Poor ground conditions a concern for former Manu Samoa lock Daniel Leo

Former Manu Samoa lock Daniel Leo has criticised World Rugby for allowing the Pacific Nations Cup match between Tonga and Samoa take place on poor ground conditions.

Leo, who is the Player Welfare Manager for Pacific players based in Europe, raised his concern on social media directly to World Rugby about the poor ground set up at Apia Park in Samoa.

Leo made the comment following the PNC clash between Manu Samoa and Tonga.

 Heavy rain had affected the ground conditions and players were covered with mud during the game.
In his tweet today, Leo stated “Would England Rugby, All Blacks, Springboks or any Tier 1 team agree to playing on this? Then why is it acceptable for us poor nations?”

Tonga’s midfielder, Cooper Vuna also took to social media and tweeted “Please World Rugby enlighten us all on what process you took to allow this game to go ahead? My question is- if tier 1 team was to play that day, would the game still go on?
Manu Samoa went on to win the match 27-15 in their PNC opener.