Tonga stick with tried and tested
Head coach Toutai Kefu has named an unchanged starting XV for Tonga’s World Cup Pool B match against Scotland at Nice on Sunday.
Head coach Toutai Kefu has named an unchanged starting XV for Tonga’s World Cup Pool B match against Scotland at Nice on Sunday.
Johnny Sexton became Ireland’s record points scorer as he scored 16 in their romp over Tonga in the Rugby World Cup Pool B match on Saturday.
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Charles Piutau idolised the late New Zealand rugby legend Jonah Lomu and on Saturday he gets his first taste of the tournament that the former All Black lit up.
Former New Zealand centre George Moala will miss all but one of Tonga’s Rugby World Cup pool games after he failed in an appeal to have a ban for a dangerous tackle over-turned.
In a blow to Tonga’s World Cup aspirations, fullback Israel Folau has been omitted from Toutai Kefu’s 32-man squad for the showpiece in France due a lingering knee injury.
Players have pulled no punches in making their feelings known after Tonga centre George Moala was hit with a 10-week ban for a tip-tackle in the warm-up against Canada.
Tonga’s All Blacks convert star George Moala could be ruled out of the World Cup through suspension after being sent off for a tip-tackle in the warm-up against Canada on Thursday.
Samoa scored three tries in the second half to bounce back from defeat to Pacific Nations Cup leaders Fiji with a win over Tonga on Saturday.
Fiji scored five tries to three to beat Tonga on Saturday in the first Test of the year for two countries that will compete in the Rugby World Cup.