WEBVTT - Is Tonga vs Samoa  BIGGER than Origin? 

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<v Speaker 1>Next week, Tonga, Samoa. Yeah. That comeback stadium, doubleheader. Change it. Okay. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>I don't even need to ask you the– I know

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<v Speaker 1>what you're going to ask. They need to go– I

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<v Speaker 1>need to move it to a call. If they did

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<v Speaker 1>it there, we'll sell that out. I think they don't

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<v Speaker 1>understand for us. The magnitude. If they really wanted to, Tonga,

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<v Speaker 1>Samoa for us is like origin. It is like there is–

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<v Speaker 1>at the end of the day, we're all Pacific Islanders,

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<v Speaker 1>but I feel like, and this is me, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>coming out on a limb, Tonga Samoa is bigger than origin.

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<v Speaker 1>Like it is massive. And if the rugby league world

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<v Speaker 1>start want to start understanding it, and there's just someone

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<v Speaker 1>out there who wanted to grow that part. If you

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<v Speaker 1>made an origin over in New Zealand between Tonga and Samoa,

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<v Speaker 1>you feel every stadium out there, especially in Auckland. Um,

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<v Speaker 1>it's just one of those games that, um, the whole

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<v Speaker 1>world just wants to see. Um, Like to have one

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<v Speaker 1>side red, one side blue, like it's crazy. And that's

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<v Speaker 1>coming from inside out. Fuck, I love that idea, man. 17,

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<v Speaker 1>we had a meeting on Captain's Run, literally, because it

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<v Speaker 1>got that bad where kids were fighting at school. There

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<v Speaker 1>was grown adults fighting on the streets. It's intense. It's

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<v Speaker 1>really intense. And like for our community and for our,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, fellow Pacific Islanders, it's like we're all Pacific

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<v Speaker 1>Islanders in the day. We don't want to see any violence,

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<v Speaker 1>no nothing and all that kind of stuff. But I

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<v Speaker 1>do see the rivalry. There is a rivalry. And I

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<v Speaker 1>don't find– you would find any bigger in the game

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<v Speaker 1>of rugby league between those two nations. And I've been

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<v Speaker 1>on both like origin. I've been up in Queensland, been

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<v Speaker 1>the most hated person in Queensland. I've felt that. But

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<v Speaker 1>with the two nations, like there is a massive, massive

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<v Speaker 1>place in the game for that. Fire out. Could they

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<v Speaker 1>get that done? Could they get it done? I think

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<v Speaker 1>they can get it done.