Tonga reappoint Toutai Kefu has head coach

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SAPPORO, JAPAN - SEPTEMBER 22: Head coach Toutai Kefu of Tonga is seen prior to the Rugby World Cup 2019 Group C game between England and Tonga at Sapporo Dome on September 22, 2019 in Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan. (Photo by Mark Kolbe/Getty Images)

Toutai Kefu will lead Tonga at the 2023 after being appointed for a second stint in charge of the Pacific Island nation.

The former Wallabies No.8, born in Tonga, was previously in charge across a three-year span from 2016 to 2019.

Taking Tonga to the World Cup in in 2019, Kefu finished the tournament on a positive note with a 31-19 win over after losing all prior Pool C matches against , and .

Yet to have their qualification for the World Cup in France confirmed, Kefu topped the list of 35 applicants who had communicated their interested in the head coach role to the Tonga RU joint management committee.

Chief executive Peter Harding described Kefu’s appointment as a ‘unaminous’ decision.

Kefu will begin work immediately ahead of July’s qualifying matches against to take the Oceania 1 spot in France.

Should they beat Samoa across two legs, Tonga would then be pooled in Pool D with England, Japan, Argentina and 2.

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