Test match called off

NZ Māori-Tonga league match called off

The game was to be staged a week before Tonga's historic clash against the Kangaroos in Auckland on 20 October.

However, a spokesman for Walco Events told the Rotorua Daily Post the game had been called off because it did not get support from the NRL.

Tonga were arguably the most popular team at last year's World Cup, selling out matches in Hamilton (twice) and Auckland, on their memorable run to the last four.