Tevita Pangai Jr

Tevita Pangai Jr turns down NSW and stays loyal to Tonga

Pangai has played four Tests for Tonga and the 23-year-old was hotly-tipped as a potential debutant in the Blues forward pack.

But The Courier Mail reports that the Broncos enforcer phoned coach Brad Fittler to say he would prefer to stick with the Tonga.

“I was no certainty to be picked at all and I wasn’t thinking I could just walk into a great NSW team, but I don’t want to stuff a guy like Freddy around.”

It comes as fellow Tongan international Andrew Fifita recently reaffirmed his commitment to the island nation.