By Rich Cowley, Updated: 24/10/17
Teams: Scotland v Tonga
Venue: Barlow Park, Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date: 29th October 2017
Kick-off time: 4.15pm (Local Time)
2017 RLWC TV viewing information: Channel 7 will broadcast all 2017 RLWC games in Australia on Free to Air TV. BBC Will broadcast RLWC games across the UK. Sky Sports will Broadcast all RLWC matches in New Zealand. Fiji TV will Broadcast all matches RLWC matches across the Pacific Islands. EM TV will broadcast all RLWC matches across PNG. Astro will broadcast all RLWC matches across Malaysia. PCCW will broadcast all RLWC matches across Hong Kong. DAZN will broadcast all RLWC matches across Japan. OSN Sports will broadcast all matches across the Middle East. Fox Sports will broadcast all matches across the United States.
Overview: Scotland are one of six teams that automatically qualified for the 2017 RLWC. The Bravehearts won the 2014 European Championship which automatically qualified them as the 4th nation in the 2016 Rugby League Four Nations. The Scot’s made history against the Kiwis in the 4 Nations by being the first team to draw against the big three and also the first 4th ranked team to register a point on the leaderboard in the tournaments history. With legendary player and captain Danny Brough calling the shots the Bravehearts are giant killers. Could this game be the first big upset of the tournament?
Tonga have been in the news for all the right reasons. Some big name NRL players like Fifita and Taumalolo have jumped from the big three over to the Tongan team. The team itself if full of NRL and Super League stars. For the first time in a long time a team outside Australia, England and New Zealand has a big chance of making it through to the World Cup Final. Tonga are the team to look out for in the 2017 RLWC and it all starts in Cairns.
2017 RLWC Scotland v Tonga
Scotland 2017 RLWC Team:
1 Lewis TIERNEY
2 Matthew RUSSELL
3 Ben HELLEWEL
4 Lachlan STEIN
5 Will OAKES
6 Danny BROUGH (c)
7 Danny ADDY
8 Luke DOUGLAS
9 Kane BENTLEY
10 Ben KAVANAGH
11 Frankie MARIANO
12 Dale FERGUSON
13 James BELL
14 Callum PHILLIPS
15 Andrew BENTLEY
16 Sam BROOKS
17 Johnny WALKER
18 Alex WALKER
19 Jarred ANDERSON
20 Kieran MORAN
21 Brandan WILKINSON
Tonga 2017 RLWC Team:
1 William HOPOATE
2 Daniel TUPOU
3 Michael JENNINGS
4 Konrad HURRELL
5 Manu VATUVEI
6 Tuimoala LOLOHEA
7 Mafoa’aeata HINGANO
8 Andrew FIFITA
9 Siliva HAVILI
10 Sio Siua TAUKEIAHO
11 Manu MA’U
12 Sika MANU (c)
13 Jason TAUMALOLO
14 Sione KATOA
15 Sam MOA
16 Peni TEREPO
17 Ben MURDOCH-MASILIA
18 Joe OFAHENGAUE
19 Solomone KATA
20 David FUSITUA
21 Samisoni LANGI
