Tonga coach Tevita Tu ifua issues instructions at last month s Tailevu Sevens.
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The kingdom will play five matches against the All Blacks Sevens and a Fiji Barbarians team in Mount Maunganui as they step up their preparation for the final Olympic Qualification tournament in June.
It s the third straight year Tonga s New Zealand-based squad have tested themselves against the World Series champions and coach Tevita Tu ifua is grateful for the opportunity. It is quite a blessing that we are able to base here in New Zealand with Covid and we have this opportunity, he said. It s a blessing for the group and also for the country as well, especially to have the relationship with New Zaland is quite a great blessing for us prior to the main event.