Tonga get a tonking as Fiji rain on Folau’s parade

SOME 10,000 miles away in the South Sea Islands, the second coming of Israel Folau has turned out to be the dampest of damp squibs. The self-styled Christian fundamentalist’s Test resurrection some four years after his sacking by the Wallabies over homophobic postings on social media lasted less than half an hour. Worse still, Tonga took a tonking at the hands of Fiji in Suva, the repatriation of the ex-Australia fullback alongside All Blacks Charles Piutau and Malakai Fekitoa failing to save them from going down 36-0. The Pacific Nations Cup continued yesterday without al...

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