that team canada had was the best they had at the time how can canada have theyre players released from european clubs and tonga didnt have theyre players released.
where was siua taumalolo( most points by in a game by a barbarian player atleast in 99)epeleli taione(offered to play for eng u-21 but declined)how about players like kupu vanisi who wanted to play for tonga or finau maka or isitolo maka.what about taunaholo taufahema who lit italy up in 99 or aleki lutui who plays for the chiefs or taumoepeau who plays for the blues.
could you imagine if tonga had money theyre starting line up might look something like this
15.christian cullen(mayb not since he grew up in nz and not tonga lol)
14.doug howlett(blues,all blacks)
13.tane tuipolotu(nz u-19,P.I's)
12.pita alatini(highlanders,all blacks)
11.jonah lomu(blues,chiefs,hurricanes,all blacks)
10.siua taumalolo(tonga,europe,record for most points in one game for barbarians)
9.sililo martens(tonga,europe)
8.epeleli tainone(tonga,europe)
7.george smith(act,wallabies)
6.isitolo maka(highlanders,europe,all blacks)
5.charles richelman(blues,all blacks,japan)
4.inoke afeaki(hurricanes,tonga,japan,europe)
3.tevita taumoepeau(tonga,blues)
2.aleki lutui(tonga,chiefs,P.I's)
1.siua tongauiha(P.I's,tonga)
those are just some we have contributed alot players like willie-o daniel manu and a whole lot more to super 12.
now canada name players you were missing in 2003 tonga were only missing guys like tevita tiueti,siua taumalolo,seti kiole,salesi finau and im sure ppl have heards of these guys in europe especially seti kiole.
and its not just tonga contributing its fiji and samoa i think it wont b long till tonga plays better because we have willie-o as head coach and daniel manu as tech. advisor and toutai kefu will be asst. coach when leter on this this yr or next yr.And if we can get players released we should be fine.
