Rugby union in Wallis and Futuna
Rugby union in Wallis and Futuna is a popular sport within the French overseas territory.Wallis and Futuna is still a French colony, and this has proven a mixed blessing, as players have the prospect of "promotion" to French professionalism/semi-amateurism, but this also potentially weakens the local system, removing players from local competitions.However, the islands have strong ties to Tonga and Samoa, both of which are major rugby nations, despite their small size.The Kailao often thought of as the Tongan haka and used by the Tonga national rugby union team is of Wallisian origin.The Wallis and Futuna team has competed at 7-a-side rugby tournaments in recent Pacific Games.