Samoa, Tonga to lose key players for World Cup
Samoa and Tonga players are allegedly under pressure from their French Top 14 clubs to miss the World Cup in Japan later this year.
Samoa and Tonga players are allegedly under pressure from their French Top 14 clubs to miss the World Cup in Japan later this year.
A bid to set up a Super Rugby team from the Pacific Islands has been turned down.
Wales scored seven second-half tries to beat a determined Tonga 74-24 in Cardiff on Saturday. DYLAN JACK reports.
Ellis Jenkins will captain a largely second-string Wales team against Tonga in Cardiff on Saturday.
Former Highlanders captain and current Tonga international Nasi Manu will undergo chemotherapy after he was diagnosed with a form of urological cancer.
Tonga exploited a yellow card to score a try and snatch a 27-19 win against Fiji in Suva on Saturday.
Sonatane Takulua kicked 13 points as Tonga clinched a 28-18 win over Samoa in Suva on Saturday.
Fullback Ioseb Matiashvilli scored all of Georgia’s points as they claimed a 16-15 victory over Tonga in the Pacific Nations Cup in Fiji on Saturday.
Lomano Lemeki scored a brace of tries as Japan cruised to a 39-6 victory against Tonga in Toulouse on Saturday.
Robert du Preez scored seven crucial points as the Barbarians beat Tonga 27-24 at Thomond Park in Limerick.