15 minutes in and it's an even game so far. Tonga are slightly on top if anything.

Tonga can get home on pure emotion from here.

Amazing game. With all the negativity that so often surrounds RL, it’s great to see games like this that shows what a great sport it can be.

Oh, and screw Premier Sports. Serves them right missing the best game of the tournament for some soccer international they would have had about four people watching, two of those waiting for the RL, and the third just having to forgot to turn the tv off.

Plenty dropping premier sports after this

Shocking from Premier Sports.

What a result for Tonga



It's time to make this fixture a yearly contest.

what if Fifita wasn't available due to state of origin duty??

WTF are they thinking?



Busy day today, so set a couple of hours aside first thing this morning to watch this match, knowing it would most likely be a belter.



Watched what I can on YouTube, fantastic result.





I've been subscribed for a long time but had thought about cancelling after the World Cup. Now it's a definite. I believe they're losing NRL anyway.



FU Premier Sports. Go Lebanon!

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Quote Cronus="Cronus"WTF are they thinking? Busy day today, so set a couple of hours aside first thing this morning to watch this match, knowing it would most likely be a belter. Watched what I can on YouTube, fantastic result. I've been subscribed for a long time but had thought about cancelling after the World Cup. Now it's a definite. I believe they're losing NRL anyway. FU Premier Sports. Go Lebanon! '" When is the NRL deal up. With the NRL now offering game pass service in the UK I was wondering how that would effect premier sports https://watchnrl.com

What a game. What a game!



So much moaning on this forum about this or that. But what a game. When the stings a in the crowd started singing as they took the lead, the hair on the back of my neck stood up.



What a game!



How about we just put the moaning on hold and enjoy what is a true festival of rugby league?

Not that it wouldn't have been physical anyway but PNG and then (if we win) Tonga to follow will be one heck of a challenge on the England players bodies.



As good a game as this morning was and as good a team as Tonga clearly are, we have a great opportunity to make the final. If we do though, I just hope there's some energy left!!

This was a great game, a classic game. Undoubtedly the second greatest game of rugby league I have ever seen.



David Fusitua, take a bow! Tuimoala Lolohea take a bow!



Anyone who missed it is disqualified from calling themselves a rugby league fan..

Don't get too cocky!!, if the French beat us by a cricket score tomorrow England will be on a earlier flight home than planned.



Can't see it happening though.

They played the whole 80 minutes uninterrupted at 11:30 this morning

Game of the tournament so far.



Absolutely SUPERB!

Trying to watch this on premier sports player and the coverage ends after 59 mins. Not happy!!!

Not good enough

Can we discuss the game instead of the Premier Sports coverage?



"Wild Thing," do your job for once!

I waas there and it was FAN FRIGGIN' TASTIC!!!!!!!

By which time we'd seen a league table immediately prior to Samoa-Scotland showing Tonga had won and then heard countless references to the result throughout the commentary...and if you missed it on the commentary for the Australia-Lebanon game.





This game was as good as anything I've ever seen in four decades watching this sport despite knowing who'd won beforehand. But Premier Sports' incompetence spoiled what what was always going to be the best day of the tournament thus far.



The players rarely fail us - check out Simon Mannering's dignified reaction - and if only we had administrators as good....



Today restored my faith in the greatest game. As someone said 'just when you get a deflated by the game...you get a spectacle like this'



Thank you Tonga and particular thanks to the awesome Jason Taumalolo whose decision to represent Tonga gave them the required self-belief and brought the fans out in tens of thousands. What an atmosphere and what a wonderful day for the game !

The most impressive players for Tonga are Hingano and Lolohea.

A few months ago I watched them lead the Warriors reserve grade side to a very good win in a finals game against the Knights and thought they were firstgraders of the future, and a short time later they are outplaying the Warriors firstgrade halfback in an international of the highest level.

These two kids stepping up to this level is the real difference.

Most of the PI teams have great forwards and backs - it's the spine where they can't compete with the top 3 usually.

England would have a serious battle against either side. The speed and ferociousness was amazing. The best of RL in one fantastic game.

Sure. Stop trolling or you will be gone. That do you?

Feel free to discuss the game without constantly sniping you moron