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Samoa coach Ben Gardiner has praised the impact \u201chome-grown\u201d sensation Sua Fa\u2019alogo has had on his team this IRL Rugby League World Cup campaign, highlighting his energy and sense of fun. \u00a0<\/p>\n
After coming from the bench to replace the injured Deine Mariner in their opening round stunner against France \u2013 crossing for four tries in the 76-4 win \u2013 the Storm fullback has been lighting up the competition with a strike rate of six tries in his two games.<\/p>\n
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\u201cHe brings huge energy and brings a lot of fun and a lot of enjoyment in what he does, he adds that to the team,\u201d Gardiner said.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe has been able to bring a lot of fun to what we do in our training sessions and around our camp.<\/p>\n
\u201cObviously being born in Samoa, it is pretty cool to have a player in camp that was born in Samoa and can bring experience around the\u00a0traditions, culture and heritage.<\/p>\n
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Ben Gardiner: ‘We’ve got young Samoan men, they’re superstars now’<\/p>\n
\u201cHe brings that in spades and with a lot of excitement.<\/p>\n
\u201cI’ve been really impressed (with him on the wing).<\/p>\n
\u201cWe knew he could do it and we had great belief and confidence in the fact that he could.<\/p>\n
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\u201cRyan Hinchcliffe on our coaching staff works down at the Storm and has worked with him previously when he has played on the wing at the Storm, he has played left wing at the Storm in previous years.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe were happy that he was going to be able to get the movement right. We are happy that he can bring the ball back from the back-field like no-one else in the game.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe players talk about his footwork when he brings the ball back and how hard it is to handle and he is just playing his natural game and loving what he does.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are loving what he is doing with it.\u201d<\/p>\n
Fa\u2019alogo will have to be at his best when Samoa take on rivals Tonga in one of the most anticipated games in World Cup history.<\/p>\n
Sold out for weeks, the upcoming contest has captured the imagination worldwide, with fans across Samoa, Tonga, Australia, Aotearoa New Zealand, United States and beyond getting on board.<\/p>\n
DINAH JANE E THE ROCK<\/p>\n
Dinah Jane via Reels:<\/p>\n
\u201c676 \/\/ 685 para o mundo!! \ud83e\ude75\ud83c\udf0e @\/therock \ud83c\uddf9\ud83c\uddf4\ud83c\uddfc\ud83c\uddf8\ud83c\udfc6 @\/tongarugbyleagueofficial @\/toa_samoa_official\u201d pic.twitter.com\/AySXwhAy9k<\/a><\/p>\n