Rugby

Lomu died suddenly last November, aged 40, after suffering for many years from a chronic and serious kidney disorder.

He had just returned from the hectic speaking and publicity tour that coincided with the 2015 Rugby World Cup.

Toloa tried their best to put on a strong performance at Teufaiva Park in Nuku’alofa yesterday afternoon.

However, Marist was determined to avenge their loss to Toloa in pool play and did just that.

Marist Team Manager Tafu Wolfgram admitted it was not easy beating Toloa.

 “It was a tough game but the players just stuck it out and played to what we had planned.”

The semi-finals for the premier division have ended and the winning teams will now progress to the finals at Teufaiva Park on Saturday.

Marist will face-off with Spartans.

The tournament kicked off on 12 December, 2015 with more than 10 teams from different districts and clubs in Tongatapu.

The second division semi-finalists Malapo will take on Popua while Fatumu will meet Nukunuku today.

Toa ko Ma‘afu Saracen will take on Spartan and Marist will challenge Toloa Old Boys in the first division semi-finals tomorrow.

The finals for both the divisions are expected to be held on Saturday, 9 January.

The two images, which Stuff has chosen not to publish due to their graphic nature, show young children lying on the ground with wounds to their heads, torso and legs. 

"What did these children do to deserve this?" Williams tweeted on Tuesday evening. 

This summer share a thought for the innocent lives lost everyday in war."

Last weekend, as Carter headed to Belfast to pick up an award for overseas sports personality of the year fresh from Racing 92's match in Northampton, Lutui was celebrating a home win for Ampthill in the largely amateur third tier of the English league.

Former 'Ikale Tahi international Talanoa Fuka Kitekei'aho was appointed on an interim basis in June 2013 and is expected to remain in charge for the next few months at least.

Prior to that, 'Emeline Tuita lasted less than six months of her year-long contract.

Total playing numbers throughout Oceania in 2015, including New Zealand and Australia, reached one point one million.

The Get Into Rugby program was rolled out in the Pacific last year after being initially piloted in Tonga.

The 32-year-old hooker came through the junior ranks at the Reds before moving to the Brumbies in 2009 and has played 102 times for the Canberra-based side, matching exactly his tally of test caps.

A statement released by the Brumbies said the 2016 season would be Moore's last with the team "following his decision to re-join the Queensland Reds".

Smith is slated to play in Pau's Challenge Cup clash against the Newport Gwent Dragons.

Smith will be joined by All Blacks team-mate Colin Slade in the Pau team.

Pau sit bottom of Challenge Cup pool two with no points after defeats to Sale Sharks and the Newport Gwent Dragons.

The former 'Ikale Tahi loose forward has coached Tonga to 11 wins in 24 tests since his appointment in 2012.

But Tonga disappointed at the recent World Cup, winning just one pool match and missing out on the knockout rounds and automatic qualification for the 2019 tournament.

The newly installed interim chair and president of the Tonga Rugby Union, Fe'ao Vunipola, says Mana Otai spent 20-odd years playing and coaching in New Zealand, prior to his appointment, and didn't give local players much of a look-in.