Tonga star Tui Lolohea makes World Cup ambition clear six months out from tournament

By James OBrien
Published 15th Apr 2022, 05:30 BST
Huddersfield Giants full-back Tui Lolohea believes Tonga can go all the way and win the World Cup on English soil.

The opening game of the tournament is exactly six months away, although Tonga will need to wait a little longer to get their campaign up and running.

Kristian Woolf's side face Papua New Guinea in their opening game on October 18 and are the favourites to top a group that also contains Wales and the Cook Islands.

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Lolohea - one of the early frontrunners for Super League's Man of Steel award - already has one eye on the global showpiece.

Tui Lolohea was part of the Tonga side that beat Great Britain and Australia in 2019. (Picture: SWPix.com)Tui Lolohea was part of the Tonga side that beat Great Britain and Australia in 2019. (Picture: SWPix.com)
Tui Lolohea was part of the Tonga side that beat Great Britain and Australia in 2019. (Picture: SWPix.com)

"I'm looking forward to it," he told The Yorkshire Post.

"Another reason why I want to play some consistent footy is that I want to go to the World Cup and win it. I want to be the best team in the world.