacks, Post Fiji Stadium, Suva, 3pm
Sunday 4 June
Japan vs Tonga, Honjo Stadium, Fukuoka, 3pm

ROUND 2

Friday 9 June
Samoa vs Junior All Blacks, North Harbour, 8pm
Saturday 10 June
Tonga vs Fiji, Central Cost Stadium, Gosford, NSW, 7:30pm

ROUND 3

Saturday 17 June
Samoa vs Japan, Yarrows Stadium, New Plymouth, 2pm
Junior All Blacks vs Tonga, Yarrows Stadium, New Plymouth, 4.30pm

ROUND 4

Saturday 24 June
Junior All Blacks vs Japan, Carrisbrooke, Dunedin, 2.30pm
Fiji vs Samoa, Post Fiji Stadium, Suva, 3pm

ROUND 5

Saturday 1 July
Tonga vs Samoa, Central Coast Stadium, Gosford, NSW, 7:30pm
Japan vs Fiji, Nagai Stadium, Osaka, 7pm

All match start times are local.