Tonga can score points, but cannot defend and too much dropped ball in first half, Australia as usual getting all the desisions, 8 point try no way.

Agreed.

Been a great game.
Speed, power, played in a mental atmosphere.
Tongans done alright but the Aussies have been clinical.
Tedesco is top drawer.
Enjoyed it.

Tonga exciting to watch for parts of the game however they are not the same side they were 12 months ago.

Strongly disagree. Tonga’s players haven’t had a game for between 4 and 7 weeks, obviously they are a bit rusty. If Tonga played England next week they’d win comfortably.

Fine words from Cordner and Sika in their post-match pitchside interviews.

What was the score?

Boo hoo? That’s how the international structure works, Tonga’s set completion for the first half was around 58% and you can disagree all you want Jean; it’s simply not good enough and as I said, not the same side they were 12 months ago.

Tonga didn’t beat England last year and certainly wouldn’t with the Wakey boys now in the England squad.

I’d also expect Lolohea to have one year at Leeds, based on that performance. His running game pulled it back for him slightly but for a halfback he offered nothing.

Looked massively overweight aswell

David Furner will smarten him up.

You are wrong Roy. Ryce Lynn is the worst player to wear an England shirt in a long time and would struggle to get into Tonga’s 3rd team.

I seriously hope this isnt aimed yet again at me

Haha ironic Jean!

Anyway his name is Reece not Ryce... You're usually spot on with names as well, disappointing.

I will never get tired of watching the south sea islands play. The atmosphere in that stadium was unreal, I had goosebumps as they all joined in to sing the national anthem and also the hymns they sang during the match, I love it.
As for the actual game I think they were just lacking a bit of match fitness and weren't clinical enough with ball in hand. You need an almost perfect completion rate when you play the aussies and they had to do far too much defending.
I think Tonga have some world class players but there are still a couple of key positions where they aren't quite strong enough to be a serious threat in the international competitions.