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Video - Tongan Thor shows the 'skills of a flyhalf' in NRC semi-final display

Tongan Thor in full flight

Bond University Queensland Country defeated Fijian Drua 57-21 to book their spot in the 2017 National Rugby Championship grand final.

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Tighthead Taniel ‘Tongan Thor’ Tupou put in a standout performance. In the first half the 129kg Tupou threw a no look over the shoulder to set up a teammate after a big carry off a lineout.

Later in the same half the 21-year-old receives the ball in a slight of hand at the lineout, breaking and stepping a number of tackles on his way over the line.

Elsewhere a message left to fellow pupils by young Tongan Thor in his old school – Sacred Heart in Auckland – has gone viral. A photo of a piece of graffiti left by the powerhouse prop has been widely shared.

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