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'Ikale Tahi face toughest match on home turf [1]

Nuku'alofa, Tonga

Friday, June 8, 2007 - 17:57.  Updated on Friday, June 13, 2014 - 19:51.

The 'Ikale Tahi will face its toughest game this year, against the Junior All Blacks at Nuku'alofa's Teufaiva Stadium, tomorrow.

In a David v Goliath confrontation, the 'Ikale Tahi at the bottom of the points table come up against the leaders, the Junior All Blacks.

It is going to be a tough battle for Tongan captain 'Otenili Latu and his men since they have not won a match during their two outings. They were thrashed by the Australian A 60-15, and then last weekend out smarted by the Japanese 20-17. The only thing that is going for them tomorrow is that they are on their home ground.

Unfortunately, in the background a big feud within the Tonga Rugby Football Union, which climaxed last week when a new board was elected and the two Boards had a confrontation over who has the legal right to manage Tongan Rugby, must have an impact on the morale of the team.

The CEO of the first board, Saia Fonua, and two members of the new board, Velelevu Tapueluelu and Ricky Mafi agreed that the next best move is to let the court decide who has the legal right to manage Tonga's rugby.

The 'Ikale Tahi and the Junior All Blacks teams for tomorrow:

'Ikale Tahi

1. Toma Toke

2. 'Aleki Lutui

3. Soane Tonga'uiha

4. Sione Kalamafoni

5. 'Isileli Fine

6. Teu'imuli Kaufusi

7. 'Otenili Latu

8. Hale T. Pole

9. Soane Havea

10. Fangatapu 'Apikotoa

11. 'Aisea H. Kaufusi

12. 'Isileli Matakaiongo Tupou

13. Hudson Tonga'uiha

14. Seti Kiole

15. Vungakoto Lilo

Reserves:

16. Feki Moala

17. Sateki Mata'u

18. Lopeti Liku

19. Chris Hala'ufia

20. Tevita Palu

21. Siua Taumalolo

22. Sione Fonua

Officials:

Head Coach: Quddus Fielea

Assistant Coach: Ellis Meachen

Manager: Tali Kavapalu



Junior All Blacks

1. Cory Jane

2. Scott Hamilton

3. Casey Laulala

4. Sam Tuitupou

5. Anthony Tuitavake

6. Stephen Brett

7. Jimmy Cowan

8. Mose Tuiali'i

9.Marty Holah (captain)

10. Kieran Read

11. Tom Donnelly

12. Ross Filipo

13. John Afoa

14. Derren Witcombe

15. Clarke Dermody.

Reserves:

Tone Kopelani

Wyatt Crockett

Jerome Kaino, Daniel Braid

Andrew Ellis,

Stephen Donald

Tane Tu'ipulotu.
 

Rugby [2]

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