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Toa Samoa coach Matt Parish has revealed he had been planning to approach Sonny Bill Williams about a role with the team and is now hopeful Andrew and Matthew Johns will also be involved with the World Cup campaign.
Samoa perform the Siva Tau before a test against Fiji in 2019.
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Speaking on Fox Sports at the weekend, Matthew Johns said the brothers wanted to help Toa Samoa emulate the success of Tonga in the international game.
Matty Johns has revealed he and brother Andrew, as well as Sonny Bill Williams, want to coach @RLSamoa as a three-man teamhttps://t.co/svK7Pby8l5pic.twitter.com/VWgmlrqNMk Fox League (@FOXNRL) May 2, 2021
He told the Matty Johns Show the former Newcastle, New South Wales and Australian stars were willing to coach the team for free and have already held discussions with Sonny Bill Williams about how it might work.
A coaching team of Sonny Bill Williams and the Johns brothers, Andrew and Matthew, could have a similar impact for Toa Samoa as Jason Taumalolo and Andrew Fifita’s decision to play for Tonga and has received support from International Rugby League chairman Troy Grant.
With almost as many eligible players to draw on as Queensland, Samoa is considered the sleeping giant of the international game and the Johns brothers are keen to work with Williams to help the Pacific nation realise its potential.
The trio have discussed their desire to work together for Samoa and Spencer Leniu, who is among seven members of Penrith’s top of the table squad with Samoan heritage, believes their involvement would be a drawcard for players, possibly including Josh Papali’i and Nelson Asofa-Solomona.