A 14-man Tonga side secured a 28-3 rugby victory over Canada, despite losing George Moala to a red card for a dangerous tackle.
Japan have made six changes as they look to bounce back from last weekend’s home loss to Samoa with this Saturday’s clash against Tonga.
Tonga boss Toutai Kefu has named a star-studded 35-man squad for his team’s July fixtures in the run-up to the 2023 Rugby World Cup, a selection that includes former Wallabies lock Adam Coleman.
The internet is littered with lists of the heaviest rugby players playing the sport, even if frustratingly few are anything like accurate.
Tonga will be without star internationals Israel Folau, Malakai Fekitoa and Charles Piutau for their World Cup playoff against Hong Kong on the Sunshine Coast on Saturday.
England boss Eddie Jones has paid quite a compliment to Tonga ahead of this Saturday's Autumn Nations Series match at Twickenham.
Tonga were overrun 60-14 by Scotland but as that game fell outside the release window, they were unable to pick their most established names.
It will surprise few that as the average size of Rugby Union player increases, so too have the outliers on the top end of the weighing scale.
