NRL 2017
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Tonga announces squad. Guessing Lolohea/Hingano/Hopoate will fight it out for the halves:
Tonga Rugby League World Cup 2017 Squad
Andrew Fifita
Mahe Fonua
David Fusitu’a
Siliva Havilli
Ata Hingano
Will Hopoate
Konrad Hurrell
Michael Jennings
Solomone Kata
Sione Katoa
Samisoni Langi
Tuimoala Lolohea
Sika Manu
Manu Ma'u
Sam Moa
Ben Murdoch Masila
Joe Ofahengaue
Tevita Pangai jnr
Ukuma Ta'ai
Sio Siua Taukieaho
Jason Taumalolo
Peni Terepo
Daniel Tupou
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@sneakdefreak Good squad on paper, be interesting to see if they can put it together on the field.
I'd assume they'd have Hopoate at fullback?
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@sneakdefreak said in NRL 2017:
@nepia Or Fusitua. Looking at the team I would guess 1. Fusitua 2.
FonuaTupou 3.Hurrell 4.Kata 5.Jennings 6.Hopoate 7.LoloheaFusitua at 1 I can understand, but surely the coach wont buy into the Kata myth, not when Jennings is around?
- Hopoate, 2. Tupou, 3. Hurrell, 4. Jennings, 5. Fusitua, 6. Hingano, 7. Lolohea - looks a better mix to me personally.
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@sneakdefreak Hopate at 5/8 would be a great move. They’ll need a good kicking halfback which Lolohea is not.
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Kidwell is saying "the Key is the We" as in Kiwi. Sweet jesus.....
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@sneakdefreak said in NRL 2017:
@nepia Tonga will be thinking they can go deep into the tournament but they won't with Lolohea and Hingano in the halves. Really think they'll put Hopoate there.
Has Hopoate played many games in the halves?
Also, when is the Kiwis C team named? Has the Samoan team been named yet - if not we might wind up losing more to them too. Also, we're lucky that the Cooks aren't included as well.
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Addin Fonua-Blake is a bit of a surprise. No Ben Matulino, wonder if he will turn out for Samoa...
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@bovidae Halves will be Johnson and Martin. Hooker role will be shared by Leuluai (starting) and Nikorima (bench). But Nepia is right, it depends on their strategy (which Blair could be in the halves for all we know)
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Apparently Elijah Taylor only found out he was in the squad today. He had been told on Monday he wasn't, along with Jared Waerea Hargreaves. Circus.