The Tongans have lost consecutive games handsomely and sit at the bottom of the four team table with one round to go.
But Fatani said the cyclone really disrupted their preparation and led to a less than ideal tournament.
"Hurricane Gita hit us and affected our preparation.
"That whole week we didn't have any training at all," he said.
"So I was concerned about fitness, a lack of fitness, we had no time to catch up with the boys and train before we came to the tournament."
