Samoa has named their squad for the Pacific Test against Papua New Guinea.
Anthony Milford will captain the squad that also includes Martin Taupau after he sensationally rejected his ties to the New Zealand team earlier in the week to represent Samoa.
Toa Samoa Squad
Anthony Milford (c) (Brisbane Broncos)
Josh Aloiai (Wests Tigers)
Fa’amanu Brown (Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs)
Michael Chee Kam (Wests Tigers)
Herman Ese'ese (Newcastle Knights)
Raymond Faitala-Mariner (Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs)
James Gavet (Newcastle Knights)
Hymel Hunt (Newcastle Knights)
Jamayne Isaako (Brisbane Broncos)
Mason Lino (Newcastle Knights)
Jarome Luai (Penrith Panthers)
David Nofoaluma (Wests Tigers)
Junior Paulo (Parramatta Eels)
Marion Seve (Melbourne Storm)
Jaydn Su’A (Brisbane Broncos)
Jorge Taufua (Manly Warringah Sea Eagles)
Martin Taupau (Manly Warringah Sea Eagles)
Chanel Harris-Tavita (New Zealand Warriors)
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1. Isaako
2. Taufua
3. Hunt
4. Seve
5. Nofoaluma
6. Milford
7. Luai
8. Jr Paulo
9. Brown
10. Ese’ese
11. Su’a
12. Faitala-Mariner
13. Taupau
14. Chee-Kam
15. Gavet
16. Aloiai
17. Lino
A great squad and one that would definitely challenge the poms and other top nations. Looks like they are a few forwards short. Sione Mata’utia would’ve been good. Jospeh Leilua would’ve been good in the centres. I’d also have Jazz Teveaga over Harris-Tevita. And also Isolia Soliola