By Don Garland | Posted: Thursday July 28, 2022
Rugby and Athletics
Rugby
Aki Seuli and Karlos Tuiloma were in the Manu Samoan Rugby Test side that beat Fiji in Lautoka to win the IRB Rugby Pacific Cup - Manu Samoa have qualified for the 2023 World Cup.
Suia Maile has SanZar Championship, in which , hopefully Cullen Grace will be named after a stand out Super and Maori All Blacks v Ireland Series named today to start at Hooker for Tonga in a World Cup qualifying Test v Hong Kong on the Sunshine Coast on Saturday in the last qualifying match for the 2023 World Cup.
We await for the naming of the All Blacks Team to contest the 4 Nations Sanzar Championship, hopefully seeing Cullen Grace selected after a Standout Super Championship for the Crusaders and Maori All Blacks v Ireland Test Series - pundits, former All Blacks Justin Marshall, Israel Dagg , Jeff Wilson, John Kirwan and Beaver are all strongly noting he should be selected.
Old Boy , Suia Maile was the starting Hooker for Tonga v Hong Kong on Saturday on the Sunshine Coast, Queensland where Tonga beat Hong Kong 44-22 to qualify for the 2023 World Rugby Cup in France.
Athletics
Craig Kirkwood's prodigy, Sam Tanner qualified for the Men's 1500m Semi- Final at the World Championships in Portland, USA where he ran very creditable , but missing out on a high caliber Final.
Tom Walsh at the same Championships finished a very commendable 4th (22.09) in the Men's Shot Put Final in a high powered Finale.
