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Tonga have it all to do in second Samoa clash
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Samoa prepared for determined Ikale Tahi
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Tonga last played the All Blacks in 2019.
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The 22-man squad includes 18 New Zealand-based players, two from Australia, and one each from France, Japan and Italy. Ikale Tahi head coach Toutai Kefu hoped to have as many as 28 players available to play against the All Blacks in Auckland on Saturday, but has had to recruit majority of the team from clubs and provinces around New Zealand because of Covid-19 and MIQ restrictions.
New faces include recent Super Rugby debutants Solomone Funaki (Highlanders), Viliami Taulani (Chiefs), Sam Moli (Tasman), Hawke s Bay s Solomone Funaki and Mateaki Kafatolu, and Japan based winger Hosea Saumaki.