Kia ora, Talofa lava, Ma’lelei, Bula, Aloha and Welcome to Season 11 Episode 35 of Breakfast Bites, by TEIVOVOdigital.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on Sunday morning 10 November 2024.
 
Happy Birthday Amelia Kauvaka!
 
Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the Blue continent, where it is a cool 22 degrees Celsius again at 5am this morning.
 
In Rugby Union: This morning - England 37-42 Australia at Twickenham, Argentina 50-18 Italy and France 52-17 Japan in Paris. Tonga to togopati Romania soon. Yesterday – the All Blacks 23-13 Ireland.
 
In Rugby League: Tonga has beaten Australia before, but can they make history and beat the World Champions in an international final?

In 2019, Tonga came from behind to upset Australia 12-16 in a boil-over that had Aussie fans crying and their media asking if the Kangaroos took Tonga too lightly.

Fast-forward five years and no one will ever be accused of taking Tonga lightly again, after they upset the Kiwis to advance to the Pacific Championships final.

Tonga can ride the momentum from Addin Fonua-Blake and Jason Taumalolo to make history against Australia.

But their halves Tuimoala Lolohea and Isaiya Katoa are going to have to stand up when it matters in a crucial battle with Australia’s new pair Mitchell Moses and Tom Dearden.
 
In Football: Dutch police have confirmed that five people were injured during a wave of violence that erupted yesterday in Amsterdam when supporters of the Israeli football Club, Maccabi Tel Aviv stormed through the city, tearing down Palestinian flags on private property and chanting incendiary, anti-Arab slogans.

In a post on X, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu condemned what he described as a “very violent incident against Israeli citizens in Amsterdam.”

He announced the immediate dispatch of two rescue planes to assist Israeli citizens return to Israel.
In Combat Sports: Jeff Fenech knows boxing great, Mike Tyson better than most.

The duo have been friends for more than three decades and the Aussie legend is confident he knows what’s going to happen when Iron Mike makes his comeback to the ring next week.

“I spoke to Mike two days ago,” Fenech told The Daily Telegraph, “It could be over in 40 seconds if he lands one punch.”

And that’s a wrap sports fans!

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