Throwback Thursday - Sione Lauaki sets up Sitiveni Sivivatu for quality 2004 Pacific Islanders try

In 2004 the pacific island nations of Tonga, Fiji and Samoa came together to form the Pacific Islanders, and play matches against New Zealand, Australia and South Africa. Here is a quick look at a great try they scored against the All Blacks. A counter attack from the Pacific Islanders allowed powerful Tongan loose forward Sione Lauaki to beat Xavier Rush out wide before returning a pass in field to Fijian flyer, Sitiveni Sivivatu. The irony of this try is that the two of them later went on to play for the All Blacks. While the Pacific Islanders lost all three big matches that year, they wer…