NYT on Euless

by **ProudMama** » Wed Oct 08, 2008 10:42 pm

Great article

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/08/sport ... 0&emc=eta1

by **Mustangsabu** » Thu Oct 09, 2008 4:25 am

What a great read. We need these kids. And I will confess that I had no idea Tonga was a Kingdom. Pretty cool.

by **chillinfool** » Thu Oct 09, 2008 8:12 am

Hopefully Youri Yenga will convince some of his former teammates to come to SMU.

by **ProudMama** » Thu Oct 09, 2008 8:56 am

Mustangsabu wrote:What a great read. We need these kids. And I will confess that I had no idea Tonga was a Kingdom. Pretty cool.

Tonga is one of only a few ruling monarchies in existance.

When Captain Cook discovered Tonga he named it The Friendly Islands because of the warmth of it's people. It is a gorgeous, untouched place entrenched in the values of family, Christianity and education....oh, and rugby too

The author of this article was right on target and hopefully Euless will be one of the places that the coaches look at kids in the future.

Mrs. H

by **Mustangsabu** » Thu Oct 09, 2008 11:10 am

I have very much liked all the Tongans I have met over the years, and their rugby culture gives them great ball handling abilities. I remember during the last World Cup they gave England a real run for their money.

by **OR-See-Nee** » Thu Oct 09, 2008 12:26 pm

Good read. Thanks for posting. We need a "Director of Pacific Islander Affairs" like the guy at Utah mentioned in the article. Or better yet, a "Director of 4-5 star recruit affairs".

by **jtstang** » Thu Oct 09, 2008 3:36 pm

Mustangsabu wrote:What a great read. We need these kids. And I will confess that I had no idea Tonga was a Kingdom. Pretty cool.

Not to be confused with the Kingdom of Toga

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