Kangaroos legend Geoff Toovey has warned Australia they need to be “careful” as his Samoa colleagues plot the biggest World Cup upset in rugby league history.
The ex-Manly scrum-half played for the Green and Golds 12 times including in the 1995 World Cup final win over England at Wembley. But he’ll be in the Samoa camp for Saturday’s Old Trafford decider as they seek to end 11-times champions Australia’s historic domination. Toovey, 53, is part of the Pacific island’s coaching staff working towards masterminding a gameplan to down the huge 1/9 favourites.
Asked what it will be like for him going up against his fellow countrymen, the former New South Wales State of Origin skipper said: “I don’t care. I’m a competitor, no matter what. I’m here to win for Samoa. And if we put on a good performance we’re in there with a chance. We just need to try and get blokes bandaged up, fit and firing ready to go.
