Tonga parties after beating Manu Samoa

01 July 2017, 12:00AM

Nukualofa tonight is Pacific party central after Ikale Tahi famously outmuscled Manu Samoa, 30-26, at Teufaiva Park.

The match was the first of the Pacific Nations Challenge and Samoa needed to win it to secure a berth in the Rugby World Cup.

Straight after the match, videos of Tongans dancing on the streets emerged. Here is one of them.

video - Joshua Savieti

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