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The Firepower 'Ikale Tahi 40-man squad for the 2007 Rugby World Cup was announced today by the Tonga Rugby Football Union.

The 'Ikale Tahi and the Flying Fijians teams that will meet at Lautoka this afternoon as part of the IRB Pacific Nations Cup tournament.

Tony Edwards is a true rugby man, and for years has been either liaison officer or manager for various teams, including the Waratahs, Australia A and the Pacific Islands. He is accustomed to weird behaviour from footballers. Still, his recent experiences with the Tongan side when they were in Australia playing in the Pacific Nations Cup take some beating.

Tonga won the battle but lost the war to the Japanese, when the 'Ikale Tahi was beaten by the Japanese 20-17 at Coffs Harbour, Australia on Saturday June 2.

The FMF Flying Fijians put on a brave and defensively sound performance against a more experienced Manu Samoa side in the opening match of the 2007 IRB Pacific Nations Cup, but fell 8-3 at a muddy Apia Park on Saturday.

Joshua Kiel's penalty goal after the full-time buzzer gave Upolu Samoa a 29-27 victory over the Air Pacific Fiji Warriors at Lawaqa Park on Saturday to earn the Samoans a place in next week's Pacific Rugby Cup final against the Tau'uta Reds of Tonga.

The tables were turned on points leader, Tonga's Tau'uta Reds when they lost 12-25 to Savai'i Samoa who are bottom of the points table, in the fourth round of the IRB Pacific Cup Tournament at Apia Park on Saturday, April 21

After the third week of the 2007 Pacific Rugby Cup tournament the two Tongan rugby teams Tau'uta Reds and Tautahi Gold won both their matches last weekend.

The Tautahi Gold gained their first win in the IRB Pacific Cup Tournament by beating the Air Pacific Fijian Warriors 13-10, at Teufaiva Stadium, Nuku'alofa this afternoon.