Image source, Getty ImagesThere is, though, a traumatic recent story attached to the fixture. Twelve months ago this week, Tonga forward Eli Katoa needed emergency surgery after suffering what was described as "seizure activity" on the bench during their 40-14 defeat by New Zealand at the Pacific Championships in Auckland.
Katoa played despite suffering a significant blow to the head in the warm-up when team-mate Lehi Hopoate accidentally caught him in the face with his shoulder.
He then suffered two more blows during the match. He passed a head injury assessment (HIA) after the first, but did not return to the field following the second. Three members of Tonga's medical staff received two-year bans following an NRL investigation into the incident.
