 A schools competition has been played yearly since then, including a tour to Samoa and the national team has competed against the Fitzroy Reds amateur team from Australia.In its debut appearance at the 2011 AFL International Cup Tonga finished a highly credible ninth position out of 18 competing countries.Australian rules football has been played in Vanuatu since 2006, when AFL Queensland volunteers from the Gold Coast, Queensland set up a Rec Footy competition.