Tongan Team Plea For Peace As Pacific Rivalry Intensifies

Tongan captain Sika Manu has called for peace between Pacific rivals after tensions spilled onto the Auckland streets ahead of Saturday's World Cup match.

Manu called for peace in a touching Instagram post, after four Tongan supporters were reportedly arrested for brawling with Samoan supporters.

A message to all our Tongan and Samoan fans, please be humble and respectful. We are all Pacific Islanders and respect one another. #Humble #OneLove

A post shared by Andrew Fifita (@andrewfifita) on Oct 31, 2017 at 5:53pm PDT

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The winner of Saturday's match will out themselves in pole position to progress through to the knockout rounds of the tournament.

Tongan Team Plea For Peace As Pacific Rivalry Intensifies

"Humble and Respectful"