Kangaroos match Tonga for pride and passion in historic victory

Kangaroos match Tonga for pride and passion in historic victory

Australia have triumphed 34-16 in their Test against Tonga in front of 26,214 fans at Mt Smart Stadium.

  • byChristian Nicolussi

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Tongans devise novel way to keep excitable crowd calm:Methodist hymns

Tongans devise novel way to keep excitable crowd calm:Methodist hymns

One of the on-ground MCs at Mt Smart Stadium on Saturday night had something unique to keep the 28,000 Tongans from storming the field.

  • byChristian Nicolussi
Manu inspired by Fifita,Taumalolo clips

Manu inspired by Fifita,Taumalolo clips

Tonga captain Sika Manu has revealed using YouTube clips of Mate Ma'a teammates Andrew Fifita and Jason Taumalolo to inspire his Super League form.

  • byMatt Encarnacion
How Kumuls bankrolled the Tongans just four years ago

How Kumuls bankrolled the Tongans just four years ago

The Tongans are all the rage ahead of their historic Test against Australia,but had to rely on Papua New Guinea to fund a game just four years ago.

  • byChristian Nicolussi
Roos not focused on Fifita but he's an inspiration to Tonga captain

Roos not focused on Fifita but he's an inspiration to Tonga captain

Mal Meninga says there has been little attention given to Andrew Fifita,the player who famously snubbed Australia for Tonga.

  • byChristian Nicolussi
Siliva Havili making a difference for his Tongan homeland

Siliva Havili making a difference for his Tongan homeland

Siliva Havili says this is a chance to enrich the lives of people back in their homeland,where"there is nothing".

  • byCaden Helmers
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Cronulla need to find someone to tell Fifita how special he can be

Cronulla need to find someone to tell Fifita how special he can be

If any comment summed up the self-absorbed modern sportsperson,it was from the Sharks prop who wanted social media recognition for being selected for Tonga.

  • byAndrew Webster
Tonga Test value outweighs financial cost for Kangaroos after pay cut

Tonga Test value outweighs financial cost for Kangaroos after pay cut

The Australian players have taken a $17,000 hit to play against Tonga,with one Roos star declaring he would have played for free.

  • byChristian Nicolussi
Sea of red to cheer Tonga,but they're well in the black with bookies

Sea of red to cheer Tonga,but they're well in the black with bookies

For all the emotion and support for the Mate Ma'a,the bookies are giving them next to no hope of causing a boilover against the Kangaroos.

  • byChristian Nicolussi
Why Kangaroo Kaufusi has resisted the urge to return to Tonga

Why Kangaroo Kaufusi has resisted the urge to return to Tonga

The Melbourne Storm and Kangaroos backrower has a simple reason for not following Jason Taumalolo and Andrew Fifita back to his country of heritage.

  • byChristian Nicolussi
Cronulla officials to meet with Fifita over prop's dig at club

Cronulla officials to meet with Fifita over prop's dig at club

The Sharks will sit down with the barnstorming prop after his claim that the club snubbed his Tongan representation at their presentation night.

  • byChristian Nicolussi