- Title: Rugby? No. Soccer and tennis for Tonga at their World Cup training
- Date: 5th October 2019
- Summary: KUMAMOTO, JAPAN (OCTOBER 5, 2019) (REUTERS) VARIOUS OF TONGA TEAM MEMBER PLAYING SOCCER PLAYER WITH RUGBY BALL VARIOUS OF COACH USING TENNIS RACKET FOR PLAYERS TO CATCH BALL PLAYER KICKING SOCCER BALL KUMAMOTO STADIUM
- Embargoed: 19th October 2019 04:00
- Keywords: Tonga Rugby World Cup Japan 2019 France tennis soccer football
- Location: KUMAMOTO, JAPAN
- City: KUMAMOTO, JAPAN
- Country: Japan
- Topics: Rugby Union,Sport
- Reuters ID: LVA001AZTJZO9
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9
- Story Text: Forget rugby, Tonga preferred to kick a soccer ball or use a tennis racket as part of their training on Saturday (October 5).
Tonga was training ahead of a match against France in Pool C on Sunday (October 6) in Kumamoto in the west of the Kyushu island, in the south of Japan.
Tennis and soccer balls are used by Tonga for them to have a bit of fun, an assistant coach later said, before concentrating on rugby.
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