Kaniva Tonga | Largest NZ-based Tongan news service. News; Sports; Editor’s Picks; Community; Pasifika News; Home Bronco’s forward Fifita signs multi-million dollar contract to start with Gold Coast Titans David Fifita We play more than 30 games a year over here and I’m in my 30s now I need to start watching the body.“The Tonga coach (Kristian Woolf) is at Saints now and he’s a good bloke. You never forget walking out and feeling the culture everyone has.“And to realise what my nan and pop are going through over there was emotional. Fifita made his NRL debut for the Broncos against the Canberra Raiders in 2018. Another Fifita could choose heritage over his birth state, with Sharks prop Andrew hinting that his younger cousin David could join him in walking away from Origin selection to play for Tonga.Though Tonga is a tier-two nation and players can represent the Mate Ma'a and play Origin, these scheduling conflicts have forced stars like Andrew Fifita to pick a side.Cronulla forward said the rookie Fifita has expressed also desire to represent Tonga – a decision that could cost him a Maroons berth.“I feel like change is coming, especially for the international game,” Andrew Fifita said.“When I first started [and pledged allegiance to Tonga] at the [2017] World Cup, my name went through hell.“Six weeks after that when the World Cup was finishing, it was the best thing that happened to the international game.“I see young kids coming through and I can speak highly of my little cousin, little Dave, how he has pretty much changed his personality and he wants to play for Tonga.The front-rower added he was not pressuring Fifita to commit to Tonga. Keep track of all the latest officially confirmed transfers and re-signings across the leagues. David Fifita (born 28 June 1989) is a Tonga international rugby league footballer who plays as a prop for Wakefield Trinity in the Super League. Four months after the last Super League game, Dave Parkinson and Adrian Jackson are back with The Final Hooter podcast. "https://images.daznservices.com/di/library/sportal_com_au/9/5f/david-fifita_1azmedarrjtom1bx169qpxn8bh.jpg?t=-555395102&w=500&quality=80https://images.daznservices.com/di/library/sportal_com_au/2e/25/andrew-fifita_ef5cbyrne7591pn03h0fmn9um.png?t=1813712211&w=500&quality=80 He couldn’t believe I was playing for Tonga and to make him proud was great.”Another Pacific nation on the rise is Samoa, with Manly enforcer Martin Taupau pledging his allegiance to the nation after five years of playing for his country of birth, New Zealand.And Fifita would like to see Toa Samoa follow a similar path to Tonga in becoming a genuine contender for World Cup titles.He said: “I was a part of the Tonga team in the early years of its development and its good to see the country is emerging in rugby league – and I hope Samoa can get on board as well.“I’m sure if Sonny Bill (Williams) puts his hand up for Samoa then a lot more would follow him – and it would be good to see players like Roger Tuivasa-Sheck playing for Samoa.“It would be a really good international game if that happened and there would be quite a few fighting for the top spot.”Watch our Last Tackle podcast, featuring a guest, every week. EMTV Online 10,977 views. The Wakefield prop has earned three caps for Mate Ma’a Tonga so far, having made his international debut back in 2010.Fifita last played for Tonga in 2016 when they faced Samoa in the Polynesian Cup, while his brother Andrew has eight caps for Tonga – but the pair have never played together internationally.He said: “I would like to play with my brother on the international level, that would be good.“But I honestly don’t mind if I don’t get selected for Tonga now.
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