21-07-2025
Hale T Pole represents all Pacific Island rugby players these days
Hale T Pole played more than 30 times for Tonga, including at a World Cup, and is taking those lessons and applying them to the next generation. Pole talks about his culture shock moving from Tonga to NZ at age 18, that red card against Samoa in the World Cup and as the CEO of Pacific Rugby Players, what the big improvements have been to date and what's to come.
Will Hopoate talks us through some of the exciting finishes in the NRL this week, Sam Wykes casts his eye over Samoa's game vs Scotland and the latest news for the Pasifika First Nations game and Shellie Long sums up the underdog victories in the NRLW.
NB: Hear the Hale T Pole interview at 29:30