Cook Islands.What about Richie Fa'aoso is he Samoan?
Phil Leualai and Hutch Maiava are also Samoan.
Cook Islands.
George Carmont was close to their best in every WC qualifier they played right back to their games against the other PI teams where he was captain.
I don't know how he is going in ESL, but if anyone has earn't a spot it's him.
Fa'aoso is a Samoan name, is he half Cook Islander and played for them? Not sure if he's good enough anyway.
1 Tangi Ropati Wynnum
2 Francis Meli St Helens
3 Willie Talau St Helens
4 George Carmont Wigan
5 Andreas Bauer Hull KR
6 Nigel Vagana Souths
7 Joseph Paulo Panthers
8 Iafeta Paleaaesina Wigan
9 Motu Tony Hull FC
10 Hutch Maiava Windsor
11 Tony Puletua Panthers
12 David Solomona Bradford
13 Harrison Hansen Wigan
14 Joe Vagana Bradford
15 Kylie Leuluai Leeds
16 Ali Lauitiiti Leeds
17 Seteimata Sa Roosters
tongan father, australian mother, he has previously played a number of tests for tonga.
I knew it wasn't a Cook Island surname which are usually similar to Maori cos the language is so close.
I didn't think the Tongan language used a'a, at least I can't remember seeing it in any Tongan names. It's good to see he's available for Tonga anyway.
Must be one of the other Knights recruits who is a cook islands player then - sorry.Bay viking you are riight in saying that in fact richard is tongan but the faaoso name is a samoan name that was carried over to tonga some time back buy a member of thier family who was samoan they just kept the name.
in both culture you'll see similar names but if your tongan or samoan you will know that those names do not come from thier islands. You will mostly find samoan names in tonga than the other way round. Remember jammal lolesi well i was told by some samoans that lolesi is a tongan name carried over to samoa sometime back.