Mate Ma'a Tonga centre Konrad Hurrell says he's delighted with the impact he and his teammates have made on the international rugby league landscape after last night's controversial loss to England in the World Cup semi-finals.
Hurrell told 1 NEWS after the match he was proud of his team's actions on and off the field after they stormed into the semi-finals of the tournament for the first time in the small Pacific nation's history.
Mate Ma'a Tonga are in Auckland ahead of their World Cup clash with Samoa. (Source: Other)
"Hopefully the people of Tonga are proud of us," he said.
"The goal was to make it to the final and we came short there but that's what footy is - as a team we're proud of ourselves and we're proud of what we've acheived."
The NRL star visited his old school in Nuku’alofa with his World Cup teammates. (Source: Other)
Tonga were knocked out of the tournament after losing to England 20-18 at Mt Smart Stadium last night.
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