{"id":35501,"date":"2018-06-15T11:50:38","date_gmt":"2018-06-14T23:50:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rugbyredefined.com\/wp\/?p=35501"},"modified":"2018-06-15T16:03:02","modified_gmt":"2018-06-15T04:03:02","slug":"preview-tonga-v-samoa-16-06-18","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rugbyredefined.com\/wp\/samoa\/2018\/06\/preview-tonga-v-samoa-16-06-18\/","title":{"rendered":"Preview: Tonga v Samoa (16-06-18)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a class=\"twitter-follow-button\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RedefinedRugby\">Follow @RedefinedRugby<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"35502\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/rugbyredefined.com\/wp\/samoa\/2018\/06\/preview-tonga-v-samoa-16-06-18\/attachment\/tonvsaml_16618\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rugbyredefined.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/tonvsaml_16618.jpg?fit=1280%2C720&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1280,720\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"tonvsaml_16618\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rugbyredefined.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/tonvsaml_16618.jpg?fit=640%2C360&amp;ssl=1\" class=\" wp-image-35502 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rugbyredefined.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/tonvsaml_16618.jpg?resize=640%2C360&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rugbyredefined.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/tonvsaml_16618.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rugbyredefined.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/tonvsaml_16618.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rugbyredefined.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/tonvsaml_16618.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rugbyredefined.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/tonvsaml_16618.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>WATCH LIVE !\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ELfaEcC183w?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">Manu Samoa Coach, Fuimaono Titimaea Tafua, has made nine changes to his starting lineup for their second match of the Pacific Nations Cup this weekend against the Ikale- Tahi Tonga at ANZ Stadium, Suva.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">Jordan Lay will anchor the front row from the loosehead with Viliamu Afatia joining him from the tighthead side.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">Seilala Lam makes up the front trio at hooker with Joe Tekori pairing up with Manu Samoa\u2019s captain Chris Vui in the locks.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">TJ Ioane will cover the open-side flank with Jack Lam starting at No. 8.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">In the backline, Dwayne Polata\u2019ivao will start at scrumhalf with Alofa Alofa at outside centre and Paul Perez on the right wing.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">Manu Samoa&#8217;s former captain Ofisa Treviranus will come off the bench as an impact player and he is looking at exerting his physical influence to match the physicality of the Ikale-Tahi boys.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">Manu Samoa&#8217;s backline coach and former Wallabies fullback Chris Latham says the Ikale-Tahi boys will be a hard team to beat.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">\u201cThey will have a few tricks up their sleeves but we got to make sure that we look after ourselves, we take care of the ball and we aid the game on our terms,\u201d Chris Latham.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\"><strong>Tonga: TBA<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\"><strong>Samoa<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">1. Jordan Lay 2. Seilala Lam 3. Viliamu Afatia 4. Joe Tekori 5. Chris Vui (c) 6. Piula Faasalele 7. TJ Ioane 8. Jack Lam 9. Dwayne Polataivao 10. Tusi Pisi 11. Sinoti Sinoti 12. Alapati Leiua 13. Alofa Alofa 14. Paul Perez 15. Ah See Tuala<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 14px;\"><strong>Replacements:<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">16. Elia Elia 17. James Lay 18. Paul Alo-Emile 19. Brandon Nansen 20. Ofisa Treviranus 21. Melani Matavao 22. Rodney Iona 23. Ed Fidow<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong>Tonga vs Samoa<\/strong><br \/>\n@ ANZ Stadium, Suva<br \/>\n<strong>Referee:<\/strong>\u00a0Matthew Carley (England)<br \/>\nAssistant referees: Graham Cooper (Australia), Cam Stone (New Zealand)<br \/>\nTelevision match official: Aaron Paterson (New Zealand)<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">&#8211;<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/RedefinedRugby\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/rugbyredefined.files.wordpress.com\/2013\/11\/fb_follow.jpg?resize=196%2C117&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"fb_follow\" width=\"196\" height=\"117\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/rugbyheartland.co.nz\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-17721 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/rugbyredefined.files.wordpress.com\/2012\/01\/rhladrr.jpg?resize=385%2C88&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"rhladrr\" width=\"385\" height=\"88\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8211;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Follow @RedefinedRugby WATCH LIVE !\u00a0 Manu Samoa Coach, Fuimaono Titimaea Tafua, has made nine changes to his starting lineup for their second match of the Pacific Nations Cup this weekend against the Ikale- Tahi Tonga at ANZ Stadium, Suva. Jordan Lay will anchor the front row from the loosehead with Viliamu Afatia joining him from&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":35502,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"Preview: Tonga v Samoa (16-06-18)\r\n#TONvSAM #JUNETESTS #PNC2018\r\nhttps:\/\/wp.me\/p9yf19-9eB","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[4934,4932,4793,4796],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-35501","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-june-tests","category-latest-news","category-samoa","category-tonga"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rugbyredefined.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/tonvsaml_16618.jpg?fit=1280%2C720&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p9yf19-9eB","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":28575,"url":"https:\/\/rugbyredefined.com\/wp\/uncategorized\/2016\/06\/result-samoa-30-vs-10-tonga-25th-june-2016\/","url_meta":{"origin":35501,"position":0},"title":"Result : Samoa 30 vs 10 Tonga {25th June 2016}","author":"RugbyRedefined","date":"June 25, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"Follow @RedefinedRugby \u00a0 30 v 10 A superb first-half performance helped Samoa see off Tonga 30-10 in their Pacific Nations Cup clash in on Saturday.\u00a0 It was definitely a game of two halves as the home side were 23-3 in front at the break before their quality dipped after the\u2026","rel":"","context":"Similar post","block_context":{"text":"Similar post","link":""},"img":{"alt_text":"samoa2016","src":"https:\/\/rugbyredefined.files.wordpress.com\/2016\/06\/samoa2016.jpg?w=350&h=200&crop=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":39477,"url":"https:\/\/rugbyredefined.com\/wp\/new-zealand\/2020\/11\/historic-moana-pasifika-squad-announced-to-play-the-maori-all-blacks\/","url_meta":{"origin":35501,"position":1},"title":"Historic Moana Pasifika squad announced to play  the M\u0101ori All Blacks","author":"rr_admin","date":"November 24, 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"The colours of Pacific nations Fiji, Samoa and Tonga will come together under the first ever Moana Pasifika squad named by Head Coach Fa\u2019alogo Tana Umaga to play an historic match against the\u00a0M\u0101ori\u00a0All Blacks presented by Sky next month. 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