Tonga coach Toutai Kefu confirms quarantine costs were factor in player defections
But there were no hung heads following the 16-try shellacking from the All Blacks. No whinging and moaning about their lot in life. Just a steadfast acceptance of their reality and a deep pride that, despite the forces against them, they never stopped trying for 80 minutes. “What was it like for me? It was pretty unpleasant, considering the stuff that goes on in the background,” said the former Wallabies loose forward after the match. “We did pretty well to get a team together. We had 13 new players, and we’re going to celebrate that. “They were just too good for us, pure and sim...
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