Tongan test team news

[Sam_the_man]

congratulations mate

cheers fella

 

[thommo4pm]

All the best Sam.

Hope everything goes great for you and your partner on your wedding day.
Where are you off to for your honeymoon?

Hope you have a great time, congrats to you both.

 

[Sam_the_man]

The story is now up to be viewed.

It's in the video section.

http://tvnz.co.nz/view/sport_index_skin/sport_index_group

 

[International RL]

Tuaki...what a knob.

Talking about how 'true tongans' would love to play for Tonga...you're a wanker pal. First class.

 

[Mr. Fahrenheit]

deadset, thats what i thought.

f**king tool.

 

[Copa]

Why choose him ahead of more talented players?

Where is the evidence that he will be anything other than a liability..

 

[Sam_the_man]

All the best Sam.

Hope everything goes great for you and your partner on your wedding day.
Where are you off to for your honeymoon?

Hope you have a great time, congrats to you both.

Thanks Thommo!

 

[mean_maori_mean]

I thought he played RL up to 18.

Nah he played for the Manukau Magpies (Mangere Bridge) - which used to be the home of Dean bell, Owen and Nick Wright, Clayton Friend, hell I even think former MP John Tamihere played for top grade at some stage.
I heard from somebody that he was their ball boy when all these kiwis were playing for his local team - not sure how true though.

But then he went to Wesley college - pretty much at no chance after going to that school. so probably at the age of 15/16.

Not sure where he was born - heard conflicting reports but he was defintely schooled in tonga for some time. also welsey college is like being schooled in the islands anyway.

Even if he played one game and was involved at a management level. He might even score them some adidas hook-up.

 

[Tonearm Terrorwrist]

Besides, Tonga have a pretty handy side available to them -- why would they want Lomu? He'd only weaken them.

until the kiwis get their hands on their best. if this was 1995 then tonga would be cheering but lomu isn't the lomu we all know anymore. he is a liability and i would have enough faither in their current team without lomu

 

[nadera78]

Surely in order to play in an international competition you need to be registered in a RL comp somewhere in the world? You surely can't just call up some guy in the street and throw him a jumper?

 

[mean_maori_mean]

Surely in order to play in an international competition you need to be registered in a RL comp somewhere in the world? You surely can't just call up some guy in the street and throw him a jumper?

looks its another topic - u can get your knickers in a twist.
World Cup isnt til another 12 months im pretty sure he could fit in a couple of game before then.
Hell he might even move back to tonga and play in the local rugby(league) tournament for a couple of games.

 

[roughyedspud]

i was gonna suggest he could go into the tongan league for a season.

 

[otag]

what are the tongans training in sydney for?

sorry if this is a stupid question...but is there some internationals being played in sydney this international season?

 

[nadera78]

looks its another topic - u can get your knickers in a twist.
World Cup isnt til another 12 months im pretty sure he could fit in a couple of game before then.
Hell he might even move back to tonga and play in the local rugby(league) tournament for a couple of games.

Wow, ask a civil question and some twat wants to have a pop at you over it. Nice.

 

[roughyedspud]

what are the tongans training in sydney for?

sorry if this is a stupid question...but is there some internationals being played in sydney this international season?

i'm guessing that interview was a day or 2 ago when the tongan squad met up before heading off to tonga for the jnr roos game.....


at a guess....

 

[otag]

yep, that probly explains it then.

thanks.

 

[brendothejet]

i think anyone with half a clue knows that sydney is the place you want to bring guys to train for rugby league.

everyone bases their operations here because of the facilities, staff and media exposure.

its the way the ruhgby league world spins.

 

[ali]

Is there is not a precedent for this in reverse? I think I remember Tevita Vaikona playing in a Rugby Union World Cup for Tonga whilst he was a contracted Rugby League player! And maybe even Vainokolo also, though I am less certain on him.

By the way, great win for Tonga over the Junior Roos 44-6.

 

[ali]

Is there is not a precedent for this in reverse? I think I remember Tevita Vaikona playing in a Rugby Union World Cup for Tonga whilst he was a contracted Rugby League player! And maybe even Vainokolo also, though I am less certain on him.

By the way, great win for Tonga over the Junior Roos 44-6.

 

[nadera78]

They were both invited to play by Tonga RU in 2003, but were both still playing for Bradford so never made it in the end.