Folau out, Coleman and Moala in as Tonga names RWC squad

Folau out, Coleman and Moala in as Tonga names RWC squad

By Mosese Raqio
22/08/2023
[Photos: Getty Images, Sky Sports, RugbyPass]

The Ikale Tahi Tonga side has named its final 32-member squad for the 2023 Rugby World Cup with some interesting inclusions and a surprise exclusion.

Star fullback and former Wallabies utility Israel Folau did not make the cut likely due to injury concerns.

Former Wallabies lock Adam Coleman is the new inclusion into the squad and former All Blacks George Moala has also been included as he is still likely to feature at the RWC in the final pool stages as it stands, although the TRFU will be appealing his ban later this week.

Tonga’s first RWC pool game is against Ireland at 7am on the 17th of next month.


DateTimeTeamTeam

FNRL
FEATURE NEWS
Ratu Tevita Mara says being a leader is to uplift people’s lives
Being a leader is to uplift people’s lives. That is the comment from the newly installed Tui Lau, Sau Ni Vanua O Lau and Tui Nayau, Ratu Tevita M...
44 minutes ago
LATEST NEWS
Fijians to benefit from faster First Home Initiative Grant processing with new digital portal
In a major step to improve housing services, the Ministry of Housing has launched Fiji’s first digital portal for the First Home Ownership ...
3 minutes ago

Evangeline Kumar – from walking the tightrope to now doing solo hair hang act during VOU Fijian Flying Circus
The VOU Fijian Flying Circus now underway in Suva is not only dazzling crowds with flips, drama, juggling, the Fijian village clown and Fijian flair, ...
36 minutes ago

China donates $100,000 worth of aid to Lau following Tui Nayau installation
Following the installation of the Tui Nayau, Sau ni Vanua o Lau, na Tui Lau, Ratu Tevita Uluilakeba Mara, the Ambassador of China to Fiji, Zhou Jian, ...
1 hour ago

Charge against Bainimarama amended in sacked Police officers case
The charge against former Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama, in the case where he is charged alongside former Police Commissioner Sitiveni Qiliho for ...
2 hours ago

18-year-old student charged with murder after Suva apartment death
The 18-year-old student who allegedly caused the death of a man in his 20s at an apartment complex in Suva earlier this week has been charged. The ...
2 hours ago



fijivillage Straight Talk with Vijay Narayan
Latest Videos

Stay tuned for the latest news on our radio stations

CFL radio frequencies
IN DEPTH
Professor Prasad on fijivillage Straight Talk With Vijay Narayan
The show will focus on the 2025/2026 National Budget.
1 day ago

Tui Nayau and Tui Lau Installation
The ceremony for the installation of the Tui Nayau Sau ni Vanua o Lau will be held tomorrow, while the installation ceremony of the Tui Lau will be held in Tubou on Thursday.
3 days ago

CFL 40th Birthday
CFL’s 40th Anniversary celebrations to culminate with free concert at Albert Park on ...
6 days ago

TOP