Why Tonga and Samoa can be the State of Origin of the new century
- It's not often you can feel when history is happening right around you but that is what happens when Samoa meets Tonga.
- The two island nations met in the most eagerly anticipated clash of the Rugby League World Cup and in the end it was Tonga who claimed the honours with a 20-18 victory.
- It sets up two classic semi-finals, where Samoa will play Australia and Tonga take on New Zealand, but that feels secondary to what happened at Parramatta on Sunday.
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- It's not often you can feel when history is happening right around you but that is what happens when Samoa meets Tonga.
- The two island nations met in the most eagerly anticipated clash of the Rugby League World Cup and in the end it was Tonga who claimed the honours with a 20-18 victory.
- It sets up two classic semi-finals, where Samoa will play Australia and Tonga take on New Zealand, but that feels secondary to what happened at Parramatta on Sunday.
Sources: ABC Australia