'Ikale Tahi team

New doco to highlight Tonga's contribution to world rugby

The feature film Kingdom of Kings is currently in production, with filming set to finish after the Rugby World Cup in October. 

PMN News reports Director and creator Sebastian Hurrell says recent eligibility changes will raise the Tongan team’s profile, and he wanted to showcase that, along with touching on issues such as climate change, poverty and obesity.  

“The ‘Ikale Tahi, they’re our celebrities. We don’t have Hollywood stars, we have rugby players, they’re the ones that we look up to, they lead our pathways for the common people.”