MELBOURNE : 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 in Australia on Saturday.
Coach Toutai Kefu told Reuters the dual code international could be sidelined for up to another 12 weeks. In a further blow, former Australia number eight Lopeti Timani had also been scratched from the Hong Kong game after failing a fitness test at training on Thursday morning in the Sunshine Coast.Tonga have only missed qualifying for one World Cup in 1991 and should have too much quality for Hong Kong, despite heading into the playoff in dire form after three straight defeats at the Pacific Nations Cup.
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