Tonga vs Cook Islands

2022 - 10 - 31

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Tonga 92-10 Cook Islands: Penisini scores four tries and Niu bags a ... (Daily Mail)

When Captain Cook first set foot on Tonga in 1773 he was so enamoured with the warmth of the reception that he subsequently named the archipelago the ...

Cook claimed the first sighting of the Cook Islands by a European in 1773, the same year as the his ship the Resolution first reached Tonga, and his name was belatedly given to the islands. - Tesi Niu scored a hat-trick and Will Penisini scored four tries in a 16-try rout Tonga 92-10 Cook Islands: Will Penisini scores four tries and Tesi Niu bags a hat-trick in 16-try rout as Group D winners fire a warning to Rugby League World Cup rivals

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Tonga 92 Cook Islands 10: Mate Ma'a explode into life as World Cup ... (Yorkshire Post)

If Tonga go on to achieve something special at the Rugby League World Cup, they will look back on their visit to Middlesbrough's Riverside Stadium as a big ...

It was a short turnaround but I certainly didn't expect that. I'm pretty sure they've got some tougher challenges ahead." "We competed well in our last two matches.

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Tonga scores 16 tries in Cook Islands thrashing (1 News)

Will Penisini scored four tries while there was a hat-trick for wing Tesi Niu.

It proved their final flourish, as three minutes later captain Jason Taumalolo barged unchallenged through the underdogs' rearguard and set the tone for a remarkably one-sided first period which ended with the Tongans 52 points to the good. Katoa added a first try to his growing tally from his unerring boot before Nui completed his hat-trick as the Tongans, relatively disappointing in their opening two fixtures, cruised into the quarter-finals. While on Teesside the squad have engaged with local schoolchildren and visited the Captain Cook Birthplace Museum to coincide with the 294th anniversary of the navigator's birth.

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Eels gun leads Tonga blitz as World Cup heats up (Wide World of Sports)

Tonga coach Kristian Woolf ๏ปฟbelieves his side have the ability to win the World Cup after they utterly demo...

"We've had plenty of things that we wanted to work on ... "It was very disappointing. [Tonga](https://wwos.nine.com.au/nrl/tonga-rugby-league) coach Kristian Woolf believes his side have the ability to win the [World Cup](https://wwos.nine.com.au/nrl/rugby-league-world-cup) after they utterly demolished the Cook Islands to top Group D and set up a quarter final clash against [Samoa](https://wwos.nine.com.au/nrl/samoa). [Eels](https://wwos.nine.com.au/nrl/parramatta-eels) centre Will Penisini starred with four tries - including a 32nd minute penalty try - as Tonga ran in 16 tries in the 92-10 thrashing. READ MORE:

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Mate Ma'a Tonga hit form in thrashing of Kukis (RNZ)

Tonga has issued a warning to its rivals as the Rugby League World Cup knockout stages loom with a massive victory over the Cook Islands.

I say a bit of a glimpse because we have still got more in us, we are going to be better and we are going to improve off the back of that. You let a side like that do what they want and they're going to put a score on you." "Pretty happy to win any Test match by that scoreline.

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