Try time ... Samisoni Langi goes over the line in Saturday's clash between Samoa and Tonga. Source: By Robb Cox / AAP
Samoa captain Roy Asotasi wants to play an annual rugby league Test against traditional rivals Tonga, but says security needs to be addressed after the pitch invasion that ended Saturday night's game prematurely.
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Tonga won 36-4 but the match at Penrith effectively ended over a minute early after several dozen enthusiastic spectators swarmed onto the pitch after Tonga's final try.
Referee Matt Cecchin headed down the tunnel with time still left on the clock and five-eighth Samisoni Langi wasn't able to take the final conversion attempt after the ball went missing and play did not restart.
"I wasn't frightened at all. It was fun,'' Langi said.
Both Asotasi and Tongan counterpart Brent Kite want the game to become an annual event, though they conceded security might be an issue.
"The crowd is just passionate about both nations and obviously there are boundaries that need to be put into place just to look after player safety,'' Asotasi said.
"It's something that probably needs to be looked at.''
Kite said he was a "little worried'' about the situation that eventuated at the end of Saturday's game but stated the fans were ``friendly people and they just like the limelight''.
"The pleasing thing with this game is it might lead the way to more of these matches,'' he said.
"There's a spot in the representative calendar. It's a great way to showcase the talents coming from a Polynesian heritage.''
Tonga coach Charles Tonga described the victory as historical and amazing, and emphasised the passion on display at Penrith would have been amplified may times over back home.
"I know my people will be going crazy,'' Tonga said.
"What you see on the football field there, that's minute. Tonga will be so proud.''
Asotasi felt the unexpectedly heavy loss could be regarded as a reality check for a Samoan side containing several former Australian and New Zealand internationals heading into the World Cup later this year.
"Regardless of the names that we have in the side it's probably a wake-up call that it's not going to be easy,'' Asotasi said.
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