Tonga have named a strong 21-man squad that includes powerhouse forwards Jason Taumalolo and Andrew Fifita for the nation's upcoming Tests against Australia and Great Britain.
The emerging nation will play a touring Great Britain Lions side in Hamilton on October 26, before taking on Australia in a triple ehader on November 2nd.
The strong side, to be coached by new St. Helens coach Kristian Woolf, consists of 17 players from Tonga's successful Rugby League World Cup 2017 campaign.
"I'm excited to be getting back into camp with my teammates now we have certainty that we will be playing these two Test matches," Taumalolo said.
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"The best possible team will be taking the field and we know our match against Great Britain in Hamilton will be incredibly competitive. Then we get the chance to have another go at Australia in Auckland during the Triple Header on November 2.
"We are pumped and focused on these two major games and have plenty of motivation to play our best.
"So I just want to say to our Tongan fans - thank you for sticking by us. We love you and can't wait to put on our jersey and do you proud.
"You are truly the best fans in the world, and we are very grateful for your patience. We can't wait to witness the 'sea of red' back again in Hamilton, and let's show the world we can fill up Eden Park."
Woolf was excited to name another strong Tongan line up to see the nation once again pit itself against some of the world's best.
"This is a great opportunity for us to go up against two of the best teams in the world," Woolf said.
"Australia are the top-ranked team on the planet, and we also get to face the Great Britain League Lions, an outfit that has not been together since 2007.
"But not only will these Tests be historic, they will be about uniting a country – all our team members want to do is make the wonderful people of Tonga proud."
Tongan Invitational Squad
John Asiata
Andrew Fifita
Addin Fonua-Blake
David Fusitu'a
Siliva Havili
Ata Hingano
William Hopoate
Konrad Hurrell
Michael Jennings
Sione Katoa
Tuimoala Lolohea
Manu Ma'u
Ben Murdoch-Masila
Joe Ofahengaue
Tevita Pangai jnr
Kotoni Staggs
Tevita Tatola
Siosiua Taukeiaho
Jason Taumalolo
Daniel Tupou
Sitili Tupouniua
Coach: Kristian Woolf
