Australia have triumphed 34-16 in their Test against Tonga in front of 26,214 fans at Mt Smart Stadium.
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.
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.
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.
Mal Meninga says there has been little attention given to Andrew Fifita,the player who famously snubbed Australia for Tonga.
Siliva Havili says this is a chance to enrich the lives of people back in their homeland,where"there is nothing".
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.
The Australian players have taken a $17,000 hit to play against Tonga,with one Roos star declaring he would have played for free.
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.
The Melbourne Storm and Kangaroos backrower has a simple reason for not following Jason Taumalolo and Andrew Fifita back to his country of heritage.
The Sharks will sit down with the barnstorming prop after his claim that the club snubbed his Tongan representation at their presentation night.