Tonga v Samoa Teams for Pacific Test

[Burns]

TONGA

1. David Fusitua
2. Michael Oldfield
3. Solomone Kata
4. Vai Toutai
5. Mosese Pangai
6. Feleti Mateo
7. Samisoni Langi
8. Peni Terepo
9. Sione Katoa
10. Felise Kaufusi
11. Sika Manu
12. Tony Williams
13. Jo Ofanhengaue
Interchange:
14. Nafe Seluini
15. David Fifita
16. Siosaia Vave
17. Patrick Kaufusi
18. Mickey Paea

NOTE: Tonga reporting this list is false via Twitter. More to come.

http://leagueunlimited.com/news/leagueunlimited-pacific-teams-2016-tests/

Looks good? I'm not knlwable if there are any claches here with former NZ players etc.

Thoughts?

 

[SJR]

Tonga RL have just tweeted League Unlimited to say that this team is incorrect and the official team will be announced soon.

 

[Burns]

Tonga RL have just tweeted League Unlimited to say that this team is incorrect and the official team will be announced soon.

Just noted in OP, will update when announced. Wouldn't be the Pacific Nations without some kind of hiccup in announcing their teams.

 

[SJR]

Funnily enough the 18 in League Unlimited post is the same as the official team except the numbers of wingers and centres are different and a couple of interchange players have different numbers.

 

[latingringo101]

 

[hutch]

Tony Williams back to representing Tonga again. So he's gone Tonga, Australia and now Tonga. You just know he would go straight back to Australia if good enough. Just another example of why our lax rules have to change.

Anyway, strong in the forwards, it's a good team which could be stronger. Time for players to impress looking ahead to next years World Cup.

 

[latingringo101]

 

[Burns]

Where's BJ Leulia for Samoa? Has Ricky Stuart had a word in his ear?

 

[stormbati]

I thought Leilua and Matai were eligible??

 

[Burns]

According to Facebook comments on the Samoa RL page, Stuart won't release any Canberra players.

 

[Vic Mackey]

Samoa look much stronger IMO. Think Ava Seumanifangi unlucky to miss out, guys been a consistent first grader for a couple of years now. I know one of his goals for the year was to make the side, disappointed for him.

 

[lafai]

How good is it to see Pritchard and Manu back?

 

[hutch]

Matai stated he wants to play for Samoa in the World Cup, but needs a break for the mid year test. Has said the same for the years, they are better off without him.

 

[hutch]

Did manu mau apply to switch to NZ or did they just pick him regardless?

 

[Arucard]

No doubt he'd have just been picked.
The big 3 don't care about the international game.

 

[Rhino_NQ]

shame big masoe is out for the season, was good at sparking this contest up

 

[Chief_Chujo]

So despite Milf and BJ wanting to play they've been blocked by their coaches.

Especially disappointing from Ricky, given he's letting 5 of ours play in a nothing game like CvC.

 

[RedVee]

And Feliti Matao is Tongan again.

 

[deluded pom?]

So despite Milf and BJ wanting to play they've been blocked by their coaches.

Especially disappointing from Ricky, given he's letting 5 of ours play in a nothing game like CvC.

Playing for Australia must have been shit in Ricky's experience. How else would he explain depriving his own players of the chance to play for their country?

 

[roughyedspud]

And Feliti Matao is Tongan again.

he would have been tongan again at the last world cup but the NSWRL & ARLC told him and the tongan RL that he was banned...when he actually wasn't..

they told him and the tongan RL that because he had elected to switch to NSW/AUS and even though he never played a game he was banned from playing for tonga.....

yet akulia uate actually played origin for NSW in 2012 and was allowed to play for fiji at the world cup...bj leilua was also in the NSW squad and was allowed to play for samoa..


if i was feleti id be very angry